Monsters
I wrote and directed two episodes of this syndicated horror anthology series in the late 80’s.
Tempestt Bledsoe, Steve Harper
I remember my first shot as a director. It was pretty complicated – four actors, big camera move – and I was nervous. I kneeled, concen-
trating, taking in the scene, but… no one was doing anything! And time was passing, on a shoot with a very tight schedule. I started getting irritated – what were they all waiting for?
That’s when the Assistant Director came over and whispered “You have to say ‘Action’.”
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Director & zombie, 35 years later. Incredibly, neither has aged.
Teaching zombie etiquette
“My Zombie Lover” (aka “Night of the Loving Dead,”
title changed out of concern that George Romero might
be unhappy) was about a teen who returns from the
grave to ask a girl (Tempestt Bledsoe) to prom.
From the script: After Dotty’s initial shock, she and
Paul the Zombie are getting romantic. For the full
episode, click here.
My favorite line: Dotty says she won’t marry him and
Paul asks “Is it because I’m dead?” (Dotty: “No, it’s just
that we’re in different places right now.”)
Auteur and leg, 40 years later.
Right: Mary Jo Keenan. Left: Leg
If you enjoyed “My Zombie Lover,” why not see “La
Notte”?
Or my other “Monsters” episode, “Taps,” in which a
a dancer dismembers her partner and discovers she
has a leg, but not to stand on. Click here to watch.
Buy “Monsters” on DVD
