The Dead Outside (2008)

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Director:

Kerry Anne Mullaney

Writers:

Kris R. Bird (screenplay)
Kerry Anne Mullaney (screenplay)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Dying is easy

Plot:

A neurological pandemic has consumed the population. Drug-resistance has mutated the virus into a ravaging psychological plague...

Plot Keywords:

Virus | Plague | Farmhouse | Madness | Violence

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Sandra Louise Douglas	...	April
Alton Milne	...	Daniel
Sharon Osdin	...	Kate
Vivienne Harvey	...	Eleanor
John Erskine	...	April's Grandfather
Phylis Douglas	...	April's Grandmother
Robin Morris	...	Daniel's Son
Max Adair	...	April's Brother
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ralph Berger	...	Man on Fence
John Bruce	...	Dead / Background
Linda Dickie	...	Path Dying
Cheryl Easton	...	Woman On Fence
Alan Fawcus	...	Man with Crowbar
Leo Horsfield	...	Intruder
Paul Jamieson	...	Path Dying
Peter Lochburn	...	Man on Road
Sharon MacLaughlan	...	Injured Girl
Ryan McHenry	...	Dead / Background
Paul McLellan	...	Woods Attacker
Moyra McWhirter	...	Old Lady on Road
James Miller	...	Dead / Background
Scott Peden	...	Woods Attacker
Lynne Rhodie	...	Woman with Rifle
David Sibley	...	Woods Attacker
Colin Sneddon	...	Father and Son by Van
Nick Sneddon	...	Father and Son by Van
Craig Stitt	...	Dead / Background
John Surphlis	...	Injured Man
Mona Thomson	...	Neighbour
Craig Woods	...	Path Dying
Christine Young	...	Dead / Background

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Filming Locations:

Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK

Company:

Mothcatcher Films

Trivia:

Shot in a mere two weeks.

Inside out

Bear in mind, if you haven't watched this movie, that we're talking about a mean, low-budget, in your face little movie. You won't have seen the actors before (unless you know them personally) and there is nothing "fancy" to be found here, neither in the camera work, nor in the story department.

But it works for the movie. Not bloody, but suspenseful and with a dramatic story, that tries to stay as real as it can be (with a story like that). The actors do a good job, carrying the job, which plays mostly at one location. It might be slow at times (or might seem not moving story-wise), but it really is good, if you let yourself immerse in it.