Zombie Tweet Of The Day
Today's Zombie Tweet of the Day comes from daddy blogger Jason Mayo (Out-Numbered), who reminds us that, once everything hits the fan in the zombie apocalypse, all bets are off.
Kickstarter: The Map Of Zombies
Want to see "a vintage medical illustration-style poster identifying over 350 different zombie types from movies, books, games & more" come into reality?
Then you've got four days to jump on board Jason B. Thompson's Kickstart campaign to fund the The Map of Zombies.
"The Map of Zombies will be a 24"x36" poster (the same size as my H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands poster map) that takes you on a tour of every imaginable type of zombie in a visual format. Drawn in the style of a vintage medical chart, it identifies over 350 different types of zombies from horror movies, books, video games, comics, manga and TV shows."
The project has already blown past its $1,000 goal and currently has $5,825 in pledges waiting to be funded. There is a $1 minimum pledge to back this project.
New On DVD: Zombie 108
New this week from Tokyo Shock is Zombie 108, directed by Joe Chien and starring Yvonne Yao, Rong Morris.
"Downtown Taipei, a sin-drenched red-light district, known as District 108, is a simmering cesspool of drugs and violence but the true horror is yet to come! A nuclear disaster spawns an insidious virus that spreads and quickly reaches epidemic proportions. The government orders an evacuation but the underworld gangs remain behind to confront the SWAT teams. When the virus mutates the gangland thugs into flesh-eating zombies that feast upon the panicked population, a single mom named Linda tries to escape with her daughter but faces an equally horrifying fate- she is abducted by a sex pervert! Will she survive the double threat onslaught of zombies and psychopath and break her chains to save her child?"
Zombie 108 is available now on DVD.
Dead Snow: Red vs. Dead Gets a Trailer
Withe the Northeast covered in snow, now seems like the perfect time to post the new trailer for Dead Snow: Red vs. Dead, the sequel to Dead Snow.
New Poster For The Walking Dead's Season 4 Return
There's no looking back for Rick and Carl Grimes after The Walking Dead's last midseason finale.
New On DVD: Zombie Hamlet
New this week from Level 33 is Zombie Hamlet, directed by John Murlowski and starring Travis Wester, Jason Mewes, Shelly Long, Vanessa Evigan, John Amos, Brandan Coughlin, Emmalee Wilson, and June Lockhart.
"First-time director Osric Taylor finally manages to get his dream film financed, Shakespeare's HAMLET -- set against the epic backdrop of the American Civil War. He heads to a small town in Louisiana to start filming when production funding suddenly dries up. Osric agrees to take up southern matron Hester Beauchamp's offer to finance his movie as long as he throws some zombies in the film to attract a wider audience. When Hester suddenly dies mid-shoot, and with the local sheriff and ambitious news reporter Shine Reynolds hot on is trail, Osric is thrust into precarious and hilarious situations in a desperate effort to keep ZOMBIE HAMLET alive."
Zombie Hamlet is available now on DVD and Amazon Instant Video.
New In Comics: Night Of The Living Dead Holiday Special
New this week from Avatar Press is Night of the Living Dead Holiday Special.
"Ho ho ho ’tis the season…for zombies! Mike Wolfer unleashes the NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD HOLIDAY SPECIAL and brings a new brand of terror home for the holidays! There will be more than just chestnuts roasting on an open fire as a large family gathers to celebrate the season, a raging snowstorm has buried their remote, mountain farmhouse in virgin snow, with no way in, and no way out. But a dark, despicable family secret that lay buried in the barn will not stay dead, and the resulting orgy of bloodshed, murder and cannibalism will transform this into anything but a silent night! Warn your children: This year, it is NOT Santa Clause coming down the chimney!"
New On Blu: Nightmare City
New next week from RaroVideo is Nightmare City, directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Hugo Stiglitz, Laura Trotter, and Maria Rosaria Omaggio.
"TV news reporter Dean Miller waits at the airport for the arrival of a scientist that he is about to interview. There, an unmarked military plane makes an emergency landing. The plane doors open and dozens of zombies burst out stabbing and shooting military waiting outside. Miller tries to let the people know of this event, but General Murchison of Civil Defense will not allow it. Then, Miller tries to find his wife and escape from the blood-thirsty zombies that are all over the city."
Nightmare City will be released on Blu-ray on December 31st.
The Last Of Us... in LEGOs
Brian Anderson's super LEGO ode to The Last Of Us (with a little Walking Dead thrown in for good measure).
New In Comics: The Extinction Parade #4
New this week from Avatar Press is The Extinction Parade #4, Max Brooks vampires vs. zombies 12 issue limited run comic book series.
"This year’s biggest horror comic continues its brutal march towards annihilation! His books on zombies have entertained millions of readers and now MAX BROOKS redefines vampires as he brings an all-out war of the undead! Zombies have been at best a nuisance to the vampire race for thousands of years but never a real threat. Their clumsy foothold over humans has always been beaten back. But this time the tide of shambling dead have turned the corner and are rapidly depleting the ranks of the living. Even with their superior abilities and ferocity, can the vampire race find a way to stop the decimation? 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!"
The Extinction Parade #4 was written by Max Brooks and illustrated by Raulo Caceres.
The Weather Channel Takes On The Walking Dead
Beginning tonight on The Weather Channel:
"The Weather Channel and weather.com take you behind the scenes of AMC's hit show, "The Walking Dead." What does it take to shoot this apocalyptic themed show in Georgia's unpredictable climate? Hear from the cast and crew of the show."
New On Blu: Zombie Night
New this week from The Asylum is Zombie Night, directed by John Gulager and starring Anthony Michael Hall, Daryl Hannah, Alan Ruck and Shirley Jones.
"As night falls in a small California town, the dead rise from its graves, mausoleums, and morgues. The townspeople must fight to survive until sunrise."
Zombie Night is available now on Blu-ray and DVD.
The John Butler Trio Brings On The Zombies
Music soothes the savage beast... and zombies too... in the John Butler Trio's new music video for "Only One", the first single from their upcoming album Flesh & Blood.
New In Comics: The Mocking Dead #4
New this week from Dynamite Entertainment is The Mocking Dead #4.
"DIA agents Bunch and Malik at last arrive at the estate where the long-lost print of The Mocking Dead movie can be found ... but is it in time to save a world already unraveling at the seams from the threat of the Zeds?"
The Mocking Dead #4 was written by Fred Van Lente and drawn by Max Dunbar with a cover by Bill Tortollini.
The LAPD's "Invasion of the Zombie Bandits!"
Here is an awesome PSA from the Los Angeles Police Department that pits cops versus iPad stealing zombies in "Invasion of the Zombie Bandits!".
According to Captain Jeffrey Bert, over 21,000 vehicles have been burglarized so far this year so, if you want to hang on to your valuables then - Lock it, Hide it, Keep it.
New On DVD: Night Of The Naked Dead
New this week from Brain Damage Films is Night of the Naked Dead, written and directed by Junius Podrug and starring Emma Gruttadauria, Joshua Koopman, Alexandra Creteau, Nick Apostolides and Carl Black.
"The Dead bring their unfinished business of lust and revenge to the door of a romance writer and her new handyman. Veronica arrives naked. Coby has blood on him. Then the Others come. Sex and murder, lust and revenge will make this a night that the writer and her new friend will never forget."
Night of the Naked Dead is available now on DVD and Amazon Instant Video.
Showdown Tonight On The Walking Dead
It's time for a showdown on the midseason finale of The Walking Dead tonight at 9pm ET on AMC.
New In Comics: The Walking Dead #117
New this week from Image Comics is The Walking Dead #117.
""ALL OUT WAR" continues!
In the aftermath of the battle of Sanctuary, Ezekiel must survive on his own."
Featuring a story by Robert Kirkman and art by Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn and Stefano Guadiano and a cover by Dave Stewart.
On Sale Today: Apocalypse Z
On sale today for $1.99 each as part of Amazon's Kindle Daily Deals are Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End and Dark Days (Apocalypse Z) by Manel Loureiro.
"The dead rise…
A mysterious incident in Russia, a blip buried in the news—it’s the only warning humanity receives that civilization will soon be destroyed by a single, voracious virus that creates monsters of men.
Humanity falls…
A lawyer, still grieving over the death of his young wife, begins to write as a form of therapy. Bur he never expected that his anonymous blog would ultimately record humanity’s last days.
The end of the world has begun…
Governments scramble to stop the zombie virus, people panic, so-called “Safe Havens” are established, the world erupts into chaos; soon it’s every man, woman, and child for themselves. Armed only with makeshift weapons and the will to live, a lone survivor will give mankind one last chance against…
Apocalypse Z"
"The electrifying sequel to international best seller Apocalypse Z
The Russian-spawned virus that kills swiftly then ghoulishly resurrects its victims as ravenous cannibals has breached international borders.
The infernal progression…
From outbreak to epidemic and pandemic to sheer panic, the virus has shredded global civilization. Promised safe havens become deathtraps, lawlessness crumbles any remaining symbol of authority, and political violence in Spain threatens to erupt in civil war.
Trapped…
In the thick of the deadly madness, the young lawyer finds himself escaping to the Canary Islands in a stolen chopper with a motley crew made up of his Persian cat Lucullus, Ukrainian pilot Viktor “Prit” Pritchenko, 17-year-old beautiful distraction Lucia, and Sister Cecilia, who was trained as a nurse. The distant isle of Lanzarote is rumored to be the only refuge out of the virus’s reach. But with relentlessly multiplying hordes of the living dead—and equally fatal human treachery—blocking their every move, their quest for survival is quickly becoming a suicide mission.
Dark Days"
New On Blu: High School of The Dead Ova: Drifters of the Dead
New this week from Sentai Filmworks is High School of the Dead Ova: Drifters of the Dead, based on the comic by Daisuke Sato and directed by Tetsuro Araki.
"When an unplanned stop on a deserted island gives Takashi, Saeko and the rest of the ragged band of survivors a chance to expose themselves to something other than zombie bites for a change, they're more than ready to take a break and let their hair down. Discovering the remnants of an old beach store, the entire group strips to swimsuits and sets out to make the uninhabited island inhabitable, but they're unaware that this seeming paradise is actually just the dead calm before the storm. Because sometimes the recently deceased aren't the only problems that can lie buried in the sand, and as the swimwear comes off and the inhibitions come down, a kink in the island's food chain sets a truly shocking series of events into motion! You won't believe what comes out next, but suffice it to say that the deserted island may not be so deserted after all! It's an extra special H.O.T.D. that's even hotter than usual as the naked and the dead come together like never before in HIGH SCHOOL OF THE DEAD - DRIFTERS OF THE DEAD!"
High School of the Dead Ova: Drifters of the Dead is available on Blu-ray and DVD.
