John Sears | October 21, 2011
A fascinating Q&A with Patricia Tallman of the Savini ‘Night of the Living Dead’ is up at BuyZombie. Needless to say we read this with great interest here at the ZRC and suggest you do the same. A highlight: 6). As this is a zombie site, tell me about your experiences on “Night Of The [...]
John Sears | October 21, 2011
I’m very happy to hear about all the great Zombie events in the Detroit area this month, some for charity, and very disappointed in the press coverage: Is a zombie apocalypse coming? Metro Detroiters might wonder as much over the coming weeks. Not only is today designated as World Zombie Day, but on Sunday, zombies [...]
John Sears | October 19, 2011
Really, when you’re using profanity just for attention in the title I don’t hold out much hope for a reasoned examination of the plight of the Differently Animated: Note: the special effects will apparently be added later via CG. So, what’s this about? Besides defaming the Undead? You’ll never guess: A band of survivors unite [...]
John Sears | October 19, 2011
Why is it that so many of the latest Zombie-themed games for phones are coming out for the iPhone now that the ZRC went with Androids, anyway? Glu Mobile is on a mission to prove that Free-to-Play iOS games can provide the same rich experience as paid apps. Their latest title, Contract Killer: Zombies, might [...]
John Sears | October 19, 2011
There seems to be a regular epidemic of Anti-Zombie games on Apple devices of late! Case in point, the new title ‘Zombie Life’ (from the makers of apparently-smash-hit ‘Zombie Farm’): The Playforge clearly aren’t keen to sit back, though, and have released a new zombie social gaming title: Zombie Life. This time round, players take [...]
John Sears | October 18, 2011
The ZRC will be a bit busy later this week attending The Dark Carnival. Here are a few highlights! (and we hope to see some Zombie Rights Supporters there) Friday: “Monster’s Ball” Party 8 pm at Jake’s Nightclub Live Music, Monsters and Mayhem, sure to be a Zombie Friendly Outing as well Films We *Need* [...]
John Sears | October 18, 2011
We’ve heard some buzz about this upcoming block-party-like event in Elgin: EVACUATION ROUTE DURING ZOMBIE ATTACK: Elgin, Illinois – Chicago Street, between Douglas and Villa. Entry points at the intersection of Spring and Chicago. ZOMBIE SAFE SHELTER AREA WILL BE SUPPLIED WITH: Bands, vendors, street performers, burlesque performance, costume contest and a special appearance by [...]
John Sears | October 16, 2011
Background: Noted author Neil Gaiman hatched a sort of pro-literacy/pro-literature movement for Halloween which has come to be known as ‘All Hallow’s Read’. Put simply: you should, asserts Gaiman, give scary books out for Halloween alongside candy, which as he notes, is also very important. All well and good. But why does the promotional video [...]
John Sears | October 16, 2011
This is one of the very strangest promotional campaigns relating to the Differently Animated we’ve yet seen: In a pop-culture world of zombie marches, video games and television shows, one regional hardware chain has taken the novel approach of actively marketing power tools and garden implements as protection against the undead. And not to leave [...]
John Sears | October 16, 2011
Here are two events, just two, I saw advertised on the way home from Z-Town: The Zombie Musical: Sadly we’ll be in Bloomington, IN for The Dark Carnival that weekend! Still, we wish our fellow Madisonians the best of luck celebrating this holiday season in a Zombie, and indeed, Mummy Friendly manner.