Posts tagged apocalypse
Matt O’Day & Zombies: From Paper to Screen
In the past I’ve interviewed book authors, illustrators, and actors…now I’m adding a script writer to my list. Since Zombie Apocalypse Redemption was released on DVD this month, I thought it would be interesting to sit down & chat with the writer, Matt O’Day, who is behind this thrilling indie film. You and the director Ryan Thompson worked so closely [...]
From Pen to Machete: TW Brown & His Body Count [INTERVIEW]
Are you ready for another zombie mash-up? I’m personally getting as tired of mash-ups as much as I am tired of zombie survival guides, but I decided to give TW Brown’s Gruesomely Grimm Zombie Tales a chance. Brown has put a modern spin, as well as infected twists, on the Grimm tales. While this mashup could encourage young minds to [...]
Michael McFarland Kicks Zombie Ass [Interview]
Okay,zombiephiles…remember when I said that D’Orazio and DiLouie set the bar for 2011? Well, Michael McFarland met that challenge with his novel, Wormwood. It reminded me of The Jakarta Pandemic, but with the most wicked reanimating virus I have ever come across in any plot. Wormwood was as emotionally devastating as the ending of Dead Sea by Brian Keene. Divided [...]
Zombies + Tattoos = Shawn Conn [INTERVIEW]
I was familiar with the work of Shawn Conn, but I knew nothing personal about him, so I googled him to see what I could dig up. There’s something chilling about finding the bio for a horror artist and reading, “I was born breech during a freak blizzard, choking by my own umbilical cord…” – and so began the life [...]
Zombified, Book One: Hudson Place
Char Robinson is a newbie author from Oklahoma, and I couldn’t wait to read another zombie tale from a female writer. Aside from the lack of any sexual content, and the limited gore, I couldn’t tell any difference from the zombie tales that the guys write. I’m not sure if Robinson was deliberately trying to write a PG-13 zombie story, [...]
Recently Undead: Newbie Author Dane Grannon [INTERVIEW]
Lucky Streak is the story of a thief talking about his life to scientist at a military compound. Lucky explains how he was just going about his usual routines, oblivious to the initial outbreak. Details of the zombie infection are understated, as Lucky struggles to retell his personal account. The scientist is hoping that Lucky’s experience may provide some insight [...]
The Dead Series Continues With “Revelations”
In Dead: The Ugly Beginning, the first book in this series, a guy named Steve reflects back on the beginning of a zombie outbreak. Steve manages to save Thalia, a little girl who lived in his apartment building, and joined by a teenager named Teresa. The point of view begins to switch between various individuals and groups, but the [...]
Lady Zombiephile: Rhiannon Frater [INTERVIEW]
I’ve seen Rhiannon Frater’s name tossed around in zombie circles for some time now, and I even “friended” her on Facebook, after I ripped on Entertainment Weekly for their lame zombie reading list (Rhiannon gave me props for that)…but I just never got around to reading any of her work. To be honest, I wasn’t sure I wanted to read [...]
Interview: Johnny Gel from Zombie Apocalypse: Redemption
Zombie Apocalypse: Redemption (2011), directed by Ryan Thompson, takes place years after the initial outbreak in Zombie Apocalypse with FREE comic book (Special Edition), with an entirely different set of characters. Governments of the world attempted to use nuclear weapons to fight the millions of undead, which had no effect, and screwed over the remaining survivors even more. Not surprisingly, [...]
