‘Zombeavers’ (2015) Is Dam Good! But Is It Sequel-worthy?

Jordan Rubin’s Zombeavers was unleashed upon Americans on March 20, 2015. It didn’t upend our corrupt society or revolutionize cinema, but it did remind us that nature can bite back. Then, after it does, there’s always the chance that we’ll all be transformed into humanoid zombie beaver creatures! Yes, lessons like these become hard to ignore, and Zombeavers dangles the truth right in front of our stupid faces. Why do we still keep creating canisters of deadly radioactive waste, and why are we so clumsy with them? Do humans not understand the dangers? After all, we’ve had other examples of such haphazard handling of deadly chemicals before. Putting aside the Chernobyl disaster, we have the examples of C.H.U.D. (1984 – read our retro review here), Return of the Living Dead (1985) and The Toxic Avenger (1984) and that’s just off the top of my head.

Zombeavers: A Most Potent Blend of Zombie and Beaver

Horror films have had many impressive concepts before, such as the blending of sharks with tornadoes, for example. (Don’t be a hater — you know it’s a brilliant idea!) However, the idea of zombified beavers ranks pretty high up there in originality. In fact, I challenge you to come up with a concept that easily deflates such inherent potential. Just try! I’ll wait.

Yeah, I do admit that the idea of Zombeavers, which stars Rachel Melvin, Hutch Dano, Cortney Palm, Lexi Atkins, Bill Burr, Jake Weary, Peter Gilroy, and John freaking Mayer, may have limited appeal, and I hate to build this movie up too much. Still, I have to build it up a little bit to give it the respect it deserves. Will you remember the characters? Probably not. Will you recall every scene years later? Okay, you got me there, too. Still, you’ll probably find this bloody romp funny and maybe watch it every so often. What more can you want, honestly? Zombeavers are too damn good for your excessively high standards.

Zombeavers Should Have a Sequel

How do I plead my case here? Okay, look at it this way: If the aforementioned Sharknado can have 5 sequels, then Zombeavers can have at least one or two. Let’s not forget that the successful horror sequel, Evil Dead II: Dead By Dawn, is even more commonly loved than the original film. There’s nothing about Zombeavers that guarantees a franchise would be an absolute failure. Granted, they probably shouldn’t put the zombeavers in New York City or outer space, but something could definitely be done to revisit those evil little dam-builders! There’s even a case for some franchise crossover, isn’t there?

In fact, I propose that the Zombeavers find a convenient little town like Blue Velvet‘s Lumberton, someplace that really prides itself on its lumber. How about landing them in a striving lumberjack community?

For another angle, you could have more environmental themes thrown in, as well as new wildlife impacted by that radioactive sludge. As a zombeaver epidemic spreads, one can imagine smarter characters using metal instead of wood to build new homes. Squirrels? Woodchucks? Badgers, even? Would there be ways to contain the menace? What is a beaver’s biggest weakness? Does it have any natural enemies? In any case, there’s more than enough room for more zombie beaver fever!

What do you think of Zombeavers? Gnaw over it with us in the comments!

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