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The Dead Next Door

1989 · 84 min

A scrappy, gory zombie siege that mixes cheap thrills with cultish dread, feeling like a grim, slightly goofy midnight movie.

Directed by
J.R. Bookwalter
Genres
Horror, Action, Thriller
Starring
Peter Ferry, Bogdan Pecic, Michael Grossi
Tagline
How do you kill something that won't die? Where do you run when they're everywhere?
Overview
The government sets up a zombie squad after an epidemic has made the world run rampant with living corpses. The team head off to Ohio to try and find a cure but soon run into a crazy cult of zombie lovers who are set on preserving the walking dead as they believe it's God's will.

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Directed by
J.R. Bookwalter
Genres
Horror, Action, Thriller
Starring
Peter Ferry, Bogdan Pecic, Michael Grossi
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • faith
  • violence
  • isolation
  • madness
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror7
Humour3
Realism3
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
horror, action, thriller
Directed by
J.R. Bookwalter
Written by
J.R. Bookwalter
Starring
Peter Ferry, Bogdan Pecic, Michael Grossi, Jolie Jackunas, Robert Kokai, Floyd Ewing Jr., Maria Markovic, Jon Killough
Music
J.R. Bookwalter
Cinematography
Michael Tolochko
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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