ZOMBIE CULT MASSACRE

Zombie Cult Massacre
Written and Directed by Jeff Dunn
Review by Eve Blaack
Marvin (Michael Botouchis) and Sally (Lani Ford) are taking a trip and run into a little problem. Literally. When they get out of the car to see who or what they hit, the zombie attack is on. After being rescued by militant religious cult members (but not before Marvin is bitten), they are taken to the cult compound run by Jeffrey (Robert Elkins), a Jim Jones-Waco type wannabe. The film goes off in many directions: Marvin is given drugs to keep him from turning into a zombie from the camp's mad Dr. Lenny (Duffy Hudson, who does vile things to the zombies he has caged); Marvin is rescued from becoming one of the walking dead, but has hallucinations and the side effects turn him into a religious fanatic wanting to take over the compound and save everyone's souls.
Meanwhile, Sally has been inducted into the group. The cult is held prisoner not only by Jeffrey's power hungry brainwashing, but surrounded by zombies trying to break into the compound through the wire fence (the only thing keeping them out). Other components include cult members trying to regain their freedom, Marvin losing his mind (he has conversations with a tv-aholic Satan) and taking over, Jeffries quest for control, and bikers out for revenge.
This is a low budget gore fest at its best. Jeff Dunn has made a film many filmmakers strive to. Zombie Cult Massacre is a horror ride that qualifies to be on my list of great filmmaking. It has a lot of walking dead elements we look for, with makeup and effects done by Jim Van Bebber, who has a style that is raw, effective and in your face. If you are a bloodhound as I am, then you will love this. This film is packed with gore surpassing all my expectations.
As I sit and write this, my mind quivers with satisfaction at the memory of this cinematic fantasy. The corporal punishment of children, orgies, bare breasted woman, too many bodies to count, devoured limbs, brain bashing, fetus eating, breast devouring, flesh ripping eye candy is only a sample of the things you will enjoy or love to hate. The entire film is a build up to a suprisingly climactic ending. I sometimes find that a film spends over an hour building itself up only to let you down, but ZCM raises you up then kicks your ass while you are there and you embrace the pain it delivers.
Jeff Dunn has transferred his passion of all the great zombie classics he obviously loves to film, and I can only hope this is one day treasured for what it is. A zombie classic.