The Dead Next Door Extras: "The Flesh Eater" Short Film (1979)
The Dead Next Door (Ultimate Edition Bundle) • 2m 47s
Director J.R. Bookwalter's first crack at zombies came with this silent Super-8mm short film shot in 1979 on his 13th birthday. (Future makeup effects artists David P. Barton gave the gift of a film cartridge, which the pair decided to put to immediate use.)
Includes all-new commentary by Bookwalter and his six-year-old son Benjamin recorded in 2015!
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