A quirky semi-zombie tale about a group of friends going to a wedding in their RV. They stop for the night at a quaint little bed and breakfast. After pissing off the residents, they settle in for the night, only to find out that one of the caretakers, the chef, has been murdered. The reasons for his death are not concretely known and are guessed at by the guests. Then, the owner, David Carradine, kicks the bucket, seemingly the victim of a heart attack.
What follows is a rather unusual attempt to bridge zombies and Eastern mysticism with a magic "soul box" controlling most of the small town's inhabitants and sending them out to siege warfare against the bed and breakfast where the surviving members of the RV crew, the sheriff, and a mysterious drifter must build makeshift weapons(the pipe guns are particularly effective) to defend their domain from wisecracking possessed townsfolk lead by one of the RV peeps.
Horror hounds will find references to other horror films, subtle and not so, such as Psycho, The Burning, Evil Dead, and Braindead/Dead Alive peppered throughout. The comedy doesn't always hit the mark, but the gore effects are pretty outstanding. I was also reminded of Kill Bill since not only was David Carradine present, but Ever Carradine reminded me of Uma Thurman in a way, and Portia is referred to as "The Bride" in the credits. I don't know if this was intentional or not, but it probably was. The film is rounded out with an eclectic musical soundtrack and a rather unnecessary though amusing country-western bard who appears now and again to tell us the obvious in song.
Some of the editing was rough, and certain cuts to actors' faces seemed botched or inappropriate at times. Still, you will find a lot to enjoy about this flick if you like zombie-ish films or plenty of gore. I'm willing to overlook the few flaws of the film since the producers heaped a giant helping of exploding heads and chainsaw slashings onto my plate.
What follows is a rather unusual attempt to bridge zombies and Eastern mysticism with a magic "soul box" controlling most of the small town's inhabitants and sending them out to siege warfare against the bed and breakfast where the surviving members of the RV crew, the sheriff, and a mysterious drifter must build makeshift weapons(the pipe guns are particularly effective) to defend their domain from wisecracking possessed townsfolk lead by one of the RV peeps.
Horror hounds will find references to other horror films, subtle and not so, such as Psycho, The Burning, Evil Dead, and Braindead/Dead Alive peppered throughout. The comedy doesn't always hit the mark, but the gore effects are pretty outstanding. I was also reminded of Kill Bill since not only was David Carradine present, but Ever Carradine reminded me of Uma Thurman in a way, and Portia is referred to as "The Bride" in the credits. I don't know if this was intentional or not, but it probably was. The film is rounded out with an eclectic musical soundtrack and a rather unnecessary though amusing country-western bard who appears now and again to tell us the obvious in song.
Some of the editing was rough, and certain cuts to actors' faces seemed botched or inappropriate at times. Still, you will find a lot to enjoy about this flick if you like zombie-ish films or plenty of gore. I'm willing to overlook the few flaws of the film since the producers heaped a giant helping of exploding heads and chainsaw slashings onto my plate.