The Masters of Horror Episode 3: Dance
of the Dead
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.
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