36 Days to Halloween- 1983 The Dead Zone

Over the next 100 days, I will present one movie of significances in horror, suspense or thrillers for each year from 1919 to 2018. The next film presented here is 1983 horror thriller "The Dead Zone" starring Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Martin Sheen and directed by David Cronenberg.

The Dead Zone (1983)

Dir- David Cronenberg

We all wish we could see the future and thanks to a nearly fatal accident we have a man who has that power. In what I feel is one of the best adaptations of a Stephen King novel, Christopher Walken stars as Johnny Smith. Portraying a man who wakes from a long coma to the horror that he can view the death of those he meets. Johnny soon meets a political candidate (Martin Sheen) who he sees starting the global apocalypse. The unique gore and fright of David Cronenberg are noticeably absent in this movie that relies more on the viewer's knowledge that he is indeed a doomed soul and our hope he can prevent the inevitable. Filmed in a snowy backdrop that makes it look like a Saturday Evening Post set. A great movie that seems to be hidden away by Kings more flashy and more crappy gore movies. Check it out!