title: Zombie Night 2: Awakening
text: # 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."
  
  