Movies by J.R. Bookwalter

Chronicles of the Living Dead

Chronicles of the Living Dead

The inside story of the important horror classic "Night of the Living Dead" as told by those who were there and those who were inspired by it. Including rare archival interviews, new interviews and visits to the original locations, "Chronicles of the Living Dead" also addresses the issue of the film's infamous copyright status, a legal debacle that continues to plague the original creators to this day. Named one of the 100 Most Important American Films by both the AFI and the BBC, "Night" is brought alive once again through the fond remember...

VHS Massacre Too

VHS Massacre Too

The last stand of the American exploitation film. In a post video store era, media consolidation has led to the censorship and near death of the independent and exploitation film industry. Joe Bob Briggs (Last Drive-in), Debbie Rochon (Toxic Avenger IV), Lloyd Kaufman and James Rolfe (Angry Video Game Nerd) take us on an adventure that leads from the last Blockbuster video store in Bend Oregon to Troma Entertainment in New York, all in an effort to examine how history keeps repeating itself from the video store era to the modern streaming.

Final Curtain

Final Curtain

A group of actors are rehearsing a supposedly cursed play- When the body count rises the actors must ask themselves, is the curse real or is there a murderer among them?

Girlfriends

Girlfriends

A lesbian couple support themselves by picking up guys with money and blowing them away. They yearn for a more normal life, so they vow to get out of the murder/theft business and live off welfare money and turning tricks. They decide to have a baby, so they get a donor, but they find that it's not as easy as they thought to get past their former lifestyle.

Burning of the Salem Witches

Burning of the Salem Witches

Short film from director J.R. Bookwalter set in Salem.