He also begins feeling intense hunger that can only be dulled by ingesting raw, red meat and teams up with military chef, Judson.

Quinn eventually learns that a doctor named Dr. Scott plans to use the scorpion venom to revive dead tissues and sell for a profit.

Originally titled House of the Dead 3, a continuation of the movie series based on the video game franchise of the same name, this was soon dropped seemingly due to licensing issues.

The film is filled with pop culture references and joking aside, including Star Wars and Dawn of the Dead.

[4] Travis Estvold of Boise Weekly wrote "It probably would've done better as a 45-minute episode of The Outer Limits rather than as a feature film, except it may have even given that show a bad name".

[5] Jon Condit of Dread Central rated it 2/5 stars and wrote "By the time the closing credits rolled, Dead and Deader felt less like a new movie and more like a rejected mid-80s TV pilot".

[6] Bloody Disgusting rated the film 3.5/5 stars, and wrote "Truth be told for a low budget feature that made its debut on the Sci-Fi Channel it definitely has its moments".

[2] Scott Weinberg of DVD Talk rated it 2.5/5 stars and wrote "It's nothing but a low-budget, tongue-in-cheek mixture of Blade, 48 HRS., 28 Days Later, and any 'angry commando' action flick you can imagine – but it's also kinda fun, too".

[7] Writing in The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2, academic Peter Dendle said, "The film's promising opening deteriorates into buffoonery and yawny punch-lines.