Zombie Night 2: Awakening

Zombie Night 2: Awakening is a 2006 Canadian horror film directed by David J. Francis and starring Sharon DeWitt, Kari Grace, and Dan Rooney. It is a conceptual sequel to Zombie Night. It was followed in 2008 by Reel Zombies.

Premise
Mosquitoes spread a zombie plague, and humanity is devastated. Denied shelter with a heavily armed group of survivors, Keith and Shelley attempt to clear out a marina and use it to escape to a better location. Amid attacks by nocturnal zombies, the previous group begin to raid them for supplies.

Cast

 * Steve Curtis as Keith
 * Sharon DeWitt as Shelley
 * Dan Rooney as Basil
 * Maria Ibey as Candace
 * Kari Grace as Crystal
 * Johnny Paris as Derek
 * Bob Hillhouse as Pascal
 * Nick Smith as Saul
 * Lise Moule as Crazy
 * Sarah-Jean Villa as Vikki
 * Mark Parr as Logan
 * Dana McArdle as Eli
 * Jessica Pickles as Hailey
 * Tony Watt as Jay
 * David J. Francis as Father
 * Ryan Gallant as Zombie
 * John Bell as Andrew
 * Corey Clarke as James & Groom Zombie
 * Amanda Pauls as zombie with gash across face
 * Brendan Mertens as Bug Zombie

Production
Zombie Night 2: Awakening was filmed to the turn of the year in Deseronto, Ontario. The budget was under $100,000.

Reception
Susan Walker of The Toronto Star rated it 1.5/4 stars and wrote that it "might be enough to satisfy a loyal fan base" but is not a good film. Ulises Silva of Quiet Earth rated it 4.5/10 stars and called it "a suspense-less, ineffective zombie film" that could have benefited from a higher budget. Writing in The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2, academic Peter Dendle said, "There are at least a few interesting touches in the zombie conceptualizations here, unlike the depressing and tedious vision in the first feature."