The Dead Next Door

The Dead Next Door
Anchor Bay DVD Scan
Directed by	J.R. Bookwalter
Produced by	Sam Raimi
Written by	J.R. Bookwalter
Starring	Pete Ferry, Bogdan Pecic, Michael Grossi
Music by	J.R. Bookwalter
Cinematography	Michael Tolochko
Editing by	J.R. Bookwalter
Distributed by	Anchor Bay Entertainment
Release date(s)	1989 August 8, 2005 (Collector's Edition)
Running time	84 min
Language	English
Budget	$75,000 (estimated)

The Dead Next Door is an independent 1989 zombie film directed by J.R. Bookwalter.

Synopsis

The movie features an elite team of soldiers, the "Zombie Squad," who have been enlisted by the government to deal with a growing epidemic of zombies, while scientists work towards a cure for the virus that creates them. The squad must also fight against a religious cult which wishes to protect and enable the zombies, believing them to be a punishment ordained by God. Many of the characters are named after people who have made their marks in the horror and zombie movie fields, such as Savini, Romero, Raimi, and King.

Production

Sam Raimi produced the film under the pseudonym 'The Master Cylinder' using a portion of his payment from Evil Dead 2. Bruce Campbell dubbed the voices of two characters that were Raimi and Cmr Carpenter. The movie was produced over nearly four years, in Akron, Ohio, for next to nothing.

The film was shot on Super-8, which is typically amateur grade film only used for home movies. Everyone involved worked on the film for free. The film is notable for highly graphic gore effects.

Soundtrack

The score for the film is done by the director, J.R. Bookwalter. The soundtrack has been released in CD and MP3 format by Tempesound.^[1]

References

1. ^ TempeSound

External links

• Official site
• The Dead Next Door at the Internet Movie Database
• House of Horrors review
• Film Cynic review