Zombie Island
Three friends on spring break in a foreign country charter a boat to a remote island where it’s rumored that you can freely hunt zombies. However, what starts out as a fun real-life video game, turns a little too real. The question then becomes “who’s hunting who?”
AWARDS
Spooky Movie Festival 2006 – Festival of Horror “Best of” DVD Selection
Tabloid Witch Awards 2006 – Honorable Mention
FESTIVALS
London Independent Film Festival 2008
Another Hole In The Head Film Festival 2007
Silverlake Short Film Festival 2007
Spooky Movie Film Festival 2007
Independent Film Festival Y’all North Texas 2007
Night of Horrors Film Festival 2007 (Sydney, Australia)
Hollywood DV Film Festival 2007
Tabloid Witch Awards 2006
REVIEWS
“This was by far my favorite film in the collection. Like a great horror comedy, the focus here is on the horror with the humorous situations arising out of the terror.” (continue reading)
- Mike Everleth, Badlit.com
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“Whirity’s low budget zom-com is funny, creepy, and worth the time spent. It’s one of the more competent indie zombie movies I’ve seen in a while…” (continue reading)
- Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed
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“Zombies remain popular with horror filmmakers, resulting in an unfortunate glut of entries with little originality or artistry. So if you’re gonna submit a zombie film, you’d best think real hard about how to stand out from the pack. Zombie Island goes that extra mile. Running at only 12 minutes, its story offers an original twist on zombies, and its visuals tell that story with polish, and even a darkly brooding beauty.”(continue reading)
- Thomas M. Sipos, Hollywood Investigator