Nazi zombies are, for some inexplicable reasons, a relatively untapped area in the horror genre – but that’s all about to change.

Dead Snow is premiering at UK Frightfest on August 30th and hitting DVD and Blu-ray on August 31st, and it is one hell of a ride!

Picture the crisp Norwegian snow-capped mountains surrounded by beautiful forests and a cosy log cabin in the middle of it all. It’s a Christmas card image that would take centre place in any Granny’s mantelpiece. Now add to that a splash of red, a dollop of intestine and a scalped bonce to boot and you’ll have the gloriously bloody, hilarious and action-packed Dead Snow.

A group of medical students head up into the mountains for their Easter vacation, only to find that their perfect retreat won’t be filled with chocolate binging and the resulting stomach ache that follows. Instead, upon finding some hidden treasure, they unleash a group of evil Nazi zombies in the mountains, who want nothing more than to bite into our intrepid backpackers and ruin their festivities. Armed with chainsaws, sledgehammers and one snowmobile, they aren’t letting anyone bite without one hell of a fight.

From newcomer Tommy Wirkola and an unknown cast, this is one hilarious horror movie that takes it queues from the likes of Day of the Dead, Evil Dead and Braindead (It has a lot of dead in it), among others. Never short of a joke or some sort of severed limb, Dead Snow is one mountain walk you won’t want to miss. Whether you make it back in one piece is another question.

So, yes, everyone’s very sad about Michael Jackson and everything. But we’ve got the perfect antidote.

Well, maybe not the perfect antidote. Maybe not an antidote at all, in fact – it’s a trailer for Dead Snow, a film about Nazi ice zombies. Oh, now you’re interested.

God knows what actually happens in Dead Snow, but we’re determined to see it thanks to the rule which states that any film featuring an undead Hitler monster staggering around and bellowing into the sky must be one of the best films ever made. Look, the Dead Snow trailer is after the jump. It’s plainly mental…