By Geno McGahee
Lionsgate just released the low budget zombie film THE SPORE on DVD, Digital and On Demand. The film has a definite influence of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD as all zombie films are, but it has its own angle and unique approach that makes it worth a watch and some fun for the horror fans.
The film covers ten characters as they face off against infected people that are turning into zombies and giant monster plants due to climate change. The film is basically a bunch of short stories, giving the perspective of each character as they deal with this problem. There’s some commentary on climate change and the pandemic in this work and there are some decent moments as you go along.
THE SPORE is a mixed bag. It is slow. It is a little too dark at times. Beyond that, it does check a lot of the boxes that zombie fans enjoy and it tries to hit the sub-genre from a different angle. I recommend it, but it could have tightened up the story and not focused so much on the news broadcasts that seemed to really slow down the film.
