Bonus! - Dead Alive (Braindead)

Do you like blood? Do you really like blood? Well, then DEAD ALIVE might be just what the doctor ordered for you. The rest of us, on the other hand, will look the other way and wonder how is it that the man behind this mindless gorefest ended up helming one of the most successful franchises in the world (yeah, the one with the ring). Listen to Alex and Julio as they take a trip back to Peter Jackson’s humble beginnings and uncover a whole lot of guts and not a whole lot of anything else!

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PHOTO: Love in the times of the zombie apocalypse.

TIMELINE

00:01:17 Dead Alive

00:13:55 Contrarians Corner

01:09:17 Divine Intervention

01:09:46 Now on Patreon

01:16:50 Real Talk

01:53:41 The Future & Perennial Plugs

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Up next, the Muppethon starts as we tackle 1979’s THE MUPPET MOVIE! In the meantime, tell us what you thought of Dead Alive! Did you find anything in it beyond the gory special effects? How close do you think Tim Balme came to dying during that bus stunt? And is Uncle Les as bad as we thought? E-mail us at wearethecontrarians@gmail.com or tweet at us or facebook us and share your thoughts!