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NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: A Discussion of Romero's Original Trilogy

Few films have left an impression on me as deep and lasting as George A Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) and its sequel, DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978), so I was delighted when Carey Vickers and Aaron M Poe invited me back to their podcast to discuss those films and the impact they've had on indie filmmaking, the horror genre, and on our culture as a whole. Along the way we touch on films that may have inspired Romero's work, as well as films and television shows that were inspired or influenced by it, including my own film, DEMON RESURRECTION (2008).

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Correction: In several instances in the video, the year of release of DAWN OF THE DEAD is mistakenly listed as 1979. The film was released in 1978.

Catching up...

I recently came across a couple of very nice reviews of my film, DEMON RESURRECTION, that I somehow missed when they were first published online several years back...

First up is this review by Andrew Liverod, writing on his Tormented Imp blog...

DEMON RESURRECTION ★★★½ Review by Andrew Liverod, August 10, 2015

A young ex-cult member gives birth to a demon, whilst all around her zombies threaten the lives of her friends.

Demon Resurrection was shot on digital but has a real SOV feel to it. Maybe it's down to the 4:3 aspect ratio, but you could really imagine this being shot in the 80's. Where a lot of low-budget underground horror films take the easy route of cheesiness to counter any claims that the film is silly, Demon Resurrection has the balls to take itself seriously. There are no crappy jokes, no over-the-top performances, no gross-out scenes for the sake of it. Instead writer/director William Hopkins takes several elements from other films to create a decent and believable plot, builds atmosphere, and gives us a nice pay-off at the end. This is a film that wears it's influences on it's sleeve, from the one building location of Night of the Living Dead, the impregnation and subsequent birth of Rosemary's Baby, to the feel of Hammer's "Witchcraft" films The Devil Rides Out and To the Devil a Daughter. The influences don't stop there, there's also the cosmic horror of Lovecraft and even a Cthulhu-like beast makes an appearance, admittedly in book form, but it all adds depth.

Sure the film looks amateur but the director has a real feel for film making and there are some really nice shot choices. Occasionally you can tell that he was limited by lenses when he has trouble framing several subjects in an interior shot, but really, who gives a shit. The editing is nice as well, I have no idea if more than one camera was used but it really feels like there were several just like in a more expensively shot movie. The performances are well above the standard of usual low-budget films and no-one stands out as being particularly crappy. The sound can get a little muffled and fuzzy in places but otherwise it's nice and clean. The soundtrack is subtle, unobtrusive and adds to the creepy enclosed atmosphere. The video effects were minimal and well used; pretty much all the special effects were practical with CGI being limited to a green fuzz that surrounds the zombies and a couple of other scenes.

On to the blood and guts. The zombie creatures were really quite good. Sure you can tell they were wearing rubber masks and but they had a sort of endearing Rawhead Rex feel to them. I loved them! The blood was standard corn syrup and the guts were either good latex or pig innards. We've got some typical disembowelling (a windowpane evisceration was a stand-out), a broken zombie arm piercing a neck, the demon baby birthing scene (reminiscent of Alien), some boob chewing, and something you don't see in many films... someone pissing their pants. There are a couple of naked scenes but these are handled well and don't come over as softcore porn shoehorned in to sell DVDs.

Demon Resurrection has a good plot, decent effects, tension, jeopardy, and a nice twist at the end. Overall, really good fun for SOV junkies but glossy Platinum Dunes multiplex horror fans should stay clear.

You can read this and other reviews on Andrew's blog: https://tormentedimp.blogspot.com/2015/08/demon-resurrection-2009.html

Next up is this review from comic artist Reed Waller, of Omaha the Cat Dancer fame, originally posted on Amazon:

DEMON RESURRECTION ★★★★ Review by Reed Waller, April 12, 2017

They Don't Make Them Like This Anymore?

I didn't know anything about this movie, but took a chance. It has a zero-budget look and feel, but I didn't realize at first that was on purpose. Bunch of very assorted "friends" drive to isolated cabin to perform an intervention on girl with weird boyfriend. They're a pretty self-righteous lot. But they quickly discover that drugs are not the problem here. He has been pursuing a dangerous satanic cult and she was taken as a member. And they want her back! What follows is a classic cult-of-the-dead movie that rises above its budget, with taut direction, plenty of plot twists, taut cinematography that keeps all the nasty action close-up and personal and genuinely upsetting, surprisingly good acting, and some very effective practical effects helping the cast and crew build the familiar material to a fever-pitch, all-out scream-a-thon with some truly nasty gory kill scenes and -- most of all -- peak moments of true hair-raising in-your-face horror, the likes of which I haven't seen since the original Night of the Living Dead or Evil Dead. I was impressed.

You can read this and other reviews by Reed on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RVTFWM6XX74DG?ref=pf_vv_at_pdctrvw_srp

You can also find complete collections of Reed's comics on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Omaha-Cat-Dancer-Volumes/dp/1561636010

My belated thanks to both Andrew and Reed for their very kind words about DEMON RESURRECTION.

The film is available for streaming here: http://dresurrection.vhx.tv

It's also available on Amazon (Prime members watch for free): http://a.co/d/gngXlm4

BTW, if you’d like to review DEMON RESURRECTION on your blog, vlog or website, please contact me and I’ll get a free online screener to you.

– William Hopkins, Director, DEMON RESURRECTION

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Tonight we're gonna party like it's 1080...

2017 brings with it the release of the remastered 1080 HD Widescreen version of DEMON RESURRECTION on three big VOD platforms and I'm hoping all my fellow horror film fans will help me spread the word... 

I previously posted about the deluxe package being offered on VHX... http://dresurrection.vhx.tv

Now I'm happy to announce the 1080 remaster of the film is also available to rent or buy on
Amazon (Prime members watch for free): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MZXWKBT
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Vimeo-on-Demand: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/102966

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And there are plans in the works to expand to still more VOD services in the coming months, so the year ahead looks like it'll be a big one for us. Not that 2016 was so shabby... the DEMON RESURRECTION YouTube channel passed 31,000,000 views in the course of the year and now has over 19,000 subscribers... https://www.youtube.com/DemonResurrection

So my sincere thanks to all our friends, fans and followers for their support in 2016. Here's hoping everyone has a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!

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The Deluxe Package available for rental and purchase worldwide only on VHX includes:

– The new 1080 HD Widescreen presentation

– The Standard Definition/Standard Screen (4x3) presentation

– Optional Spanish and English subtitles

– All extras from the 2010 DVD release, plus several new supplementary features, all in HD.

– Director's commentary track from the 2010 DVD release

– Poster art

– MP3 of the film's score

Remaining copies of the original 2010 standard definition DVD are still available from the DEMON RESURRECTION website... http://www.demonresurrection.com

"Demon Resurrection is a triumph," says Watchingthedead.co.uk

Steven Shaw, resident critic at the horror film review site, Watching The Dead, recently watched DEMON RESURRECTION and found much to praise. Some excerpts:

"Demon Resurrection is a triumph of amateur horror film making. Oozing with dark passion with a self-assured unique personality all of its own one has to applaud what has been achieved. Demon Resurrection is a confident and self-assured film remaining intense and serious despite playing with the most far-fetched edges of the Cthulhu mythos. It has its faults; mainly born from its shoestring budget and perhaps trying too hard, but it's a film that ultimately prevails in many ways because of them. A full on return to the past zombie craziness with carnage, death, boobies and brutal bloody gore, it's a triumph and a zombie film made for zombie film fans, 8/10."

Steven is obviously quite a zombie film fan himself, which makes his incisive critique and the high rating he gives DEMON RESURRECTION all the more gratifying. For myself and everyone who worked on the film, our sincere thanks to Steven for all his kind words.

Read the full review:

http://www.watchingthedead.co.uk/2014/07/demon-resurrection-review.html

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Watchingthedead.co.uk reviews DEMON RESURRECTION

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UPDATE 11/18/2017: The newly remastered version of DEMON RESURRECTION in 1080 HD & Widescreen is now available at http://dresurrection.vhx.tv

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Also available on...

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"Demon Resurrection is just plain great," says KnifedinVenice.com...

DEMON RESURRECTION just received what may be its best review yet from writer and exploitation film expert David Louden (writing as John Baxter) on his blog, KnifedinVenice.com. It's a four star (or four pentagram) rave. Some excerpts:

"Part Fulci’s Zombi, part Night of the Living Dead, yet it has enough style, strength, confidence and composure to stand alone as an incredibly well constructed, not to mention enjoyable, piece of genre fiction...

The film has the look of classic horror without coming across as showy or forced... The set pieces... are not only extremely well choreographed but are also tightly shot, sharply performed and beautifully balanced.... A masterful demonstration of skill mixed with style and patience as the tension is allowed to build with the gradual turning of the screw....

There are some excellent performances on display, Will McDonald (as Toth) has a wonderful screen presence... Damian Ladd (as John) and Bashir Solebo (Denton) step up and deliver commanding, powerful performances... but the stand-out is Alexis Golightly... she’s a daring and gifted performer... a mesmerising display of talent and dedication....

Demon Resurrection is just plain great. Extremely well constructed, beautifully paced, superbly acted and hugely entertaining."

I've been a fan of David's "Knifed in Venice" blog for some time now and have always been impressed with the excellence of his writing and his extensive knowledge of exploitation cinema. So it's especially gratifying to have DEMON RESURRECTION receive such an enthusiastic endorsement from him. I'm sure everyone involved in the production greatly appreciates his kind words and he has my sincere thanks.

Read the full review here: http://www.knifedinvenice.com/2014/06/demon-resurrection.html?m=1

Follow KnifedinVenice on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KnifedinVenice

KnifedinVenice reviews DEMON RESURRECTION

Buy the DVD: http://www.demonresurrection.com

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UPDATE 11/18/2017: The newly remastered version of DEMON RESURRECTION in 1080 HD & Widescreen is now available at http://dresurrection.vhx.tv

Or stream it on Amazon (Prime members watch for free): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MZXWKBT

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Another Solid DEMON RESURRECTION Review

Bill Adcock at RadiationScarredReviews.com was good enough to take a look at our film recently and made some very positive comments about it...

Bill says DEMON RESURRECTION has "some twists that even took a jaded old cinephile like me by surprise... The zombies are some of my favorites of recent years... An ambitious film that shoots for the moon in a way that too many indie productions don’t nowadays... it held my attention a lot tighter then many big-budget Hollywood productions have recently."

You can read the full review here:
https://web.archive.org/web/20140717064010/http://www.radiationscarredreviews.com/?p=1746

Thanks, Bill : )

Buy the DVD: http://www.demonresurrection.com

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UPDATE 11/18/2017: The newly remastered version of DEMON RESURRECTION in 1080 HD & Widescreen is now available at http://dresurrection.vhx.tv

Or stream it on Amazon (Prime members watch for free): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MZXWKBT

Also available on...

Vimeo-on-Demand: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/102966

and on Pantaflix: https://www.pantaflix.com/en/movie/Demon-Resurrection-watch-online-pm741064

Excellent DEMON RESURRECTION Review on Amazon UK

I don't visit the UK version of Amazon.com very often, so I'm only just now catching up with the excellent review one customer gave DEMON RESURRECTION a few years back. An excerpt:

Saw this film at the 2010 Bram Stoker Film Festival and can't praise it highly enough... Described elsewhere as a cross between Night of the Living Dead, something out of HP Lovecraft, with a nod to Alien, which is really spot on. OK, so it's very derivative... and the influences are clear, but I've not seen such a gripping piece of filmmaking in some time. Starts fairly sedately, but with dire warnings dropped into the dialogue at regular intervals, but when the action starts, phew what a ride!

Bearing in mind that the film was probably made on a shoestring, the special effects are really very impressive. Without giving too much of the plot away, I thought the trick of the "good" dead battling the evil dead (so to speak) at the climax was inspired. Sadly, I suspect this won't even get a dvd release in the UK, let alone reach cinemas. If you do get to see it and don't agree with my opinion, I'd be surprised if you weren't at least able to say that you'd been entertained for c.90 minutes. Well done... !

– Gazzman, Amazon.co.UK

It's always a pleasure to hear from people who appreciate and enjoy DEMON RESURRECTION, and Gazzman has my sincere thanks for his kind words. Unfortunately, he's probably right in saying that DEMON is unlikely to have an official DVD release in the UK anytime soon. This is a shame because DEMON is at least as much an homage to Hammer Films as it is to the zombie films of Romero, Fulci, et al., and it might find an appreciative audience in the UK.

But for our friends overseas, the situation is not entirely hopeless. The Special Edition DVD currently available at demonresurrection.com is region free and fans in the UK and Europe who have an NTSC-compatible DVD player & TV should have no trouble viewing it. Ordering from the US means higher shipping costs, but by buying from the official site you'll at least know that your money is going entirely to the people who actually made the film and not to Amazon or some shady distributor or "content aggregator." And that money may help finance future DVD editions of DEMON or future productions like it.

As for online streaming, we're now offering the film to viewers worldwide for $3.99. It comes with optional Spanish and English subtitles, is DRM-free and includes over 30 minutes of bonus material.  Stream it now at http://www.demonresurrection.com.

Read Gazzman's review on Amazon UK

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UPDATE 11/18/2017: The newly remastered version of DEMON RESURRECTION in 1080 HD & Widescreen is now available at http://dresurrection.vhx.tv

Or stream it on Amazon (Prime members watch for free): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MZXWKBT

Also available on...

Vimeo-on-Demand: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/102966

and on Pantaflix: https://www.pantaflix.com/en/movie/Demon-Resurrection-watch-online-pm741064