Today’s Movie Monday feature, Death Do Us Part, comes to me courtesy of friend and fellow writer Lisa Logan. In addition to writing fiction, she’s also a Senior Acquisitions Editor for Eternal Press and partner in crime with her husband Mike in their film company, Dragonfyre Entertainment.
They actually wrote, directed, and produced Death Do Us Part, a short zombie film. (Yeah, yeah, I know. Friday I wrote about zombies. Here I am writing about them again today…Hey, what can I say? This is the zombie phase of my life!)
Anyway, as I was catching up on my blog reading Friday night, I came across her post about her movie saved in my RSS feeds. I hadn’t had a chance to watch it yet, so I did. (Her email also had been staring me in the face with the bright red flag I’d marked it with to remind me I needed to watch it. It was nice to finally unflag it!)
Then I thought, “Hey, that’d make a fun Movie Monday post!”
Now I’ll warn you, I had watched a video about the making of, so I was aware the guy in the opening scene was a serial killer. That wasn’t quite clear upon watching, though. (I mean, you know instantly he’s not a good guy, but I was a little confused exactly what was going on until I remembered the serial killer thing.)
And I have to say I was sort of taken aback by the lack of dialogue and (what I perceived to be) the abundance of screaming. Although, on the other hand, it’s been a while since I saw a movie that relied almost exclusively on non-verbal cues. That was sort of fun.
I also think the discovery of the zombie was a little too delayed. It could have come a smidge quicker and enhanced the suspense factor.
However, overall I loved the premise of the dilemma. Abandoned, bound and gagged in the middle of nowhere, chained to a tree with a corpse that suddenly reanimates…now that’s what I call a bad day! It made for a fun, fresh movie.
It’s just over 8 minutes long from start to finish. So for Movie Monday today I’m not just presenting you with a clip, but a complete, not to mention original, film. Enjoy!
Courtney Mroch is a globe-trotting restless spirit who’s both possessed by wanderlust and the spirit of adventure, and obsessed with true crime, horror, the paranormal, and weird days. Perhaps it has something to do with her genes? She is related to occult royalty, after all. Marie Laveau, the famous Voodoo practitioner of New Orleans, is one of her ancestors. (Yes, really! As explained here.) That could also explain her infatuation with skeletons.
Speaking of mystical, to learn how Courtney channeled her battle with cancer to conjure up this site, check out HJ’s Origin Story.
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I agree. Too much screaming. Is that a normal reaction? I don’t think I’ve ever screamed in my entire life except on a rollercoaster and because everyone else was doing it. Cool idea, though. Thanks for the unique find!
I’d be dead if my mouth was gagged. I can’t breathe through my nose!
But seriously, as far as screaming…I am a screamer. I scream to release pent up frustration, I scream…well, I won’t share that one. I scream if I’m scared, but just one yelp and then I bolt. (Or put up my fists…it depends on the situation.) I have never been bound and gagged and abandoned chained to a tree, nor have I been stuck with a zombie, so I don’t know how I’d react. Some screaming might be likely??? I HOPE I NEVER FIND OUT FOR REAL!!!!! 😉