Overview
- Writer-director Tina Romero makes her feature debut with a queer reimagining of George A. Romero’s zombie template.
- The story follows drag performers, club workers and allies trapped in a Bushwick nightclub as a sudden outbreak spreads through New York City.
- Katy O’Brian and Jaquel Spivey lead an ensemble that includes Riki Lindhome, Margaret Cho, Dominique Jackson, Nina West, Cheyenne Jackson, Jack Haven and Tomás Matos.
- Romero leans into a ‘glam-gore’ look for slow-shambling undead, pairing glittering makeup and sequins with a club-forward, camp tone.
- Early reviews praise the visuals, cast chemistry and queer joy, while noting a thin narrative throughline and relatively low sustained horror tension.