Pretty much. Each film has a basic progression of the zombie outbreak. The crisis is new in NIGHT, in DAWN it has reached critical mass as major cities collapse and order breaks down, DAY is the aftermath, with the survivors picking up the pieces, and LAND shows the new society that has emerged from the wreckage of our current society. DIARY is a documentary-style film which chronicles the very beginning of the zombie plague.
Caught a screening of the ultra-limited MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN last sunday. Based on a Clive Barker short story, the film concerns a photographer challenged to find a darker side of life in NYC. His misadventures in the night lead him to a subway, and to an encounter with a woman who turns up missing the next day. The photographer becomes convinced that a man who regularly rides the subway has killed her, and that she is merely the latest in a string of victims. But why would the man do this?
As the photographer becomes more and more obsessed, his sanity begins to slip, and the answers to his questions may be more horrifying than he can possibly imagine...
Now, this great film was screwed over hardcore. It was supposed to be released to 1500 screens nationwide, making it a pretty wide release. However, Lionsgate decided to make it only 100 theaters. Clive Barker met with the executives to demand an explanation, and argue for the film's original wider release. The result of that meeting is not only that the film is still only in 100 theaters, but that they are all budget theaters, adding an extra slap in the face to Barker and co. I had to drive 30 miles to the theater to see this film, and it was worth it!!!! Find it if you can, either in the theater or on DVD when it comes out.
Also of note, the film is directed by Ryuhei Kitamura.
