OK, it's not "Night of the Living Dead" (but then again, what is?), but it's not THE worst movie I've ever seen. The acting wasn't TOO bad--the WRITING, however, left a lot to be desired. The camera work was kinda poor--I could have done without the reflection of the actor's faces in several instances, and it looked like they were going for the "Blair Witch" effect by having the actors run while holding the camera on their own faces--never a good move, especially by amateurs. I was especially surprised to learn this was made in 2001--having indulged myself in relatively recent "MST3K" DVD's, it looked like it was made either A. in the late 70's, or B. by a college video club. I did enjoy the stories, however, surprisingly enough. A writer gets lost on the way to a remote town famous for its ghost stories, and picks up a mysterious hitchhiker on the way. When they stop "to rest a spell", he tells her (I only counted 2?) stories of horrible deaths connected with the town. That part is predictable enough, but the stories the hitchhiker tells are pretty good. If this were given to a more professional cast and crew, it might rise up to the level of "Creepshow"--maybe. The ending made absolutely no sense, sadly, and it ended too soon. I watched the "2-D" version, and it was over in less than 1.25 hours, and the hitchhiker only told two stories. If the third was supposed to be "the wraparound" story, that was pretty lame. I wouldn't run out and buy it, but it's not as bad as most MST3K fodder.
Review of The Zombie Chronicles
