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This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray. The limited edition slipcover was limited to 1,000 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.
Since 2004, Bleeding Skull has explored otherworldly cinema through reviews, books, and home video releases. We shine a light on independent genre films that have flown under the radar but deserve to be seen by all. Fangoria has called Bleeding Skull “The go-to encyclopedia for trash, bizarre, and shot-on-video cinema,” while Vice referred to it as “like a fever dream glimpse into parallel worlds". Visit us at BLEEDINGSKULL.COM.
Ninja Zombie is the hero we need right now. Shot on Super 8 film in Chicago by director Mark Bessenger, this action-horror hybrid tells the story of Jack—a young martial arts expert who is slain by evil cult leader Spithrachne, only to be resurrected as the vengeance-fueled Ninja Zombie. An explosion of high-kicking, guts-spilling splendor, Ninja Zombie lands at the intersection of 1980s Marvel Comics and The Toxic Avenger, a true Venn diagram of joy and ambition in underground filmmaking.
directed by: Mark Bessenger starring: John Beaton Hill, Kelly Anchors, Michael Weaver 1992 / 87 min / 1.33:1 / English DTS-HD MA 1.0
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Region Free Blu-ray
Preserved from the original Beta-SP master
Video introduction by director Mark Bessenger
Commentary with Bessenger
Partial commentary: Gates of Cimino podcast interview with Bessenger
Interview with star John Beaton Hill, conducted by Michael Varrati
Interview with star Michael Weaver
Behind the scenes footage
Behind the scenes photo gallery
Video essay by The Cobwebs Channel
Short: IT COULD HAPPEN TO ANYONE (1984, 9 mins)
English SDH subtitles
Overall rating: 4.785714 / 5 from 14 reviews.
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DIY Madness
"Exactly the kind of weird, low-budget chaos that boutique labels were made for"
— Chris T. (5/5)
Another great Bleeding Skull title that rules
"I love Bleeding Skull and I trust them with both my life and my movie-watching habits. This is another great release from them!"
— Michael W. (5/5)
Loved this little gem
"Awesome film with great slipcover and gold"
— Grant M. (5/5)
Pretty fun!
"celebrating Partner Label month, this release from Bleeding Skull is pretty watchable. It was shot on Super 8 in and around Chicago back in the late 80s/early 90s, so it looks great if you're not a particular fan of SOV and prefer film. The plot? A kung fu dude who just proposed to his overacting girlfriend gets killed protecting his best "friend" from a crazy spider ninja cult, and the "friend" appreciates this sacrifice so much that he digs up the body and resurrects it for the sole reason of having his dead friend continue to protect him from the cult while also hitting on the guys overacting girlfriend. What a slob! Then we get ninja zombie training montages, rubber leeches, fire stunts, tennis-playing wizards, minor nudity and more overacting from the girlfriend, arm ripping, kung fu fighting, changing hairstyles within the same scene, and more intentional and unintentional fun. The plot is dumb, with our heroes willing to sacrifice their lives in order to keep the villain from getting something that really isn't all that evil. The movie is overlong at 87 minutes; they could've lopped off 15-20 minutes and made this a tight little mini-classic, but new directors always love their own footage; the end result is a bit of a slog but all of these super low-budget movies are a slog, so par for the course. There's a decent song and background music from a group called the Beat Monkeys, who I thought I'd heard of before but I think I just mixed them up with the Beat Farmers and the Blow Monkeys."
— David H. (3/5)
Fun Zombie Flick
"Another great release from bleeding skull. Cool skip as well."
— Kevin D. (5/5)
Amazing movie
"Did it need an upgrade? Not really. Does this movie kick ass? Yes!"
— Joseph K. (5/5)
Delivers on the promise of its title
"It’s a movie called Ninja Zombie, you’ll know whether it’s for you based purely on that alone."
— Joe P. (4/5)
Ninja Zombie
"Always down for a movie that includes both Ninjas and Zombies"
— Blake B. (5/5)
Fun campy horror!!!
"Fun campy horror!!!"
— Ken J. (5/5)
Ninja zombie
"Good stuff"
— Corey S. (5/5)
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