Shockwaves (1977)
Shockwaves is one of those films i've always felt is perhaps more revered than it deserves to be. It's weirdly atmospheric but anyone expecting full blown Nazi zombie horror will be severely disappointed as the zombies basically shamble about and kill people bloodlessly or off screen.
It's two star names barely feature. John Carradine is in a few early scenes just to tell a chilling tale similar to Robert Shaw's story of the USS Indianapolis in Jaws, and Peter Cushing who admittedly does have a little more screen time as the zombies former commander, but in all honesty he too has nothing more than a glorified cameo.
Where Shockwaves does succeed is in the atmosphere it creates. The island Cushing resides on is a lonely desolate place, the only building a ruin, the waves lap the shoreline and the misty tree lines and rivers allow the rotting Nazi zombies cover to travel the island in a surreal, hallucinatory manner making the whole scenario creepy in the extreme especially when they emerge from the waves and frequently submerse them selves in the rivers as they move in for the kill.
Although Shockwaves is more Zombie Lake than Zombie Flesh Eaters , in fact it's very ramshackle in places but the film is an oddball little gem and is well worth seeking out.
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