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HORROR POSSUM She speaks her mind, in five words or less. Her verdict: "Good, but silly ending".

HIDE AND CREEP (2005) Directors: Chuck Hartsell and Chance Shirley. Hacktors: Kyle Holman, Barry Austin, Chuck Hartsell. Rating/5: The lowdown: It's basically Shaun Of The Dead, relocated to America's South. A posse of panda-faced zombies hit a small town named Thorsby: among the inhabitants facing them are a video shop clerk, a gun-nut and a naked man who may or may not have been abducted by a flying saucer. Good points: This horror-comedy has a good feel to it. Unlike Shaun Of The Dead, it never comes close to evoking any sense of real dangers or mounting a surprise attack on the emotions. Hide And Creep's main agenda is having a good-time, juxtaposing a zombie attack with the laidback, BBQ-munchin' Southern lifestyle. There are some amusing twists on zombie lore - especially the walking stiffs being afraid of the dark! While the gore's similarly laidback for the most part, you'll find a couple of juicy moments, such as one man having his brains ripped out of the back of his head, in time-honoured Lucio Fulci fashion. Bad points: While Hide And Creep is perfectly enjoyable and often raises a laugh, the humour tends to be fairly gentle. It never quite scales the peaks of either hilarity or horror. From time to time, it just doesn't work and certainly doesn't have the resources to present a convincing undead assault on a town - no matter how small that town may be. The ending, too, is of the whoops-we're-out-of-money variety. Overall: Good gory fun, in spite of its limitations. DVD Extras: A behind-the-scenes featurette, a short film named Birthday Call, a feature commentary from Chuck Hartsell and Chance Shirley and trailers. Audio is both Dolby 5.1 and 2.0, while the picture presentation is lovely widescreen. Release Date: Out now in the States on Asylum. No UK release as yet. [Check it out at Amazon US] [Reviews Menu] [Home] © Copyright Slasherama 2002-present