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Includes:Revolt of the Zombies (1936) Dementia 13 (1963) Night of the Living Dead (1968), MPAA Rating: NR Revolt of the Zombies Designed as a follow-up to the Halperin Brothers' phenomenally successful White Zombie, Revolt of the Zombies unfortunately isn't nearly as good. The story is set in Cambodia in the years following WWI. Evil Count Mazovia (Roy D'Arcy) has come into possession of the secret methods by which dead men can be transformed into walking zombies and uses these unholy ...

Includes:Revenge of the Dead (1975) Night of the Zombies (1981) The Gates of Hell II: Dead Awakening Revenge of the Dead Once labeled "a zombie film for the thinking man," Revenge of the Dead, or Zeder, revolves around a man's fascination with a typewriter given to him by his wife. A mysterious message on the typewriter's ribbon leads him into a strange group of scientists who have seemingly mastered the art of reanimating the dead, if only to turn them into murderers. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide Night of the Zombies This low-budget, much-released horror film first saw the light as Gamma 693 in 1979, was resuscitated as Night of the Wehrmacht Zombies in 1981, and rose again in 1983 as Night of the Zombies. Although the film has titles that spring from a long tradition, its story is about some U.S. and German soldier "zombies" who were wounded in World War II but had their lives extended with the top-secret gas Gamma 693 -- so technically, the soldiers are not zombies at all. There are only two catches to the soldiers' existence: they must dine on human flesh in order to keep on living (making them ghouls), and they are still fighting World War II. Talky and static, but with outrageously silly dialogue and a send-up of films on global intrigue, Night of the Zombies was the last film made by director Joel M. Reed. For the trivia buffs, the word "zombie" comes from the Bantu language of Angola ("n-zumbi," meaning ghost or departed spirit), zombies debuted in 1929 in The Magic Island by William B. Seabrook, and the 1932 classic White Zombie established the genre in film. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide The Gates of Hell II: Dead Awakening A horrific beast that has lain dormant for centuries receives a rude awakening in this belated, low-budget sequel to Lucio Fulci's 1983 gore-fest. A woman's sister is missing, and in her desperate efforts to seek out her sibling, she stumbles across an occult group dedicated to the worship of an ancient god. As the creature begins to stir, it seems that no one is safe from the torments of hell. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

This audaciously disgusting spectacle from the late master of gruesome horror, Lucio Fulci, was posited as a semi-sequel to George Romero's Dawn of the Dead, which was released in Italy as Zombi. Tisa Farrow and a group of vacationing tourists travel to an island where they find a doctor (Richard Johnson) who is attempting to cure a condition that reanimates the dead. Things quickly get out of control as undead Spanish conquistadors crawl from their graves hungry for human flesh. The nauseatingly graphic set-pieces by Gianetto de Rossi include a close-up of a woman's eye being pierced by a large shard of wood and a zombie fighting a Great White shark underwater. This relatively well-made shocker was enormously popular worldwide and led to the zombie-gore film becoming the dominant motif of 1980s Italian horror. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide

Includes:Vengeance of the Zombies (1972) The Night of the Werewolf (1980) Vengeance of the Zombies In this spooky mystery, Scotland Yard embarks upon its most terrifying investigation that centers on a young girl's murder. Soon the hapless inspectors find London is filled with an army of the living dead raised by a vengeful madman. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide The Night of the Werewolf When a hideous half-man/half-beast who was executed in the 18th Century is awakened from his extended slumber, he soon embarks on a blood-drenched quest for revenge in this vintage fill-moon frightener starring Spanish horror icon Paul Naschy. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Includes:Meat Market (2002) Meat Market 2 (2003) Meat Market Brian Clement's Meat Market begins when zombies start to attack a city. The zombies are creations of a nefarious corporation. Two former employees of the corporation are forced to bring a motley crew together into a ragtag army to battle the bad guys. Their army consists of female vampires, a scientist, and a professional wrestler. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide Meat Market 2 With the world held in the bloody grip of the zombie apocalypse, a few remaining survivors stumble into the fortified compound of a certified madman in this follow-up to director Brian Clement's straight-to-video gut-muncher. Having survived the harrowing events of the initial zombie invasion, Argenta, Nemesis, and a handful of others find momentary safety with motivational speaker Bill Wilhelm and his loyal band of followers. Their reprieve is short-lived, however, when Argenta discovers a horrifying secret deep within Wilhelm's labyrinthine compound. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

For all of its inexplicable weirdness, this monster musical from cult filmmaker Ray Dennis Steckler is not only the director's best-paced film, but also his most entertaining. Visiting a carnival with friends, happy-go-lucky Jerry (Steckler appearing as "Cash Flagg") is hypnotized by evil gypsy fortune-teller Madam Estrella (Brett O'Hara) and turned into a zombie murderer. Surprisingly, the most competent parts of this film are the dance numbers at the carnival's nightclub, The Hungry Mouth, with pretty showgirls and flashy costumes, some good singing, and a fun strip act by Erina Enyo. Estrella scars her victims with acid and keeps them in a cage, but they break loose, strangling her and her ugly assistant Ortega (Jack Brady). Jerry, now a scarred killer, escapes to the beach where he is shot by police. Cult-film regular Titus Moody (Pit Stop) appears as a hobo, and rumor has it that James Woods is in the film somewhere as an extra. Steckler's leggy erstwhile wife Carolyn Brandt, who stars in most of his films, plays Marge, an alcoholic dancer who gets so drunk that she falls down during her routines. Incomprehensible Greek actor Atlas King and co-screenwriter Gene Pollock also appear in this odd film, presented in "Hallucinogenic Hypnovision." When it was re-released as Teenage Psycho Meets Bloody Mary, men in zombie masks ran through theaters trying to scare people. Among the cameramen on this cheesy, but exceptionally good-looking production were such luminaries as Joseph V. Mascelli, Vilmos Zsigmond, and Laszlo Kovacs. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide

Includes:The Plague of the Zombies (1966) The Mummy's Shroud (1967) The Plague of the Zombies A wonderfully atmospheric outing from Hammer Films, who diverged from their often successful variations on Universal's classic monsters into the world of zombies, a genre which had yet to receive its infusion of terrifying new blood with the 1968 classic Night of the Living Dead. The plot, which owes a debt to the Bela Lugosi chiller White Zombie, involves a mad Cornish squire, who solves an annoying labor crisis in his tin mines by turning local villagers into voodoo-controlled zombies. Dr. Thompson (Brook Williams) and his daughter Alice (Jacqueline Pearce) soon discover the unpleasant nocturnal habits of the shambling undead slaves -- including their tendency to go on murderous rampages when not directly under the squire's control. At the request of Alice, Sir James Forbes (Andr? Morell) arrives on the scene to investigate. The superb script by Peter Bryan employs an interesting subtext about the rift between the British aristocracy and the exploited working class, but the film is less a political allegory than a spooky, atmospheric horror opus that ranks among Hammer Films' finest. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide The Mummy's Shroud A murderous mummy is on the loose and it's got the Hammer Films stamp on it, but this tame terror flick never gets the bandages off when it comes to thrills, chills, and gore. A British archeological team consisting of Sir Basil Walden (Andre Morrell), Paul Preston (David Buck), a photographer (Tim Barrett), and psychic linguist Claire (Maggie Kimberley) discover the tomb of Kah-to-Bey, a young heir to Pharaoh who died trying to escape a rebellion. The boy was buried by a loyal slave named Prem, whose mummy stands in a Cairo museum. The expedition is joined by Preston's wealthy, press-hungry father Stanley (John Phillips), who insists they return to Cairo with the body despite warnings of a curse by the tomb's guardian. The curse soon proves to be true as the slave's mummy is reanimated by the guardian and begins murdering each of the explorers who entered the tomb. While Stanley Preston unsuccessfully tries to save his own skin, Paul and Claire find themselves in a showdown with the seemingly indestructible mummy -- until they discover that the strange writing on the boy Pharaoh's shroud may be the secret to their survival. ~ Patrick Legare, All Movie Guide

It may surprise some viewers to learn that although zombies represent a veritable fixture of the horror and science fiction genres, they also embody an integral component of Haitian culture. The speculative History Channel documentary investigates this multifaceted topic on both spiritual, cultural and scientific levels. Spirtually and culturally, it plunges into the dark and mysterious world of voodoo (or voudou), and features voodoo priest Max Beauvoir, who talks openly of his interaction with zombies. On a scientific level, the program features discussions with a biochemical researcher, who suggests that a scientific basis for zombies may indeed exist, recalling the ethno-botanical work done by Wade Davis and others. An anthropologist also turns up to discuss the relevance of zombies in voodoo culture. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

The horror comedy Sars Wars: Bangkok Zombie Crisis starts with a second wave of the deadly sars virus making its way through the world. This time, due to a mutation, the victims turn into zombies. Thailand appears to be the last country to be hit by the virus, but the citizens of an apartment complex are about to become the first in the country to suffer from the disease. Thankfully a hero rises to the occasion and attempts to stop the world from being populated entirely by zombies. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Wilson Yip directs the horror comedy movie Bio Zombie, in which a biological weapon has the power to turn people into zombies. Woody Invincible (Jordan Chan) and Crazy Bee (Sam Lee) are two kids who work at a video store in a mall. While driving their boss' car, they crash into an agent carrying the deadly weapon in a tainted soft drink. Putting him in the trunk, they go back to the mall. However, the dead guy gets loose and the mall eventually gets filled with zombies, with Woody, Bee, and their friend Rolls (Angela Tong) trapped inside. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

A prominent Japanese wrestler proposes an innovate solution to resolving a bitter rivalry after his new palatial palace is destroyed and his wife is transformed into a zombie mermaid. Zero is the biggest pro-wrestling organization in Japan, and Shishio (Shinya Hashimoto) is the proud leader of the prominant federation. In celebration of his sprawling new home, Shishio decides to throw a lavish party for all of his closest friends. But Shishio has his share of enemies, too, and when his chief rival Ichijoh (Nicolas Pettas) crashes the party and strong-arms a junior member of Zero into a fight, the deeply offended host really loses his cool. Before long, a battle royal has erupted on the palace and the house is in shambles. Somehow, Shishio's wife Asami is injured in the fray and seeks emergency medical treatment that turns the once-beautiful woman into a hideous zombie mermaid. Now, in order to rebuild his house and save his wife, Shishio stages a televised, multi-stage battle to the death in which he will fight zombies, monsters, and any wrestler foolish enough to challenge him. It's bound to get the biggest ratings ever, and with a little luck Shishio and his wife will be back on top of the world and living the good life. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Director Elza Kephart weaves this monochromatic tale of love among the living dead starring Ann Day-Jones, Karl Gerhardt, and Samantha Slan. Patsy Powers (Day-Jones) is a homely nurse who pines for handsome Dr. Dox (Gerhardt). Unfortunately for Patsy, the well-favored physician only has eyes for pretty Goodie Tueshuez (Slan) - a jealous-minded nurse obsessed with popularity. When a foul-smelling woodsman is admitted to the hospital with an axe imbedded in his forehead, the rest of the nurse staff runs for cover as kindly Patsy and the injured worker form a warm bond. Later, after Patsy and the rugged lumberjack share a kiss, the smitten nurse is thrown off guard when he new beau reflexively sinks his teeth into her flesh. As Patsy runs off to bandage her wound, Eastern European doctor-turned-janitor Kapotski recognizes the woodsman as a zombie and ends the man's suffering with a stake through the head. In the days that follow, Patsy's body is gradually taken over by the zombie virus. Not only does the transformation aversely affect Patsy's eating habits, it instills her with a newfound confidence that quickly catches the eye of Dr. Dox as well. Perplexed by her mousy co-worker's sudden transformation and determined to keep Dr. Dox for herself, the scheming Goody soon sets out to uncover the secret of Patsy's rising popularity. Now, as Patsy struggles to stay well fed and Dr. Dox grows increasingly inpatient with Goodie's unpalatable jealousy, the stage is set for a romance fueled by enough passion to transcend life and death. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide