interaction among amateur actors, leaving it scattered and directionless. It lacks sustained tension and resolution, and directs too much energy away from its fascinating conceptual possibilities in favor of trite exploitation concerns". John Patterson, in an analysis of the film for Dread Central, identifies queer themes in the film. In Patterson's analysis, the zombies represent a challenge to the social order, including heteronormative concepts of sex and gender, and Susan lashes out at them so violently because she fears this change. It won the best independent film award at the 1995 Fantafestival. References External links 1994 films 1994 horror films American zombie films American independent films Camcorder films Films about death Films directed by Scooter McCrae 1990s English-language films 1990s American films