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A different type of movie starring Giles Aspen as Mark, the main character and his girlfriend Ellen Softley as Sarah. No one else is listed on the cast and credits, but then again, most of the people were nothing but victims anyway.

Mark, your average, clean-cut student lives with his lady fair, Sarah, and must make a trip back into the woods to obtain samples for his college project. Leaving, he and the missus have a horrific fight and both separate
angry at each other. While schlepping through the woods, Mark discovers what he thinks is a deserted house but finds when he enters a few dead bodies and a woman in the throes of agony.

Gathering her into his arms to take her for help, she latches onto his neck and takes a big bite - poor Mark becomes afflicted with the deadly Zombie virus and his body quickly starts to degenerate. He wanders for some time,
while Sarah is back home wondering what happened to him.

Months later, he resurfaces in their hometown, he avoids her because he knows his fate and does not wish to inflict her with the virus, but he cannot forget her. Indeed, he often sits on his bed, daydreaming of her, holding her picture in his hand and - uh, hmmmm, uh - pleasures himself. So, see, sometimes there is a little comedy in most monster flicks.

Anyway, things begin to pretty much start sliding swiftly downhill for Mark, so he decides to chronicle his fall into madness. In the meantime, Sarah still sits at home, wondering where he has gone off to, finding companionship
with their best friend. There are flashes between Sarah's life now, Mark's life now, and their life in the past together. Rather an interesting take on the subject. The entire movie is done in a sort of diary form, with the participants being interviewed and Mark recounting and recording his tale on a tape recorder.

It's a fairly disgusting movie, although the photography is somewhat decent. It was filmed in England, so there is the problem of following the slang dialogue a little, as well as understanding their lifestyles. I found the story, rather Mark's narration of the story, to be a little like Interview With A Vampire, as he leads you through his pain of becoming.

While I found parts of it rather unsettling, I think the general premise of the story was a decent one. I liked his chronicle and the idea of it. I did NOT like the Zombie scenes where he picked up his ‘dinner' and brought it home. You kind of feel sorry for Mark. It wasn't something he pursued or something he wanted. He was an unwilling victim.

It is almost painful watching him slowly descend into the Hell his life had become, often apologizing to his victims. And to watch him suffer with the pain being
racked on his body. I just wish they would have left some of the gore out .....ewwwwww!

The ending was very good, in fact I enjoyed it enough to watch the movie again just so the ending would have the power it did the first time. Surprisingly, it made me cry, unusual for a monster movie I would think. If you can sit through the movie without losing your popcorn, it is well worth it for the final scenes.

Written, directed and produced by Andrew Parkison. Makeup by Paul Hyett, released by Lost Films.



Recommended: Yes

Viewing Format: VHS
Video Occasion: Good for a Rainy Day
Suitability For Children: Not suitable for Children of any age