Shock Waves – Die aus der Tiefe kamen (1977)

Shock Waves – Die aus der Tiefe kamen: Directed by Ken Wiederhorn. With Peter Cushing, John Carradine, Brooke Adams, Fred Buch. Visitors to a remote island discover that a reclusive Nazi commandant has been breeding a group of Zombie soldiers.

“This is an underrated cult classic from the 70s, a great decade for atmospheric horror films. The eerie score, excellent location and spooky zombie makeup are all great. A few reviewers have complained about the makeup for the zombies but I thought it was good for the purposes and budget of this film. I assume these naysayers also belong to the u0026quot;show us more gutsu0026quot; crowd. Some other complaints are about the daylight shooting. Apparently, according to some, this detracts from the movieu0026#39;s effectiveness to scare people. Hogwash. It takes more talent to create atmosphere and terror in broad daylight than at night. The director accomplishes this quite well and deserves to be applauded for it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe cast is solid. Brooke Adams is a young and sexy lead. Solid support from horror vets Peter Cushing and John Carradine (whose arthritic hands are painful to look at and I can only imagine the poor manu0026#39;s suffering). The male lead is the mustachioed Luke Halpin (from Flipper) and heu0026#39;s very rootable.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOn a side note I have to roll my eyes at some of the reviewers bemoaning the lack of gore and guts. This is not a zombie movie in the Romero mold. These are reanimated dead Nazis who kill. They donu0026#39;t eat brains or rip out guts. Why some need to see such visceral imagery to enjoy a horror film is perplexing to me but it takes all kinds I guess.”