‘Weekend at the End of the World’ is a new horror comedy written and directed by Gillie Klabin about two thirty sommething slackers; Karl and Miles, (Clay Elliot and Cameron Fife) who take a road trip to goofball Mile’s old family cabin (yes deep in the woods) while lovelorn Karl recovers from a recent breakup. Soon however, the bros trip takes a bizarre turn for the worst as the kooky neighbor Hank turns into a zombie and the house is revealed as a gateway to hell as the undead form of Mile’s beloved Grandma (Troian Bellisario) returns as the result of the supernatural happenings. Soon, our two heroes are left to battle the undead and try and save the world. Or something.

The film is an ambitious but ultimately flawed flick that bites off more than it can laugh at. The jokes come rapid fire but most don’t land on target despite the two leads giving their all. Klabin tries to pull out all the stops (including designing all the digital effects) but it doesn’t quite know what type of film it wants to be. Not funny enough to be a straight comedy and not quite scary enough to satisfy the modern horror cinephiles. It desperetely tries to evoke memories of much funnier (and scarier) horror/comedy classics such as ‘Evil Dead 2’ and ‘Tucker and Dale Versus Evil’ despite an amusing supporting role by comedy veteran Thomas Lennon as the undead neighbor, Hank.

At 81 minutes you’d think the film flies by but it starts to plod midway through and never recovers. Let’s hope this ones stays with the undead and buried.

‘Weekend at the End of the World’ is available to rent/buy now on Amazon Prime.

2025, USA, 82 mins.