Lethal Effects

Sir Crow I feel your pain in this write so masterfully scribed..

hugs and love Crim

Thanks Crim!  I could use a higher budget and some computer graphic imaging to make it through the day.

What a great little piece Crow. Love the campy old Zombie films, hate the new. They made the first of the old on something around 100, thou, probobly spend that on one actor now.
Casting a black man back then was v controversial.
Great stuff Crow. Love your work, adore you muuaagh💋

💋Jennifer

It's also interesting that "Night of the Living Dead" was considered garbage by most "reputable" film critics when it was first released back in '68.  They obviously changed their tune over the years.  "The Walking Dead" is a great show, but I also prefer the older, lower-tech zombie films, particularly Romero's.  Horror films in general play far too much with gore and make up effects to the detriment of solid writing and character development.  The psychological aspect, how the characters cope, is a hell of a lot more interesting than corpses munching entrails.  

Yeah, i agree. I dig the old slasher films, zombie movies, humour to it, and a quality thats just not in the scary stuff now. If it were more about the psych effects, i would be down. Just get tired of the shoot em cut em decapitate em and still taking themselves so seriously.  
Ive enjoyed bits of Walking Dead, as a whole the noise and violence wears mih nerves. Romeros friends and fam would play extras to cut budget, there is a great documentary on him on netflix T, you should watch.  Gettin old Crow lol

Remarkable. Loved it. I smiled and shook my head several times. Definitely a good read.

Thanks Hedons.  I'm glad you enjoyed.

Excellent scribe Crow...  
loves you doll!!!
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Jackie xoxoxxo

Thank you Jackie.  Love you too!

I guess after playing a Zombie for so long, it actually starts to rub off on you (well, that's my opinion, anyways). . .I guess it's that time of year again for everything that is a walking dead. . .Impressive ink, Mr. Fly. . .xo, Devlin;)

Yes, it seems like Halloween's just around the corner again.  Time fries!  Thanks Devlin.

The struggle is very real, Crow...<3  Great write my friend.:)

Thanks Lady!  Sometimes the special effects are shaky at best.  The reality's often a lot scarier anyway.

Sometimes the Shady B movie wins with me. :)

Sad....the rise...and fall of the (original) zombie genre.......

Unfortunate, how all those "B" grade, black-and-whites, that permitted the audience to exercise at least a bit of their imagination, lost out to all the graphic gore of those hightech pics!

Crowfly, my friend, this piece provides the readers/fans nostalgic sympathy for the fallen star of those early days....and a longing for those original films!

here's to white grease paint.....charcoal....and the Zombie Shuffle......and to you as well!!

SL`AINTE!!

Creatively Crafted!  

Thanks Enchantress!  I love the films of Val Lewton (the original "Cat People"), "The Innocents" and the original version of "The Haunting."  Those were beautifully crafted and really did allow the audience to use their imaginations.  What's implied is much more frightening than special effects and clichés.  

Used to love Christopher Lee but its a tired old line now...just pretty faces. Like Pattinson.:) Crowfly always love your write.

I was a big fan of the late Christopher Lee (the best Dracula, in my opinion) and Peter Cushing.  The Hammer productions made the most of a modest budget.  Thanks Grace!

I'll skip the walking dead cult & get my fright from Dracula, Frankenstein's monster & Chaney as WolfMan, the true classics,,,

I agree.  I can do without the blood, gore and excess.  The older films had style and class.  Thanks John!  

Some of the new ones are quite good, largely because of solid writing.  "Insidious", "Sinister" and "Cabin In the Woods" are three relatively recent ones that stand out.  Thanks Taryn!

Amazing title play here misters.. the depths of your gory 'brain[s]' ..know No bounds..;) grin*

"Post-apocalyptic hues of reds and blues
And appendages dropping in the dust"
~tried to stifle my smirk at thought of arms splatting in wet thud.. but you lol'ed me..ty..

"But the flesh is weak
Left in the wake of a crumbling star."
~even taken from the context here.. this last set is a wrenching somber verse & makes a solid ending!

Cannot help but put a lil squeaked vote in fer "The Birds"..soo funny while creeping me out. plus we may
needs tussle fer Bela Lugosi as 'Count Dracula' [1927]..- classic- 'no jump-scare' in b&w..I can safely luvitt ;)
enjoyed greatly dear Crow.. you are in your poetic element here!
~d

Better than any film review. Stars in these kinds of films are meant to die. Enjoyed this one Crow.