New In Comics: Extinction Parade: War #4

New this week from Avatar Press is Extinction Parade: War #4.

"New York Times Bestselling Author, Max Brooks delivers a scathing commentary on the privileged lives of vampires in this blood-soaked new chapter in the horror event of the year!At long last the parasitic vampire race has begun to act of its own accord against the rising tides of the subdead hordes.  Taking up swords, and guns, and fists they have amassed an Army of the Bloodlines.  And as each devastatingly powerful vampire adds their distinct prowess to the fight, the destruction of the enemy becomes almost within their grasp."

Extinction Parade: War #4 was written by Max Brooks and illustrated by Raulo Caceres.

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New In Comics: '68: Homefront #2

New this week from Image Comics is '68: Homefront #2.

"Horror haunts the heartland in this action-packed conclusion to the '68: PEECE AND LOVE story arc. Harbinger, Pennsylvania, home of the Heralds, transforms from peaceful American small town to undead slaughterhouse as a pep rally becomes a battleground, a family doctor stands guard over his personal gateway to hell, and a teenage couple fights for love and each other amongst monsters both supernatural and all too human."

'68: Homefront #2 was written by Mark Kidwell, and illustrated by Jay Fotos and Kyle Charles, with a cover by Nat Jones and Jay Fotos, and variant cover by Kyle Charles and Jay Fotos.

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New In Comics: Empire of the Dead: Act Two #2

New this week from Marvel is George Romero's Empire of the Dead: Act Two #2.

"THE LEGENDARY GEORGE ROMERO UNLEASHES THE NEXT CHAPTER IN HIS UNDEAD EPIC! • Welcome back to New York City years after a world-changing undead plague—and now outside forces are knocking on Manhattan’s walls! • While the zombies battle in the arena, death rains down from above! What is this new threat to NYC? • What’s worse, the roaming flesh-eaters who seem to be growing smarter every day...the ruling blood-suckers struggling to keep their grip on power…or the Southern army bent on pillaging the greatest city in the world?"

Empire of the Dead: Act Two #2 was written by George Romero, and illustrated by Dalibor Talajic, with a cover by Alexander Lozano.

New On DVD: The Dead and the Damned 2

New this week from Inception Media Group is The Dead and the Damned 2, directed by Rene Perez, and starring Iren Levy, John J. Welsh, Richard Tyson, and Robert Tweten.

"From the Director of "The Dead and the Damned" comes a high octane sequel in a savage land where zombies roam freely - Lieutenant Colonel Sawyer is armed with machine guns, body armor and courage. He is on a mission to give his family a burial at sea. To reach the coast, he must enter a quarantined infected zone and fight through hordes of bloodthirsty zombies. There he encounters a group of survivors including a young woman who is a target of both the male survivors and the ravenous zombies. To protect the last non-infected humans and complete his mission, Colonel Sawyer must face, the Dead, the Damned and the Darkness."

The Dead and the Damned 2 is available now on DVD and Amazon Instant Video.

Town of the Living Dead Premieres Tonight!

It may take a village to raise a child but it takes a town to make a zombie movie.  And that is exactly what the residents of Jasper, Alabama are going to do in Syfy's new docuseries Town of the Living Dead.

"Town of the Living Dead is an unscripted series which follows a small Alabama town trying to complete their own independent zombie movie, Thr33 Days Dead – which has been six years in the making. Based on a town urban legend, their film centers on a group of friends trying to survive a zombie apocalypse in rural Alabama.

The intrepid and motley crew of amateur filmmakers now has a deadline to hit - if they finish their film in time, Syfy will air it as an original movie. Given it's taken six years to make it, will getting it done in just a few weeks be achievable?"

Town of the Living Dead premieres tonight on Syfy at 10pm ET.

New On DVD: In The Flesh: Season 2

New this week from BBC Home Entertainment is In The Flesh: Season 2, created by Dominic Mitchell, and starring Luke Newberry, Harriet Cains, Marie Critchley, Emily Bevan, and Steve Cooper.

"In season two of the critically acclaimed series, the living and undead of Roarton have reached an fragile peace. Kieren Walker, a recovered zombie (Partial Deceased Syndrome sufferer) is desperately keeping his head down and squirreling money into his escape fund for Paris. But on the wider world, fear is in the air as radical parties of both parties vie for power. As Kieren finds himself in the emotional crossfire, will he ever be able to lead a quiet life."

In The Flesh: Season 2 is available now on DVD and Amazon Instant Video.

Z Nation Sneak Peek: "Full Metal Zombie"

Syfy goes "Full Metal Zombie" with tonight's episode of Z Nation, airing at 10pm ET. 

New In Comics: The Walking Dead #132

New this week from Image Comics is The Walking Dead #132.

"Happiness."

The Walking Dead #132 features a story by Robert Kirkman, art by Charlie Adlard, Stefano Guadiano, and Cliff Rathburn, and a cover by Charlie Adlard and Dave Stewart.

New In Books: The Rot & Ruin Collection

New this week from Simon & Schuster is The Rot & Ruin Collection by Jonathan Maberry, collecting four novels into one set - Rot & Ruin, Dust & Decay, Flesh & Bone, and Fire & Ash.

"In the zombie-infested world Benny has grown up in, teens must work once they turn fifteen. Benny isn’t interested in the family business, but he reluctantly agrees to train as a zombie killer with his big brother Tom. He expects a dull job, whacking zoms for cash. What he discovers is a vocation that will teach him what it really means to be human."

The Rot & Ruin Collection is available now in hardcover and paperback editions.

New In Comics: The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror #20

New last week from Bongo Comics is The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror #20.

"If you like zombies…we got ZOMBIES! It’s an all-out ZOMBIEFEST this month at Bongo! First, Homer leads an ever-diminishing group of survivors in their quest to stay alive against a marauding horde of cannibalistic zombies! And Bart and his friends must fend off the shopping dead while trapped at the Springfield Mall. Then, Homer and Bart must protect the nuclear power plant from a zombie invasion. Finally…a ZOMBIENADO strikes Springfield! (Need we say more?) It’s a lighthearted, night of the living dead, laugh riot!"

New On DVD: Collapse

New this week from Ytinifni Pictures is Collapse, written by Mike Saunders, directed by Jason Bolinger and Mike Saunders, and starring Chris Mulkey, Karen Landry, Travis Slade Reinders, and Linnea Quigley.

"When the world is suddenly filled with the undead, Robert Morgan’s (Chris Mulkey) worries are pulled away from how to keep the family farm to how to keep his family alive. With his wife Molly (Karen Landry) near the breaking point and his son bitten by one of the creatures, Robert must defend their home from the invaders. But as supplies run low and he is forced to venture out for food, Robert encounters more danger and must become even more brutal in his attempts to provide for his family. When other survivors appear, will they be able to help him, or will they turn out to be the greatest threat of all to his family?"

Collapse is available now on DVD.

Z Nation Sneak Peek: "Philly Feast"

Don't miss tonight's episode of Z Nation airing on Syfy at 10pm ET. Here's a sneak peek of "Philly Feast", this season's third episode.

TV Guide Tunes In To The Walking Dead

This week's issue of TV Guide Magazine spotlights The Walking Dead, including an interview with Andrew Lincoln and Norman Reedus.

New In Comics: Star-Spangled War Stories Featuring G.I. Zombie: Futures End #1

New this week from DC Comics is Star-Spangled War Stories Featuring G.I. Zombie: Futures End #1.

"G.I. Zombie stands alone against a zombie army of thousands as the U.S. military’s experiment reaches its horrifying fruition!"

Star-Spangled War Stories Featuring G.I. Zombie: Futures End #1 was written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, illustrated and colored by Scott Hampton, lettered by Rob Leigh, and features a cover by Dave Johnson.

New On DVD: Mummy, I'm a Zombie

New this week from Phase 4 Films is Mummy, I'm a Zombie, written by Daniel Torres, and directed by Beñat Beitia and Ricardo Ramón.

"In the sequel to Daddy I’m a Zombie, all of our favorite characters are back! The fate of the planet is once again in Dixie’s hands as she must fight to end the battle that has erupted between the living and the walking dead while balancing her newfound popularity at school and a campaign for student council."

Mummy, I'm a Zombie is available now on DVD.

New On Blu: Disaster L.A.: The Last Zombie Apocalypse Begins Here

New this week from Warner Home Video is Disaster L.A.: The Last Zombie Apocalypse Begins Here, written and directed by Turner Clay, and starring Justin Ray, Jerod Meagher, Stefanie Estes, Ron Hanks, Michael Taber, Dennis Leech, and Morgan Jackson.

"THE CITY OF ANGELS HAS GONE TO HELL STAY INDOORS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO VACATE THE CITY. STAY AWAY FROM OTHER PEOPLE. When meteors strike Los Angeles, the massive destruction they cause is the least of the city’s worries as its inhabitants begin to fall deathly ill from the resulting smoke. But when the dead begin to reanimate and feed off the living, five friends make a run for the coast before they can be killed by the infected – or worse, by government forces who will fight to contain the situation at any cost – in this nightmarish no-holds-barred thriller."

Disaster L.A.: The Last Zombie Apocalypse Begins Here is available now on Blu-ray and DVD.

Free Walking Dead Featurette On iTunes

A new featurette for The Walking Dead, "Greetings from the Set of Season 5", is now a featured free download on iTunes.

New On Blu: The Battery

New this week from Scream Factory is The Battery, written and directed by Jeremy Gardner, and starring Adam Cronheim and Jeremy Gardner.

"Two former baseball players, Ben (Jeremy Gardner) and Mickey (Adam Cronheim), cut an aimless path across a desolate New England. They stick to the back roads and forests to steer clear of the shambling corpses that patrol the once bustling cities and towns. In order to survive, they must overcome the stark differences in each other's personalities — Ben embraces an increasingly feral, lawless, and nomadic lifestyle, while Mickey is unable to accept the harsh realities of the new world. Mickey refuses to engage in Ben’s violent games and longs for the creature comforts he once took for granted — a bed, a girl and a safe place to live.

When the men intercept a radio transmission from a seemingly thriving, protected community, Mickey will stop at nothing to find it, even though it is made perfectly clear that he is not welcome."

Bonus features include an audio commentary, a 90 minute making of documentary, outtake reel, theatrical trailer and a featurette on 'The Music of the Battery'.

The Battery is available now on Blu-ray, DVD, and Amazon Instant Video.

New On Blu: The Dead 2

New this week from Anchor Bay is The Dead 2, written and directed by Howard J. Ford and Jonathan Ford, and starring Joseph Millson, Meenu Mishra, and Anand Krishna Goyal.

"In this ferocious sequel to the worldwide horror hit, The Dead, The Ford Brothers take their chilling vision of the zombie apocalypse to a different country and a whole new level: As the infectious epidemic spreads through India, an American turbine engineer (Joseph Millson of Casino Royale) learns that his pregnant girlfriend is trapped near the slums of Mumbai. Now, one man must battle his way across a 300-mile wasteland of the ravenous undead and into a nightmare city seething with flesh-eating madness. The Dead 2 puts the Ford Brothers unique apocalyptic vision on a far bigger canvas in terms of breathtaking scope, thrilling action , death-defying stunts, emotional resonance and spine-tingling fight. The Dead 2 is bigger, better and more exciting than the first, raves HorrorCultFilms. Thrilling, frightening and incredibly violent. Powerful stuff!"

The Dead 2 is available now on Blu-ray, DVD, and Amazon Instant Video.

Download Z Nation's Pilot For Free Via iTunes

The pilot episode of Syfy's new zombie show Z Nation, "Puppies and Kittens", is available to download for free through iTunes right now.

"Z Nation depicts the epic struggle to save humanity after a zombie apocalypse. The series is a dynamic ensemble drama that plunges viewers into a fully-imagined, post-zombie America, and takes them on adventures with a diverse group of richly-drawn characters. The cast includes Tom Everett Scott (Beauty and the Beast, Southland), DJ Qualls (Road Trip, Supernatural), Michael Welch (The Twilight trilogy), Kellita Smith (The Bernie Mac Show), Anastasia Baranova (The Darkness II), Russel Hodgkingson (Big Fish) and Keith Allan (Rise of the Zombies). Z Nation starts three years after the zombie virus has gutted the country, and follows a team of everyday heroes tasked with transporting the only known survivor of the plague from New York to California - where the last functioning viral lab waits for his blood. Although the antibodies he carries are the world’s last, best hope for a vaccine, he hides a dark secret that threatens them all. With humankind’s survival at stake, the ragtag band embarks on a journey of survival across three thousand miles of rusted-out post-apocalyptic America."

Download the Z Nation pilot via iTunes now.