Wednesday 13 February 2019

The Video Dead

"The Video Dead" (1987, Robert Scott, Interstate 5 Productions, Highlight Productions, Manson International) is one of those 80s horror films whose cover art is the reason I got into horror in the first place.

A writer receives the delivery of a television by accident which turns out to be the gateway to the real world for the zombie antagonists of a black and white B-movie called "Zombie Blood Nightmare". Despite being unplugged, the zombies escape through the screen and begin to terrorise the neighbourhood. Some time later a new family buys the writer's house and discover the TV in the attic and the humorous zombie antics begin again!

Cheesy, clunky and bizarre this little gem of B-movie ridiculousness is one of those pizza and beer movies that will keep you and your friends laughing and eye-rolling in equal measure. From crazy characters, weird scripting and zombies in wigs this movie enjoys some amusing ideas.... and oddly no video tapes at all!

[Image: Interstate 5 Productions, et al]

Hani

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