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Movie Review: The Zombie Army (1991)

The Zombie Army begins the only way it could; with a maniac undergoing a radical classroom-based therapy sesh before being chucked back into the loony bin… which is immediately shut down by the government. While most of the patients and staff are moved to a new facility, the soldiers occupying the facility soon discover (thanks to some weed smokin’ grunts opening a top security room) that the most dangerous inmates now roam the halls and begin their mad murder spree… while also creating an army of zombies. Based on a true story… The Zombie Army is a prime slice of S.O.V. (shot on video for you novices out there) ghoulish goodness that truly displays a sense of “let’s put on a show no matter our skill level” aesthetic that is impossible to resist. This is the horror biz created by those that love it best; those that become so inspired by fright flicks that they simply pick up the family

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DanXIII
Sep 2, 2019
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In Support Of VHS

I’m an old soul. I like hot rods, I buy music on vinyl (and I did long before it suddenly got cool again), I smoke a pipe (though I’ve cut way back). My point is that I often dismiss the modern comforts of technology in favor of nostalgic methods. The same goes for the way I watch certain films. Don’t get me wrong–I have a library full of Blu-rays and DVDs–but I simply prefer to watch some films on VHS. I think it goes back to my experiences in the Video Rental Store as a kid. There was just something about walking into a store full of movies and looking at all of those giant clamshell cassette cases on the shelves. Back then, the cover art on those boxes were truly works of art. Nowadays, it seems like every DVD you see in the store was packaged in a cheap, photoshopped rush-job. Some of those classic box images are ingrained

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Capt McNeely
Aug 22, 2017

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Horror Fuel

Movie Review: The Zombie Army (1991)

The Zombie Army begins the only way it could; with a maniac undergoing a radical classroom-based therapy sesh before being chucked back into the loony bin… which is immediately shut down by the government. While most of the patients and staff are moved to a new facility, the soldiers occupying the facility soon discover (thanks to some weed smokin’ grunts opening a top security room) that the most dangerous inmates now roam the halls and begin their mad murder spree… while also creating an army of zombies. Based on a true story… The Zombie Army is a prime slice of S.O.V. (shot on video for you novices out there) ghoulish goodness that truly displays a sense of “let’s put on a show no matter our skill level” aesthetic that is impossible to resist. This is the horror biz created by those that love it best; those that become so inspired by fright flicks that they simply pick up the family

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Sep 2, 2019
Horror Fuel

In Support Of VHS

I’m an old soul. I like hot rods, I buy music on vinyl (and I did long before it suddenly got cool again), I smoke a pipe (though I’ve cut way back). My point is that I often dismiss the modern comforts of technology in favor of nostalgic methods. The same goes for the way I watch certain films. Don’t get me wrong–I have a library full of Blu-rays and DVDs–but I simply prefer to watch some films on VHS. I think it goes back to my experiences in the Video Rental Store as a kid. There was just something about walking into a store full of movies and looking at all of those giant clamshell cassette cases on the shelves. Back then, the cover art on those boxes were truly works of art. Nowadays, it seems like every DVD you see in the store was packaged in a cheap, photoshopped rush-job. Some of those classic box images are ingrained

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Aug 22, 2017