I was surprised when I first saw this film. I thought it'd be a mean-spirited, spurting gore-for-the-sake-of-gore filled romp. It's not. This first film from Fangoria isn't lighthearted, but it actually tries for sympathy...and gets it. Giles Aspen plays Mark, a man who is bit by a zombie while on some kind of scientific expedition. Slowly, he starts to crave human flesh and get horribly violent convulsions if he goes long enough without it. This creates the feeling that he is an unwitting killer, and not someone that WANTS to kill. His convulsions push him to kill, thus also eliminating the mean-spirited factor in this film. This film raises some questions, like "Why don't his victims come back from the dead?", but I didn't care. I think it's a good zombie film and well executed. It also has a good music score, which the director did. Now, don't take it the wrong way, there is gore, but none of it spurts out. It's just blood gel. It can be hard to find, but I found it at Hollywood Video to rent. Hollywood also carries the second film in the Fangoria movie series, Lady of the Lake, which I haven't seen yet, but plan to. I don't think it'll be as good as this, though.
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