There was also an accordion performance, the playing of vinyl on a record player and, towards the end, an impressive piece of physical theatre cleverly set to a flickering light in a darkened room to give the impression of an old cine-film recording - a highlight for me in such a small space.

BBC: Review: It's Like He's Knocking at Pulse Festival 2010

Mendik, who is the director of Cine Excess, the only European film festival dedicated to cult movies, says zombies are the perfect motif for economic depression.

CNN: Zombies give life to our economic blues