Just last week I told you about After Dark Films picking up the political zomedy ZMD: ZOMBIES OF MASS DESTRUCTION. Well the assumptions at the time were that ZMD would inevitably become one of this year’s 8 Films to Die For. Those assumptions were spot on!
After Dark Films issued a press release today stating that Kevin Hamedani’s ZMD: ZOMBIES OF MASS DESTRUCTION is the fifth film in this year’s After Dark Horrorfest. ZMD joins the already announced THE GRAVES, LAKE MUNGO, HIDDEN and DREAD. Here’s ZMD’s full synopsis from it’s official website:
An idyllic island town is under attack by that most invasive of pests: zombies! Port Gamble is being overrun with braineaters, and the people seem powerless to stave them off. But wait, a rag tag band of rebels is trying to turn the tide and push the invading hoards of undead back. It sounds familiar, sure, but this time stereotypes are on parade (and parody) in a retake on the zombie thriller. We have the full compliment of cinematic shorthand, including the closeted small town boy who has gone to the city and returns with his pushy boyfriend in tow; the angry, hard-working, heavy-accented, immigrant from a Muslim country who is overprotective of his beautiful daughter; the hippie peacenik environmentalist; the fire and brimstone reverend who hates everything you’d expect him to, and many more. Enter the zombies. Gore abounds (really abounds) and the current events-based hits keep coming in this send-up of zombie movie cliches where no subculture escapes unscathed.
Well I’m sold after that description. That paragrapgh actually has me stoked to check this one out! After Dark Films’ Stephanie Caleb stated the following in the release: “We are so pleased to offer up a gory, sharp film with such social relevance. It brings a new level of variety to this year’s fest, and we’re happy to have such a fun film to share with our fans.” You’ll also find a still from the flick below as well as it’s trailer.
ZMD and company kick off on January 29th. Keep it here as we await the announcement of the film three films.