Product Details

• Actors: Linda Blair, Dan Haggerty, Troy Donahue
• Directors: Deland Nuse, Jack A. Sunseri
• Writers: Jack A. Sunseri
• Producers: Jack A. Sunseri
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: MEDIA BLASTERS, INC DVD
• DVD Release Date: June 24, 2008
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0016K76VE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #152,048 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Universal Cryogenics is doing a booming business in freezing the bodies of the recently dead in the hopes of defrosting them later when science has discovered a way to cure what ails them. Things are going well until the storage facility loses its power during a storm, threatening their frozen clients. To make matters worse, a lightning strike causes the bodies to revive as homicidal zombies. What has the cryogenic lab been doing to its customers to cause this kind of change, and can they stop the zombies before their rampage goes out of control?

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I love horror movies., July 20, 2008

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Bartok Kinski "A casual stroll through the lu... (Prague) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Chilling (DVD)

(spoilers) I love horror movies. I love B-Movies as well. Nothing makes my day more than a cheesy little film about zombies, monsters, murderers, that sort of thing. But to say that this movie was lacking, is an understatement. This movie was pure trash. You'd think the zombies would look somewhat like what the cover-art of the box displays, but instead, you get actors with masks that are clearly sold at any Halloween display counter.

Furthermore, the script is beyond pitiful. Our main character, Joseph, suffers the loss of his wife and son and seeks solace in the warm-hearted Mary, played by Blair. Not once do you see any sign of sadness or discomfort on the part of Joseph's character. Instead, we see the head of the cryogenic labs, a man named Dr. Miller, eager to get the dead bodies and experiment with their organs. There is no emotion or anything to make you believe you should give a damn about anyone in this film.

Once you see the cover art to this film of a frozen zombie coming out of their cryogenic chamber, you'll think you were in B-Movie Horror Heaven. At least that's the way I approached this film. But boy, was I in for a shock. All and all, very disappointing. All the elements to make a great horror film were there. You had your zombies, your decent actors, and your story. But the lack of good writing and little if any sense of direction screwed this one up royally.

1.0 out of 5 stars Yikes!!, November 24, 2011

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Richard A. Kappele (Henderson, NV United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Chilling (DVD)

Yikes!!!

Bad story, bad dialog, bad acting, bad makeup, bad special effects, bad editing, and bad ending.

It looks like they only had Linda Blair for half a day; the film is full of shots of a large person dressed like Linda Blair shot from the back, knees down, shoulders down, etc... just to fill in scenes they forgot to shoot when she was there.

If you like cheap green rubber masked zombies (fast and slow) in silver suits: this movie is for you.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you think this is the worst B-Horror, you've barely gotten your feet wet., January 24, 2010

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Jennifer M. Hensley "Thomas Hensley "B-Ho... (Hawaii) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Chilling (DVD)

'The CHILLING' is FAR from being next to well-respected zombie flicks that have came out around its time, and even before its time. But wait, 'The CHILLING' is FAR from being the worst Horror film, also. The story itself is original and so are the zombies! I know, I know, just because it happens to be original doesn't make it good. In this case, it does! There's five things I love about it. First, let me be honest because I'm a sucker when it comes to my interests in cryogenics!!! Any flick that revolves around cryogenics is most likely to be a winner with me. Second, I like seeing Linda ('The Exorcist') Blair and my good 'ol boy Dan ("Grizzly Adams") Haggerty starring together! Third, within the first five minutes of this flick, it starts out CRAZY by showing us a murderous "outlaw" stabbing and shooting folks left and right! Come on, the way those first few scenes in the beginning start off, is at least worth a two-star rating, in my opinion. Fourth, the acting is not bad at all in considering that this film contains a bunch of no-names. Seriously, I'm not saying it's oscar worthy but in a B-Horror such as this, I was impressed. Lastly, fifth, the zombies shown in this film are acceptable. Most may be a little over-the-top, as far as the traditional zombie makeup goes (The dead are kept frozen right away for preservation, right? haha.), but I consider them to be THE Chud of zombie films. Just like how 'C.H.U.D.' is a bit over exaggerated when showing its idea of what infection can do when exposed to chemical waste.

I believe there are many other well-respected B-Horrors out there that are guilty for using this same formula. So why so much hate for this little horror!??? It's nice NOT to see the same old zombie approach used or and over again. Yes, these zombies do wear silvery space suits that look like something from a 50's creature feature film, but hey, their "cryogenic suits" remember! lol! By the way, lightening just seems to make everything come to life. haha. Check this flick out so you can see the AWESOME death scene involving a forklift!!! -Cheers!