By Today’s to-do list:
1. Prove zombie movies are mostly annoying factorial fiction that won’t stop until they’ve tried every genre at least once or twenty times.
2. Prove we haven’t had a good football movie since Remember the Titans.
A-ha! I can kill two birds with one stone in this article, then watch the birds turn into zombies, then shoot both birds in the head, then grill the birds for dinner, and call it a night. In case you’re the mindless and marauding fan of all things zombie related, read on for the plot description of Play Dead, the Ryan Brown novel that won a bidding war to be turned into this movie. Yes, people actually paid someone for this idea. Maybe I could get paid for my zombie birds Hitchcock remake idea?
Today's to-do list:
1. Prove zombie movies are mostly annoying factorial fiction that won't stop until they've tried every genre at least once or twenty times.
2. Prove we haven't had a good football movie since Remember the Titans.
A-ha! I can kill two birds with one stone in this article, then watch the birds turn into zombies, then shoot both birds in the head, then grill the birds for dinner, and call it a night. In case you're the mindless and marauding fan of all things zombie related, read on for the plot description of Play Dead, the Ryan Brown novel that won a bidding war to be turned into this movie. Yes, people actually paid someone for this idea. Maybe I could get paid for my zombie birds Hitchcock remake idea?
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From the book's blurb on Amazon:
Two cultural obsessions collide head-on in this fast-paced, thrilling, and terribly funny debut by former actor Brown. In the sleepy town of Killington, Tex., the local high school's football team is having its best season in decades thanks to the efforts of quarterback Cole Logan. Afraid of losing the district championship, the rival Elmwood team sends the Killington bus into a river, drowning everyone on the team except Cole and the coach. Only local witch and football fan Black Mona can raise the players from the dead in time for the game, but if they keep stopping to eat people, they might miss it. Brown handily mixes elements of horror, coming-of-age sweetness, and gore-soaked comedy into a tale that satisfies the same fascination with sports and bloodlust that it cleverly and thoughtfully critiques.
Kill me now. If I can't beat 'em, I may as well join them and become a zombie so I can star in the next zombie movie: Zombies Kill All Zombie Authors With No Exceptions.
[Via Variety]