Friday, August 30, 2013

Walking Dead TV Series Daryl Dixon Walker Ear Necklace with Display Case Prop Replica




Digitally sculpted using the actual prop necklace as reference and hand crafted by the master artisans at Gentle Giant Ltd., it's The Walking Dead Daryl Dixon Walker Ear Necklace Prop Replica with Display Case! Just the thing to display with your crossbow and winged biker vest, the morbid neckware comes mounted in a beautiful shadowbox that also boasts an authentic recreation of actor Norman Reedus' signature. This disturbing display piece is perfect for any hardcore horror fan's collection!

Pre-order here!



HOW TO SURVIVE THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE













From artist Eric Zhang. You can find him and more of his works at deviantart.com here!


TONIGHT ON ZOMBIEPALOOZA RADIO (8/30/13)




1st HOUR 8-9pm EST Please welcome Author Alex Laybourne creator of "Highway to Hell!" http://tinyurl.com/qdoo8mj


2nd HOUR 9-10pm EST on ztalkradio.com please welcome Author Kevin Eads! http://tinyurl.com/q3su3gu


3rd HOUR 10-11pm EST This man needs no introduction; he is author D. A. Roberts and will be discussing all things ZomPoc so buckle up and get ready to get your Zombie ON!
http://zombieapoctips.blogspot.com/2012/10/ragnarok-rising-awakening-by-da-roberts.html


4th HOUR 11-12pm EST on ztalkradio.com Please welcome the director and producer of "Ace the Zombie" Giles Shepherd of Idol Hands Entertainment! http://www.acethezombie.com/


We may also during 4th HOUR hear from a band "The Renfield" & they may share with us their podcast called "Exorcast!" http://horror-punks.com/profile/TheRenfields?xg_source=activity


5th HOUR 12-1am EST on ztalkradio.com Please welcome Author Ben Reeder creator of "The Demon's Apprentice!" http://www.chancefortunato.com/


Be sure to tune in and get your zombie on!



Watch Now: 12-Minute Gameplay Demo For New First-Person Zombie Game ‘Dying Light’


Dying Light Image
An almost 12-minute gameplay demo for the upcoming first-person zombie game Dying Light has arrived online, giving us our first peek at the game in action.

Many are comparing the game to Dead Island—and rightfully so, as it is developed by the maker of both Dead Island games, Techland—and Mirror’s Edge. And as you’ll see, it certainly has a healthy dose of both of those games in its makeup.

You can check out the new Dying Light gameplay demo below now.

The game is scheduled to release on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3, and the demo below looks to be running on one of the more powerful systems.

Dying Light is looking fairly intense, and it’s sure to be popular with a lot of people. That said, I lost chunks of interest as the video progressed starting at the 6:00 point simply because games that need to create these wacky new types of zombies in order to be fresh and new—such as Dead Island‘s inexplicable collection of shark-jumping pro wrestler/bodybuilder zombies who all escaped from an insane asylum, for example—do serious damage to my interest.

Whatever happened to good old fashioned zombies true to George A. Romero’s heart? Isn’t most of the human race turning into walking corpses who, while slow-moving, want to devour your flesh already about as scary as things can get? Trying to add on to that often only leads to silly and ridiculous zombies. End rant.

What do you think? Will you play Dying Light when it’s released?








~IGN.com

'Dead Rising 3's' Trailer Is Filled With Zombies, Profanity, And Gadgets

Longtime fans of Dead Rising have been less than impressed by part three thus far, to put it mildly. Unfortunately, the just released cinematic, CGI trailer is not going to help its case all that much.
Among other things, it remains virtually devoid of any color or personality; Dead Rising continues to largely resemble all the other zombie murder simulators out there, which is the primary issue.
Much of the whimsy is also still absent, replaced with a whole lot of unnecessary swearing. And Frank West is still nowhere to be found. Sorry folks, but at this point, it's just not happening:
Though on the plus side, the whole "make your weapon" deal, which was introduced in part 2, likes just as fun as ever. And the very end of the clip does honestly feel like legit Dead Rising. It's unfortunate that everything else, on the other hand, simply… does not.
Thus the hope for Dead Rising 3: Off The Record, starring Frank West, for the PlayStation 4, remains as strong as ever.



~mtv.com

EXCLUSIVE LIMITED RUN RICK GRIMES ACTION FIGURE





This Rick Grimes exclusive features the small-town sheriff’s deputy turned-hero and leader of the survivors in his Season 3 Prison attire. Figure includes 14 points of articulation, interchangeable hands, removable revolver, rifle with strap, and an animal control stick (for walker catching) 

This exclusive figure is available at Walgreens, Hastings Entertainment, and Grosnor Distribution.



Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Zombucks: Official Currency of the Zombie Apocalypse


Fellow horror fans, we're going to assume you've already picked up a few handy survival skills in the likely event of a zombie uprising (and if not, you can find all kinds of examples within our pages). Aim for the head, stay on the move, trust no one... you know the drill by now. But have you decided what you're going to use for trade once your paper money and debit cards become worthless junk?     



The folks at Provident Metals have a possible solution in the form of “Zombucks,” a recently-launched series of copper and silver coins with an undead twist. "Walker," the first in the series, is a riff on the classic “Walking Liberty” coin of the early 20th century.  
    


The zombified version, bearing the denomination “Z50” (fifty zombie dollars), shows living-dead Liberty with an axe, shambling in front of an ominous mushroom cloud. The flipside features the familiar biohazard logo.     




Provident will release ten designs in all, with a new design revealed every three months on their website. (Thanks to Geek Alerts for the heads-up on this item.) 



Provident Metals


IMAGE ANNOUNCES "WALKING DEAD" #115 MIDNIGHT RELEASE PARTIES, VARIANT




Official Press Release
All Out War breaks out on October 9, 2013 with the release of THE WALKING DEAD #115, part of the celebration of 10 years of Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's epic comic book series. Image Comics will be kicking off the celebration the night before, alongside retailers across the United States & Canada, with THE WALKING DEAD MIDNIGHT RELEASE PARTIES!

For this special event, THE WALKING DEAD will be available for purchase in advance, at midnight on the night before release, October 9, 2013. THE WALKING DEAD #115 is the first issue of the monster event ALL OUT WAR, which will pit Rick Grimes and his group of Survivors in a fight for their lives against the other factions in THE WALKING DEAD universe: The Saviors, The Hilltop, and The Kingdom.

Comic book retailers will be able to sign up to host a midnight release party for THE WALKING DEAD #115 and in the process get exclusive giveaways and promotional items for the party, as well as the opportunity to order a special variant cover of THE WALKING DEAD #115, with brand new art from Charlie Adlard, available only to participating retailers.

Fans who would like to attend a WALKING DEAD MIDNIGHT RELEASE PARTY should inquire with their local comic book retailers and ask them to participate. Comic book retailers in the US and Canada interested in hosting a midnight release party should opt-in with Diamond Code JUL138242 by September 6th, 2013. For more information, retailers should contact their Diamond customer service representative, or contact Image Comics directly.

THE WALKING DEAD #115 is available for pre-order now, in advance of its release on October 9th, 2013, and features 10 individual connecting covers.

The Walking Dead #1 10th Anniversary Edition




  • Story By: Robert Kirkman
  • Art By: Tony Moore
  • Art By: Dave Stewart
Price: $1.99
Diamond ID: AUG130527
Publish date: October 2, 2013

The historic first issue of THE WALKING DEAD presented for the first time in FULL COLOR by colorist extraordinaire DAVE STEWART!  Along with the original covers and variants done for this issue throughout the years and tons of other bonus material.



CONTEST TIME!! Win a Series One set of Funko Pop Walking Dead Figures!

FROM OUR FRIENDS AT THE "I LOVE THE WALKING DEAD" FACEBOOK PAGE!



They're currently running a competition over on their Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ILoveTheWalkingDead, to win the first series set of Funko Pop walking dead figures. They've written about these popular figures before on their site as well as on their Facebook and Twitter, and now they are giving you the chance to win the entire set!!


For a chance to win, here’s what you have to do:
1. Make sure you “Like” and “Share” I Love The Walking Dead and Funko on Facebook!
2. Make sure you’re following I Love The Walking Dead and Funko on Twitter!
3. Mention @ILoveTWD and @OriginalFunko in a tweet with the following hashtag#‎OrginalFunkoLovesTheWalkingDead‬
That’s it! Contest starts NOW!! A winner will be chosen on August 31st, 2013. All entries must be submitted by August 30th @ 11:59PM. Any Tweets or posts after August 30, 2013 at 11:59pm will be ineligible
Good luck to everyone! Go ahead and share this post with all your friends so that they also have a chance to win. The winner will be announced on this site as well as on Facebook and Twitter.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Voodoo Zombies? YAY!




Press Release
Asylum Press announces the release of a new horror comic entitled Undead Evil, a digital first comic book.
Undead Evil is the tale of Alfred Carter and his attempt to save his estranged family from a centuries old Voodoo curse.  Written by Frank Forte (Heavy Metal, The Vampire Verses, Asylum of Horrors) and illustrated by Nenad Gucunja (Satan’s Circus of Hell, Girls and Corpses, Warlash) with a painted cover by Ben Olson (Area 51:Blacksite, Drakan 1 & 2, The Suffering)
Undead Evil takes place in New Orleans in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. A centuries old family curse is reignited by an undead Voodoo priest and paranormal researcher Alfred Carter begins to have disturbing visions of the past, present and future. When Alfred is summoned by the ghost of his ancestor, he must travel to The Big Easy to cleanse his bloodline. What he finds are untold family secrets and a descent into madness. This twisted tale can be described as H.P. Lovecraft meets Angel Heart.  Issue #1 features a Nenad Guncunja sketchbook and Ben Olson cover art process section.
“I’m excited to finally release the first issue of this mini series,“ explains creator Frank Forte, “Nenad Gucunja is an incredibly unique and talented artist. He was the prefect choice to illustrate such a horrific tale.  His illustrations will bring a chill up your spine.”
Undead Evil #1 is available on Comixology, ComicsPlus, Graphicly, My Digital Comics, DriveThruComics, AVE Comics and can be found on on iPad, iPhone, Kindle, Android devices, Mac, and PC.

Excuse me, Miss...Miss...Zombie?




Long time cult favorite director Sabu may have taken a turn towards the mainstream with his more recent output but it would appear that he's getting back to his playfully inventive and - it should be said - somewhat odd roots with his new effort, Miss Zombie.

Komatsu Ayaka stars as the titular undead woman, a zombie delivered to a man's house in a cage with a gun and a sign saying not to feed her meat. She seems harmless enough so they keep her as a domestic servant.

This one appears to be a rousing return to form for Sabu, an impression backed up by the fact the film has already been confirmed to appear in the L'Etrange Festival in France and Korea's Busan International Film Festival. Take a look at the trailer below.

George Romero offers update about his Marvel zombie comic project


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It’s been about seven months since Marvel teased George A. Romero’s not-so-secret comic series for “fall 2013,” but since then there’s been no more information about the project. However, it is coming, the Godfather of Zombies assures — it’ll just be a little later than expected.
“They were going to originally launch it in October, but I understand that they’re pushing it back,” Romero tells Daily Dead. “I don’t know why, but maybe they don’t want to bridge it over Christmas.”
When the legendary filmmaker revealed the Marvel project in October 2012, he would only say that “it won’t involve any of their on-going characters, there will be no superheroes. But it will involve zombies!” But now he offers a sense of its size, saying he’s written enough material for 15 issues.
“It’s 15 books, so it’s long,” he says. “It’s the equivalent of two and a half screenplays. It’s a novel basically and, in fact, I might novelize it.”
The 73-year-old Romero, whose 1968 film Night of the Living Dead effectively created the zombie subgenre, is no stranger to comic books: He wrote the 2004-2005 DC Comics miniseries Toe Tags, based on an unused move script.

Zombie Arm Bottle Opener


Zombie Arm Bottle Opener

Zombie fans are in for a treat with this Zombie Arm Bottle Opener. It makes every bottle of beer look like the dead is rising from it.
This little undead fellow will give your guests a chuckle and make your beverages fun. It is made of polyresin and is shaped just like a zombie arm, complete with gross bitemarks, a protruding bone, and an integrated church key in his palm.
The magnet lets you store it on your fridge or on anything meta. It makes a great gift at just $5.99 from Entertainment Earth. Pre-order it now for September.

'Huling Henya': Uneven Zombie Film Says Critic




MIXED BAG. But Rufa Mae can carry a movie. Photo courtesy of Viva EntertainmentMIXED BAG. But Rufa Mae can carry a movie. Photo courtesy of Viva Entertainment
MANILA, Philippines - Though its poster promises a zombie movie, "Ang Huling Henya" isn’t one.
It has zombies, sure. But it’s something else. I’m not sure what kind of movie it is.
I think the bigger problem it suffers from is that it isn’t sure what kind of movie it is either.
The film opens with a shootout, some talk of an evil group called The Agency (but it isn’t exactly clear what they are and how they work), and those trying to stop them, among them, Rufa Mae Quinto’s lead agent.
It dips into cop movie cliche by portraying her as a loose cannon, but it drops that.
In the opening shootout, she gets her partner killed out of negligence, and it is implied that she has unresolved issues about her parents’ deaths at the hands of The Agency.
But throughout the film we never get the feeling that these things are actually bothering her, that anything actually drives her.
It is most likely because of the film’s uneven tone. I know that it isn’t impossible to mix genres and to inject strong humor in even the most serious of works.
But the problem is the humor that is used in the film, while effective in certain scenes if taken on their own, reduces the gravity and importance of the rest of the film.
So much time was spent on jokes and gags that pulled you out of any reality the film was trying to create.
The world building was another problem. I appreciate efforts at sci-fi or trying to present a world that is similar to but markedly different from our own.
Here we’ve got The Agency and scientists who seem to be at war, but how they fit into a larger world isn’t shown.
We’ve got some cop movie and spy flick elements, but these don’t come together either.
There’s some attempted family drama. With the parents having been killed, Ruffa Mae’s character has issues with her brother, who feels left behind.
She has been trying to catch the killers and protect scientists. The brother, meanwhile, refuses to be educated and insists on working at a bar.
Mixed with this are a flurry of supporting characters and villains, each painted in broad strokes but most if not all of them being forgettable.
Throwing in lots of elements is a good approach, but only if you can get the elements to go together.
I think that Rufa Mae Quinto is a very funny comedian. She proves so here, both on her own and when she is bouncing off others like Candy Pangilinan.
But then the humor didn’t go well with the overarching issues of murdered parents and the threat of a zombie outbreak.
Another problem is that while there are scenes and moments that are visually striking, a lot of the directing seemed amateurish.
The action scenes were sloppy, and it was clear that the film tried to overcompensate for lack of impact with slow-mo shots and cut-aways.
Some of the blocking wasn’t much better. Possibly more annoying was the attempt at artsiness by playing a haunting musical theme while going into slow motion, which happened way more times than I could count.
The script too was a problem. The story overall barely hung together, and events happened without any clear reason to go from one scene to the next.
Within scenes, dialogue was bad. A lot of it was expository. You had characters waiting for each other to finish and then continuing the conversation, rather than it sounding like just two people talking.
I guess that’s a problem of both writing and directing. It was also surprising that characters would be in the middle of conversations and then change their minds with little to no persuasion.
I figure that was a misinterpretation of the script.
It’s disappointing because director Marlon Rivera is coming off of the brilliant "Ang Babae sa Septic Tank" and Quinto can carry a movie.
Rather than give us something new and interesting, we get lots of old elements that seem too familiar.
We’re ostensibly offered a zombie movie, but it feels like the Zs were thrown in as an afterthought and aren’t even essential to the film.
There are scenes that take too long, dialogue that should have been cut out, and a lot of work that should have been done to make the story tighter.
I wanted to see this movie, and I wanted to like it. I tried to buy a ticket at an early screening, but I was turned away.
They weren’t going to run the film because I was the only person who was buying a ticket.
The girl at the ticket counter said, “Sir, can you just watch another movie?”
I should have. 

Here's the trailer:


~Rappler.com

Monday, August 26, 2013

EVER BEEN COMFORTED BY A ZOMBIE?




Wrap yourself in this fleece blanket with all your favorite walkers from 'The Walking Dead!'

ZOMBIE TRAMP VOL 2 #1




We're back for volume two, and picking up right where we left off, where does Janey, our former Hollywood call girl turned undead heroine, go from here? What fetish fashion will she wear?? And more importantly, why is it called the Taint Train of Terror? All aboard to find out!


8BIT ZOMBIES ONE SHOT




Fred Perry (Gold Digger, Zombie Kid Diaries, Action Time Buddies) and David Hutchison (Biowulf, Mischief and Mayhem, Steamcraft) team up to provide the most pixelated presentation of putrefied panic to grace the printed page! Zombies are roaming the streets, and no one is safe from being converted or devoured! The graphics may be low-res, but the terror's strictly high-def!


MARVEL MINIMATES ZOMBIE VILLAINS BOX SET



A Diamond Select Release! Designed by Art Asylum! The end of days must be upon us, because Marvel Zombies Minimates are back! This time, DST and Art Asylum have zombified four already-frightening villains of the Marvel Universe: the Red Skull, the Green Goblin, Magneto and Galactus! Each Minimate stands 2 inches tall with a variety of interchangeable and decomposing parts. Packaged in a full-color window box.


WALKING DEAD TV GOVERNOR MINI-BUST



A Gentle Giant Release! Season three of The Walking Dead reminds us that the Walkers aren't the only things to be feared in this terrible new age. Philip Blake, known as 'The Governor' to his followers, rules a camp of survivors at Woodbury prison with an iron fist. Considered to be a 'Jim Jones-type' by those who know of him, there is very little reason to trust this charismatic, narcissistic, and clearly disturbed leader. Digitally sculpted by Gentle Giant and cold cast using the highest quality polystone, no detail has been been overlooked in creating this intimidating mini-bust! Each hand-painted bust comes individually numbered and is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.


RESIDENT EVIL NEMESIS LIFESIZE BUST




From Capcom's classic Resident Evil video games Hollywood Collectibles announce the latest addition to their officially licensed collection, a life size Nemesis bust! Standing a very imposing 28' tall and 26' in width, this amazingly intricate piece captures perfectly this most popular of Resident Evil monsters. This incredible piece of art is constructed from fiberglass and mixed media and then hand painted to the finest detail. This highly detailed bust is the definitive centerpiece for any Resident Evil collection!


But save your pennies! This beauty goes for $800.00!

ROMERO'S 'DAY OF THE DEAD' REDUX!




From Shout! Factory! A small group of military officers and scientists work under a strained truce in an underground bunker as the world outside is overrun by ever-increasing hordes of the undead. Day of the Dead, George A. Romero's third film in his Dead series is back in an all-new high definition transfer, plus loads of new bonus features including interviews, commentaries, and more. Also includes reversible Collectible O-Sleeve packaging with newly-drawn 'retro-styled' artwork and a reversible wrap featuring original theatrical key art. Available in Blu-Ray and DVD formats.

THE LATEST 'WALKING DEAD' ACTION FIGURES!



From McFarlane Toys. The ultra-hot figures based on the AMC TV series continue! Choose from Andrea (with leg holster, Beretta black band gun, and sniper rifle; 3 figures), The Governor (with hip holster, Beretta 9.25 nickel plated hand gun, hunting knife, wristwatch, and necklace with keys; 3 figures), Carl Grimes (with removable sheriff's hat, hunting knife, prison keys, and medical bag; 2 figures), Riot Gear Zombie (with removable baton and flip-up helmet; 2 figures), and Riot Gear Gas Mask Zombie (with shield & removable gas mask; 2 figures). Scheduled in stores in September 2013.

Dynamite Entertainment Announces Fred Van Lente's THE MOCKING DEAD


The New York Times bestselling writer is aiming to make you laugh AND cringe!





"In THE MOCKING DEAD #1, a small outbreak can turn into a worldwide apocalypse… but only through a long string of screw-ups. Once actual zombies begin popping up in our world, a lone intelligence analyst realizes real-life events are beginning to mimic the events of a long-lost, Grade-Z, drive-in horror flick. As he races to save humanity with this knowledge, he quickly learns the only thing more dangerous than ravenous walking corpses is the ineptitude of the living!"


ARE YOU READY FOR 'THE OTHER DEAD?'




The world's first Zombie Animal epic is here! A deadly hurricane threatens New Orleans just as a frightening and mysterious outbreak hits the animal kingdom! Join all-star creators Kevin Eastman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Joshua Ortega (Gears of War), and Digger T. Mesch (Agent 88) for the beginning of this year's most anticipated new horror series! With art by rising star Qing Ping Mui, The Other Dead is destined to be the most talked-about zombie book since The Walking Dead!


Wednesday, August 14, 2013

TRANSFORMERS ZOMBIE OPTIMUS T-SHIRT



The zombie apocalypse has struck Cybertron! Available September 2013!

WALKING DEAD RICK GRIMES BUST BANK



A Diamond Select Release! Sculpted by Eli Livingston! The popular line of Walking Dead banks continues with its first human character! This 8-inch vinyl sculpture of protagonist Rick Grimes is based on his appearance in the acclaimed Walking Dead comic book series, and while it looks like a bust, it's actually a bank, with a coin slot in the back as well as an opening in the base! Factor in Rick's collectible-quality paint and sculpting, and your zombie banks won't stand a chance! Available October 2013!

In The Dead of Night, Eric Red is Looking for Zombies



Filmmaker Eric Red (writer of The Hitcher, Near Dark, director of Body Parts, Bad Moon, 100 Feet) is back looking to flex his fright muscles in the director's chair for an adaptation of Jonathan Maberry's zombie opus The Dead of Night.
Red is looking to adapt the novel for the screen and is currently seeking funding.
Synopsis:
A prison doctor injects a condemned serial killer with a formula designed to keep his consciousness awake while his body rots in the grave. But all drugs have unforeseen side effects. Before he could be buried, the killer wakes up. Hungry. Infected. Contagious. 
Small town cop Dez Fox and her partner JT are caught in a wave of murder as everyone they know and love die, only to rise again as the ravenous living dead. If Dez and JT can’t contain the plague inside the town limits, the infection will spread beyond all control. This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang... but a bite.



~dreadcentral.com

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