The Inevitable Zombie Apocalypse

A daily roundup of all the undead news that shambles into view… Bookmark the home page or add the RSS feed to your reader for your daily dose of walking dead. Got news tips? E-mail me at cory.casciato[AT]gmail.com.

Get a sneak peek of the graphic novel version of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. (Pop Candy)

Coming May 5 from DC Comics, I, Zombie is an intriguing zombie comic that features a zombie gravedigger/private detective protagonist who has to eat brains once a month and feels compelled to fill the requests she gains access to by doing so. Wacky. (Dread Central)

Get inside the head of Brian Keene, author of The Rising and other zombie novels. (Fangoria)

Some Trekkies got a bit more info on the zombie/Trekkie mashup book Night of the Living Trekkies, due out September 4. (Trek Today)

New Jersey gets Monster Mania from March 12 through 14. It’s a convention chock full of zombie-esque guests including Thom Mathews (Return of the Living Dead), Bruce Abbott (Re-Animator) and Bill Moseley (Night of the Living Dead 1990) among many more. Get the deets on Dread Central’s involvement, or head straight to the con’s website. (Dread Central)

Everyone’s making a zombie movie these days. Read all about one student at an art school in Kansas City, Missouri and her zombie film project. (Louisburg Herald)

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The University of Tulsa is turning March 24 through April 1 into Zombie Apocalypse Week. Events include a session to brainstorm ways to protect the campus in case of zombie outbreak, a zombie-preparedness training session with a Red Cross instructor, a LAN party, movie marathon and more. (The Collegian)

Need to blend in with the undead masses in post-apocalyptic zombie USA? You’ll want to start by learning the language apparently and naturally, there’s a book to teach you how: How to Speak Zombie. (January Magazine)

Two self-proclaimed “horror nerds” debate the merits of Night of the Creeps in video embedded for you below. Or visit Horror Squad for a little background and a disclaimer before watching it. (Horror Squad)

The great science fiction blog io9 reports that there’s a really, really weird sci-fi story about “quantum zombies” in the latest issue of Rudy Rucker’s webzine Flurb. (io9)

There’s a Resident Evil clone game coming for iPhone called Zombie Infection. (Kotaku)

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The American Quarantine was a shot-for-shot remake of the Spanish REC. Despite this, the sequel Quarantine 2 will have nothing to do with REC 2. I believe we’d already heard this, but it seems more official now. Also, Q2 will reportedly be penned by John Pogue (U.S. Marshals, Ghost Ship), will take place in an airport and looks to be headed for a direct-to-DVD release. (Shock Till You Drop)

The sequel to last year’s young-adult, post-apocalyptic zombie tale The Forest of Hands and Teeth (review here) is called The Dead Tossed Waves and it hits stores today. Author Carrie Ryan talks about it, and more, to her hometown paper. (Charlotte Observer)

A new anthology of zombie short stories called The Living Dead 2 is coming out this September, with contributions from Max Brooks, Robert Kirkman and David Wellington, among others. (John Joseph Adams)

If you’re getting hyped about the new zombie-starring cartoon Ugly Americans, debuting on Comedy Central March 17, this PDF guide to its world will probably entertain you. (Comedy Central)

Tired of shooting at Nazi zombies in your video games? Try shooting at some in the real world. (Kotaku)

Some people who are really into MMORPGs compiled a list of six things they’d really like to see in a zombie MMORPG. (MMORPG)

Kill zombies! Irritate the living shit out of your Twitter followers and lose them by the handful! It’s Tweet Defense, a game that utilizes your twitter activity to power your zombie-killing ability. (Kotaku)

If you’re in or near Belleville, Canada (sorry, can’t be more specific, my knowledge of Canadian geography is woefully inadequate), you can dress up as a zombie (or other monster) and march to support cancer research this July 17. (The Intelligencer)

Alternately, if you’re in or near Louisville, Kentucky, you can sign up to get in on the March 25 meetup of future survivors of the zombie apocalypse. (Palmyran Rebels)

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The mashup trend takes a hard left into total nerdom with Night of the Living Trekkies, a book about a group of hardcore Star Trek fans facing the zombie apocalypse. (The Independent)

Left 4 Dead and its sequel are both coming to the Mac platform. (Left 4 Dead Blog)

There’s just not enough theater centered on zombies. A Toronto play called Dead End is thus a welcome ray of light in the darkness. (The Strand)

If reading a whole book is just too hard, perhaps this cartoon-pictorial guide to surviving the zombie apocalypse is more your speed. (Ned Hardy)

Some thoughts on the ongoing zombie invasion of the iPhone platform, much of which is generalizable to the pop-culture/media world at large. (Macworld)

In the realm of very specific zombie tips, how about this list of house plants you’ll want to cultivate in the case of zombie apocalypse? (Plants Are the Strangest People)

Practice your zombie-killing skills and win serious apocalypse cred/bragging rights in Cheaper Than Dirt’s latest contest (note: this contest requires/uses real guns). (Cheaper Than Dirt)

The case to change Valentine’s Day to Zombie Awareness Day. (The Hawk Eye)

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Go behind the scenes of Zombieland and get an update on the status of Zombieland 2 in this extensive interview with director Ruben Fleischer. (IconVsIcon)

It looks as if Pet Sematary is being revived for another go-round. The remake will be scripted by Matthew Greenberg, who handled the adaptation for 1408, a movie I was thoroughly unimpressed with. I am unenthused. (Hollywood Reporter)

Strike a zombie pose, photograph it and send it to Michael Moreci and you could be immortalized as a zombie in his upcoming graphic novel Quarantine (no relation to the film of the same name). And win an autographed copy of the final book, of course.

Details emerge on the DVD/Blu-ray release of I Sell the Dead (review here), coming March 30. The only extra is a trailer (are you fucking kidding me?) and you can see the cover now. (DVD Active)

If you’re in Philadelphia, you can catch a zombie double feature tonight featuring One Dark Night (never heard of it) and Bruno Mattei’s Night of the Zombies (aka Virus, aka Hell of the Living Dead, aka a terrible piece of shit that ranks as one of the worst zombie movies ever). Better hurry though — it starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time at the International House. (Geekadelphia)

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Creation’s Weekend of Horrors convention Re-Animator reunion just got a little sweeter as Bruce Abbott, who played Dr. Dan Cain, has joined the guest list along with already announced Re-Animator alumni Barbara Crampton, Robert Sampson, Stuart Gordon, Jeffrey Combs and Dennis Paoli. (Dread Central)

There’s a new redband trailer out for George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead. You can find it embedded below. (Bloody Disgusting)

Supposing you can find a place to charge it, your iPhone could be handy during the zombie apocalypse, as long as you use this guide to six apps essential to your survival. (Macworld)

Comedy Central’s new cartoon Ugly Americans, about a social worker who helps monsters integrate into normal New York City life and his zombie roommate debuts March 17. In the meantime, Dread Central has some more info and clips. (Dread Central)

The supposedly awesome REC 2 (I haven’t seen it yet, much to my great sorrow) is coming to Blu-ray … in Japan and Spain. God damn it, Sony, release the fucking thing here already! (Horror Squad)

Check out the inside scoop on Plague, a short film about the horror that occurs in the interim between being bitten by a zombie and turning into one. (Fangoria)

Drawing of your favorite Hollywood stars, rendered as the undead? Sure, sounds like fun to me. (A World on Fire)

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In Ugly Americans, a social worker with a zombie roommate tries to help monsters integrate into normal life in New York. There’s a trailer embedded below, io9 has a few more clips and a more detailed synopsis. (io9)

A super-duper limited edition T-shirt and poster/print featuring an image of the Tarman zombie from Return of the Living Dead went on sale today. They’re by artist William Stout and they’re pretty spiffy. $25 for the shirt, $40 for the print, save $10 if you get both. (Dread Central)

Xbox Live players of Resident Evil 5 can play the latest DLC “Desperate Escape” today, PS3 players will have to wait until tomorrow. Alternately, you can wait until March 9 and get the Gold Edition which has all the DLC bundled. (Kotaku)

A new horror-comedy film called Deadheads, about a pair of zombies that “awake” during a zombie outbreak and decide to go on a road trip to seek one’s lost love, has just ebntered the post-production phase. (Bloody Disgusting)

It looks trashy, cheap and sure to insult your intelligence, but it does have boobies — it’s Zombie Women of Satan, and there’s a NSFW clip embedded below. (Bloody Disgusting)

The cartoony art for the UK DVD/Blu-ray release of Survival of the Dead is out. (DVD Active)

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Hellraiser vet Doug Bradley has joined the cast of upcoming Nazi zombie flick The 4th Reich. (Dread Central)

According to this report, Deadly Premonition is the video game equivalent of Plan 9 from Outer Space — so bad it’s good, or at least unintentionally hilarious. And like that “gem,” there are zombies. There’s an utterly bizarre, albeit zombie-free, clip embedded below. (Dread Central)

People who like zombies and bowling will be thrilled to know that version 1.6 of the iPhone app Zombie Bowling has been released, adding the “Tropical Depression” bowling environment and a tie-dyed ball.

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It seems Shaun of the Dead may be adapted into a TV series. No word on how much involvement Simon Pegg and/or Nick Frost will have. (Dread Central)

A Minneapolis court of appeals has ruled zombies have first amendment rights. Or, at very least, people dressed as zombies do. (The Escapist)

Macworld is dedicating the entire week to zombie-themed iPhone games. (Macworld)

A trailer for Devil’s Playground, the upcoming “drug-trial makes rage zombies” movie has leaked. Find it below, at least until they pull it off the YouTubes. (Quiet Earth)

A janitor, a bartender, a drunk, a  security guard,a  cop and a perp face some lively cadavers and a mad scientist in A Cadaver Christmas. Trailer below. (Quiet Earth)

You can get your first glance at Resident Evil: Afterlife in trailer form if you go to the new Nightmare on Elm Street movie, which opens April 30. (Bloody Disgusting)

The quasi-zombie/slasher film Uncle Sam (review here) is coming to Blu-ray June 29 with three commentary tracks, a deleted scene, gag reel, stills and more. (Bloody Disgusting)

Use your zombie army to take over the Earth, supervillain style, in Infectonator: World Dominator. (Destructoid)

The time-traveling, zombie-killing, top-down shooter Age of Zombies is apparently available for download on your PSP. And for only $5! There’s a trailer below. (UGO)

A guide to surviving the zombie apocalypse at your local WalMart. (You Could be Better)

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George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead is coming to various VOD services April 30 and theaters May 28, but the you can see a spiffy new poster for it today. (Bloody Disgusting)

If, like me, you’ve long thought that a plush zombie doll is what you need to truly complete your life, then you’ll be thrilled at the chance to win one in this contest sponsored by an upcoming game called Zombie Fortress.

Over at Kotaku, they try to define zombies in the course of asking “where did all the real zombies go?” and manage to restrict “real zombie” to an incredibly narrow and short-sighted yet still totally inconsistent subset. Lame. (Kotaku)

J.P. Moore’s Toothless, a zombie apocalypse tale set in the 12th century, has found a publisher. Look for it to come out from Dragon Moon Press early next year. (A World on Fire)