#wyrmwood: road of the dead

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Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014)

Directed by Kiah Roache-Turner

Cinematography by Tim Nagle

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SUMMARY: A survivor of a zombie plague prepares to slash his way through a horde of sinister soldiers and ravenous monsters to rescue his kidnapped sister.

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(Re) W A T C H I N G

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Screen Australia Studio Canal Wyrmwood Road Of The Dead 2014 Movie Review Finale Part 3

Uhh… Help! Movie Police! Someone Stole An Entire Scene!So the lady who is Brooke? Really is Brooke!! Uhh… Wait what? Apparently we are kinda missing an entire scene here! Mainly the scene where Barry and Bud shows up at the military facility, kill their way through the scientist’s bodyguards, and frees Brooke! I’m assuming that’s why the scientist chewed up all that scenery when he did! He knew…

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Hiii beautiful Cipher!

Recently we were able to watch Nope and absolutely loved it!! Her at home we have a couple of roommates who are not really into horror but Nope worked for them as it is a horror that feels like a western/sci-fi.

So we come to you asking for recommendations on horror movies that work that way.

Nope is kind of a tough act to follow, because it's one of those movies that hits on all levels - story, subtext, character, plot, cinematography. You name it, and Nope knocked it out of the park. So, tempered expectations, there's nothing else which will hit quite the same, I think.

Two movies I think are quite good and complimentary are Prey and Tremors. Tremors in particular comes pretty close to the same scifi western monster movie vibe of Nope, including a pretty similar pace and similar plot beats. While it doesn't quite aim as high as Nope, it's a classic of the horror genre for a good reason, and a whole lot of fun. It leans more into humor, although it's firmly a horror movie. If you or your friends somehow never heard of it, and you don't have "hard out" triggers, my advice is go in fully blind because much like Nope it has a lot of enjoyable twists. Some triggers I'd add would be animal death (sheep), fear of heights, child in danger, and obviously fear of earthquakes or similar.

Prey was all over Tumblr so I don't think I need to add a whole lot. It's one of the movies in the Predator series, and easily one of the best. The original Predator could also work to compliment Nope, but I think Prey fits it better. Watch it in the Comanche dub obviously. It's more of a departure from being directly a Western movie but syncs up enough to fit the vibe and it's likely to find a similar positive reception with anyone who enjoyed Nope thanks to the way it balances character, story, and action while using a deft but light touch with the horror element. This is one that's not really much for twists and turns so ahead and go nuts at doesthedogdie.com if you wanna.

A few others that mash-up horror, science fiction, and western movie tropes or themes, but which don't compliment Nope as well, are Pitch Black, Turbo Kid, and Prisoners Of The Ghostland. Pitch Black is from back in Vin Diesel's early days, and feels like something right in between Aliens and Firefly. It's a low stakes, mid-budget monster movie that doesn't reinvent anything but makes for a fun ride. Turbo Kid is a retro 80s movie more than western per se, which imho leans too hard on the style and not enough on the characters, but it's full of weird mechanical devices and showdowns and standoffs. Prisoners of the Ghostland is something fully different than Nope, but it mashes up the western and samurai genres along with post apocalypse themes and an overall dreamy surrealism that puts it more in line with Mad God. But it sure is scifi western horror, kind of. Content warning: Nicholas Cage.

If we get a little further outside the western area, there's definitely some other films that are a good follow up for Nope. Immediately to mind is the spectacular scifi horror movie Attack the Block. It's another great movie to in blind on if you can, not so much for specific plot twists, as purely the story unfolding is so good and so fun that getting to enjoy it unspoiled is deeply satisfying. It's a fantastic bit of humans versus aliens that illustrates how to masterfully take a very conventional story and tell it in a way so unique that it feels new each time you watch it.

Related and tangential to the western movie is the apocalypse road trip movie, aka the Mad Max genre. One of my favorites is the little seen 80s movie but released in the 90s Highway To Hell. It's a curious bit of film with some bits that aged poorly, but for the most part it's surprisingly smart and chock full of iconic moments, including racing the devil for a soul. More recently I would suggest the Wyrmwood movies (Road of the Dead and Apocalypse), as absolutely balls out zombie movies like nothing you've seen, unless you like Z Nation, but even then they're still unique. In particular Wyrmwood Apocalypse has some of the western movie vibes, but it's uniquely bizarre in execution.

Lastly I wanna give a shout-out to Red Hill, which is not science fiction or horror, but is a banger of a modern day western movie, particularly with how it tricks the viewer into the idea that it's heading one way and then, well... something quite a bit else.

[brokehorrorfan]

Sting will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on July 30 via Well Go USA. The 2024 creature feature is available on VOD today and hits Digital on May 30.

Kiah Roache-Turner (Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead) writes and directs. Alyla Browne, Penelope Mitchell, Ryan Corr, and Jermaine Fowler star. WETA Workshop (The Lord of the Rings, Krampus) designed the creature.

Special features are listed below.

Special features:

Creating the Monster featurette

The Director featurette

The Cast featurette

Trailer

After raising an unnervingly talented spider in secret, 12-year-old Charlotte (Alyla Browne) must face the facts about her pet—and fight for her family’s survival—when the once-charming creature rapidly transforms into a giant, flesh-eating monster.

Pre-order Sting.

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I'll take one horror movie to go, please and thank you.

haha wyrmwood: road of the dead (2014)

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Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2015)

The ads for the recent horror comedy Wyrmood: Road of the Dead had me expecting a low budget, “sweded” version of Mad Max: Road Warrior, not necessarily because it was filmed in Australia or included the word “Road” in its title, but because of the film’s costume design. The characters were shown suited up in makeshift armor composed of protective sporting gear like hockey masks & football pads,…

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STING Giant spider from space! Two trailers and a new clip!

‘Terror has a new home’ Sting is a 2024 horror film about an alien egg that produces a ravenous supersized spider with a taste for human flesh. Written and directed by Kiah Roache-Turner (Beast of War; Wyrmwood: Apocalypse; Nekrotronic; Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead). Produced by Chris Brown, Jamie Hilton and Michael Pontin. Executive produced by Will Gammon, Mark Gooder, Diana Le Dean, Martin Metz,…

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Revisit of a fresh take on zombie flix from 2015. #jackmeatsflix

https://jackmeat.wixsite.com/jackmeat/post/wyrmwood-road-of-the-dead-2015

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Wyrmwood

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Screen Australia Studio Canal Wyrmwood Road Of The Dead 2014 Movie Review Part 2

Lore So Specific You’ll Kill The X Button Beating On It!Uhhh… Look, I like me a great of fresh air innovative movie as much as the next reviewer. But the lore of this movie is so specific it’s as if the brothers who made this movie were the deities of this world! No seriously! Try to explain to me the logic of this lore once you hear it! I bet you cant! Anyway it’s becoming clear that our mad…

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Horror meme! 🔮?

Since two people asked 🔮= coolest concept for a horror film you've seen?

First I think we need to acknowledge that if a concept is cool enough it becomes a classic in and of itself (ie Night of the Living Dead, Alien, The Thing, Exorcist). Plus there's different kinds of concepts, and the question of success versus failure. I'm going to throw a few that I think are amazing concepts that succeeded as finished movies.

Some Kind of Hate: Probable the best poltergeist haunting movie - the spirit of a wrongfully killed girl, who was being abused due to her self harm / cutting habit, returns as a vengeful spirit where any harm she does to her indestructible undead body happens to her very mortal and slice-able victims. It works as a potent metaphor, as a deeply sorrowful and horrifying haunting, and in general as a solid movie themed around abuse directed at children.

Attack the Block - While technically this is a classic, it still manages to be underappreciated. In general the story idea is great, but a stand out concept is the void of light alien designs. They are a master class on making a monster that is both dirt simple for a low budget while being iconic and devastatingly effective. The rest of the movie is infinitely watchable and filled to the brim with delight.

Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead / Apocalypse - Two zombie movies for one with a very simple concept: zombie powered cars. Movies which do not understand the concept of "tone it down."

Final Girl - There are lots of high concept takes on the "rules of slashers" genre, and I'm suggesting this one because I haven't seen anything quite like it. The concept is an orphan trained from a young age for one purpose: to be the final girl that takes out slashers. Very stylish and, unlike most others of this type, doesn't play for laughs. It's got a serious tone and makes it work. While "person trains hard to kill some unsuspecting marks" doesn't seem like it would be suspenseful or satisfying, it is.

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Your biggest fear gets bigger in Sting. The 2024 Australian creature feature will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on July 30.

Broke Horror Fan is giving away three copies of Stting on Blu-ray. To enter, email brokehorrorfan@gmail.com with STING in the subject line. In the body, include your name and mailing address.

One entry permitted per address. This contest is open to US residents only. Three winners will be randomly drawn next week.

Kiah Roache-Turner (Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead) writes and directs. Alyla Browne, Penelope Mitchell, Ryan Corr, and Jermaine Fowler star. WETA Workshop (The Lord of the Rings, Krampus) designed the creature.

After raising an unnervingly talented spider in secret, 12-year-old Charlotte (Alyla Browne) must face the facts about her pet—and fight for her family’s survival—when the once-charming creature rapidly transforms into a giant, flesh-eating monster.