The Inevitable Zombie Apocalypse

A daily roundup of all the undead news that shambles into view… News post by Johnathon Brock and Cory Casciato. Got news tips? E-mail them to cory.casciato[AT]gmail.com. Bookmark the home page or add the RSS feed to your reader for your daily dose of walking dead.

After the poster and the behind the scenes stills and even further after the break… (bad joke) …check out this nice behind the scenes footage from REC 3: Genesis. (Dread Central)

After losing Ryan Reynolds and Zach Galifianakis, it looks like they’re turning to Jeff “The Dude” Bridges to play a main role in the upcoming movie R.I.P.D. about zombie cops. (Bloody Disgusting)

Okay, this is a total puff piece from AMC where they show forum reader speculation about the CDC from The Walking Dead. However, the fact they’ve made it an article might be a teaser that they’ll play a bigger, non comic related part in season two. (AMC)

I’m a huge comic book nerd, and Goldilocks in Zombie Land looks really entertaining. It’s about one of the many alternate universe fantasy lands, much like the one Shrek inhabits, that is infected with a zombie plague. You can check out the free preview if you’re interested. (Buy Zombie)

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A daily roundup of all the undead news that shambles into view… News post by Johnathon Brock and Cory Casciato. Got news tips? E-mail them to cory.casciato[AT]gmail.com. Bookmark the home page or add the RSS feed to your reader for your daily dose of walking dead.

This is definitely the ultimate zombie apocalypse dream house. It completely collapses onto itself to form a concrete bunker surrounded by a concrete wall with a drawbridge and a moat. (FEARnet)

An open source video game team is looking for coders to help develop their latest zombie apocalypse game. Head over to the forums linked here if you’ve got the skills to join them. Note: This doesn’t seem to be a paying job. (gamedev.net)

As a nice follow up to yesterdays official poster release we’ve got some nice production stills from the upcoming film REC 3: Genesis. (Dread Central)

After the break, check out this video interview with Kevin Munroe, director of Dylan Dog. (Bloody Disgusting)

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A daily roundup of all the undead news that shambles into view… News post by Johnathon Brock and Cory Casciato. Got news tips? E-mail them to cory.casciato[AT]gmail.com. Bookmark the home page or add the RSS feed to your reader for your daily dose of walking dead.

After a few fake mock ups showed up last month, we’ve finally got the official teaser one sheet poster for REC 3: Genesis. (Bloody Disgusting)

I love zombies, but sooner or later you’ve got to stop beating a dead horse. Marvel is going ahead with Marvel Zombies 5 featuring alternate universes, and once again the return of Howard the Duck. (Buy Zombie)

Craig Gillespie talks briefly about Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and whether or not it will be in 3D. (FEARnet)

After the break, check out this video from Microsoft which shows off the sniper loving spots on the new Call of the Dead map for the upcoming Call of Duty expansion we spoke of yesterday. (Kotaku)

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A daily roundup of all the undead news that shambles into view… News post by Johnathon Brock and Cory Casciato. Got news tips? E-mail them to cory.casciato[AT]gmail.com. Bookmark the home page or add the RSS feed to your reader for your daily dose of walking dead.

It seems that Mireille Enos, star of that other hit show on AMC called The Killing, is now set to be a part of the upcoming movie World War Z. (The Examiner)

I really hope all of the internet marketing for Dylan Dog is going to make up for the complete lack of television advertising. I don’t want to see it become another Scott Pilgrim. None the less, here’s an awesome little interview with Kevin Munroe, the director of the film. (Crave Online)

It might be a slow news day, but that doesn’t mean it’s not one of the best news days we’ve ever had. Now it’s no secret that I’m not a huge fan of Call of Duty: Black Ops (to which I lovingly refer to as “CODBLOPS” or just “BLOPS”) but this new trailer has changed my mind. They’ve basically taken all of the military shooter garbage out of the game, replaced the cast with Danny “Mexican Bruce Willis” Trejo, Sarah Michelle “I was fucking Buffy” Gellar, Robert “I’ll haunt your dreams” Englund, and Michael “I’m always the bad guy” Rooker, and taken inspiration from George “The grandfather of all things zombie” Romero to make an entirely new game about a group of survivors running from the undead. It’s part of the new Escalation downloadable content pack and will be called Call of the Dead. Check out the retro 70′s trailer after the break. For the love of God watch the trailer! (Gamertag Radio)

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A daily roundup of all the undead news that shambles into view… News post by Johnathon Brock and Cory Casciato. Got news tips? E-mail them to cory.casciato[AT]gmail.com. Bookmark the home page or add the RSS feed to your reader for your daily dose of walking dead.

Dr. Steven Schlozman gives us some great insight as to how the zombie brain would function in the real world and how a virus would affect it. (CNN)

We’ve got some nice behind the scenes pictures for two upcoming movies. The first is Frost Bite which takes place in a grocery store after the zombie apocalypse and the second is the biological outbreak based VS. The Dead. (Fangoria)

After the break, check out this cool little 60 second summary of Shaun of the Dead in a Scott Pilgrim style animation. (Buy Zombie)

Our readers really came through this weekend and sent us a ton of cool videos. Check them all out after the break.

• Rat Race is a short film made for the Sci-Fi London 48 Hour Film Challenge and looks pretty slick.
• Bees and Zombies is the debut music video for Atlanta based recording artist Rebecca Loebe.
• Our ever faithful zombie webseries director Jon Dixon just sent us episode five of his series …And Then Everything Changed.

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A daily roundup of all the undead news that shambles into view… News post by Johnathon Brock and Cory Casciato. Got news tips? E-mail them to cory.casciato[AT]gmail.com. Bookmark the home page or add the RSS feed to your reader for your daily dose of walking dead.

Some of the greatest horror authors have come together to bring us 38 holiday themed zombie short stories covering over 500 pages with Holiday of the Dead. It’s available on the kindle for $7.99 and the paperback will follow next month. (Fangoria)

When the new Silent Hill movie throws a producers party they go all out, complete with zombie mounties to usher the event. (Fangoria)

After the break check out this humorous video to see how Amarillo College prepares for the zombie apocalypse. (AC Ranger)

We’ve got yet another teaser clip for the upcoming movie Dylan Dog after the break. (MTV)

Winter of the Dead: Meteletsa is a really cool post apocalyptic zombie movie set in Russia. Check out the trailer after the break. (28 Days Later Analysis)

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A daily roundup of all the undead news that shambles into view… News post by Johnathon Brock and Cory Casciato. Got news tips? E-mail them to cory.casciato[AT]gmail.com. Bookmark the home page or add the RSS feed to your reader for your daily dose of walking dead.

Comic book writer Stephen Lindsay, author of Jesus Hates Zombies, is profiled in this article after his work was recently optioned for a live action film. (Democrat and Chronicle)

Since it’s been a while, here’s a brief update on Juan of the Dead, the first horror movie to come from Cuba in almost fifty years. (The Guardian)

Craig Gillespie talks a little more about Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, and how at it’s core it’s still going to be the love story told in the original novel. (Digital Spy)

These latest images from the upcoming comic book turned film Dylan Dog once again manage to get me even more excited to see this movie. (Fangoria)

At last! Here’s the first image from the full first edition line of The Walking Dead toys. (Dread Central)

In a bit of hometown news, if you’re going to be in Nashville, TN this weekend you should definitely check out the Promocalypse zombie prom April 23. (Buy Zombie)

A daily roundup of all the undead news that shambles into view… News post by Johnathon Brock and Cory Casciato. Got news tips? E-mail them to cory.casciato[AT]gmail.com. Bookmark the home page or add the RSS feed to your reader for your daily dose of walking dead.

For you comic book fans we’ve got a nice preview from the upcoming title ’68 which combines zombies and the Vietnam War. (USA Today)

I really hope this movie gets made. It’s called COOTIES and it’s about a zombie outbreak at a primary school. That should be enough to get any investor on board. (Ain’t It Cool News)

Dread Central scores again with another interview with a cast member from The Walking Dead. This time they got the inside scoop from the short lived but beloved Jacqui played by Jeryl Prescott. (Dread Central)

Here’s two more hilarious production photos from the upcoming film Dylan Dog. (Fangoria)

Less than 24 hours after being officially signed as the director of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Craig Gillespie already has something to say about the project. (Dread Central)

A daily roundup of all the undead news that shambles into view… News post by Johnathon Brock and Cory Casciato. Got news tips? E-mail them to cory.casciato[AT]gmail.com. Bookmark the home page or add the RSS feed to your reader for your daily dose of walking dead.

We’ve got a lot of great videos today so I’m just going to point out now that all video content is listed after the break. Now on to business…

There’s a great write up of a Humans vs Zombies game that went on between Tulane and Loyola which ended this past weekend. (The Hullabaloo)

After the success the crew of the Humans vs Zombies movie had shooting in Pittsburg, Texas one formerly local film producer  has set her sights on the city to shoot her own zombie movie. (Daily Tribune)

Here’s the first set of teaser images from the upcoming flick Cockneys vs Zombies. (io9)

Although I have no idea how this relates to the game at all, here’s a pretty interesting interview with the actor who played the father in that very emotional trailer for the upcoming game Dead Island. (Fangoria)

and now to those videos I promised…

• There’s yet another simply AMAZING game play and story trailer for the upcoming awesomeness that will be Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. Unfortunately we can’t embed it because some people don’t like to share videos… (joystiq)
• Speaking of Resident Evil, here’s a full game play video for Resident Evil: Mercenaries on the iOS format. It looks surprisingly good for a shooter with no real controller. (Kotaku)
• We’ve also got three nice behind the scenes featurettes for Dylan Dog which hits theaters pretty soon. (Bloody Disgusting)
• Want to know how they destroyed Atlanta in those amazing scenes from this past season of The Walking Dead? Well this behind the scenes clip shows you just how that was done. Unfortunately we can’t embed it because some people don’t like to share videos and own more than one website… (io9)

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A daily roundup of all the undead news that shambles into view… News post by Johnathon Brock and Cory Casciato. Got news tips? E-mail them to cory.casciato[AT]gmail.com. Bookmark the home page or add the RSS feed to your reader for your daily dose of walking dead.

Bruce Cambpell, during a recent Q&A on Reddit, answered a few questions about the future of the Evil Dead franchise. (Dread Central)

Jon Bernthal, who plays Shane on The Walking Dead, gave a pretty funny interview about everything from his previous films that were fairly horrible, to Andrew Lincoln’s (Rick) Southern American accent. (Metro UK)

After the break, check out the trailer for Rammbock, a slightly generic but interesting looking German zombie movie. (The Film Pilgrim)

Also we’ve got the trailer for Night of the Living Dead 3d: Re-Animation, which has a ridiculously long title, and is yet another in a long line of movies to try and capitalize on the open source Night of the Living Dead copyright name. Meh. (28 Days Later Analysis)

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