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 some teaser news of the new Call of Duty: Black Ops game which centers around a Russian dictator causing a zombie outbreak through chemical warfare. (Device)

The latest Nazi zombie flick A Chance In Hell is under fire for featuring scenes revolving around concentration camp experimentation. Check out the trailer after the break and judge for yourself. (io9)

Scotland’s beautiful Glasgow will be overrun with zombies during a walk on October 31. (Herald Scotland)

A few cities will be premiering the Walking Dead pilot episode on the big screen! (Dread Central)

There’s a few really nice behind the scenes images from episode one of The Walking Dead. (Dread Central)

Speaking of The Walking Dead, AMC is staging a 24 hour zombie invasion in cities all over the world. (Dread Central)

Our own Cory Casciato sits in with the Denver Diatribe podcast to talk about the level of his city’s zombie preparedness and other Halloween-centric topics. (Denver Diatribe)

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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.

If you love zombies, running, or just walking at a reasonable pace, there’s probably an event in your area coming up.

• Zombie survival “tag” will take place October 22 in Norfolk, VA. (Wavy)
• There’s a zombie walk/festival at Pierce College October 28. (Pierce Pioneer)
• The New Jersey crowd is having a zombie walk October 30 and they’re going for the Guinness World Record. Hopefully the cast of Jersey Shore will be horribly mauled and eaten. (Buy Zombie)

Amber Entertainment has purchased the film rights to Stronghold, a graphic novel about a zombie attack in the Middle Ages. (Shock Till You Drop)

The German film Rammbock has been retitled to Siege of the Dead and is slated for a UK exclusive DVD release October 25. We’ve got 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.

There’s some great behind the scenes special effects images for the upcoming awesome that is The Walking Dead. (Dread Central)

AMC is offering thousands of sweet, sweet American dollars to zombie fans in their Spread the Dead contest to get the country pumped for The Walking Dead. (FEARnet)

In case you missed Robert Kirkman at the Spike Scream Awards 2010, here’s a link to the epic new NSFW clip for The Walking Dead. (Dread Central)

Want to know what it’s like for an actress to play one of the undead? Well here’s a link to a video (embedded below, as well) of one woman’s makeup progress from start to finish. (FEARnet)

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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 massive eight minute trailer (after the break) for the new SEGA game Yakuza: Of The End, a third person shooter set in Japan during the zombie apocalypse. Note: In the zombie apocalypse, avoid the sushi. (CVG)

Loren Semmens, co-writer and producer of the newest indie zombie flick Dead Season gives a nice lengthy interview about the movie and the business. You can also view the trailer here. (Rabid Doll)

Want to win an awesome Walking Dead poster? There’s a couple of ways to do it. Note: It might get you some spam too…

• Bloody Disgusting has one up for grabs (Bloody Disgusting)
• Dread Central has some one sheets as well that they’re offering. (Dread Central)

Don’t forget that AAAH! Zombies drops today on DVD. Here’s some pics and a trailer to remind you to rent it on the way home. (Fangoria)

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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.

If you’re a fan of the classic “zombies caused by a space virus” scenario, then you’ll want to check out this trailer for the newest zombie movie, Parasitic. Naturally, you can do that via the embed below. (Dread Central)

It’s a great day for you gunslingers as it was announced that Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare, the zombie dlc released for the popular game, will be available as a standalone disc, with no previous game purchase required. (Kotaku)

If you need to brush up on your flesh eating marksmanship, there’s a zombie themed paintball scenario game going on November 7 in Chesapeake City, MD. (M. Carter Brown)

Robert Kirkman answers one question, the most important question, “Why zombies?” in a recent interview. (Courier Journal)

Dead Frontier, a browser based zombie apocalypse shooter, just went open beta and is free to play. There’s also a game play trailer after the break. Try not to get fired playing at work. (Worth Playing)

TROMA Films crosses genres with Zombie Werewolves Attack! and we’ve got the first trailer online now. (More Horror)

Call it an early Christmas because there’s 70 beautiful and horrifying high res images of The Walking Dead online for your viewing pleasure. (Bloody Disgusting)

There’s a metric TON of recent rumors on Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

• David Slade, who’s already made a name for himself with vampires and werewolves (30 Days of Night, Twilight: Eclipse), and Mike Newell (Prince of Persia) are both in the running to direct the film. (Ain’t It Cool News)
• Doomsday’s Neil Marshall is also being considered to direct, and he’ll possibly be directing stars Bradley Cooper, newcomer Mia Wasikowska, and Tilda Swinton. (Bloody Disgusting)
• There’s an early report that Scarlett Johansson is also being considered for the main role. (Contact Music)

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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.

Lots of good news about Collapse, the zombies-in-Iowa siege film (see our previous Collapse coverage and more previous Collapse coverage). Co-director Jason Bolinger reports via Facebook that the film is cut and is in the midst of color correction, and that it’s scored a composer (Vincent Gilloz) and signed with a producer’s rep company to help sell the film. For more updates, check the Collapse Facebook page.

Danny Boyle took some time to correct a few rumors and stated that he would love to direct 28 Months Later, but he is completely booked until 2012. (io9)

An Amazon goof has allowed us a glorious and gruesome sneak peek at the Dead Space 2 Collectors Edition box set, complete with your very own plasma cutter! (io9)

Here is the official trailer for the zombie cowboy epic downloadable content for Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare. Get along little zombies…to the source site, because we can’t embed this video (Kotaku)

Because they love us, AMC has released yet another television promo for the Walking Dead that was aired during the NYCC ’10. Sorry, no embedding available.  (Bloody Disgusting)

There’s an open casting call for all of you undead actors out there to play extras in the upcoming movie Zombie Hamlet. Auditions are in Baton Rouge, LA  on October 10. (2TheAdvocate)

Go behind the scenes of Musical of the Living Dead in convenient video form. It’s embedded below for you. (The A.V. Club Chicago)

Enjoy the northward march of Denver’s outlying zombie population in fun, pictorial form. (Westword – Show and Tell)

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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.

The recent Walking Dead TV spot is now available in easy, embeddable form so you’ll find it embedded below. Easy!

It’s a sad day for collegiate English professors and fans of the undead as it was just announced that director David O. Russel has walked off of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, due to scheduling conflicts with Natalie Portman. (New York Magazine – Vulture)

Wentworth Miller (former Prison Break star) discusses role similarities and the challenges of playing videogame icon Chris Redfield in Resident Evil: Afterlife. (Metro News)

Need to practice your zombie battle skills on the go? Dead Rising was just announced as a standalone iPhone game. You can check out initial gameplay footage in the video embedded below. (Slide to Play)

Meanwhile, the console world of Dead Rising 2 is getting a bunch of spiffy new outfits as DLC. (Kotaku)

Zombie Fest in Pittsburgh offers a benefit walk for brai… charity, but no longer at the legendary mall where Romero’s Dawn of the Dead was originally filmed. (Point Park Globe)

Are you pale and do you love the taste of brains? The creators of the NYC Zombie Crawl are having open casting for their new zombie film, The Reunion, in New Jersey on October 16. (Buy Zombie)

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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.

A UK tabloid has done a nice, fluffy piece on Andrew Lincoln and his role in The Walking Dead. (Daily Star)

Get into the guts of Dead Rising 2 with this interview with producer Josh Bridge. (Fangoria)

Man, Capcom is going all out with the weirdo Dead Rising 2 advertising, such as this episode of ZQ, a fictional zombie-focused magazine… (Kotaku)

Jesse Eisenberg is “kinda” excited to do a Zombieland sequel. You know, if it happens. (MTV Movies Blog)

Issue three of The Sacrifice, the Left 4 Dead comic, is out. (Official Left 4 Dead Blog)

If you haven’t seen Survival of the Dead and want to, it is now streaming on Netflix (or have and want to see it again, for that matter). You can read my Survival of the Dead review to help you decide. (A World on Fire)

Chicago will party it up zombie-apocalypse style October 1 at Drop Dead Sexy Celebrity Zombie Party. Dress as your favorite undead celeb, party it up, help out the people behind Musical of the Living Dead. Sounds like a win/win/win situation. (Buy Zombie)

Aliens turn people into zombies and only a few lucky, immune souls remain behind to fight them in Day 2, a super-cheesy looking new film. You can watch the trailer via embed below. (Quiet Earth)

If you’re on the fence about the book The Zombie Code, a book about “unlocking your undead destiny,” perhaps its trailer will convince you. You can watch it embedded below. (Buy Zombie)

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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.

We’ve got a detailed synopsis and a couple of stills from Re-Kill, the upcoming After Dark Original film about zombies, the men who kill them and the other men who film them killing them (and the dark secret they discover, naturally). (28 Days Later Analysis)

There’s a spiffy new poster out for the Left 4 Dead DLC “The Sacrifice.” (Kotaku)

There’s a pretty bad-ass sounding zombie apocalypse Halloween attraction opening up in Atlanta — 35 acres of high-octane zombie apocalypse, including an abandoned motel and truck stop. FUCK and YES. (HorrorNews.net)

There’s a debut trailer out for the ridiculous Blood Drive, a zombie-apocalypse car shooting game coming to Xbox/PS3. You can find it embedded below. (GameTrailers.com)

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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.

How do you promote Resident Evil: Afterlife in Spain? With a big-ass billboard and a street full of fake zombie arms. There’s some video of the action embedded below. (Kotaku)

There’s also a brand-new super short TV promo spot for AMC’s The Walking Dead. You’ll find it embedded below.

Here’s a short feature on Andrew Lincoln and how he got the Walking Dead role of Rick Grimes. (Variety)

There’s a pretty shoddy looking trailer for a mutant biker vs zombie movie called El Brazo Grande vs the Living Dead embedded below. Think Troma, but cheaper looking. The fact that they had no idea how to shoot or edit a trailer makes me leery of the finished product, but maybe it will flip your skirts. (Buy Zombie)

Even worse (maybe) is the new trailer for Big Tits Zombie 3D. Man, does it ever look shitty! Kind of intentionally so, but I think that makes it worse, not better. The traler is non-embeddable, so you’ll have to click away to see it. (Dread Central)

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