A naughty little taste of upcoming sci fi/camp webseries ZOMPIRE VIXENS FROM PLUTO!

Foxy zombie/vampire hybrids attack Brooklyn in retaliation for the declassification of Pluto, rendering them ineligible for intergalactic aid.

Written, Directed, and Produced by Jenna Payne

You have probably seen this, but if you haven’t, please check this out. This is easily one of the best zombie-related creations I have ever seen. I am not talking about the game, itcould possibly suck harder than a blonde with a $200 dollar a day cocaine habit. Nope, I am talking about this trailer. Just gorgeous.

This is not only awesome by it’ own right (because honestly, it is downright genuis), but it also serves as a great reminder that you love zombies and that you should watch WALKING DEAD on AMC tonight. I’m telling ya folks . . . prepare to be shuffled, errr, I mean blown away!

Also, it seems Sears did an awesome Zombie Themed section of their site (the videos are a nice touch, and the brains in the fridges):

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/dap_10153_12605_DAP_Zombie

SERIOUSLY! DO NOT FORGET TO WATCH THE WALKING DEAD!

Garage Kit Zombie is a site run by a gentleman who builds and paints resin models for the likes of us folks who are dorky enough to want a kickass one, but well, just not talented enough to make it look as awesome as we want! I will be honest, I have no idea what his prices are, but the site is sure fun to look at! Maybe one of these days I will get some Firefly, Aliens or The Thing models done, have them looking super sweet on the edge of my desk, and get all sorts of super sweet poon! OK, so the more likely scenario is I would just have something cool next to me while tossing off to internet porn.

Check out his blog to see some of the awesome works in progress below!

Here is a pretty nifty site where you can check out and buy all of your favorite classic movie posters with a slight twist . . . they turn them all into zombies!

I am crossing my fingers for a Night of the Living Dead one . . . no wait . . .

I recently had the pleasure of checking out a book that combines two of my loves: blueberry muffins and big band music! But that is a tale and blog post for another time. Instead I am going to let you know about a pretty well done horror book that blends the western and zombie genres in a very intriguing way: Dead or Alive from author William Harms.

Dead or Alive follows two brothers, one as awnry as they come, and the one just trying to reign in his brother’s terrible misdeeds so they don’t end up in jail, or worse yet, dead. After losing their family farm several years back, and their father to suicide, the brothers have been migrating from one work farm to another, trying to scrap by a living, but things always run afoul for the two. Finally fed up with the way their life is going, the two brothers end up robbing a stage coach, killing several men in the process. Escaping after the cash grab, they stumble into some trouble, and unwittingly, bring it upon a small town . . . yep, as you can guess, a good ol’ case of the undead!

The little bit I have read about William Harms has led me to believe he is known for being a horror writer, but I will be damned if this guy should not be writing Western tales. The plotting and feel of the book for the first half is nothing short of nailing what the genre is all about, especially when you throw in some of the wicked characters that make the brothers’ lives a living hell (although who is to say two murderers don’t deserve what they got coming).

That all being said, the novel in the middle 50 pages or so for me hit a real dry spot, right when the breakout of the zombie plague begins to hit, and had me worried that a great book I was really enjoying was going to fall flat once the new element was introduced. It did for awhile, and I honestly wondered if it was the same author handling this section of the story, as everything I loved from the beginning seemed to go missing. But as quickly as the book took a down spin for me, it soared right back up to deliver punch after punch of what I can only describe as great horror story action!

So, with the rough patch aside, this is one book I can recommend to fans of both the zombie genre and the classic Old West tales, and it being a very enthusiastic recommendation at that! I will be checking out some of the author’s past work, and look forward to checking out future stories, including his 39 Minutes comic book coming out from Top Cow.

Score: 3.95/5 (For John’s enjoyment of the series)

Recommend for: Fans of Old West stories and zombie tales, fans of the movie Ravenous

Links:

http://williamharms.typepad.com/

Click the picture at top to be taken to the Amazon page where you can purchase this book.

Edit: How can I not check out his Impaler series when it has a page like this!

Thanks to THE KING OF THE ZOMBIES for this one! (article direct link)

The illustration artist is Ibraim Roberson, who’s style is absolutely fantastic! There is a very fine line to walk when illustrating zombie fiction, between too humorously cartoon-like and over-the-top gore-for-the-sake-of-gore (and shock value). Roberson’s style is perfectly balanced in this book; lifelike enough to be believable, while the grotesque horrors are precision-tuned to turn your stomach without completely overpowering the underlying ideas. Top notch stuff!

I would recommend this book for even the pickiest of zombie genre snobs! It’s also great for the weekend zombie enthusiast, your teenage sibling, conspiracy theorists, your undead grandma, or anyone who appreciates the relevance of zombies in the arts. Final grade: A (for Awesome)

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Some people say that the “of the Dead” series has become drawn out and cliche, but I say: “NEVERRRRR!” (and shake my fist in the air). Romero’s continuing saga never fails to entertain me. I mean, COME ON! The guy’s been doing this for OVER 40 YEARS! It’s no wonder he has devised some of the most original and creatively theatrical ways to kill zombies that I’ve ever come across in the various forms of zombie media.

This, along with the fact that I personally enjoy Romero’s directorial style, has me all excited for Survival of the Dead, and I will most certainly be purchasing the DVD (to add to the collection). I would also go to see it in the theaters, but I expect it will be limited release, which means it probably won’t be in any theaters around here… we’ll see what happens this Friday (May 28). Otherwise I may have to wait until August 24 for the DVD release!

If you’re interested, you could actually watch Survival of the Dead right now on Amazon’s V.O.D. service… but it’ll cost ya… $9.99 to be exact. I’m not sure if it will still be available once the film is released, or up until the DVD release, so get while the getting’s good!

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