My review of 'House on Elm Lake' By William S. Mayfield

'House on Elm Lake' is the story of a young family of three that moves into a beautiful lakefront home to only find out there is horrible evil surrounding the house. Getting the house for a steal because the previous owners were murdered there years prior, the family quickly finds out sometimes the price is too good to believe.

Eric, played by Andrew Hollingworth, starts to see things around the house and discovers an old work shed with what looks like signs of black magic. Hayley, played by Becca Hirani, doesn't start to pick up on the bad things happening at first because of their daughter, played by Fay Goodwin, is adjusting to the new house and starts to get sick. The story unfolds from the evil surrounding them. Tony Manders plays Elliot, the father of the previous family that lived in the home, and in the opening, we see him brutally murder his son and wife.  All things being considered, for his second film, James Klass hits a nice line drive into the upper deck. We have a ghost\evil presence in a home with a young family, the father slowly starts to turn to the darkness and a mother who slowly starts to figure out whats happening.

Well written, directed, and cast, 'House on Elm Lake'may not be a new story but is a fresh one. I give 'House on Elm Lake' a 7 out of 10.

Available April 10th on VOD

My review of ‘Flay’ by William S. Mayfield

Flay is the story of Moon and River Crane, siblings that are reunited to deal with the loss of the estranged mother after she dies of an apparent drug overdose. Things quickly show that her death was not at her own hands. River, played Dalton E. Gray, is your typical teenage boy with a girlfriend, group of friends and attitude that rubs his returning sister, played by Elle LaMont, the wrong way.

We learn early in the film that the mother comes in contact with an old bag that contains some very old chains that where used a very long time ago to murder a Native American shaman. Flay is a great film with some very disturbing imagery and a good story.

The story continues with River and Moon learning what it is to be family again among a growing body count as more and more people come in contact with the chains that their mother found. As always I don't want to spoil the story so do your self a favor and check out Flay when it is released on March 6th. I give Flay a 7 out of 10.

My review of 'It' By William S. Mayfield

This movie takes place in the town of Derry, Maine. The story follows a group of young teenagers, as they begin the summer vacation. Bill Denbrough wants to explore the towns sewer system for his missing younger brother who vanished, during a rain storm, the previous year. His other friends are scared, but decide to help their friend. Meanwhile, Ben Hanscom, another youngster who has just moves to town and with no friends yet feels more at home in the local library. He starts looking into the history of his new town and finds that Derry has a very terrifying history. Ben has a run in with some local bullies, leaving the library, and winds up running into Bill and his friends. Enter Beverly Marsh, a loner girl who met Ben on the last day of school then meets the rest of the group and the gang is complete, for now. The kids start to realize all the strange things over the years are all connected and that the thing they have been seeing is somehow real. The last member of this misfit group of friends is Mike Hanlon, a young man who is home schooled and is bullied by the same kids that pick on the other kids. All of the kids are seeing the same thing, a clown, to them a very terrifying clown, and not know to anyone other them, Bills little brother saw it to. The children realize that fear is the key to this creatures power and start to find out what they must do to survive.

It is directed by Andy Muschietti and is the first chapter in this series. Bill Skarsgard plays Pennywise the clown and he played this character very well and to someone who is afraid of clowns, I guess it wold be scary, but when it comes to clowns I don't fear them or find them funny. 'It', as a movie, was good. I could almost call it great, if they had not billed it as a horror movie. This movie was a suspense movie with a horror element to it, with buckets of jump scares. There were a few really creepy scenes, but to me it had nothing to do with the clown. It felt more like a coming of age tale that just happened to have a horror story thrown in. The acting was suburb from everyone, yes even Bill Skarsgard did wonderful as Pennywise, but I just felt that something that is now being billed as "the highest grossing horror movie of all time" and "best horror movie of all time", I should have trouble walking back to my car after the movie let out. I want to give this movie high score but it's supposed to be a horror movie and to me it failed on that note. I give It 5 out of 10 stars. But as always, please see this if you are interested, I say that with all my reviews.

Knightriders and George A Romero by William S. Mayfield

There I was, a young teenager, wandering around the local video store. It was truly the little hole in the wall video store. Walking among the rows upon rows of box art, this one caught my eye. It was called 'Knightriders', and to this day I love that movie and that art. There was Ed Harris, sitting on a motorcycle wearing armor, as in a knight in shining armor. So, I couldn't rent this movie fast enough. I either ran or rode my beat up old Huffy back home and fired up the old VCR. I sat there in awe, just sucking in this story of a traveling renaissance festival that uses bikes instead of horses to joust. Now, after it was over, of course I noticed the name George Romero not only directed but also wrote this movie. I remember hearing his name, because you just don't be a nerd movie loner like me, in the 80’s, and not see 'Night of the Living Dead'. Well I went back to the store and rented 'Night of the Living Dead', I think I rented it that night and started down a very long path to where I am now, a fan of the genre. 'Knightriders' wasn't a horror movie, but it was connected to Romero and that was enough, and Tom Savini was also in it and he is a icon to himself. I think I have seen all of George Romero's movies, at least once, and some of them more than I can count. His love of the subject matter and his style has kept him busy for all these years. I even still own 'Knightriders' on VHS, not sure if it's the one I had rented back in the day, but it's on my shelf with honor.

George Romero was at a horror convention, in my area, a year or two ago. I wanted to go, but something came up and I either couldn't make it or maybe had to work. Either way, I really wanted to meet him in person and tell him thank you for all the entertainment and being one of the people that has inspired me to be creative, when I can. I'll never have that chance again, but I still have the memories of the first time I saw 'Knightriders' and seeing “Written and Directed by George Romero”. Thank you Mr. Romero, for all you have done for the genre over the years. Your films with be cherished and viewed for many more years, by countless more people. Rest easy good sir.

My review of ‘The Survivalist’ By William S. Mayfield

Have you ever seen those movies about the end of the world? Everyone is buff and going around and having adventures even though everyone is dirty they still look hot. Well The Survivalist  shows us that is not the way the end of the world will be. It will be dirty,nasty and defiantly hungry. In the opening we see the survivalist(Martin McCain), as he is only known through the film, in his cabin, tending to his small farm well after the world has gone away. He has flash backs to when others tried to take his food and life. There is not a lot of dialog in this film but there doesn't have to be. He lives alone so there is no need for it. After awhile two female drifters come to his camp, played by Olwen Fouere and Mia Goth, Kathryn and Milja, they have to be very careful around the survivor because after what is said to be at least seven years alone hes not very trusting. This movie is moving on a lot of levels. The emotion of this man as he slowly lets himself open up to these women as there story unfolds. 

During the course of the film problems and dangers present themselves from time to time but in a world like they live in its to be expected. I wanted to compare this to The Road and I can but I feel this goes a little further to show the viewer what the end of the world will be like. From nudity(and there is a bit) to horrors to bleakness The Survivalist is a wonderful terrifying film. Directed by Stephen Fingleton, the film uses lack of sound like other movies use sound effects such as screams and explosions with just as much punch. There was more than one time I found myself leaning closer to the TV during this film. I'm not saying this movie will make you run out and stock up on bullets and beans but you might not laugh so much at those doomsday prepping shows from now on. I give The Survivalist 8 out of 10.

My review of ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ season 3 episode 3 By William S. Mayfield

For a show that started off so slow and unfortunately disliked by many it has turned around to be real hit in my book. The characters are rich, believable and on par with The Walking Dead. This week we find Madison, Nick and Alison trying to fit in with the doomsday preppers we met last week. Led by Jeremiah Otto and his sons Jake and Troy, this group of survivalist have stocked up and seem to be doing well in the zombie apocalypse. Still not sure who it was that shot down there chopper last week and got a main character killed in what was one of the most wtf moments of TV in years for me. Nicks' girlfriend finally wakes up and does not seem to be turning into the undead any time soon. Meanwhile Strand is having problems of his own. He has been kicked out of the hotel after he was outed for not being a doctor as he claimed and now he runs into a old business partner that may or may not be a friend. I don't know what direction AMC will go with this show but I am loving where they have gone so far. I give this week’s episode a 7 out of 10.

My review of Slaughter High by William S Mayfield

I miss the 80's. That to me was my golden age of horror. Jason, Freddy, Pin Head, and many more. Alien and supernatural movies were everywhere along with many other genre films including the slasher film. Yes the slasher genera brought us many a great horror film to the local movie theaters. I had thought I had seen them all but this gem had escaped my viewing pleasure till today. 

Slaughter High was released in 1986 and is the story of young Marty, a high school senior who is the stereotypical nerd in any 80's movie and also has a pack of jock/cool kids that relentlessly torment young poor Marty. After one of the groups attempts messing with Marty by fooling around with his chemistry experiment an accident happens that horribly disfigured Marty. Fast forward five years later and the group is invited for a reunion at the old school and when they show up they all think one of them had something to do with the reunion. They quickly find out that none of them had anything with the party and shortly after Marty starts with his revenge. 

Yes this story has been told before in other movies but its told with such over the top acting and effects that anyone who loves genre horror will love it too. A sad fact that I found out about this film is that Simon Scuddamore who played Marty unfortunately died only days after the release of Slaughter High. In this day of remakes and reboots it would be interesting to see a new take on this movie, not saying that it would be better just different. 

Once again if you love slasher films you should love Slaughter High. I give it 8 out of 10.

My #1 pick for best Horror films of 2016 By William S. Mayfield

OK we've had snakes on planes and we have had Keanu on a bus and now we have Zombies on a train. Yes, its true, but this is no run of the mills b-movie jumbling of creatures together just to get a quick buck off the masses. This movie is an over the top action horror movie of, dare I say, epic proportion, yes it is.

Train to Busan starts slow, but quickly gains traction and does not let go. The story follows business man Seok Woo and his daughter Soo An as they are traveling to meat her mom who lives in another town. Seok is your typical business man and is working all the time, so there is some tension between him and Soo an. Now early on we hear that there is trouble brewing somewhere in town but not to sure if its big enough to worry with. Seok decides that he should travel wit his daughter on the train and this is where the story takes off. I'm not to familiar with Asian cinema, so I don't think I have seen any of these actors before, but that did not stop me. Normally I stay away from subtitles but this was just to good. From the first day I saw the trailer I was hooked and the movie is a continuation of the feeling I got from the trailer. Pure cinematic joy. Its amazing that even in a movie from a country I will probably never visit with a language I do not understand I could enjoy so much. Once on the train our travelers meet Sang Hwa and his very pregnant girl friend Sng Gyeoung. There is also a baseball team traveling on board too. Batter up, zombie movies always need bats.

Now all this starts when one teenage girl sneaks on board the train who has been bitten. And the infection is crazy fast. Some of the best zombie movements I have ever seen on screen. Fast, nasty and fracking scary. When the action takes off it sky rockets and dos not stop. There is a group of core characters that we follow through this nightmare on rails. From our father and daughter to the evil business man (every movie needs one) to the young couple of teenagers. A baseball player and a cheerleader. At least I think she was a cheerleader. This movie moves fast but does not lose its story at all. You never stop caring for these people during it. Which to me is remarkable seeing that I did not understand the dialog and I know reading the subtitles is not always a accurate translation. Once the train reaches its first stop, well the only station they come across safe enough to stop at they stop for a breather, but only for a short while. This where they learn that the trouble is more wide spread than they knew. There are a lot of zombie movies out there and I have probably seen most of them, but they are mostly just zombie movies. Movies about the zombies and not much about the people who have to fight for their lives surviving this apocalypse. Now we do have some exceptions to the rule like The walking Dead and Dawn of the Dead just to name a few, but mainly its a constant revolving door of boom, bite, die. Don't get me wrong, I love some carnage just much as the next guy, but sometimes I want a damn good story and believe and lovable characters and Train to Busan delivers. Just as or heroes think they might have a moment t themselves all hell breaks loose. After a narrow escape from the station everyone gets separated in to different compartments and this makes for a even more tense situations. Now there is a power struggle going on between the srvivors with a basic good vs evil as Eui-sung Kim makes his play to rally what few survivors are left to fortify one care and keep all out. Survivors and the dead. One of the most visually pleasing things in this film is the use of practical effects. I am old school and CGI is fine but there is a art to practical effects that computer can't quite grasp yet. Also the stunt work with the zombies is incredible. The jerky movements and the way these performers jumped and ran literally gave me the creeps. Movements like this have not creeped me out like this since The Ring. I don't want give away to much of the story. I will say this, Train to Busan came out of nowhere and hit me like a, well a train and did not let go. There is pain, scares, emotion and great story telling wrapped in one of the best damn zombie movies I have ever seen, and I cant wait to own it. Also I might have to check ot some of the other these actors appear in. I'm not saying that I've been come a fan of Asian cinema but this movie has opened my eyes to that there is movies other than the ones playing in our neck of the woods. I give Train to Busan a solid 10 out of 10 This movie grabbed me by the neck and didn't let go, not once.

My #2 pick for best Horror films of 2016 By William S. Mayfield

Directed by Rob Zombie this film follows a group of carnival works when they abducted by a group of psychos and forced to fight for this lives in a sadistic game.

Sherri Moon zombie plays Charly, her and the rest of the carnies face some of the most sadistic villains to grace the screen. Zombie once again brings his unique brand of film making to the genre that has become his home. Some of the other actors in this are Jeff Daniel Phillips,Malcolm McDowell, and Lawerence Hilton-Taylor of Welcome Back Kotter fame. New to me is Pancho Moler in the role of Sick-Head, one of the vile characters the carnies face in the game. He is a wonderful actor and I look forward to him in other films. Now Richard Blake plays Doom-Head. The guy that gets called in when stuff goes bad and the bad guys need things fixed. This movie is probably my favorite of Rob Zombies films to date. Love everything about it. From the twisted story to the props and to the down to earth nasty and evil of the whole thing. Please give his a watch, but remember to bring your popcorn.

My #3 pick for best Horror films of 2016 By William S. Mayfield

What do you get when you have a secluded cove in the middle of Mexico, a beautiful blonde and a killer shark? You get The Shallows. Every once in awhile a movie comes along that reminds us of our natural fears. This all started for me way back in the 70's with the release of the classic Jaws. This not only introduced the public to the dangers of the evil great white shark but made everyone feel like that they were not even safe in a bath tub. Know these days we know that sharks are just animals and are not the evil creatures from below the waves that Hollywood wants us to believe.

The Shallows starts off with Nancy played by Blake Lively on a trip to Mexico to find a cove her mother visited when she was a young girl. She hires a guide to take her and surf board there. After arriving she finds that other surfers are already there. This does not stop Nancy as she hits the waves and try's to enjoy her vacation. Soon she comes across the carcass of dead whale and finds why a great white shark would be anywhere near this picture perfect setting. She is quickly cornered on a reef and the real tension begins. There is a few scenes of the shark interacting with surfers that make anything you have seen in previous shark movies look like a guppy attack. The effects in this movie really surprised me on every level. Blake Lively puts forth a great performance and look super sexy doing it. The tension gets worse as we see she is wounded from her first encounter with the shark is that she winds up completely alone over night on a reef with not much besides a bikini. The bleakness is there and puts you right there with our heroine. This film will remind you we have no business in the ocean, at all. It really gives me the creeps that there is creatures out there like this shark. I know that they are part of nature and needed but it doesn't make me feel any better.

My #4 pick for best Horror films of 2016 By William S. Mayfield

I went into this, not with the best intention. It came from an internet gimmick, so it had that going against it and to be honest it freaked me out. But my daughter bugged me till I caved and watched it one day. I was generally surprised.

The movie starts off just like the small vine video it came from. A woman in a dark setting turns off a light and in the background we can see the out line a humanoid form. The woman quickly turns the light back on and this thing disappears. Now in the original its in a house, but this is in a warehouse and she quickly tells her boss, who is played by Billy Burke. He goes to investigate and is at the mercy of what I call "the reason I don't like to get up at night and have to pee". Let's move our story a little forward and we are introduced to Rebecca, played by the lovely Teresa Palmer of Warm Bodies and I am Number Four fame. She is the daughter of Billy Burke's character, Paul. She is living alone and it is very apparent that she likes it that way. We are introduced to her little brother Martin, played by Gaberial Bateman, when he seeks out his sister because of the things happening at his house where he lives with his mom, Maria Bello. After the death of the dad, which gets breezed over if you ask me, things start to get very weird and dangerous at home. Rebecca confronts her mom over the safety of the little brother. I have to say this movie really surprised me. Now the boyfriend is played by Alexander DiPersia and is kind of guy that really wants the girl for one thing in one scene and then wants to be the night in shinning in armor. Now the whole movie does revolve around the creature, and it is a really nasty one. Lights Out uses some top notch effects to make this thing come to life. I'm serious that just writing this, I am kinda looking over my shoulder just thinking of the creature. The story is well written and has a very likable cast. To me this story wraps up nice and ends on a good note. No sequel is needed.

My #5 pick for best Horror films of 2016 By William S. Mayfield

This is one of my favorite horror franchises of all time. This goes back to my days in the 80's and trying to explain the creepy posters all over my bedroom walls to my parents. Phantasm is one of those movies that just keeps getting better with new installments and five is no different.

Starting off with one of the most iconic characters to grace the genre, Reggie Bannister comes walking out of the desert carrying the four barrels of doom and dressed in his ice cream truck outfit form the previous movies. And not too far behind him is the tall man, Angus Scrimm comes back one more time to play the villain of this series. Sadly, for the last time, as did fall victim to the year that will be known as 2016. Reggie doesn't waste time as he starts to get visions again of terrible things coming and' of course, in true Reggie fashion he finds a hot girl in the middle of all this craziness. This movie has demons, hell, and The Tall Man, what else could you want in a sequel? Especially a fifth sequel that has been in limbo for awhile.

My #6 pick for best Horror films of 2016 By William S. Mayfield

Ok let's have a house in the middle of Detroit that is surrounded by derelict homes. Add three house thieves, and a blind resident. Now make the resident an old, ex military blind man who lives all to himself in one of the many abandoned neighborhoods in Detroit.

Our story starts with a small crew of house thieves that use one of the members family, who works for a security firm to gain access to homes. Well, they hear about this old guy that is sitting on a small fortune due to a law suit from his daughters death in a car accident the previous year. They think he's blind, so this should be a breeze and they can finally retire. Well things go wrong from the beginning, when they encounter the old man in the house and see that his blindness has only enchanced his other senses. He must have been into other than normal, everyday military, because he has skills and knowns how to use them. They quickly get trapped in his house and are at his mercy. Oh and did I mention he has a very loyal dog? Don't Breathe is one of those movies that comes along and makes you cheer for the bad guy. Only because the other bad guys are a hundred times worse. There is some other twists that I won't bring up, that are well played and just wrong, but fit this story. This movie should remind you to not underestimate anyone, ever.

My #7 pick for best Horror films of 2016 By William S. Mayfield

Sequels, yea that's a good word and sometimes it's a bad word but this time it's a very good word.

The Conjuring 2 follows Ed and Loraine warren after the events of the first movie with the Amityville house. They are called to England by a mother who is at her wits end because of the thing terrorizing her children. Now, this story is based on the Warrens case and this one did get a lot of attention back in 1977. It was referred to as The Enfield Haunting and affected Peggy Hodgson and her children. There is a subplot of a demon that has attached itself to Lorraine on a previous case and she deals with this during her time in London. The movie has some very disturbing visuals and has a damn good story. There were a few jump scares, but to me they were well placed the sound effects were very disturbing. All in all The Conjuring 2 delivers, for what it is, especially a sequel.

My #8 pick for best Horror films of 2016 By William S. Mayfield

True Story, one time I helped my best friends band load in for a gig at a tattoo shop in downtown Greensboro, NC and had to carry everything up a flight of stairs that would rival a Egyptian pyramid. For them to play 30 minutes and then carry it back out. Even saw a hot chick doing a suspension show during the gig. If you have ever done something similar for a friend or are in a band yourself, then this is a must watch. Not for the glory and money that comes with being in a small band, but the dives and sketchy as hell bars you have to play at.

This is the story of a small, punk band just trying to make it from show to show, when they finally land a paying gig. But it just happens to be at a skinhead headquarters. The band winds up seeing something they shouldn't and that's where the story really starts. The cast includes Anton Yelchen, of the new Star Trek films, and Patrick Stewart as one of the most down to earth and scary individuals to ever grace a screen. He's not over the top terrifying, but just the way he plays the character. Like I said anyone who has ever been in a band or around one should check this out. What happens in this doesn't happen all the time when bands play, but it's something to think about.

My #9 pick for best Horror films of 2016 By William S. Mayfield

Ok, I have to admit that even though I have heard of the Japanese suicide Forrest and it did intrigue me, I never really gave much of a thought of a move about it. Now I see the poster and yes it caught my eye. I'm a visual kinda guy sometimes.

Our story starts with Sara hearing of her twin sisters death, Jess. She was teaching in Japan, so Sara flies over because they have a twin connection and she just feels that Jess is alive. Once there she is told by the local authorities that her sister walked into the suicide forest and more than likely she has perished. It is very disturbing that these locals just wanted to write this girl off so fast. Sara will not hear of it and finds a guy, as all good looking girls do in movies, and then a guide to take them into The Forest. There is some nice visuals and some really disturbing content in this film, as they search for Jess. As they travel deeper into the forest things progressively get worse and scarier. I have to be honest, the woods have always kinda creeped me out and especially with one actually called the suicide forest. That just makes me want to stay in the urban jungle even more. This movie has a few twists and it kept me on my toes.

My #10 pick for best Horror films of 2016 By William S. Mayfield

When the most socially awkward girl in town apparently hooks up with the hottest guy at the bar, on the eve of forth of July; you normally get the beginning of a great romantic comedy. But here you get that very thing wrapped in a zombie apocalypse. What else could ask for?

When Deb wakes ups up in Ryan's bed she has no idea of how she got there and quickly finds out that he doesn't either. Things go from a walk of shame to full on bad day when they realize they have woken up to a full on zombie outbreak. Now this is defiantly a horror comedy, but I absolutely love this movie. And Maria Thayer who plays Deb is probably going to be one of my favorite actress. Ray Wise, of Reaper fame, plays Ryan's father and also the owner of the big company in town that just might have something to do with the dead returning. Night of the Living Deb is filled with gore, over the top humor and witty one-liners. Please take time to check out this gem of a film.

And now, for my Honorable mention of 2016: Spectral by William S. Mayfield

Try to imagine taking everything awesome from Aliens, except the Aliens and cross it with some rather nasty ghosts you get the sci fi epic Spectral. This movie came out of nowhere and grabbed me and didn't let go. Its been a long time since I have watched a movie back to back. Every part of this was awesome.

The story takes places in a generic eastern war torn country. Some soldiers in a special operations group have been noticing weird visuals in their new thermal goggles. And when these visuals start attacking the soldiers and killing them, they call in Clyde played by James Badge Dale, who invented most of the new tech these soldiers are testing. So he comes and gets embedded with the soldiers to hopefully find out what these things are. Shortly into their first mission to find a missing squad, things go sideways fast. More of these things show up and pretty much make short work of military. The visuals are amazing and the props are over the top. Clayne Crawford of The Bay Town Outlaws plays Sgt. Toll. Pretty much the Hicks of our story. Bruce Greenwood plays the commander who wants to pull his troops back, but realizes too late that's not a option. Over all this is not Aliens but you can tell the filmmakers definitely had it in mind when they wrote and filmed Spectral. It's showing exclusively on Netflix.

'Hold the "Cell" Phone' My review of 'Cell' by William S Mayfield

I read this book years ago and I remember it being pretty good. Not earth shattering but for me to get all the way through a Stephen King book says something. Now put down the pitchforks, I didn't say the man can't write I'm just not a fan of his overall style. Now that being said let me get to my spoiler free review of Cell. Our story starts off as Clay Riddel (John Cusack) is returning home from what I gather was a business trip. He contacts his family and that's where all hell breaks loose. Doesn’t take long for the story to kick in to gear. As by the title of this you can gather that Cell phones play a part in this story. Clay is in a airport when this call goes out to any cell phone that is active and anyone that is unfortunate enough to answer one quickly goes what I can only describe as crazy violent. I know we have all heard from more than one person that cell phones are evil and destroying the very fabric of social interaction. And to that I say if it's a problem just put down the phone, but this is not my rant against old phone haters. Anyway early in the story Clay comes across Tom Mcourt played by the ever entertaining Samuel L.Jackson. As the duo starts to piece together what's going on they are joined by the third member of the group, Alice Maxwell played by the very lovely Isabelle Furhman. It's at this point the story takes on a different tone because she is much younger than Clay and Tom so they naturally view her as someone they need to protect especially with her history. And I also felt the same way as a viewer because I have two daughters and I can't help but put myself in this situation with these characters wondering what if this was me and my girls. They run to some more people here and there. One part at a boarding school I felt the director breezed past because the part in the novel was a bigger part of the story.

This movie is part end of the world part supernatural, but then again it is based on a Stephen King novel. There is some supernatural elements to it but from what I remember not as much as the book did. All in all it's a ok movie. The ending is well a little confusing. Now that its been a few days and I've had time to think the whole third act is very confusing. . I don't want to say to much about the plot because I don’t want to spoil it for anyone who might want to watch it. I will say it's a new take on the zombie/infected genre and I kind of like it, I see where it could have gone but just kind of fizzled. I give it a 2 out of 5.