John Sears | November 4, 2011
I appreciate an attempt to delve into ‘Zombie Culture’ but I think this video misses the mark and instead hits the Zombie Cosplay segment of the horror community (a practice also known at least under some circumstances as ‘Greenface’): In reality, Zombie Culture is about so much more than just scaring people. It’s a diverse [...]
John Sears | October 31, 2011
Just wanted to make one last post about our awesome trip out to ‘Nightmare on Chicago Street’ both to thank the city of Elgin and the various groups that put on the show for having us, and to show off some fun pictures that didn’t get showcased anywhere else. At one end of the street [...]
John Sears | October 31, 2011
In our last update I talked about the quite frankly spectacular show put on at the ‘Nightmare on Chicago Street’ event and how difficult our task of spreading Zombie Awareness in such an environment looked upon arrival. I mean, they hit just about every conceivable trope of the ‘Zombie Apocalypse’ genre of pernicious fiction to [...]
John Sears | October 31, 2011
So as you may know from previous blog entries and Twitter, the ZRC attended the ‘Nightmare on Chicago Street’ event in Elgin, Illinois on Saturday, and we even managed to strike a significant blow for Zombie Rights along the way. More on that in a later post. But before we get into our own ZRC [...]
John Sears | October 28, 2011
Remember the apparently No-Zombies-Allowed event being held in Elgin, Illinois this upcoming weekend that we previously mentioned on the blog? Well, clearly the ZRC wanted, nay, needed to do something about this disturbing instance of Zompartheid, and so we called in a couple of favors with our many connections in the horror community (ie, we [...]
John Sears | October 26, 2011
We do some work here at the ZRC fundraising for breast cancer research via The Lurch for the Cure, as our loyal readers are no doubt aware, so seeing others also bring the Living and Undead together in the same cause is very nice: Be they zombies or ROTC members, nothing rallies the dead and [...]
John Sears | October 25, 2011
We had a wild and crazy few days in Bloomington, IN for the annual pilgrimage to The Dark Carnival, and have now arrived safely back at ZRC HQ in Madison. Here is the festival that was: Day 2: The ZRC saw all the films we wanted to evaluate, including ‘A Chance in Hell’, ‘Fitness Class [...]
John Sears | October 22, 2011
We had a long journey but we’re settled into the hotel and ready for a full weekend of film viewing and agitation. We also got to attend the opening party last night here in Bloomington. Some highlights: Doc Calamari has found a new and even more hideous outfit to parade around in. He describes it [...]
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 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* [...]