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One of my all time favorites.

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Clearly this low budget, regional zombie film hasn't pleased everybody, but, honestly, what did they expect? Something of this nature is, more often than not, pretty crude, amateurishly acted, and downright silly. But that's part of the charm of these efforts. Filmed over a four year period, J.R. Bookwalter was given uncredited assistance by a certain major Hollywood director, and also works here with some of his associates. The gore is plentiful and often quite fun, and funny. A criticism I see here is that "The Dead Next Door" is boring, and sure, it's not the most exciting zombie story one will ever see. Bookwalter and company may not be that technically proficient, but one quality they undeniably possess is heart. That's what endears films like this to this viewer. In any event, any production like this that manages to get a shot of zombies trying to climb the fence to the White House lawn is worthy of *some* respect.Zombies are now over running the world, and a special "zombie squad" is created, consisting of jut jawed Raimi (physically portrayed by Pete Ferry, who's dubbed by somebody whose voice you'll immediately recognize), Mercer (Michael Grossi), Kuller (Jolie Jackunas), and Captain Kline (Floyd Ewing Jr.). They end up required to make the trek to a distant location where a serum devised by a Dr. Bow (Lester Clark) just may be the key to reversing zombie symptoms. In their company is a wack job scientist, played by Bogdan Pecic, who's clearly a nod to the memorable Dr. Logan of "Day of the Dead".As I said before, the acting may not be that competent, but like so much here, it is good for hearty laughs. The characters aren't that bright, though: witness what happens to Richards (Scott Spiegel). The story does have its comfortably familiar elements, such as a cult dwelling in the woods. This particular cult seeks to protect the zombies for their own demented reasons; Robert Kokai is good as their leader, Reverend Jones. A fair amount of the cast were also crew members, and it definitely looks like they had a good time making this. Naming some of the characters after famous people is rather an obvious thing to do, but some fans may get a kick out of that.Overall this is solidly entertaining - no more, and no less - for living dead cinema junkies.Seven out of 10.

Let me go on-record again for saying: I totally support independent filmmaking! I've spent many years on both sides of the camera and I sympathize with the plight that such filmmakers must go through. When it comes to making a low budget horror flick, it can be even more difficult. Not only does a filmmaker need imagination, but has to be certain that the special effects and make-up look good also. And this time around, THE DEAD NEXT DOOR delivers exactly what it promises. Filmed locally in Ohio, by the young writer/director J.R. Bookwalter, it depicts the outbreak of a zombie epidemic. Years have gone by and now a special zombie squad is sent to find a possible solution to the outbreak. However, things don't go quite as planned as a nearby zombie-worshiping cult make matters worse. The premise is fresh and original, never before or since have I seen a zombie film with a Jim Jones-like cult. As an interesting side note: Was this the inspiration for a similar cult in the video game Dead Rising? The gore and zombie effects are awesome for such a low-budget flick. All the major characters are named after famous horror directors. I loved the well-timed humor as well. My personal favorite moment is when the zombies attack some pro-zombie supporters. Clearly everybody involved had a blast! A cult following has developed around this one, and justifiably so in my opinion. Place this one right up there next to the other great zomedies, make some popcorn and get ready to roll in the aisles with equal amounts of laughs and shrieks!

One star is the lowest I can give this film, but it deserves a second star simply because it got made and turned out to be a whole movie.Unlike many C-movies, this movie actually used extras and has some scenes set in public streets. It doesn't all take place in somebody's basement or in the woods behind the director's house. There are also some OK special effects, including several beheadings. On the other hand, it's a terrible movie.If you want to watch a Bookwalter movie and stay awake, give Polymorph a chance. It's a much cheaper movie, but the story is actually sort of interesting.Avoid The Dead Next Door.

it only gets a 1 out of ten because you cant select a zero! i have never felt compelled to comment on a film before but was so disappointed in this film that i had to register and say my piece.i first heard of the film years ago, lots of hype about it being a great little indie zombie film (i am a huge huge fan of the genre), then when i eventually got hold of a copy it was well packaged and the cover looked good......after the opening sentence i had already made up my mind that this film was complete and utter tripe but i still gave the movie a chance.i know that the budget was modest but $80.000 is what it cost sam raimi to make the evil dead (though tatty - a real classic) and he rented proper equipment and had some decent actors, and also showed some directorial flair.this movie was just completely classless and does little in homage to the greats such as carpenter, raimi and romero which it so shamelessly rips off from and it is pretty embarrassing for them to be noted as jr bookwalters inspiration for the film as this really isn't saying much.no wonder producer raimi wont put his name to this abomination.some elements of the film could have been good ideas, the original script for romeros day of the dead had an army of trained zombies but due to budgetary constraints had to be cut - a shame because it would have been executed infinitely better than in this film.in summary i was expecting to view a little known jem of a film but was left feeling annoyed that id been duped. if you want zombie classics, re-visit the dead trilogy(now quadrilogy)or evil dead films - don't waste your time and money on this.