Some ideas about Peter Jackson's Braindead (1992) - a 'guts-exposed' rolling DEMO piece of writing.
(Picture - Vera Cosgrove's undead evolution: approaching final form. Calligraphy marker on paper - S. J. Bloxsidge, Jan 2026.) BRAINDEAD (1992) directed by Peter Jackson. I love this film. It's very, very silly. If you've not seen it, at the time of (re-)writing, a rip was up for free on YT (May 2026.) I won't try to give a comprehensive synopsis here - there is a great one on the film's wiki page. Why am I writing this? My reasons for writing this piece are many. Partly, expressing the joy of practical FX heavy horror films. Partly, a way to try and start writing regularly and posting stuff (that may be about anything) - to develop some writing skills. Also, to explore some of the many ideas that scurry around the back of my mind and cross-fertilise, to make a strange mix that expresses my eclectic and perhaps at time, juxtaposed interests. I don't anticipate this piece to be too long. I am now however, after five months of writing and binning drafts, going ...