A Fistful of Brains (2008)

Review by: Mario Dominick

Directed by Christine Parker.
Starring Jacqueline Martini, Conrad Osborne, Edward Warner, Darrell Parker, Wayne Bates, Heidi Martinuzzi, Pericles Lewnes, Jessie Walley, Angela Giddings, Zachary Edgerton, William Drake, Andy Miller, Chuck Williams, and Paul Cardulo.

Indie filmmaker Christine Parker, who gave us the enjoyable low budget horror romp The Forever Dead, brings us this fun zombie western about a feud between two brothers in an 1800s North Carolina town.

One of the brothers invents a special elixir that he tells folks will help cure all of life’s problems. Only problem is the elixir appears to be a zombie-making potion that turns the townsfolk into rampaging, flesh hungry zombies. All hell breaks loose as the zombies seize a church, a girl has one of her boobs ripped off, zombies are shot at, and an infected man attacks gets up and attacks folks in a saloon.

Fistful of Brains is a gory, head exploding, gut munching thrill ride that should satisfy folks who enjoyed movies like Undead or Alive and The Quick and the Undead.

Also featured in the film are Pretty-Scary editor-in-chief Heidi Martinuzzi and an appearance by Redneck Zombies director Pericles Lewnes.

The shoestring budget gore, hilarious dialogue, and inventive subplots make this one a must see for fans of campy horror and those who enjoyed Parker’s The Forever Dead (available on DVD from Brain Damage Films). Here’s hoping Parker’s sequel A Few Brains More: Summer of Blood will be just as enjoyable as this one.

Fistful of Brains is available on DVD from its website at www.fistfulofbrains.com The DVD contains an audio commentary, behind-the-scenes footage, a music video, and more.

Be sure to check out Parker’s MySpace movie pages at the following links below:

www.myspace.com/fistfulofbrains
http://www.myspace.com/afewbrainsmore
http://www.myspace.com/foreverdead_movie