AMC has brought back The Walking Dead a little early with six mini webisodes that tell the back story of Hannah, the "Bicycle Girl" zombie immortalized in Season 1. Directed by Greg Nicotero and written by John Esposito, AMC says the mini-miniseries allows fans to "learn about Hannah's life before the apocalypse, her struggle to survive and protect her family as the world begins to fall apart, and her ultimate demise into zombie-hood."
Season 2, Webisode 1 - "A New Day"
Season 2, Webisode 2 - "Family Matters"
Season 2, Webisode 3 - "Domestic Violence"
Season 2, Webisode 4 - "Neighborly Advice"
Season 2, Webisode 5 - "Step-Mother"
Season 2, Webisode 6 - "Everything Dies"
The Walking Dead's second season premieres on AMC on Sunday, October 16th at 9pm ET.
A little piece of mind goes a long way so some of us might be able to sleep a little bit better at night knowing that the University of Oxford is on the case, mapping all references to zombies on the internet by location around the globe.
The Oxford Internet Institute used info in the Google Maps database to create a visual representation of online references to the keyword "zombies".
Their findings:
"The map reveals two important spatial patterns. First, much of the world lacks any content mentioning "zombies" whatsoever. Second, and related, the highest concentrations of zombies in the Geoweb are located in the Anglophone world, especially in large. The results either provide a rough proxy for the amount of English-language content indexed over our planet, or offer an early warning into the geographies of the impending zombie apocalypse."
From the WTF! File, here's ZOMBIN LADEN: The Axis of Evil Dead, the film that brings Osama Bin Laden back from the dead to continue his reign of terror as a zombie.
Well, not really a film but a great fake trailer written and directed by Clement Deneux.
Hey... is that Robert De Niro playing the sheriff? Can't be... can it?
Great news for zombie film fans as it looks like another high profile studio film is on the way now that Lionsgate has acquired the movie rights to Dead Island.
In a press release today, Lionsgate's Joe Drake said:
"Like the hundreds of journalists and millions of fans who were so passionate and vocal about the Dead Island trailer, we too were awestruck. This is exactly the type of property we're looking to adapt at Lionsgate - it's sophisticated, edgy, and a true elevation of a genre that we know and love. It also has built in brand recognition around the world, and franchise potential."
The Dead Island film will be produced by Sean Daniel (The Mummy, Tomstone, Dazed and Confused) and Stefan Sonnenfeld.
The game has sold over two million copies so far and is available now for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.
If the movie is half as good as this game trailer, then we're in for something great...
Just released on DVD today - Pacific Entertainment's Zombie Apocalypse: Redemption, directed by Ryan Thompson and starring Johnny Gel, Joseph Scott Anthony and blaxploitation legend Fred Williamson.
"At the end of civilization, zombies greatly outnumber people, and every day is a fight to see tomorrow. Rugged wanderer John Knox is saved by a ragtag group of survivors and acquaints himself with this new family. A war party of maniacal raiders assaults the camp, and they kidnap Sarah– Knox's love interest. Knox and the few who escaped the attack join up with the zombies and launch an all-or-nothing rescue mission on the raiders' home fortress."
Zombie Apocalypse: Redemption is available now on DVD and will be available on Blu-ray on October 18th.
Spike TV pits the undead against the undead as zombies square off with vampires on the Deadliest Warrior.
"We finally get to witness the ultimate matchup we've been waiting for all season: Vampires vs. Zombies. Check out this exclusive sneak peek that showcases the deadly weapon, the Vampire Claw, and get a "taste" of what's to come!"
You can catch the Vampires vs. Zombies Deadliest Warrior episode on Saturday, September 17th at 11:30pm ET and Sunday, September 18th at 12:30pm ET on Spike TV.
Just in case you weren't getting enough partisan political bickering everywhere else, now you can get a dose of it while fighting the undead thanks to Tea Party Zombies Must Die!, a new online game by StarvingEyes Advergaming.
Fight off undead versions of Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Bill O'reilly, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck and a "Factory Made Blonde Fox News Barbie Who Has Never Had A Problem In Her Life Zombie".
And yes, as expected, there's controversy brewing with conservatives outraged, the mainstream media stoking the fire and the everyone else not really caring either way.
As far as the gaming experience goes... everyone is too busy playing Dead Island in order to figure this out.
The day that everyone been waiting for - release of Deep Silver's zombie game masterpiece Dead Island!
"The island of Banoi is a lush, tropical paradise in the South Pacific where its flagship Royal Palms Resort serves as the ultimate getaway for vacationers with money to burn. However, all good things must soon come to an end - and the picturesque resort falls into madness, carnage and chaos after a mysterious and contagious zombie outbreak claims its once peaceful atmosphere. Cut off from the rest of the world, only four individuals who strangely find themselves immune to zombification have the power to protect the remaining survivors from the horrors of the island, to discover what's really going on and find a way to escape before their own fatal ends."
Just released this week on Blu-ray by Dark Sky Films: DEADGIRL
Daringly original and genre-busting, DEADGIRL is an odyssey into the soul of our alienated youth that takes the conventions of the horror and coming-of-age movies and turns them on their heads.
When high school misfits Rickie and JT decide to ditch school and find themselves lost in the crumbling facility of a nearby abandoned hospital, they come face-to-face with a gruesome discovery: a body of a woman - stripped naked, chained to a table and covered in plastic - and soon realizes she is anything but dead. Quickly the boys find themselves embarking on a twisted yet poignant journey testing the limits of their friendship, and forces both to decide just how far they're willing to stretch their understanding of right and wrong.
DEADGIRL is a new genre classic and a no-holds-barred look at the horror of growing up. Starring Shiloh Fernandez (Red Riding Hood), Noah Segan (Brick), Michael Bowen (Kill Bill) and Candice Accola (Vampire Diaries).
Those of us tuning in to The Walking Dead Season 2 premiere on October 16th will be treated to an extra 30 minutes of undead mayhem as the episode will run 1 1/2 hours. Six regualr one hour episodes will follow in the weeks after at which time the show will take a short break before resuming on February 12th with the final six episodes of the season.
Zombies invade MTV in Death Valley, a new horror comedy series.
"One year ago... Vampires, Werewolves and Zombies appeared in the San Fernando Valley. These are the stories of the cops that capture the monsters, and the camera crew that captures the cops."
Death Valley premieres tonight on MTV at 10:30pm ET.
Hard to imagine two things that go together more naturally than vegan cooking and the zombie apocalypse. And in this regard, The Vegan Zombie is already way ahead of us on this.
So what is The Vegan Zombie? Think of it as The Walking Dead if The Food Network had nabbed the rights instead of AMC.
They describe The Vegan Zombie as - "It is brand, our name, a movie in the making (which we will begin shooting this summer), and a site where vegans and horror fans can come together and share thoughts and ideas with one another. We make ‘how to’ videos on vegan cooking, which is set in a post apocalyptic zombie invasion. Our host gives our audience tips and tricks on vegan cooking and staying safe from zombies. But what would happen if he were to become a zombie? Stay tuned…"
Good setup. This could potentially lead to one of the most soul-searching, gut-wrenching cinematic explorations of undead life as a zombie struggles to reconcile his vegan lifestyle with a never ending hunger for human flesh. Or not. But either way, we'll be getting some good meat-free recipes along with our dose of bloodshed and gore.
The latest wepisode is 'French Toast' - Jon and fellow vegan survivor head out and find an old movie theater. Watch as they have a few close calls with wandering zombies and Jon finds time to whip up a quick batch of delicious vegan french toast!
AMC has brought back The Walking Dead a little early with six mini webisodes that tell the back story of Hannah, the "Bicycle Girl" zombie immortalized in Season 1. Directed by Greg Nicotero and written by John Esposito, AMC says the mini-miniseries allows fans to "learn about Hannah's life before the apocalypse, her struggle to survive and protect her family as the world begins to fall apart, and her ultimate demise into zombie-hood."
