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Director/writer: Gregory Connors.

Cast: Tonia Renee, Bret Kennedy and Ozzie Devrish.

The premise in Alien Undead aka The Dark Lurking is quite simple: all the survivors have to do is to get out alive. When this tale is set in the world of science fiction, all this movie has to do is to have the heroes call for help, find the Starship Enterprise (the ship here brings forth recollections of the Red Dwarf) and call for Scotty to beam them up. That would end the movie fast.

Instead, what this film does is to continue for approximately 95 minutes including credits. Nobody is going to leave alive and that is too abruptly established at the start. Nobody at Outpost 30 even knows their fate, but that certainly will not stop them from trying to make it up to the surface. Maybe if the eight survivors can get out of the hut,...

Alien Undead

Stars: Tonia Renee, Bret Kennedy, Gregory Connors, Ozzie Devrish, Roslyn van Doorn | Written and Directed by Greg Connors

Originally began in 2006, and completed in 2008 (at least according to the copyright info), Alien Undead was originally released as The Dark Lurking in its native Australia, and Aliens vs. Zombies in Germany (perhaps a more fitting title given UK distributor Left Films other DVD releases – Cowboys vs. Zombies and Ninjas Vs. Vampires). This low budget Aussie-lensed sci-fi horror movie tells the story of eight people trapped in a secret underground research facility, at the mercy of a horde of terrifying zombie-like creatures. With supplies and weapons running low the survivors must put aside their differences and band together in order to find out way out alive. However the constantly mutating monstrous hordes are not their only problem, an ancient evil has been unleashed and one of them may not be...

This week's roundup of DVD releases include fan favorites from TV, a scarred comic book antihero, the next installment of The Lost Boys, the requisite creature features, a Roger Corman set, and SyFy's apocalyptic view of the world. Also, don't forget to check out the soundtrack from the hottest vampire TV show right now (well, there's only one playing currently) at the very end of this list.

While waiting for your orders to arrive by mail, you can always catch up on Camera Obscura for free with our Episode 1-7 episodes & recap or watch the newest episodes on Dailymotion. You can also learn all about creature making from our Q&A With Camera Obscura's FX Maestro Jeff Farley.

On with the list....

Jonah Hex

Directed by Jimmy Hayward

Out of the pages of the legendary comics and graphic novels steps Jonah Hex (review), a scarred drifter and bounty hunter...

Writer/director Greg Connors new Aussie sci-fi horror flick 'The Dark Lurking' finally arrives on Region 1 DVD stateside today. The action-packed alien-esque project from Conners and Filmwerx77 is about eight remaining survivors of a secret research facility who barricade themselves away from a horde of ancient and deadly creatures. Tonia Renee, Bret Kennedy, Ozzie Devrish, Roslyn van Doorn, Dirk Foulger, Anthony Edwards, Davyd Williams and Cassia Rosenstraus star. 'Something has gone terribly wrong at research station 320, a secret research facility one mile beneath the earth's surface. All communications are gone, all means of escape destroyed and an extremely dangerous horde of rapidly mutating ancient flesh eating creatures are consuming everything in their path. Eight survivors of the outpost, two research subjects, three mercenaries, two research technicians and a medic barricade themselves inside a remote area of the facility with little food, almost no means of defense and little hope of rescue.

The Dark Lurking PosterThere is a lot of interesting, dark writing occurring at Film-Book.com and this horror aficionado is taking notice. Recently posted is a tale of a mining colony cut-off and trapped one mile below the earth's surface. Below the crust these "eight survivors" (Dark) must battle an assortment of hellions, who may or may not have been released through drilling. Enter one rescue party and the the s&^* hits the fan, in this trailer for The Dark Lurking.

The synopsis for The Dark Lurking here:

"2017: Something has gone terribly wrong at outpost 30, a secret international research facility one mile beneath a remote part of the Earths surface. All communications are gone, all means of escape destroyed and an extremely dangerous horde of creatures is on the loose.

For eight survivors, their one possible escape route is through thirteen levels of terror that will lead them to...

The Aussie sci-fi film 'The Dark Lurking' is heading to DVD on October 12th via Epoch Cinema. Check out the synopsis and trailer below.

Movie Synopsis:

2017: Something has gone terribly wrong at Outpost 30, a secret international research facility one mile beneath a remote part of the Earth's surface. All communications are gone, all means of escape destroyed, and an extremely dangerous horde of creatures is on the loose. For eight survivors their one possible escape route is through thirteen levels of terror that will lead them to the surface.

The Dark Lurking, an adrenaline-fueled action thriller in the tradition of such horror classics as Aliens and The Evil Dead, stars Tonia Renee, Bret Kennedy, and Ozzie Devrish. Shot entirely in Queensland, Australia, The Dark Lurking was written and directed by Greg Connors and is his debut feature film.

Watch the trailer below, and check out the official...

It's been months and months since we've gotten an update on the Aussie sci-fi monster-mash The Dark Lurking, but apparently things have been proceeding along nicely as the flick is hitting DVD this October 12th courtesy of Epoch Cinema.

Synopsis:

2017: Something has gone terribly wrong at Outpost 30, a secret international research facility one mile beneath a remote part of the Earth's surface. All communications are gone, all means of escape destroyed, and an extremely dangerous horde of creatures is on the loose. For eight survivors their one possible escape route is through thirteen levels of terror that will lead them to the surface.

The Dark Lurking, an adrenaline-fueled action thriller in the tradition of such horror classics as Aliens and The Evil Dead, stars Tonia Renee, Bret Kennedy, and Ozzie Devrish. Shot entirely in Queensland, Australia, The Dark Lurking was written and directed by Greg Connors and is his debut feature film.

Vigilante DVD CoverDirector/writer: Aash Aaron.

Vigilante is an Australian shot revenge thriller, which was released by Mti Home Video back in late March of this year. This was director Aash Aaron's first screenplay to make the big screen and his first time in the director's chair. So, flaws abound in this ultra-violent action piece, but the film has entertainment value shown in the fight choreography and in a sincere attempt to add in a moral perspective. Canadian film reviewer Judge Power says of the film: "there's no trace of charm or ingenuity to be had" (DVD Verdict). Yet, the film is not so gloomy as this and in fact Vigilante has some low budget charm; also, there are three above average performances by the villains: Alex (Kazuya Wright), Jack (Ozzie Devrish), and Mako (Christian Radford). Also, a few minors errors hamper the film's complete success.

The film begins...

tweetmeme_url='http://www.scificool.com/preview-aussie-sci-fi-actioner-the-dark-lurking/'; tweetmeme_style = 'normal';; What do you get when you cross James Cameron’s “Aliens” with Sam Raimi’s “Evil Dead”? Try the new Aussie sci-fi actioner “The Dark Lurking”. According to the film’s director Greg Connors, they’re looking at an October/November VOD release for the film in the States, ahead of its eventual DVD release. Check out a trailer, a two-minute action clip, and some very badass looking stills from the movie below. Something has gone terribly wrong at research station 320, a secret facility one mile beneath the earth’s surface. All communications are gone, all means of escape destroyed and an extremely dangerous horde of rapidly mutating flesh eating creatures are consuming everything in their path. Eight survivors of the outpost attempt to escape through thirteen levels of terror that will lead them to the surface. One of...