October 19, 2018
Written by: Phil Ivanusic, Davila LeBlanc, Peter Ricq
Starring: Matthew Nelson-Mahood, Lizzie Boys, Gabriel LaBelle
Quote: "You cannot shotgun what you can't see, dumbass."
Trivia: Finn Wolfhard of Stranger Things (2016) and It (2017) fame starred in the proof of concept trailer for the film's Kickstarter campaign video.
Dead Shack is a comedy horror that intermixes these two influences into a very unique blend. The comedy is mostly really light (although there is a handful of dark comedy thrown in) and juxtaposed next to the brutal gore and violence, it gives the film an odd quality. Many previous reviews have already commented negatively on this aspect of the film, however I liked it. It reminds me of Sam Raimi's use of comedy in Evil Dead 2. While the movie is a zombie film, it is the banter between the characters, especially Roger and his son Colin that are most memorable in the film. Their exchanges, and the dialogue as a whole, are so seamless that it almost seems like they're doing improv. The gore is extreme, the story original, and the soundtrack is absolutely on point.
