The Dead Next Door
The Dead Next Door
NR | 10 November 1989 (USA)
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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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phanthinga

Yeah just like the title of my review if you a hardcore zombie lover tired of mainstream stuff you can watch this movie to see some cool looking zombie and gore for the sake of gore.The story is not that bad it have a interesting look on zombie but because the poor written it come out very dull and stupid at time.The nice low budget feel and the practical effect is really good is all plus point i can give for this movie.Btw you can watch the movie for free on Youtube so no need to find a copy

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kapelusznik18

****SPOILERS*** Due to a failed experiment by the eminent Dr. Bow, Lester Clark, in trying to solve the ills of the world he created a virus that takes over the bodies of the dead and bring them back to life as flesh eating Zombies. This cost Dr. Bow his life who was killed and eaten by the Zombies before he could put a cure to this madness into effect by having it put on the open market. It's now four years later with the Zombies now outnumbering the living and and we see this anti-Zombie squad doing it's best to keep the tide of Zombies contained and from spreading although out the United States.The anti-Zombie squad lead by the sh*t kicking and take no BS commander Raimi, Peter Ferry, has the task of finding the dead Dr. Bow's secret papers in him finding a cure for the Zombie menace and with it inoculate the still living population before they get infected. It's Dr. Bow's assistant Dr. Moulsson's, Bagdan Pecic, job to complete the task that Dr. Bow failed to finish. But as it turns out Dr. Moulsson is more interested in the safety of his hat that he feels, like Dorothy's red slippers in "The Wizard of Oz", has magical powers that can do the job far better then Dr. Bow's vaccine! Added to all this insanity there's religious nut-case and cult leader Rev Jones, Robert Kokai, who's using the Zombies to his advantage in getting him, through his promises of saving the world, more followers who he in fact turns into Zombies themselves.****SPOILERS*** Mindless & gory Zombie movie with those that the Zombies kill and eat as well as the Zombies themselves, when their shot and run through, sprouts black, oily looking, not red blood! Despite Commander Raimi Herculean efforts to get the cure out to prevent the virus from infecting the dead or soon to be dead fails spectacularly because Dr.Moulsson's sloppy work in the laboratory. That in him looking after his magic hat more then the human population of the planet earth. Ramimi who was later attacked and bit by a Zombie ended up joining them when the serum that the incompetent Dr. Moulsson had "prefected" used on him totally backfired!

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geminiredblue

Let me go on-record again for saying: I totally support independent filmmaking! I've spent many years on both sides of the camera and I sympathize with the plight that such filmmakers must go through. When it comes to making a low budget horror flick, it can be even more difficult. Not only does a filmmaker need imagination, but has to be certain that the special effects and make-up look good also. And this time around, THE DEAD NEXT DOOR delivers exactly what it promises. Filmed locally in Ohio, by the young writer/director J.R. Bookwalter, it depicts the outbreak of a zombie epidemic. Years have gone by and now a special zombie squad is sent to find a possible solution to the outbreak. However, things don't go quite as planned as a nearby zombie-worshiping cult make matters worse. The premise is fresh and original, never before or since have I seen a zombie film with a Jim Jones-like cult. As an interesting side note: Was this the inspiration for a similar cult in the video game Dead Rising? The gore and zombie effects are awesome for such a low-budget flick. All the major characters are named after famous horror directors. I loved the well-timed humor as well. My personal favorite moment is when the zombies attack some pro-zombie supporters. Clearly everybody involved had a blast! A cult following has developed around this one, and justifiably so in my opinion. Place this one right up there next to the other great zomedies, make some popcorn and get ready to roll in the aisles with equal amounts of laughs and shrieks!

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lastliberal

You know that something different is coming when the zombies try to rent Dawn of the Dead.Scott Spiegel has a long list of credits, but he sure was a lousy actor here. Glad to see him leave early. Of course, he wasn't too much worse than the rest of the zombie squad members, whose carelessness always seemed to get themselves in situations where they were bitten.This was an enjoyable zombie movie, with some great makeup and plenty of gore. Someone should have told the director that when the cult sacrifices someone, they should be naked.Loved the wacko reverend, his mullet-headed enforcer, and the religious cult. Seeing the rev get his just desserts was a thrill, all all mullet-heads should be eaten by zombies.

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