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Tar-man Concept Art Shown in “The Complete History of ‘The Return of the Living Dead'” Book
To mark the 30th anniversary of The Return of the Living Dead‘s release, Christian Sellers and Gary Smart’s “The Complete History of The Return of the Living Dead“, a unique retrospective that takes a look behind the scenes of the series, is being reissued by Plexus Publishing.
From the press release: The Return of the Living Dead film series has become one of the most successful zombie movie franchises of all time, with the first 1985 film in particular gaining cult status across the world, and inspiring movies such as 28 Days Later, Shaun of the Dead and Zombieland. Now more popular than ever, the films boast a loyal following of diehard enthusiasts.
For the first time ever, the cast and crew of all five films in the cult horror-comedy franchise reveal the stories behind the movies’ making in their own words, going into detail about life on the sets of some of the most fraught productions in cinema history, and the feuds, controversies, legal battles, and sackings that plagued the filmmakers.
Supported by dozens of cast and crew members including Dan O’Bannon, Linnea Quigley, Don Calfa, Brian Yuzna, Aimee Lynn Chadwick, William Butler, John Penny, Brian Peck, William Stout, William Munns, Ken Wiederhorn and many more, “The Complete History of the Return of the Living Dead” features hundreds of previously unreleased behind-the-scenes photographs and exclusive artwork. Bloody Disgusting has a sneak peak below…
This eye-catching, comprehensive and unique book is the ultimate celebration of The Return of the Living Dead franchise and all those who contributed to its creation.
Writer Christian Sellers is the deputy editor of GoreZone magazine, the UK’s biggest-selling monthly horror film publication, and runs a website dedicated to the ‘Return of the Living Dead’ series. Designer and researcher Gary Smart is a lifelong fan of ‘ROTLD’ and has amassed an extensive collection of memorabilia from the films. More recently, in liaison with actor Don Calfa, he has designed and produced a graphic novel entitled ‘The Revenge of the Living Dead’.
Before updating the video nasty Faces of Death, director Daniel Goldhaber and writer Isa Mazzei explored the dangers of online life in tech-thriller Cam, their feature debut that was acquired by Netflix in 2018 after making waves on the festival circuit.
At the end of last year, the Netflix exclusive quietly departed from the streaming platform, left without another streaming home.
It’s not an isolated story; Mike Flanagan’s Hush also left streaming entirely for a period until it was finally picked up on both physical media and other streaming services.
While the tech-thriller currently isn’t available to watch on Netflix, Tubi, Hulu, or any other platforms, that’s not a problem for Cam thanks to a very cool move by Goldhaber: the director has made his breakout film accessible to watch online for free via his website.
As his site notes: “CAM is unfortunately not currently available to view on any platforms, so you can watch it here if you like :).“
No subscriptions or fees necessary, just hit play.
Cam follows Alice (Madeline Brewer), who works as an online cam girl obsessed with her ranking on the cam site. The higher her ranking goes, the more it draws unwanted attention, and Alice soon finds herself replaced on her own show with a doppelganger.
Written by Mazzei, a former camgirl, it uses the horror thriller premise to examine the life of a sex worker; Alice’s career ambition is directly at odds with the shame it brings to her family, and how she tries to spare them from it by keeping them in the dark. It only compounds her danger when the doppelganger enters the equation in Goldhaber’s engaging thriller.
For a deep dive into the treacherous world of Cam, listen to Horror Queers’ episode on it now.
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