Long Time Dead: Despair (2011)

What is Long Time Dead: Despair? Long Time Dead: Despair is a personal homage to director George A. Romero and his body of work including Night of the Living Dead, Dawn and Day of the Dead. Schwickrath set out to finish a film that he began nearly ten years ago. Filmed in Smithton, Pennsylvania during 1998-1999, the footage was recently discovered and edited to represent the closest "final cut" version of writer/director Craig Schwickrath.

Starring Chris Andriechack and Gina Marie, Long Time Dead is a short story written by Schwickrath about a young couple and their life and death battle against the living dead. Though larger in scope, Long Time Dead is finally being presented in two separate mini-films, LTD: Hope and LTD: Despair. The story would eventually find our hero return to the graveyard in search of his love only to find that she has already died by the hands of a zombie. Never giving up hope, our hero fights for his life until he can finally be with his love...but at what cost?

These two films would not be possible without the whit, wisdom and encouragement of independent filmmaker David "The Rock" Nelson, writer/director of Devil Ant, Devil Ant 2, Vampire Woman and Conrad Brooks Vs. the Werewolf and upcoming films including Dinosaur Woman and Gorilla Man.

The movie's make-up effects were created by the film's stars. The film's music is a song titled Dante's Inferno by Slit Throat Salvation from Greensboro, NC. Slit Throat Salvation is currently Justis Blackburn - Lead Guitar, Nick Johannesen - Vocals, Cameron Carroll -- Drums and Cameron Piñeiro- bass guitar.
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