Top 6 Reasons to Watch Invasion of the Undead

Our first feature film Invasion of the Undead is now available on Vimeo On Demand. Hesitant to check it out? Here are the top six reasons you should, taken from what reviewers have been digging about our movie.

(Warning: Many of these are spoilers but knowing them in advance should not deter from your enjoyment of the film.)


#6. Genre Mash-Up

Invasion isn't just a horror film- it mixes elements of horror, comedy, action and fantasy into one fast paced and fun adventure. Many viewers have compared it favorably to such diverse film and TV series as Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Big Trouble in Little China, Night of the Living Dead, The Evil Dead, Shaun of the Dead, Ghostbusters, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World and The Mighty Boosh.

#5. Zombies!

Admittedly zombies are getting really played out, especially in indie horror films, but Invasion switches things up by featuring traditional voodoo zombies (above) and the skeletal Sons of Z'athax (below). Neither are your typical Romero or Walking Dead-style ghouls... the former are actually good guys!

#4. Characters you actually care about

Desmond, Jake and Allison are not boring stereotypes- each has a unique personality and goals that will make you root for them in their battle against evil. Even when Jake loses his head he's still a valuable (and feisty) member of the team.

#3. Video game references

Invasion is inspired by retro video games just as much as it is by '80s horror, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the 'flicker' effect that occurs when the undead take damage, just like the enemies in an 8-bit Nintendo game. The final 'boss battle' between Desmond and Guysmiley is even prefaced with Zelda-style title cards.

We also made a retro Invasion of the Undead video game that's currently in beta; check out the trailer below or play it here.

#2. Stop motion monsters

Belle and the Sons of the Z'athax are hybrid stop-motion/live action creatures, but Z'athax, the demon at the heart of the undead invasion, is a Harryhausen-style animated monster that throws fireballs and resides in an alternate dimension.

#1. The sword fight

Invasion climaxes with a sword fight between the heroic Desmond (Greg Garrison) and the nefarious undead leader Guysmiley (Nathan DeRussy). Greg and Nathan trained for six months to bring this scene to life, and their fight is further enhanced by Star Wars-style color-coded lens flares and kickass rock music composed by Hsiang-Ming Wen of BABY BABY.



These are our top five reasons to watch Invasion of the Undead, but don't take our word for it- read the original reviews we compiled these from and decide for yourself:

Horror Society
Legless Corpse
Bloody Pit of Horror
Disturbing Films
We Heart Horror
Reel Bloody
The Rotting Zombie

Invasion of the Undead is currently only available at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/invasion. If you watched the film from a torrent or a pirate movie site and enjoyed it, please rent or buy it from our Vimeo page... we are not a Hollywood studio by any means and a lot of hard work, time and passion went into making this film (check out our old blog posts for a detailed timeline of Invasion's production). As always, thank you for reading!