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The Dead Next Door

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An elite government squad takes action when cultists and flesh-craving zombies unite to destroy the human race.
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Anton Bitel Little White Lies 07/25/2016
writer/director/producer/actor JR Bookwalter's feature debut... is no less a labour of love than it is in love with its own generic antecedents. Go to Full Review
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macluvva @PoppaShawn Oct 22 So horrid but Fun!!! This was so low budget that it made me giggle at times, but the heart was jn the right place. I get what they were TRYING to do, and sometimes that's enough. Definitely a homage to other flicks and some of the character names were a little TOO on the nose like Raimi, King and Romero, but i suppose that was part of the overall charm. See more Jeepers C Jun 19 Another campy low budget zombie movie that I fell in love with. See more Steve D 09/04/2023 Cheap and funny for the wrong reasons. See more justin t 11/26/2022 Admittedly the production quality is pretty low. The actors look very amateur, they barely even look like they are trying most of the time. There are plenty of violent effects shot on what looked like a VHS camera. Tacky from beginning to end but joyful to see low budget filmmaking produce something, even if it is a cheap something. It's just about entertaining enough to make it not a complete waste of time if you don't mind amateur filmmaking. See more 03/27/2016 Years ago, a friend of mine in high school told me about some zombie movie that his dad had been in briefly. It was a movie made in our hometown, with Akron landmarks easily identified...I've long been curious to see the movie. Luckily a coworker just got the remastered version of this film on blu-ray, and I had my chance to see it! It isn't a brilliant piece of cinema, but as a cheapo zombie movie? It is kind of fun. The fact that I grew up within walking distance of some of the shooting locations elevated it for me. Zombie fans may find something cheap and fun...others need not apply. See more 05/15/2015 While the editing and pacing were very annoying, The Dead Next Door is quite a good story. We have the Zombie Squad hunting down zombies, but also trying to find a cure. We have a religious cult doing whatever a cult does other than keeping zombies and feeding their dead to them. Almost every character is named after a famous horror director/writer/special effects person which is a nice touch. There are some really cool moments in this, and is worth seeing, but be patient as it has terrible pacing. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis An elite government squad takes action when cultists and flesh-craving zombies unite to destroy the human race.
Director
J.R. Bookwalter
Producer
J.R. Bookwalter
Screenwriter
J.R. Bookwalter
Production Co
Suburban Tempe Company, Amsco Studios
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 3, 2017
Runtime
1h 24m
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