Horror Favourites – Wayne David

A werewolf movie unlike any other Wolf Garden is available on Digital Download now and we grabbed the director Wayne David for a chat about his favorite horror movie.

Wolf Garden follows William who has gone into hiding in the countryside following horrifically violent events. Struggling to come to terms with reality, he flashes between the past and present, and fantasies involving the woman he loves, Chantelle.

As his sanity crumbles, he begins to feed an unseen creature locked inside a shed in the woods. Witnessing apparitions of a ghostly visitor, he realises he must kill the creature and discover a terrible truth about Chantelle before the next full moon.

Below Wolf Garden director Wayne David talks about 1978 classic DAWN OF THE DEAD:

“Hands down my favourite horror movie if not my favourite movie overall.

I first saw the film as a teenager, I recorded it off the tv and ended up skiving off school the next day and watching it twice. The film was a revelation to me. I’d alway found the concept of zombies scary, but this film evoked different feelings. Very intelligently made with its social context, the juxtaposition of the horrific scenes of carnage and bloodshed spliced together with the cheesy music and comic book visuals, grey zombies and bright red blood, made for a unique viewing experience.

There’s so much to love about this film, even though it’s horror, there is a certain wish-fulfilment of buying into the consumerism metaphors and how fun it would be to run round your own private shopping mall with the undead locked safely (for now) outside the doors.

I was lucky enough to meet George A. Romero in LA back in 2007 and discussed the film with him. This was a very special moment as he is a huge hero of mine. My first short film that I directed and acted in was in fact a zombie film called Containment. It was heavily inspired by the work of Romero and had several references throughout. What made it seem all the more poignant, and completely by accident, I discovered that we actually shot the film on the anniversary of George’s death. And to match that vibe of serendipity, when we first screened the film, it was on the 40th anniversary of the film’s very first release in Italy. I definitely felt that George was there with us in spirit and I put in a special dedication to him in the end credits.”

Wolf Garden is available on Digital Download now.