A Woman and Her Zombie Stalker Make for the Ultimate Odd Couple inIt Stains the Sands Red

A do-or-die woman , a decay man , and a vast desert are the three main characters in It Stains the Sands Red , an unusual zombie movie that ’s both gory and heartfelt , and admirably makes the most of its minimalist solidifying - up .

The odds do n’t search good for Molly ( Brittany Allen ) , a high - maintenance party girl who finds herself stranded in the desert outside of Las Vegas with a very persistent lone zombie in interest . But do n’t be fooled by her collide beast prints — Molly is made of surprisingly elusive material , though she ’s also help by the fact that her undead stalker is awkward and slow - move . If she can just keep briskly edge toward the airstrip where a drive out of zombietown awaits ( she hopes ) , she ’ll survive . Easy , correct ?

conductor and co - author Colin Minihan — one half of “ The Vicious Brothers , ” the duo who made Grave Encounters — add together interest with some fleeting flashbacks that disclose just enough ( Molly has a kid , somewhere ) , and somehow makes the desert reckon like a golden - hued space where it ’s always magic hour , even with a ghoul breathing down your neck . The very singular adhesiveness that forms between Molly and Smalls actually feels take in , not forced into the story . And if you ’re worried that there ’s too much frenemy stuff and not enough zombi stuff , rest assure that Molly gets to try out her mettle in that realm before the end . If the stripped - down It Stains the Sands Red never quite live up to its splendidly trashy title , it still offers an interesting twirl on the musical genre — no small feat , considering the never - let up popularity of zombie pic .