“Zombies Incorporated” is a new series that belongs to the Mary Horror franchise, a three part trilogy based out of New Jersey. The three parts include Mary Horror, Sheriff Tom vs. The Zombies, and the upcoming Witches Blood. “Zombies Incorporated” stands somewhere near the beginning of the franchise, as Sheriff Tom isn’t an eye patch wearing psycho yet. Could it be a prequel to the sequel? Read my review of “Zombies Incorporated” to find out.
“Zombies Incorporated” is written and directed by Ryan Scott Weber under Weber Pictures. It stars Ryan Scott Weber as Billy, Thomas Brady as Jimmy, Joe Parascand as Sheriff Tom, and features appearences from Brian Meehan, Lisa Egan, Stephen Ohlarik, Jessica Montano, Ricky Lenz, and Edward X. Young.
“Zombies Incorporated” is shot in the same way as reality television. This means some shaky camera work, cut away confessionals, and an all around different format than narrative film. It works well here and it’s fun.
I think at some point in his directing career Ryan Scott Weber needs to do a comedy. Although the title has zombies in it, there are actually very few zombies in this addition to the Mary Horror franchise. Mostly, “Zombies Incorporated” is a comedic reality show filled with dim witted and dirty humor. Between Jimmy’s confusion and delayed reactions and Billy’s over the top puns and quirks, there really are a lot of laughs in this eight episode spin off. In terms of marketing – I think this would best be marketed to high school and college aged people. The women at the premiere this weekend really seemed to enjoy it too, so ladies, there’s something in here for you as well!
My biggest criticism of “Zombies Incorporated” is that it just doesn’t feel like a finished project to me. The first episode specifically is really rough around the edges in terms of production quality. I’m used to high quality indie films from Mr. Weber, the Mary Horror movie specifically, so the fact that “Zombies Incorporated” wasn’t very polished was kind of off putting. From the fonts, to the credits, even the space for the “commercial breaks,” I was left a little underwhelmed. Mr. Weber is capable of much better work, even if it was shot in reality television style.
Still, all the humor and puns were enough to keep title above water. Each episode is about 15 minutes or so, but the time flies by as you laugh along with “Zombies Incorporated.” Would I have liked to see some better edits in post production? Yes. But this is still a good addition to the Mary Horror franchise and it’s definitely enough to keep Weber Pictures fans interested in the series until Witches Blood comes out in 2014.
