Craig DiLouie's Apocalyptic Horror Fiction

This one looks promising in the comedy vein of the growing zombie film genre: DEADHEADS, a film about two men who wake up to discover they’ve been dead for years, they’re zombies, and unlike other zombies, they can still think, talk and feel like they did when they were alive. Oh, and they take a road trip. Check out the trailer below.

Rob Zombie provides a thoughtful introduction to one of George Romero’s greatest films, THE CRAZIES. Check it out below.

I really enjoyed watching CONTAGION, a film about what a bird flu pandemic would look like in the United States. It always amazed me how a single case of a novel virus–patient zero–could potentially infect billions in a matter of months–so much so I wrote a book about it called THE THIN WHITE LINE, published in 2009. This novel, the one book I self published, reads like a history of a pandemic that has already occurred in 2012, and is written after the fact. The product of intense research, it explores all aspects of what a pandemic would look like and how the government would respond to it, focusing on my adopted country of Canada, but with experiences applicable to virtually any country with a modern healthcare system. CONTAGION plays much like my book–light on human drama while being heavy on the shock of seeing something very possible, and incredibly destructive, unfold right in your area, while the tasks of survival slowly infiltrate and come to dominate your daily routines. I loved how the movie respects our intelligence, and treats its viewers like grownups. The result is a very realistic portrayal of how a pandemic might occur. If it did, the world may not end, but it will definitely feel like it. Highly recommended.

Robert Neville’s video log of his 1001th day alone in New York City with the infected in I AM LEGEND.

In SOUND OF MY VOICE, a documentary film-making couple decide to infiltrate a mysterious group led by a young woman who claims to have come from the future, intent on exposing her cult as a sham. I’m looking forward to this one. Trailer follows.

Here’s another:

PATIENT ZERO is a new horror film that’s been racking up a lot of recognition on the festival circuit. The synopsis on the official website is vague but the trailer reminded me a lot of WARNING SIGN (1985), which I thought was great. I’m going to keep my eye on this one for when it becomes available. Trailer follows.

In DISCURSION, a normal life lived by Cassie Becker is derailed after a chemical attack creates a zombie plague, destroying the normal world she once knew, and turning the people she once loved into homicidal maniacs. Now she must adapt and fight to survive to reunite with her fiance. Trailer follows.

It must be 2012, the Christmas of apocalyptic films. Starring Willem Defoe, 4:44 LAST DAY ON EARTH joins the recent slate of apocalyptic movies with an artistic look at a couple’s response to the understanding that the world will end at 4:44 AM tomorrow. Looks great. Check it out in theaters starting March 23. Trailer follows.

In ANOTHER WORLD, a biological warfare program goes wrong, turning a majority of humanity into homicidal maniacs. Five people representing different walks of life and moral points of view must try to work together to survive. Trailer follows.

In BLOODWORK, two friends sign up for a two-week pharmaceutical test in an isolated facility to earn a little extra cash over the Christmas holidays, and find themselves subjected to a bizarre series of tests. As order and control break down, it becomes clear the drugs are having increasingly dangerous side effects, turning the subjects into monsters.