New On Blu: Night Of The Comet

New this week from Scream Factory is Night of the Comet: Collector's Edition, written and directed by Thom Eberhardt and starring Catherine Mary Stewart, Kelli Maroney and Robert Beltran.

"It's the first comet to buzz the planet in 65 million years, and everyone seems to be celebrating its imminent arrival! Everyone, that is, except for Regina Belmont (Catherine Mary Stewart, The Last Starfighter), and her younger sister Samantha (Kelli Maroney, Chopping Mall), two Valley Girls who care more about fashion trends than celestial phenomena. But upon daybreak, when the girls discover that they're the only residents of Los Angeles whom the comet hash;t vaporized or turned into a zombie, they will do what all good Valley Girls do... they go shopping! But when their day of malling threatens to become a day of mauling, these gals flee with killer zombies and blood-seeking scientists in hot pursuit!"

Night of the Comet: Collector's Edition is available now on a Blu-ray/DVD combo set.

30 Years Ago Today...

Michael Jackson's video for "Thriller" had its public premiere in Los Angeles on November 21, 1983.

New In Comics: The Walking Dead #116

New this week from Image Comics is The Walking Dead #116. 

"“ALL OUT WAR” continues!

The first battle of the war rages on!"

Featuring a story by Robert Kirkman and art by Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn and Stefano Guadiano.

Cover Reveal For The Walking Dead: The Fall of the Governor: Part 2

The cover of The Walking Dead: The Fall of the Governor: Part 2 was just officially revealed today on The Walking Dead Novels Facebook page. 

 The Walking Dead: The Fall of the Governor: Part 2 by Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga will be released on March 4, 2014.

New In Comics: The Last Zombie: The End #5

New this week from Antarctic Press is The Last Zombie: The End #5. 

"Last issue! The final chapter reaches its horrific conclusion as the surviving team members at long last reach their destination, only to face threats from within and without their ranks. The fate of Ian's fiancée Jen and the bunker staff is revealed, but will Ian live long enough to find them?"

The Last Zombie: The End #5 was written by Brian Keene and drawn by David Hutchinson.

New On DVD: Ridge War Z

New this week from Brain Damage Films is Ridge War Z, written and directed by Alek Gearheart and starring Dominique Marsell, Travis O'Leary and Kyle Gordon. 

"Three years have passed since the zombie war had been won but for the veterans who fought in that terrible conflict, their memories and pain won't let them forget. Now the only three surviving veterans of the most brutal battle of the entire war (Gory Ridge) return to recount their horrific experiences to an author who intends to write a book so that the world may better understand the sacrifice of the American infantryman during the great zombie war. It is a story of horror, honor, sacrifice, and brotherhood. This is war, scars and all. "

Ridge War Z is available now on DVD. 

The Returned - Tonight On Sundance

The French zombie television series The Returned premieres tonight on the Sundance Channel at 9pm ET.

"In an idyllic French mountain town, a seemingly random collection of people find themselves in a state of confusion as they attempt to return to their homes. What they do not yet know is that they have been dead for several years, and no one is expecting them back. As they struggle to reintegrate with their families and past lovers, buried secrets emerge and new mysteries develop as they grapple with a miraculous and sinister new reality. But it seems they are not the only ones to have returned from the dead. Their arrival coincides with a series of gruesome murders which bear a chilling resemblance to the work of a serial killer from the past."

The Returned was created by Fabrice Gobert and stars Pierre Perrier, Yara Pilartz,  Céline Sallette, and Jenna Thiam.

Zombie Night - Tonight On Syfy

Zombie Night, direct by John Gulager and starring Daryl Hannah, Anthony Michael Hall, Alan Ruck, and Shirley Jones, premieres tonight on Syfy at 9pm ET.

"One town, two families, and an army of zombies." 

An Xbox One Invitation

A zombie helps Xbox One deliver its invitation a new generation "where your games and entertainment are no longer separated, but together in one".

New In Comics: Fanboys Vs. Zombies #19

New this week from BOOM! Studios is Fanboys Vs. Zombies #19. 

“4 Stories of the Apocalypse” is back with a blast from the past…and a peek at what’s to come! Following their escape from San Diego, Rob and Burger hunkered down in Mexico to lick their wounds. But once they rejoined the Wrecking Crew, whatever happened to the kind-hearted, train-drivin’ Mexicans who helped save their lives? Find out here!

New In Comics: Extinction Parade #3

New this week from Avatar Press is Extinction Parade #3, Max Brooks vampires vs. zombies 12 issue limited run comic book series. 

"The all-out war of the species roars on as MAX BROOKS – author of the New York Times Best Selling novels, World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide, unleashes his zombies vs. vampires epic.  Vampires have ignored the growing zombie threat for too long, feeling the zombie subdead were beneath them.  Only too late do they realize that the plague has shifted the tide from annoyance to the outright annihilation of the human race.  But the history of vampires has them ill-prepared to mount an offensive.   Available with Regular, Wraparound, End of a Species and Bloodwashed Retailer Incentive covers by Raulo Caceres. Also, available with a special black Leather cover, limited to just 1000 copies!"

Extinction Parade #3 was written by Max Brooks and illustrated by Raulo Caceres. 

New On DVD: Zombie Attack 3-Pack

New this week from The Asylum is the Zombie Attack 3-Pack budget collection featuring RISE OF THE ZOMBIES, ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE, and ABRAHAM LINCOLN VS. ZOMBIES. 

 RISE OF THE ZOMBIES

When zombies overrun San Francisco, a desperate group survives by locking themselves inside Alcatraz Prison. When the undead breach the island, our heroes are forced to return to the mainland overrun with the undead. 

ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE

Months after a zombie plague has wiped out 90 percent of the American population, a small group of survivors fight their way cross-country to a rumored refuge on the island of Catalina.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN VS. ZOMBIES

While the Civil War rages on, President Abraham Lincoln must undertake an even more daunting task: Destroying the Confederate Undead.

The Zombie Attack 3-Pack is available now on DVD. 

The Mythbusters Take On Zombies

On October 17 at 10pm ET on Discovery, the MythBusters are taking on zombies. But don't worry, they are getting a little help from The Walking Dead's Michael Rooker.

New On DVD: In The Flesh

New this week is IN THE FLESH, the new zombie series from the BBC, starring Luke Newberry, David Walmsley, Emily Bevan, Harriet Cains, Ricky Tomlinson and Steve Evets.

"After an event known as "The Rising," where everybody who died in the year 2015 has risen from the dead, an inevitable Zombie war breaks out as the human race battles to rid the planet of brain eating Zombies. When the war is eventually won by the living with heavy losses on both sides, the remaining undead are headed up and put in a holding center where Norfolk, now ravaged and destroyed by war, used to be. Scientists then discover a chemical compound which subdues the Zombie craving for brains and the government subsequently decides to release these Partially Deceased Syndrome (PDS) sufferers back into the community they had recently tried to destroy. here is where the story begins as we follow Keiren Walker, a young PDS sufferer, as he is returned back to his parents in a sleepy village."

IN THE FLESH is available now on DVD and Amazon Instant Video. 

New On Blu: Zombie Hunter

New this week from Well Go USA is ZOMBIE HUNTER, directed by K. King and starring Danny Trejo, Martin Copping, and Clare Neiderpruem.

"When a street drug turns junkies into an army of giant, mutant flesh-eaters, no hope is left - but one man remains. Hunter's got nothing left but a beat-up Camero, a trunk full of guns and booze, and a vendetta.

He crashes into a small group of survivors, led by an ax-wielding priest named Jesus (Danny Trejo). They're searching for the promised land - but does it even exist? They better pray for a miracle, because the zombies are hot on their heels. And the psychotic clown with a chainsaw? You don't even wanna know."

ZOMBIE HUNTER is available on Blu-ray, DVD, iTunes and Amazon Instant Video. 

AMC's Walking Dead Marathon Starts Tonight

AMC's marathon of The Walking Dead, starting with the very first episode, begins tonight at 8pm ET.   Check the full schedule for details.

Season 4 begins on October 13th at 9pm ET. 

New In Comics: The Mocking Dead #2

New this week from Dynamite Entertainment is The Mocking Dead #2.

"The side-splitting and artery-spurting epic continues as the battle for Pittsburgh is underway as hordes of the Mocking Dead descend -- and Aaron Bunch's pop-culture-inspired battle plan is put to the test! Will the Internet nerds of DIA's Tinseltown Division save the city -- or accidentally lead it to the edge of the abyss of total zombie apocalypse?"

The Mocking Dead #2 was written by Fred Van Lente and drawn by Max Dunbar with a cover by Bill Tortollini.

New In Comics: Night of the Living Dead: Aftermath #11

New this week from Avatar Press is Night Of The Living Dead: Aftermath #11. 

"Horror writer DAVID HINE brings the original zombie phenomena to new terror wrought heights in Night of the Living Dead: Aftermath!  The Las Vegas survivors thought they were saved, delivered unto a military compound where the human race could fight back against the rising tide of undead.  But inside the concrete walls a more heinous evil lives and breathes under the auspice of “research.”  How can you survive a dead world when the living are just as much a threat as the virus ridden zombies?  If you want more undead horror in your zombie comics, pick up Night of the Living Dead: Aftermath and let the chomping begin!  Available with Regular cover painted by Matt Busch, Gore & Wraparound cover by German Erramousepe, and Terror Retailer Incentive cover also by Busch."

New On Blu: Dead Before Dawn

New this week from Vivendi Entertainment is DEAD BEFORE DAWN, directed by April Mullen and starring Devon Bostick, Christopher Lloyd, Martha MacIsaac, Brandon Jay McLaren, Brittany Allen and Kevin McDonald

DEAD BEFORE DAWN is available on Blu-ray , DVD, iTunes, and Amazon Instant Video.

THE WALKING DEAD Webisodes - Season 4 - The Oath

THE WALKING DEAD is back with The Oath, a new webisode series for their fourth season.

The Oath, Part 1 of 3 - "Alone"

 The Oath, Part 2 of 3 - "Choice"

 The Oath, Part 3 of 3 - "Bond"