''Dead Moon Rising'' is a 2007
horror film
Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes.
Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoca ...
written and directed by Mark E. Poole. It stars Jason Crowe, Mike Seely, and Erica Goldsmith as locals who must fight waves of zombies in
Louisville, Kentucky.
Plot
An unexplained phenomenon causes a zombie pandemic. Jim and Nick, workers at a car rental service in Louisville, Kentucky, attempt to survive the zombie apocalypse. With the help of April, Dick, Vix, and several other friends and locals that they pick up along the way, the group makes its way through the city. Eventually, they manage to rally a large number of bikers, who proceed to fight the zombies in a thousand-person brawl.
Cast
* Jason Crowe as Jim
* Mike Seely as Nick
* Erica Goldsmith as April
* Gary Williams as Dick
*
Tucky Williams
Tucky Williams is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actress. She is known for creating and portraying Evan in the Amazon streaming series ''Girl/Girl Scene''.
Personal life
Williams began college at the age of fifteen. She stud ...
as Vix
Production
Poole, who was influenced by ''
Shaun of the Dead'' and ''
28 Days Later
''28 Days Later'' is a 2002 British post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland. It stars Cillian Murphy as a bicycle courier who awakens from a coma to discover the accidental release of a highly contagi ...
'', shot the film in Louisville, Kentucky. When ''
The Courier-Journal'' ran a story about the film, Poole was inundated with locals who volunteered to appear as extras in the film. The climactic zombie fight was recognized by the
Guinness World Records as the largest zombie scene filmed. Poole also received an offer for free helicopter service.
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Release
The film premiered in Louisville on May 1, 2007.[ It was released on DVD on March 4, 2008.
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Reception
Brian McNail of Brutal as Hell wrote, "''Dead Moon Rising'' is by far one of the worst filmed, acted, special effects-enhanced movies I have seen in a LONG time." Peter Dendle wrote that the film may be meaningful to Louisville residents but will not appeal to anyone else.
''Dead Moon Rising'' was selected as Best Zombie Film at Fright Night Film Fest
Fright Night Film Fest, also known as Louisville Fright Night Film Fest, is an annual horror film festival in Louisville, Kentucky. The festival was first founded in 2005 by Ken Daniels and is typically held in July at the Galt House, which is fa ...
Fangoria
''Fangoria'' is an internationally distributed American horror film fan magazine, in publication since 1979. It is published four times a year by Fangoria Publishing, LLC and is edited by Phil Nobile Jr.
The magazine was originally released i ...
'' selected it as its top video rental for May 2008.[
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References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 1067069
2007 films
2007 horror films
American zombie films
American independent films
Films set in Kentucky
Films shot in Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky in fiction
2007 directorial debut films
2000s English-language films
2000s American films