stevenfallonnyc I'll probably make a few people angry at me for writing this, but I have to say this for my own benefit. At the time, I was in the band Ingrid and the Defectors, who have a few songs in this movie. I didn't write the songs, it's not my band, I just played the bass, but I know the band was happy about being included.Anyway, after the Jersey premiere and after our performance there (arranged horribly, having the music acts after the movie instead of prior), we were asked to say a few words about the movie to some small film crew that went around.Now, many may think I'm making a big deal out of nothing, but when we filmed our few words about the movie to that crew, I called this movie "great," which I didn't believe at all. The movie is absolutely horrible.I'm a straight shooter, always have been, and I've always have told it like it is and have a rep for doing so...except that one, single time, and it has bothered me ever since. I'm not even sure why I lied like that, but it has really bugged me and still does, all this time later. It's the one single time I didn't tell the truth about something (as an adult anyway).That's why I'm here, frankly, to correct that in a way, and give myself at least a little satisfaction knowing at least the truth is here.And the truth is, this film is indeed very bad. And by "bad" I mean absolute garbage. I'm a huge zombie movie fan (especially the Italian imports) but my take has nothing to do with what kind of film this is, that doesn't matter. This is just a bad film, period. It's a huge mess. It's like someone threw a bunch of things into a blender and this is the result. The direction, the story, the entire execution is extremely poor. You won't believe what a mess this is.This movie is way beyond the "so bad it's good" thing. You can't enjoy how bad it is. This isn't "Plan 9" where you can even laugh at it. It's just a complete waste of everyone's time, from the cast to the poor viewer.Now, as for the cast, they do as best they can with what they have to work with. In such a bad film, they probably should have been a lot worse. They seem to be having fun, and seem to be trying hard, it's obvious they cared. The Sheriff Tom guy was good, and a nice guy off-screen. My take has nothing to do with the cast.It's just horrific film making. And it just gets more messy as the film goes on. This is really an incomprehensible mess, maybe the worst independent film I've ever seen (granted, I haven't seen nearly as many as others have). As for the "cameos," it's obvious the film makers simply went to the Chiller Theatre Expo (or something similar) and got various guests (there to sign autographs for fans) to say a few sentences at their tables for the film.Well, I guess that's about it. This simply was bothering me all this time and I had to get that out of my system.

skantorski I picked this up at a yard sale in NJ because the cover looked cool and it had some signatures from the actors on it. I love horror movies, low/no budget or not, and this one started out with a bang! The first scene was great, with two people getting pulled over and murdered by the title character. Sheriff Tom seemed like he could be a new horror icon like Jason or Freddie and I was really looking forward to more. Unfortunately, the film fell flat afterward. I never saw anything on the case saying it was a comedy, but apparently it was supposed to be. I'd hoped it was going to be a film with more of the Sheriff killing people but as it turned out, there were two other characters, Billy and Jimmy that carried most of the film. Their attempts at humor looked too silly and the story was difficult to follow. I didn't mind the FX being sub-par but between the poor acting and humor I can't recommend this movie.

tcoll32 Sheriff Tom v. The Zombies is a direct sequel to Ryan Scott Weber's early horror film Mary Horror. It picks up real time after Sheriff Tom's not so terrific encounter with Mary. He gets a hold of Mary's spell book which spells (pun intended) trouble for the town. The film has 2 distinct feels to it which is pure horror with Sheriff Tom's storyline and comedy with a group of friends hanging out the night when Sheriff Tom unleashes the zombie plague on the whole town. Ryan Scott Weber is able to straddle both and eventually the 2 story plot lines collide into the climax of the film. Some really great performances including Joe Parascand as Sheriff Tom, Kristen Accardi as Kristen, Ryan Scott Weber as DJ Red, Tom Brady (not the quarterback) as Popcorn Jones, and Loyd Kaufman as the ambiguously gay mayor Rockland. Ryan also has many different cameos from various celebrities at many horror conventions he attends including Roxsy Tyler, Monique Dupree, the Zombie Hunters, and a personal favorite Carl Weathers as the President. Great film with all the fun and passion on the screen. Well worth adding to your low budget independent collection.

Woodyanders In the wake of the Mary Horror massacre, Mary Horror night gets cancelled by bumbling Mayor Rockland (Lloyd Kaufman in fine goofy form). However, the angry and vengeful Sheriff Tom (marvelously played with growly gusto by Joe Parascand) is still alive. Sheriff Tom acquires Mary's spell book and embarks on a killing spree. However, things go horribly awry when a spell from said book accidentally turns most of the townspeople into zombies. Writer/director Ryan Scott Thomas relates the enjoyable story at a snappy pace, neatly pokes fun at both internet fanboy geeks and inept local access television news programs, delivers plenty of juicy over-the-top gore, and further livens things up with an inspired sense of raucous and outrageous humor. Moreover, it's acted with definite zest by an enthusiastic cast, with especially stand-out work from Jason Jackson as the laid-back Eric Shaffer, Webber as the sarcastic Billy Lloyd, Kristen Accardi as the brassy Kristen Esposito, Tazio Ruffilo as rough'n'tumble war veteran Ringo, John Link as evil warlock Marty Perkins, Edward X. Young as Bobby the brain-eating zombie, and Shawn C. Phillips as the nerdy Carlos the Vlogger. This film also boasts nifty cameos by such folks as Tom Savini, Patricia Quinn, Carl Weathers, Deana Demko, and even several regulars from "Zombie Hunters: City of the Dead." Ruffilo's sharp cinematography gives the picture an impressive polished look. Scott Vincent's shivery score and the cool rocking soundtrack hit the spirited spot. A really fun fright flick.