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Broken Springs I guess horror films involving killer beer or moonshine, as is the case here, are starting to become another trend in the indie horror world. Broken Springs, from director Neeley Lawson, came first, but you also have Witch's Brew from Chris Lamartina that's in post production. And of course, how could anyone forget about Street Trash which came out in the 1980's? However, in that, everyone melted to death.

In Broken Springs, three teenage boys have their world turned upside down by tainted moonshine. They must rescue their loved ones and battle a marauding horde of zombies while fighting their way out of town.

I like how the trailer combines elements of small town nostalgia with zombies. I guess it all speaks to me growing up as a kid living out in the middle of nowhere and, of course, watching zombie films. Looking at the trailer, Broken Springs...

For the fifth year in a row, October gets a little creepier and scarier when the Spooky Movie Film Festival rolls into the Washington, D.C. area on Oct. 21-25 for six terrifying nights of of feature films and shorts.

Every year, Spooky Movie redefines the very definition of “horror” by presenting an absolutely unique selection films from all over the world. This year the bloody offerings range from backwoods horror comedies to documentaries to Norwegian and British zombie flicks to Australian monster movies and more.

Most exciting, however, is the return of the father of the splatter movie himself: Herschell Gordon Lewis, who will be screening his latest gore extravaganza, the diabolical The Uh-Oh Show!. This is Lewis’ first gross-out flick in seven years and is an unholy combination of blood, social satire and fairy tales. Bad Lit’s seen it and thinks it’s a real hoot and a holler.

Anybody reading this ever drink moonshine? Let me warn you from personal experience it is some potent shit that you should be really careful with. Some batches are strong enough to raise the dead, I tell ya! Speaking of which ...

A new clip from Neeley Lawson's indie zombie effort Broken Springs just hit online today, and it features a few tasty bits of CGI carnage. Get used to it, folks. It's here to stay! Dig on the clip below.

Broken Springs tells the tale of three teenage boys who have their world turned upside down by tainted moonshine. They must rescue their loved ones and battle a marauding horde of zombies while fighting their way out of town.

That's all we have for now, but we'll keep you posted on new content when it arrives. Check out the Broken Springs fanpage on Facebook here, and of course the clip and the teaser trailer below.