"Zombies are predictable. You know how to deal with them. You know what situations to avoid. What's going to be really dangerous in this world, just like in anything else, is going to be the human beings. It's going to be when the evilness pervades in the human beings, they're going to be the real danger, not the zombies."
Apparently fulfilling a dream that he's had for over thirty years, Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian is finally getting his wish to be a zombie thanks to The Walking Dead. And as proof, he shared a pic (below) of his Walking Dead makeover.
In a follow up tweet, Ian also promised to blog about his undead experience on his site at some point today.
DVD features include The Making of THE WALKING DEAD; Inside THE WALKING DEAD: Episode 1-6; A Sneak Peek with Robert Kirkman; Behind The Scenes Zombie Make-Up Tips; Convention Panel With Producers; THE WALKING DEAD Trailer; Zombie School; Bicycle Girl; On Set With Robert Kirkman; Hanging With Steven Yeun; Inside Dale’s RV and On Set With Andrew Lincoln.
Not sure how long this deal last so you may want to pick it up ASAP if you're planning on getting.
After The Walking Dead panel they hosted at C2E2 on Saturday, IGN is reporting that Stephen King may take on writing duties for at least one episode of the show's second season.
A King-written would be a great way to raise the already strong profile for The Walking Dead and it certainly makes sense given Executive Producer Frank Darabont's longstanding and prolific relationship with the author. Darabont has previously written and directed The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile and The Mist - all adaptations of Stephen King stories.
The Attack of the Show's resident film critic Chris Gore takes a look at The Walking Dead Season 1 release along with other zombie DVD releases in a decidedly undead segment of DVDuesday.
AMC is running a great giveaway sweepstakes for The Walking Dead with an iPad as the top prize for three lucky Grand Prize winners and Blu-ray Season One sets of the show for ten more First Prize winners.
"When the zombie apocalypse strikes, one modern amenity you'll have to live without is the iPad. Which is why you'll want to enter The Walking Dead iPad Giveaway Sweepstakes today so you can enjoy your Apple tablet before all hell breaks loose!"
More zombies will be invading network TV this fall with The CW's pick up of the original spec pilot The Awakening, a drama from William Laurin and Glenn Davis, the Canadian writer-producer team of The Listener, 1-800-Missing and the TV adaptation of John Woo's Once A Thief.
The Awakening will focus on the relationship between two young sisters who come of age during a zombie apocalypse.