Today’s post is another modern day shot re-creation and comparison to what you see in DAWN OF THE DEAD. Everyone loved my last one in the boiler room and control room area of the mall, so I figured I’d do another one today. That area of the mall is officially known as the HVAC room.
Todays post features a shot of the room from Stephen’s point of view when he realizes that something is following him in the boiler room. The security guard zombie had spotted Stephen and started to follow him around. After this shot of the machinery is seen, Stephen then tries to find the zombie to kill it. He bumbles that and almost gets killed in the process. Typical for Stephen, he was always screwing up. Fortunately he manages to get a bullet in his gun in the nick of time and he kills the zombie. That security guard zombie was played by Warner Shook, who went to Rollins College with Christine Romero, Scott Reiniger, and Amy Ingersoll. They are all still friends to this day. Warner also appeared as “Pippin” in Romero’s KNIGHTRIDERS and as “Richard Grantham” in the “Father’s Day” segment of CREEPSHOW.
Many things in this area of the mall have changed. Many pipes and pieces of machinery have changed and it’s sometimes very hard to figure out where certain shots from DAWN OF THE DEAD were captured. The two round poles in the original shot seen here are not even there in the modern day room. Several poles like this are just nonexistent where they once were, which also makes it confusing sometimes when trying to figure out these modern day comparison photos. If you look closely though, this is a great comparison. Lots of things are in the same spots, including certain I-beams and square pieces of machinery. The lights are in the exact same spots too. The one light in the modern day photo that is turned on, is actually off in the original shot, but in the same place. Lots of little details line up perfectly, so that you know, this is the spot.
I do have to remind you to not try to seek out this area on your own. I had permission to go down here and take photos because I am the tour guide for the Monroeville Mall tours. There is an opportunity for you to see this room though, during the film location tours held at the Living Dead Weekend: Monroeville each year. The next event is on June 10-12, 2022. Tickets are not available on the website yet, but might be in the new year.
https://www.thelivingdeadweekend.com/
Each day this month I will be showing you something cool, rare, or even noteworthy concerning DAWN OF THE DEAD as a Christmas Present to the fans from me. I hope that you enjoy this holiday look at DAWN OF THE DEAD.
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