Masters of Horror Episode 3: Dance of the Dead
| Tweet | |
|
|
The Masters of Horror series on Showtime brings the top horror writers and directors together for a series of incredible one-hour features. The third episode, Dance of the Dead directed by Tobe Hooper brings a short story by Richard Matheson to life with Dancing Zombies!.
Written by The Zombie Master Lee Roberts
March 2, 2007
Original
air date: November 11, 2005
Directed by: Tobe Hooper
Written by: Richard Matheson
Short Story by: Richard Matheson
Starring:
Jonathan Tucker as Jak
Jessica Lowndes as Peggy
Marilyn Norry as Kate
Robert Englund as The M.C.
Synopsis: The recipe for Dance
of the Dead - Start with a post-apocalyptic society with
people just trying to make it day by day. Add one naïve
teenage female mixed with a handful of wild, drug-abusing, heavy music
listening teenagers. Put one over-protective mother to the side and add
in stages. Mix in a nightclub that caters to all sorts of indulgences. Dance
of the Dead sounds like something you have tasted before
until you add in the secret ingredient; Re-animated corpses (zombies)
that are forced to dance on stage for entertainment.
Thoughts: Whoever decided to team up Richard Matheson (I Am Legend) and Tobe Hooper (Texas Chainsaw Massacre) to create the Masters of Horror episode Dance of the Dead needs to receive a medal. Dance of the Dead is a great episode from concept to production. The acting is good, the directing is fabulous and Robert Englund adds a morbid authenticity to the story. Dancing zombies; what a riot. Questions or comments about Dance of the Dead? Contact us!
Take me to Masters of Horror main page!
Horror Movie Freaks is the FREE eZine from Best-Horror-Movies.com that will give you the new horror releases, the new horror news and the new horror reviews that you CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT!!
Subscribing is easy, painless and free.
Do it NOW!!
