Help support the latest film project from the team behind A CADAVER CHRISTMAS!

  A while back I did a review of director Joe Zerull's holiday horror film, A CADAVER CHRISTMAS.   You can see that review HERE. Well, Mr. Zerull and his Natural Wipe Films production team is back with a brand new project that he is working on.  He has an indiegogo campaign set up to raise some money for the new film.  
  There are no real details about the film yet, but if you visit the project's indiegogo page, you can view a video of director Joe Zerull discussing his new project, and get a sneak peak at some of the story boards from the new film.  Zerull promises that the new film will have a much darker tone to it, comparing it to the tone of films like HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER and MAN BITES DOG.  Check out the indiegogo page and pledge some $$ to help support this film.    There are only 12 days left in the campaign, so please help out if you can.  There are some great perks, including chances to get your name in the credits of the film!


CLICK HERE to visit the indiegogo page for the new Natural Wipe Films project

DVD Review: A CADAVER CHRISTMAS (2011)

   
A CADAVER CHRISTMAS
Directed by:  Joe Zerull

It's getting closer to Christmas, so this will be my last post for a few days while I spend time with family and friends over the next few days and nights.  What better way to end it than with another Christmas themed horror flick.  This time, we have director Joe Zerull's independent feature film, A CADAVER CHRISTMAS.  Here is the basic plot of the film from imdb.com:

United by terrifying and bizarre circumstances, the janitor, the drunk, the bartender, the cop, his perp, and the student security guard must fight to undo the professor's work. A dark force is at work in the cadaver lab this Christmas and this unconventional band of heroes are the only hope the world has against an army of living corpses that are quickly recruiting new members. The undead have been given the gift of life and it's up to the janitor to take it back.

This was a very fun film, and one I would definitely recommend.  I love zombie films, and you just don't find too many zombie Christmas films, so it is good that we have A CADAVER CHRISTMAS!

The film is a very low budget film, but the filmmakers do the best with what they have.  I am primarily talking about the gore effects.   The zombies themselves aren't too impressive  (although as the janitor will tell you, these are not actually zombies, just reanimated cadavers), but it is the zombie kills that are most impressive.  This is especially noticeable in the final climax of the film when our survivors go off on the zombies in a rampage of gun blasts and exploding heads, all set to the tune of a the beautiful Christmas song, O Holy Night.  That scene was brilliant for many reasons, but the contrast of that beautiful song set against the gore and massacring occurring on screen was very effective.

The acting in this film was great, especially for a film of this caliber and with no star actors.  There was as much humor in this film as there was horror, so you can enjoy this film in both aspects.

One more cool thing about this film I want to mention is the way that is was shot.  It was very stylistic with some great camera angles and shots.  Also, the film is made to look like an old theater print of a film, complete with scratch marks and debris that used to get on the film and show up on screen.  That and some saturated colors and tones give this film a 70's or early 80''s grindhouse feel to it.

Again, I highly recommend you check this one out.  This will be essential viewing for me every Christmas from here on out for sure!

Merry Christmas everyone!!


CLICK HERE to watch the trailer
CLICK HERE to visit the official website and purchase the DVD  (click on the Merchandise section)

Must watch! A CADAVER CHRISTMAS trailer

As most regular readers of this blog know...I love zombies. Well...zombie movies anyway. I found this trailer while browsing Quietearth.com the other night. The film is called A CADAVER CHRISTMAS and it looks like a great zombie film! Here is the basic plot from the film's official website:

'Twas the night before Christmas...
And somewhere a janitor mops the halls of a university... A drunk sits at a lonely bar while his faithful bartender serves him mug after mug of pity beer... A police officer makes an arrest... A student security guard sits diligently at her desk... And a science professor conducts a dangerous experiment with unimaginable consequences.
United by terrifying and bizarre circumstances, the janitor, the drunk, the bartender, the cop, his perp, and the student security guard must fight to undo the professor's work. A dark force is at work in the cadaver lab this Christmas and this unconventional band of heroes are the only hope the world has against an army of living corpses that are quickly recruiting new members. The undead have been given the gift of life and it's up to the janitor to take it back.

CLICK HERE to visit the official website of the film. Once on the site, click on "watch the new trailer", then sit back and enjoy what looks to be a new cult classic in the making!