Horror Queen

THE PLOT

Barbara and her brother Johnny are stopping to see their father’s grave when they notice a man acting funny. The man is actually a zombie who attacks her brother and Barbara runs to an abandoned farmhouse for shelter. There she encounters Ben who not only saves her life, but helps her recover from her shock. As the zombies continue to attack, they find a small group of survivors still alive in the basement of the house. The small group has to band together to stay alive until help can arrive.

FUN TRIVIA

All that blood you see is actually chocolate syrup.

Pay close attention and you’ll notice that at no point do any of the characters refer to the zombies as “zombies”.

THOUGHTS/OPINIONS

Look, I’m not going to write a paper here and talk about the social impact of this movie or how it was used as propaganda. I’m also not going to say anything about the movie acting as social commentary for the things going on at the time because frankly I don’t think you give a damn. All I’m going to say is that this is a good movie that actually holds up well over the years. The ending still gets to me in the way the ending to Easy Rider does, kind of shocking and unexpected regardless of how many times I see it. Don’t call yourself a horror movie fan until you’ve seen this one. Then we can talk.