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A Conversation With ‘Zombeavers’ Star Hutch Dano
Warning May Contain Spoilers I had the pleasure of interviewing Hutch Dano, who plays Sam, in 2014 horror-comedy ‘Zombeavers’. In ‘Zombeavers’ Hutch’s character Sam, isn’t the nicest guy. Sam’s a little shady and he cheated on his girlfriend Jenn (Lexi Atkins), with someone very close to her, but let me say this, Hutch and his character are very different, he’s a very nice guy in real life. KM “How did you get your start in the entertainment industry?” HD “It all started in theater. In the fifth grade I was in ‘The Wizard of Oz’, I played the ‘Cowardly Lion’ and I knew I wanted to act.” KM “How did you get involved in ‘Zombeavers’?” HD “I was driving home and got a call from my agent saying he had an audition for me the next day. When I got home I looked at the synopsis for the script. After a long pause I called my agent and asked “What
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Women in Horror Spotlight: Jennifer Chambers Lynch
Jennifer Chambers Lynch is a writer, director, producer, actress and more! Her most notable horror release which is currently out is Chained, a 2012 horror film about a taxi driver who kidnaps women and murders them. The story centers around a young man he keeps after kidnapping the boy and his mother. The driver hopes to raise the boy as his protege. Her 2010 film Hisss was intended by her to be a love story, but ended up being presented as a horror film in the editing stages. (This prompted the writer/director to disown the piece, but we’ll still count it towards her horror contribution count!) More recently, Lynch has directed on The Walking Dead and she currently has a film entitled XX which is in pre-production stages. XX is set for release in 2016 and is to be an anthology of female-driven horror movie segments. Sounds exciting!
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American Revenant: Settlers and Sorrow
American Revenant: Settlers and Sorrow by author John L. Davis IV is the second book in the American Revenant series. If somehow you’ve missed my review of the first book, American Revenant: Hometown Exodus then you need desperately to catch up so that you can read this recently released work of zombie fiction. Synopsis: The story that began in the novella American Revenant: Hometown Exodus continues in this new full length novel! Rejoin Gordon, Mike, Jimmy, and the rest of the group as they fight for survival. Forced to flee their hometown with friends and family, they must find someplace safe, both from their fellow man, and the ravenous dead. Could you Survive? Entertainment: 5/5 This measure was surprisingly difficult to evaluate and put a fixed value on. The reason for this is that American Revenant: Settlers and Sorrow alternates frequently between being a somewhat sluggish account of the daily life of modern-day settlers who are trying to establish a
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‘Events Surrounding A Peeping Tom & The Horror That Followed’
” The Events Surrounding a Peeping Tom & the Horror That Followed is the disturbing story of Martin Malone, a lonely Peeping Tom who finds himself caught and arrested following a misstep. As he nears the end of his court-mandated rehabilitation, Martin is still unable to fight his urges and begins to peep again. It is then that he discovers Rowan, the girl of his dreams… As his obsession with her grows, he begins to suspect that she may be involved with the occult. Using his peeping skills, Martin begins an investigation that leads him down a twisted path to something more horrible than anything he could ever imagine and realizes that all the while, he has been being watched himself… ” Writer/Director Brian James Fitzpatrick’s new project, titled ‘Events Surrounding A Peeping Tom & The Horror That Followed’ is in the works but he needs your help. Fitzpatrick is running a Kickstarter campaign to fund the project and it
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Interview With Actress Bianca Allaine Barnett
I recently had the chance to speak with ‘Albino Farm’ actress Bianca Allaine Barnett. The lovely lady and I had an interesting conversation that I would like to share with you. KM “What made you want to become an actress?” BB “I’m a huge fan of movies, especially independent and art films. I loved the idea of “movie magic” and wanted to learn how to be a part of visual storytelling, so I pursued an acting career.” KM “How did you start in entertainment?” BB “I started by modeling and then I had small roles in films. I also worked a bit as a background actor, but now I am working on the educational portion of my craft and studying acting.” KM “Your first major role was in he 2007 movie “The Devil’s Muse”, can you tell us a little about your role in the movie?” BB “I had the opportunity to do some improv during the scenes, which was
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Movie Review : WolfCop (2015)
Lou Garou (Leo Fafard) is a lazy alcoholic and a poor excuse for a cop, that is until he is transformed into an ass kicking werewolf, with a taste for justice. One night while out on a call to break up a party out in the woods, Lou is hit from behind. He wakes in the morning with flashes of the night before , a murdered politician and a strange ceremony. ‘WolfCop’ is cleaning up the city’s dirt-bags and leaving a trail of bodies behind. After being seduced by a beautiful bartender (Sarah Lind), he finds himself in serious trouble, but it’s hard to keep a good wolf down. Amy Matysio (‘Just Friends’) plays the role of uptight Officer Tina. Lou’s friend Willie, who’s a little “off”, is played by Jonathan Cherry. Cherry had rolls in both ‘Final Destination 2’ and 2003’s ‘House of the Dead’. Lowell Dean wrote and directed this horror-comedy masterpiece. ‘WolfCop’ was gory, cheesy, over the
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The Infected: Jim’s First Day by Joseph Zuko
Review: The Infected: Jim’s First Day by Joseph ‘Zombie’ Zuko On a day like any other, Jim Blackmore finds himself at ground zero of the zombie apocalypse. He is forced to run a blood-soaked gauntlet through a city overrun by an insurmountable horde of the dead in a desperate attempt to reach his wife and two small children. As he fights to get home he discovers that the living are just as dangerous as the dead. But does Jim have the strength of will to survive the perilous journey? After reading over two dozen zombie books, comics, and short stories for you lovely readers of Zombie Apocalypse Defense Force and for my own amusement, I’ve begun to get a solid feel for whether or not the author of any given zombie book has been a long time zombie fan or if they have simply jumped on the bandwagon to sneak a taste of a popular horror niche’s appeal. (I have
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Movie Review : Zombeavers (2015)
Mary (Rachel Melvin) and her friends arrive at her cousin’s cabin by the lake. They’ve got a relaxing weekend planned, but their getaway is about to turn deadly. The collage kids have no idea about the beavers that have been affected by a keg of chemicals, that has fallen off a truck and has been leaking into the water by the beaver dam. The beavers are no longer the peaceful animals they once were, they’re now blood thirsty ‘Zombeavers’ with a boosted IQ. The Zombeavers are out for blood. You better not get bit, if you do, you will sprout beaver teeth, a tail and become a hybrid Zombeaver! ‘Sushi Girl’ actress Courtney Palm’s role of Mary’s foulmouthed, uninhibited sorority sister Zoe. Lexi Atkings’ plays the sweet, heart broken, sorority sister Jenn. Hutch Dano’s character Sam, is Jenn’s cheating boyfriend. The handsome ‘It Follows’ actor Jake Weary, plays the role of Mary’s boyfriend, Tommy. Buck, Zoe’s horndog of a boyfriend,
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My Review of Lust of The Dead (Yeah, it’s exactly what you think it is)
Hello fellow zombie apocalypse survivor wannabes, this is my first time providing content for the ZADF. I was recently contacted by a friend and asked if I would like to do the occasional review of foreign horror films for this site. Since the only thing I like better than sharing my opinion, is sharing my opinion over the internet (significantly less face-punching this way). I readily agreed. Only one problem. What would I review? You see, for my first outing I wasn’t assigned a specific film. It was left up to me to choose one. Being that the site is called Zombie Apocalypse Defense Force, I decided that my first review should definitely be a zombie movie. So, I started browsing Netflix for a selection. Oddly enough, Netflix had a recommendation all lined up for me. Due to my past viewing preferences, it seemed to think I would enjoy a Japanese “horror” film called Lust of The Dead. Apparently, if
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Movie Review : Found (2014)
Marty’s just a regular kid. He’s into horror movies, he’s writing a graphic novel with his best friend and his favorite hang out is an abandoned haunted house. Oh, and his big brother, Steve (Ethan Philbeck) is a gas mask wearing serial killer, who keeps heads in a bowling bag in his closet. Their parents, played by Phyllis Munro and Louie Lawless, are clueless as to what’s going on in their own house. When Marty (Gavin Brown) gets beaten up at school, Steve decides to take care of the bully his way. Marty’s world is about to change forever. Along with Todd Rigney, the author of the 2004 novel by the same name, Scott Schirmer co-wrote the script and directed ‘Found’. Let me get this out of the way, I do NOT condone the racist subject matter in ‘Found’ in any way. That being said, the movie has some good aspects. The story between the two brothers was touching, in
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A Conversation With ‘Zombeavers’ Star Hutch Dano
Warning May Contain Spoilers I had the pleasure of interviewing Hutch Dano, who plays Sam, in 2014 horror-comedy ‘Zombeavers’. In ‘Zombeavers’ Hutch’s character Sam, isn’t the nicest guy. Sam’s a little shady and he cheated on his girlfriend Jenn (Lexi Atkins), with someone very close to her, but let me say this, Hutch and his character are very different, he’s a very nice guy in real life. KM “How did you get your start in the entertainment industry?” HD “It all started in theater. In the fifth grade I was in ‘The Wizard of Oz’, I played the ‘Cowardly Lion’ and I knew I wanted to act.” KM “How did you get involved in ‘Zombeavers’?” HD “I was driving home and got a call from my agent saying he had an audition for me the next day. When I got home I looked at the synopsis for the script. After a long pause I called my agent and asked “What
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Women in Horror Spotlight: Jennifer Chambers Lynch
Jennifer Chambers Lynch is a writer, director, producer, actress and more! Her most notable horror release which is currently out is Chained, a 2012 horror film about a taxi driver who kidnaps women and murders them. The story centers around a young man he keeps after kidnapping the boy and his mother. The driver hopes to raise the boy as his protege. Her 2010 film Hisss was intended by her to be a love story, but ended up being presented as a horror film in the editing stages. (This prompted the writer/director to disown the piece, but we’ll still count it towards her horror contribution count!) More recently, Lynch has directed on The Walking Dead and she currently has a film entitled XX which is in pre-production stages. XX is set for release in 2016 and is to be an anthology of female-driven horror movie segments. Sounds exciting!
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American Revenant: Settlers and Sorrow
American Revenant: Settlers and Sorrow by author John L. Davis IV is the second book in the American Revenant series. If somehow you’ve missed my review of the first book, American Revenant: Hometown Exodus then you need desperately to catch up so that you can read this recently released work of zombie fiction. Synopsis: The story that began in the novella American Revenant: Hometown Exodus continues in this new full length novel! Rejoin Gordon, Mike, Jimmy, and the rest of the group as they fight for survival. Forced to flee their hometown with friends and family, they must find someplace safe, both from their fellow man, and the ravenous dead. Could you Survive? Entertainment: 5/5 This measure was surprisingly difficult to evaluate and put a fixed value on. The reason for this is that American Revenant: Settlers and Sorrow alternates frequently between being a somewhat sluggish account of the daily life of modern-day settlers who are trying to establish a
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‘Events Surrounding A Peeping Tom & The Horror That Followed’
” The Events Surrounding a Peeping Tom & the Horror That Followed is the disturbing story of Martin Malone, a lonely Peeping Tom who finds himself caught and arrested following a misstep. As he nears the end of his court-mandated rehabilitation, Martin is still unable to fight his urges and begins to peep again. It is then that he discovers Rowan, the girl of his dreams… As his obsession with her grows, he begins to suspect that she may be involved with the occult. Using his peeping skills, Martin begins an investigation that leads him down a twisted path to something more horrible than anything he could ever imagine and realizes that all the while, he has been being watched himself… ” Writer/Director Brian James Fitzpatrick’s new project, titled ‘Events Surrounding A Peeping Tom & The Horror That Followed’ is in the works but he needs your help. Fitzpatrick is running a Kickstarter campaign to fund the project and it
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Interview With Actress Bianca Allaine Barnett
I recently had the chance to speak with ‘Albino Farm’ actress Bianca Allaine Barnett. The lovely lady and I had an interesting conversation that I would like to share with you. KM “What made you want to become an actress?” BB “I’m a huge fan of movies, especially independent and art films. I loved the idea of “movie magic” and wanted to learn how to be a part of visual storytelling, so I pursued an acting career.” KM “How did you start in entertainment?” BB “I started by modeling and then I had small roles in films. I also worked a bit as a background actor, but now I am working on the educational portion of my craft and studying acting.” KM “Your first major role was in he 2007 movie “The Devil’s Muse”, can you tell us a little about your role in the movie?” BB “I had the opportunity to do some improv during the scenes, which was
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Movie Review : WolfCop (2015)
Lou Garou (Leo Fafard) is a lazy alcoholic and a poor excuse for a cop, that is until he is transformed into an ass kicking werewolf, with a taste for justice. One night while out on a call to break up a party out in the woods, Lou is hit from behind. He wakes in the morning with flashes of the night before , a murdered politician and a strange ceremony. ‘WolfCop’ is cleaning up the city’s dirt-bags and leaving a trail of bodies behind. After being seduced by a beautiful bartender (Sarah Lind), he finds himself in serious trouble, but it’s hard to keep a good wolf down. Amy Matysio (‘Just Friends’) plays the role of uptight Officer Tina. Lou’s friend Willie, who’s a little “off”, is played by Jonathan Cherry. Cherry had rolls in both ‘Final Destination 2’ and 2003’s ‘House of the Dead’. Lowell Dean wrote and directed this horror-comedy masterpiece. ‘WolfCop’ was gory, cheesy, over the
Continue reading →
The Infected: Jim’s First Day by Joseph Zuko
Review: The Infected: Jim’s First Day by Joseph ‘Zombie’ Zuko On a day like any other, Jim Blackmore finds himself at ground zero of the zombie apocalypse. He is forced to run a blood-soaked gauntlet through a city overrun by an insurmountable horde of the dead in a desperate attempt to reach his wife and two small children. As he fights to get home he discovers that the living are just as dangerous as the dead. But does Jim have the strength of will to survive the perilous journey? After reading over two dozen zombie books, comics, and short stories for you lovely readers of Zombie Apocalypse Defense Force and for my own amusement, I’ve begun to get a solid feel for whether or not the author of any given zombie book has been a long time zombie fan or if they have simply jumped on the bandwagon to sneak a taste of a popular horror niche’s appeal. (I have
Continue reading →
Movie Review : Zombeavers (2015)
Mary (Rachel Melvin) and her friends arrive at her cousin’s cabin by the lake. They’ve got a relaxing weekend planned, but their getaway is about to turn deadly. The collage kids have no idea about the beavers that have been affected by a keg of chemicals, that has fallen off a truck and has been leaking into the water by the beaver dam. The beavers are no longer the peaceful animals they once were, they’re now blood thirsty ‘Zombeavers’ with a boosted IQ. The Zombeavers are out for blood. You better not get bit, if you do, you will sprout beaver teeth, a tail and become a hybrid Zombeaver! ‘Sushi Girl’ actress Courtney Palm’s role of Mary’s foulmouthed, uninhibited sorority sister Zoe. Lexi Atkings’ plays the sweet, heart broken, sorority sister Jenn. Hutch Dano’s character Sam, is Jenn’s cheating boyfriend. The handsome ‘It Follows’ actor Jake Weary, plays the role of Mary’s boyfriend, Tommy. Buck, Zoe’s horndog of a boyfriend,
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My Review of Lust of The Dead (Yeah, it’s exactly what you think it is)
Hello fellow zombie apocalypse survivor wannabes, this is my first time providing content for the ZADF. I was recently contacted by a friend and asked if I would like to do the occasional review of foreign horror films for this site. Since the only thing I like better than sharing my opinion, is sharing my opinion over the internet (significantly less face-punching this way). I readily agreed. Only one problem. What would I review? You see, for my first outing I wasn’t assigned a specific film. It was left up to me to choose one. Being that the site is called Zombie Apocalypse Defense Force, I decided that my first review should definitely be a zombie movie. So, I started browsing Netflix for a selection. Oddly enough, Netflix had a recommendation all lined up for me. Due to my past viewing preferences, it seemed to think I would enjoy a Japanese “horror” film called Lust of The Dead. Apparently, if
Continue reading →
Movie Review : Found (2014)
Marty’s just a regular kid. He’s into horror movies, he’s writing a graphic novel with his best friend and his favorite hang out is an abandoned haunted house. Oh, and his big brother, Steve (Ethan Philbeck) is a gas mask wearing serial killer, who keeps heads in a bowling bag in his closet. Their parents, played by Phyllis Munro and Louie Lawless, are clueless as to what’s going on in their own house. When Marty (Gavin Brown) gets beaten up at school, Steve decides to take care of the bully his way. Marty’s world is about to change forever. Along with Todd Rigney, the author of the 2004 novel by the same name, Scott Schirmer co-wrote the script and directed ‘Found’. Let me get this out of the way, I do NOT condone the racist subject matter in ‘Found’ in any way. That being said, the movie has some good aspects. The story between the two brothers was touching, in
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