Blagdon residents Chris and Wendy Pugh found themselves a million miles away from Hollywood glamour when they took part in a new movie being shot in the Mendips.

They were transformed into the living dead for their role alongside Corey Feldman in The Zombie King, which is due to be premiered in London in August.

They joined other Chew Valley residents in ghoulish makeup and were seen roaming through graveyards in Blagdon and in Rickford last month.

Blagdon was one of the main venues for the film directed by Aidan Belizaire.

The film company chose the village after approaching Mr Pugh and asking if they could use his restored barns for several scenes.

He recommended and assisted in arranging the other locations – the Forest of Mendip Masonic Temple at Rickford and St Andrew's Church, Blagdon.

They also filmed at his home in Blagdon where the zombie parents, played by Chris and Wendy, were featured with Anabel Barnston (the star of Coming of Age, The Inbetweeners and The New Worst Witch) who plays their daughter Tabitha.

Their daughter Sam was an extra in one of the zombie battles.

Corey starred in The Goonies, The Lost Boys and Stand by Me and is set to appear in Dancing on Ice. In this film he plays Kalfu.

The other main star is Edward Furlong, of Terminator 2 fame, who plays Samuel Peters, an ordinary man who dabbles with voodoo to bring his wife back from the grave. He encounters the god of malevolence Kalfu, with whom he makes a pact to destroy the underworld and bring chaos to earth. In return he will become the zombie king and walk the earth for eternity with his belated wife.

Mr Pugh said: "Blagdon is such a beautiful location and it is so good to have the area featured in an international film along with Shepton Mallet, the other main location for this film."