John Sears | September 30, 2011
Not so much because of the people involved, aside from Smirky McGee herself Milla, but because it indicates that this, ahem, ‘film’ is still well on its way to ruining an afternoon of mine sometime in the future. Oh, and spreading lots of Anti-Zombie prejudice of course: Are You Sick Of Resident Evil: Retribution Casting [...]
John Sears | September 30, 2011
In the classic science-fiction spoof ‘Spaceballs’, one of the recurring jokes is the hypercommercialization of the Spaceballs movie itself, and the bewildering variety of (sometimes just plain bewildering) merchandise that, allegedly, one could purchase related the film. (This is pretty obviously a poke in the ribs at ‘Star Wars’ which really did break all sorts [...]
John Sears | September 29, 2011
I have a bunch of secret projects on the burner just at the moment, one of which is super time-sensitive and needs a lot of work before Saturday, so the blog will be light for a few days. Rest assured we are still readily available on Twitter and email for any Zombie-related emergencies.
John Sears | September 27, 2011
This is one of those products that is sort of ambiguous in its Zombie Friendliness: Description Looks like a warning sign-Zombie Zone! Plastic corrugate, in polybag with header. 17in high x 22in wide. Is this a sign warning people about Zombies, as in, ‘Stay away from these awful Undead creatures’, or warning them to be [...]
John Sears | September 27, 2011
I’d been hearing for some time that the newest expansion in perennial favorite collectible card game ‘Magic: The Gathering’ was going to be substantially Zombie-themed, and I had some hope that it might, MIGHT represent some long-sought improvements to the depiction of the Differently Animated in gaming media. Whether ‘Innistrad’, the aforementioned expansion, actually does [...]
John Sears | September 27, 2011
Oh yes, this sounds classy: Set in the aftermath of a zombie outbreak, the film follows a group of likely lads as they head off to a run down military base with a PVC clad stripper for the ultimate stag party experience. Forget paintball, at Zomball you get to shoot zombies with stun guns. It’s [...]
John Sears | September 27, 2011
Well, the wave of Euro-Zom films that hate the Differently Animated seems to be coming ashore at last: SAN JOSE, Calif., Sep 22, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Global Cinema Distribution ( www.globalcinemadistribution.com ) announces the national theatrical release of the Ford Brothers’ West African–set zombie feature THE DEAD. After its successful U.K. run, THE DEAD [...]
John Sears | September 26, 2011
Just a heads-up for the Zombie fans out there in the parched Southwest about a chance to perhaps get your drink and your Zombie Appreciation on at the same time: Zombies on the Move — The dead shall rise to squeak and gibber their way through the streets of Lake Havasu City at the first [...]
John Sears | September 26, 2011
We could get behind this I think: AUSTIN, TX, Sep 22, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — The SOLD OUT Zombie Ball that was held at the Seaholm Power Plant last Halloween, has gone upstairs to Austin’s best new venue next to the W Hotel. Zombies and celebrities will be greeted with flash bulbs and verbal [...]
John Sears | September 24, 2011
This article is all well and good but doesn’t really give us the details we need to determine definitively if this new Zombie novel is friendly to the Differently Animated (though it hints that no, it isn’t): Happy Place is a “brainless” read, according to Al Leduc. The author said he would be hard-pressed to [...]