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.

There’s been a tiny bit of new information released about the upcoming game Dead Island. The biggest piece of that news is that the family from the trailer will be in the game. (spong)

Either this is the same movie we reported about yesterday or a different movie is filming in Connecticut, but either way they’re going to be casting zombie extras. (Norwich Bulletin)

As if Stephen King writing an episode of The Walking Dead isn’t awesome enough, if the deal goes through he’ll be co-writing it with his equally talented son Joe Hill. (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.

AMC asked the cast of The Walking Dead about zombie apocalypse preparedness and their answers did not disappoint. (AMC)

Robert Kirkman goes into great length in this interview about zombies, upcoming comic projects, and not realizing just how cool he really is. (Publishers Weekly)

Remains, a zombie movie based on the graphic novel by Steve Niles, is shooting in June in Mystic, Connecticut for the Chiller network. (The Day Connecticut)

Undead Labs gave an awesome rundown of their upcoming zombie MMO on the Xbox Live Arcade platform, complete with some concept art and screen shots. (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.

Let’s start off the new week with a couple of The Walking Dead updates.

• Frank Darabont gave some great quotes regarding The Walking Dead season two and promised that it would contain more gore this time around. (Entertainment Weekly)
• Horror legend Stephen King is rumored to be penning an episode of the show for season two. (Cinema Spy)

If you live in or near the Des Moines area, then you will have to check out the new zombie themed burger and milkshake restaurant opening soon and let us know if the burgers are served “rare”. (Des Moines Register)

After the break, check out the trailer for Helldriver, an incredibly over the top, gore filled zombie apocalypse movie experience from the twisted Japanese mind that brought us Tokyo Gore Police. (Dread Central)

Stuart Conover, the man behind the website Buy Zombie, is trying to win a dream wedding contest so that he can have a zombie attack during his special day. Head over to his site to help him win by voting for him.

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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.

In a weird twist of fate, famed 1990′s comic book Xombi is returning from the dead soon with a new ongoing series. (io9)

Because an awesome show never dies, even after the first season is over, we’ve got some great behind the scenes photos from The Walking Dead. (Dread Central)

Zoms are adorable little zombie plushies that were made for a game that never came to be. If you want one, join the kickstarter fund to start up the production run of these neat little toys. (Buy Zombie)

We’ve got trailers galore today so be sure to check them all out after the break.

• There’s an international trailer up for the Norwegian zombie flickDark Souls. (Horror-Movies.ca)
• Trailer number two is now live for Humans vs Zombies, based on the popular community game. (Buy Zombie)
• The trailer for A Cure For Dead, a promising new zombie webseries, is now live. (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.

After the break, check out this slick music video from MC Buck 65 called Zombie Delight wherein a DJ fights off the zombie hordes. (Dose)

Robert Kirkman recently sat down to discuss The Walking Dead video game and what surprises we can look forward to. (MTV)

We’ve argued it for years, but SpikeTV is going to finally settle the age old argument of who would win a fight: Zombies or Vampires on an upcoming episode of Deadliest Warrior. (Geeks of Doom)

Japanese zombie apocalypse game Yakuza: Of The End has been delayed indefinitely as of today. There has been no word from SEGA as to whether or not it was due to the earthquake. (gamrFEED)

Shaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright was asked by Frank Darabont to direct an episode of The Walking Dead during season two, but has seemingly declined the offer based on a recent quote. (Obsessed With Film)

Kim Mulligan from the Funny or Die group getsomeKAndy dropped us a line to show us her zombie advice column. Check it out after the break.

Also regular commenter Jon Dixon let me know this morning that episode two of his zombie web series …And Then Everything Changed is also live. We’ve got it after the break.

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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.

We’ve got even more details for the upcoming Dead Island game and a few screen shots as well. (TFTS)

Here’s a great interview with zombie novelist Lily Herne regarding her most recent book Deadlands. (Book.co.za)

After the break, watch Jon Bernthal (Shane) and director Stuart Gordon of The Walking Dead discuss the show on the video web series This Week In Horror. (Dread Central)

The trailer for Quarantine 2: Terminal has just been leaked and we’ve got it after the break. The new movie takes place right after the events of the previous film and seems to be centered around an outbreak at an airport after a plane makes an emergency landing. (Dread Central)

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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.

Lucio Fulci’s Zombie (or Zombi 2 as it’s better known) is finally coming to Blu-ray later this year. (Brutal As Hell)

If this isn’t the biggest piece of racism ever I don’t know what is… Apparently the zombie actors (the REAL stars) of The Walking Dead had to eat at a separate craft services table during shoots so they wouldn’t make those human actors squeamish. (Buy Zombie)

After the break we’ve got the trailer for Poisoned, a zombie movie out of Israel that looks pretty exciting. (Dread Central)

If you’re not a huge fan of the television show House, you will be after you check out this clip (after the break) of Hugh Laurie kicking ass against the undead horde. It’s simply amazing. (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.

First off, just to remind everyone, The Walking Dead drops today on Blu-Ray and DVD so make sure to buy it and ensure future seasons. Support the show people!

Lights Out actress Meredith Hanger has joined the cast of Awakening. Let’s hope she’s got enough teen angst. (I promise I’ll stop with the Awakening jokes if the show is good.) (Digital Spy)

Dead Island news was heavy today as it was announced the game would have four player co-op, customizable weapons, and around 30 hours of game play. (Nerd Reactor)

There was a lot of good detail today on the upcoming comedy The Kitchen Sink as several script details were released. There’s a lot of spoilers there as well, so read it at your own risk. (News In Film)

There’s an awesome image preview gallery of the upcoming Ghostbusters Infestation #1 which hits shelves tomorrow. (MTV)

It seems Rose isn’t the only zombie puppet musical in town. After the break, check out this trailer for Misfit Heights. (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.

There’s a new radio podcast coming out that accounts the fictional zombie apocalypse of 2012, and master record spinner Jimmy Rudolph is giving the city what it needs most in this time of crisis…. Jazz! (PR Log)

Indie zombie movie Countyline is due to begin filming soon in Kokomo Indiana and while they’ve already finished casting you can still help out and support the film. (The Republic)

Director Jeff Stewart has also finished filming his indie zombie flick The Reunion in the already undead city of New Jersey. Just kidding everyone, Jersey isn’t that bad. (nj.com)

The cast and crew of The Walking Dead sat down for a panel at Paleyfest 2011 to drop some HUGE news about season 2 of the show. (Dread Central)

The first of three reported trailers for the movie Humans vs Zombies (based on the community “tag” style game played across colleges nationwide) has dropped today and we’ve got it after the break. (Dread Central)

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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.

Lucy Griffiths, who recently played Marian in the BBC version of Robin Hood, has landed one of the lead roles in the upcoming CW teen drama Awakening. (Digital Spy)

Sony pictures has locked in a September 14, 2012 release date for the latest in the Resident Evil franchise called Resident Evil Begins. No word as to whether or not it will be a reboot. (Dread Central)

Robert Kirkman gives a lengthy interview about The Walking Dead season 2 (which comes out in October unfortunately) and the upcoming video game. (Buy Zombie)

You know that awesome trailer for Dead Island everyone was raving about for the last two weeks? Turns out none of that is in the actual game. I’m starting to think this was all a ploy to make a movie and a crappy game will be released around the same time. (Kotaku)

After the break check out this tech demo for Zombie Holdout, which will employ the Microsoft Kinect to put you on the frontline of the zombie apocalypse. (Buy Zombie)

Also after the break we’ve got the US trailer for Dylan Dog: Dead of Night featuring a Constantine-esque Brandon Routh. (Ain’t It Cool News)

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