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Zombie “stuff”

In the late 80’s, HBO used to near-constantly play a 1985 horror-comedy called The Stuff.  As a kid, I watched it a lot. The Stuff is not a zombie movie per se.  Rather, it’s the story of a mysterious ice cream-like product that, when ingested, turns consumers into zombie-like creatures or kills them.  The film’s protagonist is a youngContinue reading “Zombie “stuff””

A fond encounter with zombies

When I was in college (between 1997 and 2000), I liked to go the Kahiki Supper Club in Columbus, Ohio to have Polynesian food and drinks.  The Kahiki Supper Club (we just called it “The Kahiki”) looked like a giant ship that had somehow run-aground on the east side of Columbus.  To enter it, you walked between two enormous, flamingContinue reading “A fond encounter with zombies”

Movie Review: Dead & Deader

  Tonight, I rented the 2006 Dean Cain zombie comedy Dead & Deader at Blockbuster Video.  Watching it, I had the feeling that it was part of a reality show where each week a team of actors has to make a different kind of film, and this week was “Zombie Week.”  Like, each team has an improbablyContinue reading “Movie Review: Dead & Deader”

Movie Review: Trailer Park of Terror

Last night I watched the 2008 Trace Adkins zombie comedy Trailer Park of Terror.  I’d expected it to be a lousy B-movie, but it was really great! The film begins when an ostracized woman of negotiable virtue shoots-up a trailer park.  (She is tempted into doing so by the Devil, played by Adkins.)  Then, years intoContinue reading “Movie Review: Trailer Park of Terror”