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Season 1, Episode 6 of Lions Gate/NBC’s Horror Anthology Series Fear Itself (see IMDB Page here and here)
New Year's Day: A young woman wakes up in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by horrifying zombies. She must fight the murderous creatures at every turn, right up until the shocking, horrifying end.
Teleplay by Steve Niles, creator of 30 Days of Night & Ben Sokolowski (Cloverfield).
Based on the story ‘Dead Time’ written by Paul Kane – published in The Lazarus Condition.
Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (SAW II-IV, Repo! The Genetic Opera)
Effects by Oscar-winners KNB (Chronicles of Narnia, Transformers, Indiana Jones 4)
Fear Itself created by by Mick Garris creator of Masters of Horror.
Episode Aired in the E.R. hiatus timeslot on NBC in the USA on 17th July 2008.
Visit the Official NBC Page for Fear Itself here
Visit the Wikipedia Page for New Year’s Day here
Cast
Briana Evigan (Step Up 2: The Streets, S. Darko, Sorority Row) as Helen.
Niall Matter (Watchmen, A Town Called Eureka) as Eddie.
Cory Monteith (Final Destination 3, White Noise 2: The Light) as James
Zulay Henao (Only the Lonely, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) as Chrissie.
J. LaRose (SAW III-IV, The Tenant) as Thug/Zombie.
Watch a short ‘Behind the Scenes’ film below featuring Darren Lynn Bousman and Briana Evigan entitled: A New Kind of Zombie!
Now watch a short film about the make-up effects called Zombie Chic.
Visit Page 2 for a Gallery of Stills
Visit Page 3 for Behind the Scenes Stills and Quotes about New Year’s Day