Messiah Of Evil: Zombie Movie Or Not?
Where do we draw the line on what is and what is not a zombie movie? We just can’t decide on our own, so every Monday we’ll post a new movie to be debated by, you, our readers and ask the question: Zombie Movie Or Not? Every Sunday we’ll post our findings and possibly strike that movie off our Zombie Movie List. The week should give you enough time to rent the movie if need be or you desire.
What every reader must keep in mind is that there are two basic types of zombie that every zombie movie based off of - the Voodoo Zombie and the Romero Zombie. The Voodoo Zombie, while not always raised by Voodoo necessarily, is basically a person, either undead or entranced, that is controlled by a person or entity for the purpose of completing tasks, often killing. Romero Zombies are basically mindless, flesh-eating undead whose bite will turn victims into zombies. Now, not all movies adhere to all of these rules, but if the basics are there, you got a zombie movie.
This weeks debate is over Mesiah Of Evil (1973) Directed by William Huyck
IS: They’re a flesh hungry horde of white-faced zombies. This screams zombie movie.
IS NOT: They’re not necessarily dead, undead or zombies. Maybe in the sense of being a mob of drones, but there’s never anything said in the movie about them being zombies or undead or anything. They’re just a mob of white-faced jerks.
Now it’s up to you, reader. What do you think? Messiah Of Evil: Zombie Movie Or Not?
i say yes.zombie movie
I personally had a problem just figuring out what was going on in the movie. First there was this creepy albino guy with bodies in his truck, then there’s a ton of pale-faced towns folk creepin’ about. I guess I’d go for zombie movie for lack of a better way to describe what’s going on in the movie.
Zombie movie without a doubt. Alternate titles for this movie (listed imdb( are: Dead People, Revenge of the Screaming Dead, and The Second Coming. Undead status not indicated?
And the great thing about this movie is that it’s art house, and feels very early giallo, like it cross-influences Argento and Fulci.