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Missed this when it came out last year for Comic-Con: Nerd Machine and Break enlisted Zach Levi (Chuck) to give zombies the PSA they deserve.
"It's crucial we recognize zombies as more than just bone-rotting, meat-sack stink-wagons and rather like temporary, kill-able people. Remember, how would you feel if you had no feelings."
Think the undead are not getting any respect at the Academy Awards this year? Think again. One nominee brings on a full zombie apocalypse in its quest for Oscar gold.
Meet "A Morning Stroll", one of tonight's nominees for Best Short Film (Animated).
"Loosely inspired by a real life event recountd in Paul Auster's brilliant book 'True Tales of American Life', Grant Orchard's 'A Morning Stroll' tells the story of one New Yorker's early morning encounter with a chicken, an event that plays out over 100 years."
Written and directed by Grant Orchard and produced by Sue Goffe for studio aka, "A Morning Stroll" is perhaps the first and only film that will ever combine "inspired by a real life event" with an "encounter with a chicken" and the zombie apocalypse.
It has already won for best animated short at both the 2012 BAFTA Film Awards and the 2012 Sundance Film festival so it stands a great chance of taking home a statue tonight.
While the trailer doesn't offer any glimpse or hint of the zombie goodness included in this great short, the film definitely delivers and is a hilarious must see for fans of the living dead.
"A Morning Stroll" is available on iTunes now as part of the Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films 2012 collection.
Robert Kirkman stopped by Attack of the Show this week to talk about The Walking Dead, zombie groupies, the comic book industry and the Image Expo.
The zombie apocalypse hits tonight - Chiller presents Humans Vs. Zombies!
"Students on summer break are exposed to a deadly virus, a neuroinvasive organism that is spread rapidly through direct human contact. The Infected are enslaved by the invading swarm intelligence and driven by an insatiable appetite to consume human flesh. Returning home, the infection spreads quickly to their fellow classmates and other unsuspecting townspeople. One by one, more and more fall victim to the plague, triggering an epidemic that spawns a horde of ravenous zombies.
The zombie horde grows and spreads throughout the community. Amidst the chaos, a campus security guard, obsessed with conspiracy theories, leads a group of students to safety as they and a small band of uninfected townspeople set out to find other human survivors in an attempt to discover the source of the "zombie" virus and save the world."
Humans Vs. Zombies premieres tonight on Chiller at 10pm ET.
Filmax, the producers of the [REC] series has a special Valentine's Day trailer of [REC]3 Genesis, the third installment in the franchise, featuring the marriage of Koldo and Clara...
'til death do them part.
The Walking Dead's Watch To Win Sweepstakes is back. And, this time around, the prize is a trip to Los Angeles to attend the Season 3 premiere.
What do you have to do to win? Just watch the show every week for the three code words that you will see during the commercial breaks and use them to enter the sweepstakes.
Want to go to the Season 3 Premiere in Los Angeles? AMC is giving you a chance with the Watch to Win Sweepstakes. All you have to do is tune in to The Walking Dead Midseason Premiere this Sun., Feb. 12 at 9/8c on AMC, and watch for three code words revealed during the commercial breaks. At the end of the episode, go to AMCDead.com and submit the winning phrase. Each week, one lucky winner and a guest are picked to go to next season's Los Angeles red carpet premiere where they'll meet the show's cast and crew. (Please note: The entry period closes at Mondays at 6AM ET.)
The Walking Dead returns for the second half of season two on Sunday, February 12th at 9pm ET on AMC.
"There is no hope and you know it now."
The Walking Dead returns for the rest of Season 2 on February 12th at 9pm ET on AMC.
Capcom announced yesterday that Resident Evil 6 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation will hit shelves on November 20, 2012.
"It has been ten years since the incident at Raccoon City and the President of the United States has decided to reveal the truth behind what took place. Raccoon City survivor and personal friend of the President, Leon S. Kennedy, arrives to find the President transformed beyond recognition by a bioterrorist attack. Leon is forced to make the hardest decision he has ever made.
At the same, Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance Member, Chris Redfield arrives in China, itself under threat of a bioterrorist attack."
From the official press release:
CAPCOM CONFIRMS RESIDENT EVIL 6
Latest Addition to the Iconic Series to Release on November 20
It has been ten years since the Raccoon City incident and the President of the United States has decided to reveal the truth behind what took place in the belief that it will curb the current resurgence in bioterrorist activity. Due to be by the President’s side is his personal friend and Raccoon City survivor, Leon S. Kennedy, but when the venue suffers a bioterrorist attack, Leon is forced to face a President transformed beyond recognition and make his hardest ever decision. At the same time, Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance member Chris Redfield arrives in China, itself under threat of a bioterrorist attack. With no country safe from these attacks and the ensuing outbreaks, the entire world’s population is united by a common fear that there is no hope left.Just released today - Sony Pictures official trailer for Resident Evil: Retribution...
Resident Evil: Retribution opens in theaters on September 14, 2012.
Poetry is no longer just for waxing philosophical about singing caged birds or roads less traveled. Now it's also a way to bring life to the inner mind of the undead, memorialize the masses who fell to ravenous hordes and to warn the living to take a road less traveled by flesh eating zombies (because that could make all the difference). The zombie poetry bug has hit and the infection is spreading.
And just how much notice is zombie poetry getting? Enough to get a write-up in The New York Times with a look at several recent anthologies including Aim For The Head, Vicious Verses and Reanimated Rhymes, and Zombie Haiku.
On Friday, the NYT wrote - "Rotting flesh, a disintegrating personality, an insatiable craving for brains — this is the zombie experience, although the more daring zombie poets allow for complex emotional states like alienation and loss."
The latest collection is Write Bloody Publishing's Aim For The Head: An Anthology of Zombie Poetry, released in October 2011. From "Fifteen Ways To Stay Alive" to "Gifts For The Dead At Christmas" and "Citizenship Test For The UUSA (United Undead States of America)", the anthology features ghoulish poems from over fifty authors.
A cross-section of some of the best contemporary poets from the stage and the page rise up and shamble their way through an anthology of post-apocalyptic zombie poetry. Funny, creepy, shocking, and even poignant, this collection challenges award winning authors like Scott Woods, Laura Yes Yes, and Khary Jackson to shake the dust off of old conventions, pull the triggers on their imaginations, and…Aim For The Head.
Okay, I don't claim to be a poet and never will but, since it's for the zombie armageddon, I'll give it a shot -
New flesh is red, zombies are blue,
All the undead just want to eat you.
Get your zombie poetry fix from the professionals here:
Walking Dead ratings have been very good to AMC. Good enough, in fact, to have the network bump the series up to 16 episodes for its third season. This is up from 6 episodes for the premiere season and 13 for the still-in-progress second).
Season 2 resumes on February 12th at 9pm ET.
Whatever you do today, just don't go anywhere near Crystal Lake!
"Return to Oz" tonight, Jan. 11th, at 10pm ET with the second season premiere of Face Off, Syfy's special effects makeup competition show.
The first ever Queens Thanksgiving Zombie Walk
Luckily, there were some plants on hand to stop them.
Behind the scenes with Greg Nicotero and The Walking Dead effects team as the bring the Well Walker to life:
The undead live tonight on The History Channel in "Zombies: A Living History".
"Most people believe zombies are a recent phenomenon that grew out of comic books, movies and TV. The truth is very different. This two-hour special explores the real story of zombies beginning at the dawn of civilization and continuing right through to today. The first written reference to zombies can be found in the Epic of Gilgamesh, mankind's oldest work of literature. A look at both the old and new testaments of The Bible reveal numerous stories of the undead. We'll detail how Europe's Black Plague became one of the most prolific periods for myths and legends about zombies. Find out why Viking legends believed zombies were nearly indestructible except by decapitation or immolation. Examine other zombie legends from around the world, including secret stories of China's Terra Cotta Warriors and the voodoo rituals of Haiti. See how modern science added a whole new twist on zombies beginning with Mary Shelley's Frankenstein." - History.com
"Zombies: A Living History" airs tonight, October 29th at 9pm ET.
ABC News correspondent Matt Gutman looks at the zombie phenomenon for Nightline including a visit to the set of The Walking Dead with Greg Nicotero.
Tomorow night, Saturday, October 29th, the undead invade the Syfy Channel in "Zombie Apocalypse, an original movie from The Asylum.
Directed by Nick Lyon from a script by Brooks Peck and Craig Engler, "Zombie Apocalypse" stars Ving Rames, Taryn Manning, Lesley-Ann Brandt and Eddie Steeples.h
Here's a sneak peak:
Tune in and watch on Syfy tomorrow night at 9pm ET.