The ZOM-B blog - covering the pop culture invasion of the living dead with info, news and reviews of zombie movies, TV shows, books, comics and games.
New today as a streaming title on Netflix is Dead Snow 2: Red vs Dead, directed by Tommy workload, and starring Vegar Hoel, Orjan Garnst, Martin Starr, Jocelyn DeBoer, and Ingrid Haas.
"After medical student Martin escapes from Nazi zombies, he finds himself charged with murdering his friends. But now he's got more important things to worry about: gathering an army to face off against the bloodthirsty, undead battalion."
New this week from Anchor Bay Entertainment is Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard, directed by Harrison Smith, and starring Mischa Barton, Billy Zane, Dee Wallace, Felissa Rose, Gabrielle Stone, and Brian Anthony Wilson.
"The rural town of Elwood has become a "bubble" against the backdrop of a global infection where humans don't die, but instead roam the land looking to spread the sickness, in a grisly, horrific way.
The "Zombie Killers," a small band of young adults, trained by military vet, Seiler (Billy Zane); have sworn to protect the town and aim for the head if anything threatens Elwood's last survivors."
Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard is available now on DVD and Amazon Instant Video.
New this week from Mill Creek Entertainment is Scared Silly: 13 Classic Horror Comedies, featuring King of the Zombies from 1941, directed by Jean Yarbrough, and starring Dick Purcell, Joan Woodbury, Mantan Moreland, and Henry Victor.
"During World War II, an American agent, his butler and a pilot are searching for a missing admiral when their plane crash lands on a Caribbean island. Taken in by a German doctor and his strange wife, the trio discovers the island inhabited by zombies under the control of Dr. Sangre. The doctor is attempting to use the zombies to extract information from the missing admiral to help his country’s war efforts. Through the efforts of the butler, the heroes are able to turn the tables on Dr. Sangre and set his zombies against him."
Also included in the set is Creature from the Haunted Sea, The Creeping Terror, Deathrow Gameshow, Ghosts on the Loose, Little Shop of Horrors, Manos: The Hands of Fate, My Mom's a Werewolf, One Body Too Many, A Bucket of Blood, The Gorilla, Scared Stiff, and Spooks Run Wild.
Scared Silly: 13 Classic Horror Comedies is available now on DVD.
New this week from Anderson Digital is Ninja Zombies, directed Noah Cooper, and starring Michael Lee, Michael Castro, Ashley Park, Pamela Chan, and, as himself, Lloyd Kaufman.
"There's nothing that geeky slacker Dameon Kim hates more than responsibility... except for confrontation. And zombies. He begins having nightmares — flashes from the life of a samurai on the run and a sword that can raise the dead (the Jigoku no Ken). Much to his dismay, these dreams lead him to discover a chest containing clues about his family’s mysterious past and proof that the evil sword is real and the samurai was his ancestor.
His roommate Kara finds the Jigoku No Ken and uses it to bring her recently deceased brother back from the grave-- but she accidentally raises the long-dead Kage Ninja Clan in the process! Driven by their burning desire to find the evil sword (and a ravenous hunger for human flesh), they descend upon Dameon’s house.
Now Dameon, Kara, and their other roommates --the geeky Luke, the frat boys G and Lar-Dawg, and the suburban princess Trish-- must band together if they want to survive as the NINJA ZOMBIES hunt them down. Can Dameon grow up in time to accept the power of his ancestor and his responsibility to save the world?"
Ninja Zombies is available now on DVD.
New this week from Midnight Releasing is SICK: Survive the Night, directed by Ryan M. Andrews, and starring Christina Aceto, Robert Nolan, Richard Roy Sutton, and scream queen Debbie Rochon.
"Two years after the infection began, billions have died. Governments have collapsed and the human race is on the brink of extinction. Dr. Leigh Rozetta is a young, maverick scientist, who's been living in a secret underground government facility since the outbreak began. After constant failed attempts to find a cure, Leigh sneaks away to return to her parent's house. On her way she crosses paths with Seph and Mckay, two militant survivalists, who only just barely escaped an attack from a group of infected. With nightfall close at hand, the three of them know they need to seek shelter, as the SICK are more active in the dark. Boarding themselves up in Leigh's parents house, the plan is simple: survive the night. But with the SICK surrounding the house and their own tensions through the roof, they'll be lucky if anyone makes it out alive."
SICK: Survive the Night is available now on DVD.
Coming soon from Midnight Releasing is SICK: Survive the Night, directed by Ryan M. Andrews, and starring Christina Aceto, Robert Nolan, Richard Roy Sutton, and scream queen Debbie Rochon.
"Two years after the infection began, billions have died, Governments have collapsed and the human race is on the brink of extinction. Dr. Leigh Rozetta is a young, maverick scientist, who’s been living in a secret underground Government facility since the outbreak began. After constant failed attempts to find a cure, Leigh sneaks away to return to her parent’s house. On her way she crosses paths with Seph and Mckay, two militant survivalists, who only just barely escaped an attack from a group of infected. With nightfall close at hand, the three of them know they need to seek shelter, as the SICK are more active in the dark. Boarding themselves up in Leigh’s parents house, the plan is simple: survive the night. But with the SICK surrounding the house and their own tensions through the roof, they’ll be lucky if anyone makes it out alive."
SICK: Survive the Night will be available on DVD on January 6, 2015.
New this week from Blue Underground is Shock Waves, directed by Ken Wiederhorn, and starring Peter Cushing, John Carradine, Brooke Adams, and Luke Halpin.
"Beneath The Living... Beyond The Dead... From The Depths of Hell's Ocean!
In the dark days of World War II, the Nazi High Command ordered its scientists to create a top secret race of indestructible zombie storm troopers - un-living, unfeeling, unstoppable monstrosities that killed with their bare hands. They were known as The Death Corps. No member of this horrific SS unit was ever captured by the Allied Forces - and, somewhere off the coast of Florida, they have survived...
Peter Cushing (STAR WARS), Brooke Adams (INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS) and John Carradine (THE BOOGEY MAN) star in this suspenseful and genuinely creepy shocker co-written and directed by Ken Wiederhorn (RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD PART II). One of the great horror "sleepers" of the 1970s, SHOCK WAVES has been freshly transferred and fully restored in High Definition from the only known surviving materials!"
Special features include:
Shock Waves is available now on Blu-ray and DVD.
New this week from Synapse Films is Demons and Demons 2, produced by Dario Argento, and directed by Lamberto Bava.
Demons features a new High-Definition 1080p transfer from original vault materials, all-new color correction, both the “International English” stereo language soundtrack, as well as the “U.S. Mono” English alternate dub soundtrack, and the original U.S. theatrical trailer.
"THEY WILL MAKE CEMETERIES THEIR CATHEDRALS, AND CITIES WILL BE YOUR TOMBS!
From the minds of Dario Argento and Lamberto Bava comes the horrific Heavy Metal splatter film classic, DEMONS! Presented in a stunning new high-definition transfer and re-mastered audio!
A strange masked man offers tickets to a horror movie sneak preview at the mysterious Metropol cinema. When a patron is accidentally scratched by a prop displayed in the lobby, she transforms into a flesh-ripping demon! One by one, the audience members mutate into horrible creatures hell-bent on destroying the world. Can anyone escape this gory orgy of terror?
Features an amazing soundtrack of ‘80s rock/heavy metal by Billy Idol, Scorpions, Motley Crue, Accept, Saxon and MORE!"
Demons 2 features a new High-Definition 1080p transfer from original vault materials, all-new color correction, the international English Stereo Soundtrack, and the original theatrical trailer.
"WATCHING TELEVISION CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH… AND BRING THE END OF THE WORLD!
From the minds of Dario Argento and Lamberto Bava comes DEMONS 2, the sequel to the surprise horror hit, DEMONS! Presented in a stunning new high-definition transfer and re-mastered audio!
There’s a scary movie on television and the residents of a luxury high-rise building have their eyes glued to their sets. Unfortunately for a young birthday girl, an eternal demonic evil is released through her TV and partygoers soon find themselves fighting an army of murderous monsters! Acid blood, demonic dogs, possessed children and rampaging zombies wreak havoc for the trapped tenants! Starring Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni (Dario Argento’s OPERA), Bobby Rhodes (DEMONS), and a young Asia Argento in her very first film role, DEMONS 2 is a jaw-droppingly gory film from the golden age of Italian “splatter” films!
Features an amazing soundtrack of ‘80s rock/heavy metal by The Smiths, The Cult, Dead Can Dance, Art of Noise, Peter Murphy and MORE!"
Demons and Demons 2 are available now on Blu-ray and DVD. And limited edition steelbook versions are also available directly from Synapse Films.
New this week from Universal Studios is a Limited Edition Steelbook version of Edgar Wright's zombie comedy masterpiece Shaun of the Dead, starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.
Special features include:
Feature Commentary with Simon Pegg & Edgard Wright
Feature Commentary with Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Kate Ashfield and Lucy Davis
Feature Commentary with Bill Nighy and Penelope Wilton
Feature Commentary with the Zombies
Digital Copy of Shaun of the Dead (Subject to expiration. Go to NBCUCodes.com for details.)
Includes UltraViolet (Subject to expiration. Go to NBCUCodes.com for details.)
U-Control: Storyboards
U-Control: Zomb-o-Meter
Extended Bits with Optional Commentary
Outtakes
The Man Who Would be Shaun
Funky Pete
Plot Holes
Simon Pegg's Video Diary
Lucy Davis' Video Diary
Joe Cornish's Video Diary
Casting Tapes
Edgar & Simon's Flip Chart
SFX Comparison
Make-Up Tests
EPK Featurette
TV Bits
Photo Gallery
2000 Ad Strip
Poster Designs
US Trailer
UK Teaser Trailer
UK Trailer
UK TV Spot #1
UK TV Spot #2
Fright Fest Trailer
Storyboard Gallery
The Shaun of the Dead Limited Edition Steelbook (including a digital copy) is available now on Blu-ray.
Just in time for Halloween, iTunes is a having a horror movie sale that includes a few zombie films. For a limited time, for just $9.99, you can get HD downloads of Zombieland, 28 Days Later, Shaun of the Dead, The Cabin in the Woods, and the unrated 2004 version of Dawn of the Dead.
New this week from BRINKvision is Zombie Hood, directed by Steve Best, and starring Edward Nudd, Jade Blocksidge, Tom Murton, Richard Lee, O'Donnell, Harry Keeling, Alexandra Lyon, and Alice Joyce.
"The initial infection begins after the virus spreads through a nightclub and is quickly transmitted throughout the city. After a night of disturbances across the whole of the United Kingdom, the police and emergency services lose control of the situation, with hospitals overrun and the dead coming back to life to attack and devour the living. With the cities now the domain of the undead, the survivors flee the built up areas and take refuge in the countryside and small villages. Zombie Hood follows the story of a small group of survivors who are thrown together in the outskirts of Nottingham. Like Robin Hood and his merry men, the rag tag band look to Sherwood Forest for sanctuary, but soon find out that even the countryside isn't a safe haven."
Zombie Hood is available now on DVD.
New this week from Lions Gate is Life After Beth, written and directed by Jeff Baena, and starring Aubrey Plaza, Dane DeHaan, Molly Shannon, and John C. Reilly.
"Zach (Dane DeHaan) is devastated after his girlfriend Beth (Aubrey Plaza) dies unexpectedly. After Beth suddenly and mysteriously returns to life, Zach is overjoyed to have the second chance to prove his love for her. But when Beth starts developing some bizarre tendencies—including a rather disturbing taste for flesh - Zach has to confront facts. Can love survive among the living dead? Find out in this hilariously funny zom- com."
Life After Beth is available now on Blu-ray, DVD, and Amazon Instant Video.
New this week from Eagle One Media is Z-War: Our Future Is Dead (formerly released as Zombie Apocalypse: Redemption), directed by Ryan Thompson, and starring Fred Williamson.
"Legendary action star Fred 'The Hammer' Williamson leads one of the last remaining ragtag group of human survivors in a zombie apocalyptic world. When his group saves a mysterious wanderer with an unknown past, they must come together to protect their outpost from hordes of flesh eating zombies and even deadly human raiders bent on their destruction. In the tradition of World War Z, Dawn of the Dead, 28 Days Later, and even some Zombieland thrown into the mix."
Z-War: Our Future is Dead is available now on DVD.
New this week from Entertainment One is a Blu-ray edition of Juan of the Dead, directed by Alejandro Brugues, and starring Alexis Diaz de Villegas, Jorge Molina, Andros Perrugoria, Andrea Duro, and Blanca Rosa Blanca.
"It's equal parts splatter and laughter in this doomsday romp with a decidedly Cuban touch. When Havana begins to fill up with bloodthirsty zombies, Juan, a forty-year-old slacker, is left with no choice but to become a hero, save his country and protect his family on an island that has turned into a real bloodbath."
Juan of the Dead is available now on Blu-ray, DVD, and Amazon Instant Video.
New this week from Inception Media Group is The Dead and the Damned 2, directed by Rene Perez, and starring Iren Levy, John J. Welsh, Richard Tyson, and Robert Tweten.
"From the Director of "The Dead and the Damned" comes a high octane sequel in a savage land where zombies roam freely - Lieutenant Colonel Sawyer is armed with machine guns, body armor and courage. He is on a mission to give his family a burial at sea. To reach the coast, he must enter a quarantined infected zone and fight through hordes of bloodthirsty zombies. There he encounters a group of survivors including a young woman who is a target of both the male survivors and the ravenous zombies. To protect the last non-infected humans and complete his mission, Colonel Sawyer must face, the Dead, the Damned and the Darkness."
The Dead and the Damned 2 is available now on DVD and Amazon Instant Video.
New this week from Ytinifni Pictures is Collapse, written by Mike Saunders, directed by Jason Bolinger and Mike Saunders, and starring Chris Mulkey, Karen Landry, Travis Slade Reinders, and Linnea Quigley.
"When the world is suddenly filled with the undead, Robert Morgan’s (Chris Mulkey) worries are pulled away from how to keep the family farm to how to keep his family alive. With his wife Molly (Karen Landry) near the breaking point and his son bitten by one of the creatures, Robert must defend their home from the invaders. But as supplies run low and he is forced to venture out for food, Robert encounters more danger and must become even more brutal in his attempts to provide for his family. When other survivors appear, will they be able to help him, or will they turn out to be the greatest threat of all to his family?"
New this week from Phase 4 Films is Mummy, I'm a Zombie, written by Daniel Torres, and directed by Beñat Beitia and Ricardo Ramón.
"In the sequel to Daddy I’m a Zombie, all of our favorite characters are back! The fate of the planet is once again in Dixie’s hands as she must fight to end the battle that has erupted between the living and the walking dead while balancing her newfound popularity at school and a campaign for student council."
Mummy, I'm a Zombie is available now on DVD.
New this week from Warner Home Video is Disaster L.A.: The Last Zombie Apocalypse Begins Here, written and directed by Turner Clay, and starring Justin Ray, Jerod Meagher, Stefanie Estes, Ron Hanks, Michael Taber, Dennis Leech, and Morgan Jackson.
"THE CITY OF ANGELS HAS GONE TO HELL STAY INDOORS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO VACATE THE CITY. STAY AWAY FROM OTHER PEOPLE. When meteors strike Los Angeles, the massive destruction they cause is the least of the city’s worries as its inhabitants begin to fall deathly ill from the resulting smoke. But when the dead begin to reanimate and feed off the living, five friends make a run for the coast before they can be killed by the infected – or worse, by government forces who will fight to contain the situation at any cost – in this nightmarish no-holds-barred thriller."
Disaster L.A.: The Last Zombie Apocalypse Begins Here is available now on Blu-ray and DVD.
New this week from Scream Factory is The Battery, written and directed by Jeremy Gardner, and starring Adam Cronheim and Jeremy Gardner.
"Two former baseball players, Ben (Jeremy Gardner) and Mickey (Adam Cronheim), cut an aimless path across a desolate New England. They stick to the back roads and forests to steer clear of the shambling corpses that patrol the once bustling cities and towns. In order to survive, they must overcome the stark differences in each other's personalities — Ben embraces an increasingly feral, lawless, and nomadic lifestyle, while Mickey is unable to accept the harsh realities of the new world. Mickey refuses to engage in Ben’s violent games and longs for the creature comforts he once took for granted — a bed, a girl and a safe place to live.
When the men intercept a radio transmission from a seemingly thriving, protected community, Mickey will stop at nothing to find it, even though it is made perfectly clear that he is not welcome."
Bonus features include an audio commentary, a 90 minute making of documentary, outtake reel, theatrical trailer and a featurette on 'The Music of the Battery'.
The Battery is available now on Blu-ray, DVD, and Amazon Instant Video.
New this week from Anchor Bay is The Dead 2, written and directed by Howard J. Ford and Jonathan Ford, and starring Joseph Millson, Meenu Mishra, and Anand Krishna Goyal.
"In this ferocious sequel to the worldwide horror hit, The Dead, The Ford Brothers take their chilling vision of the zombie apocalypse to a different country and a whole new level: As the infectious epidemic spreads through India, an American turbine engineer (Joseph Millson of Casino Royale) learns that his pregnant girlfriend is trapped near the slums of Mumbai. Now, one man must battle his way across a 300-mile wasteland of the ravenous undead and into a nightmare city seething with flesh-eating madness. The Dead 2 puts the Ford Brothers unique apocalyptic vision on a far bigger canvas in terms of breathtaking scope, thrilling action , death-defying stunts, emotional resonance and spine-tingling fight. The Dead 2 is bigger, better and more exciting than the first, raves HorrorCultFilms. Thrilling, frightening and incredibly violent. Powerful stuff!"
The Dead 2 is available now on Blu-ray, DVD, and Amazon Instant Video.
