With his third slasher, director Troy Escamilla ( Party Night, Mrs. If you’re like me, the only question you’ll have the entire time is, who’s going to be the last man standing, the gay guy or the gorgeous Black guy? For me, the final act is the most exciting part, with a disorienting slow strobing light effect as the zombies infiltrate the dark house. The little girl with the garden tool scene is intact, but there’s just no topping the way it’s presented in the original film. For instance, the self-centered asshole is an anti-gay religious nut this time, something not surprising in bringing the character into the new millennium. There’s also some updating to provide social commentary in a queer context.
It’s never quite explained why this happens, but I found that it added a little something different to the worn out zombie genre, and the effect reminded me of the ghostly pirates in The Fog. Most notably different is that the zombies’ eyes glow. There are minor changes in the details, but if you’ve seen the original (who hasn’t?), you know what to expect. Understand that Roger plays the role just as she did, with the character basically being helpless, useless, and in a daze for most of the film, so if you’re looking for a gay horror hero character, this ain’t it. Night of the Living Dead gets slightly reimagined, with scream queen Roger Conners, who directs and stars, playing the Judith O’Dea character as a gay man. The comic timing of all four actors is perfect, thanks in part to the fact that the writing suddenly gets much quicker and smarter. However, it finds its rhythm when Halloween hits and the couple tries to exorcise the ghosts. Initially the humor felt dated, cliché, and corny to me.
Not to be confused with the French film Poltergay, this is…sort of a brief take on the same plot.Ī straight, religious couple moves into a new home and quickly discovers there are a couple of gay ghosts in the house. Running a little over 15 minutes long, this silly little short film is a good warm up for this gay horror marathon. zombies in my latest marathon, which lands some new films on both the homo horror movies page and the does the gay guy die? page.