Posts tagged michigan
Limited Edition Zombie Sketchbook
Last month, I attended the Flint Horror Convention in Michigan, and met a very talented artist by the name of Joshua Werner, who specializes in undead illustrations. In addition to being the author of The Brutality of Fact, and Adoration for the Dead: Tales of Insanity and Terror, he is currently writing his horror novel Open Casket. Werner runs As Fall [...]
Michigan Zombiephiles Strike Again! [Movie Review]
Michigan is putting out some serious zombie movies, and Mimesis is definitely one that stands out from all the rest. It’s not just people trying to survive an outbreak or make a stand in a zombie apocalypse; some horror fans find themselves forced into roles of “Night of the Living Dead,” the ultimate remake, complete with real zombies. Essentially, some [...]
Movie Premiere of Abed
On March 1, 2012, I attended the premiere of Abed, a film directed by Ryan Lieske based on the short story by Elizabeth Massie. It rocked. Lieske only left one thing out from the story: purple zombie cum…and, honestly, I think I would have thrown up on my shoes if he did include that detail. I barely held it together [...]
Ryan Lieske Puts Abed To Film [Interview]
Several months back, I heard from Richard Raphael that the story Abed by Elizabeth Massie was being made into a movie. I thought I would see if Abed would make for a good review here at The Zombiephiles. Not only was it the most gruesome zombie tale I’ve ever read, but I wondered how in the hell they were going [...]
Zombie Apocalypse: Chronicles – Raider Recon
This short video is prequel to the recently released Zombie Apocalypse: Redemption, featuring characters from the actual movie. A trio of Raiders (ex-military survivors with a serious attitude) has been dispatched to search for an item at a Raider safe house. The recon party is led by The Executioner, aka Belfour (Ghelan Ismail), who has Lt. Barrett (Wayne Ten II) [...]
Zombiephiles at Flint Horror Con 2011
A little over a week ago (Oct 29th, 2011), I went to the Flint Horror Convention in Michigan. This was the first year for the event, but you would never have guessed it. Geary Roe, Chris Ringler and some of their friends had the brilliant idea to create a special annual event for all the horror fans in Michigan. Their [...]
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 [...]
Zombies Invaded My Town!!
I was feeling sorry for myself this week because I couldn’t go to ZomBcon in Seattle this weekend to meet up with all the zombiephiles I worked with this year. I have my fingers crossed that they will hold it in Chicago in 2012 — provided that it’s held before the end of the world, of course. During [...]
Theatrical Zombies Hit The Stage
Michigan is a breeding ground for zombiephiles…for instance, Sam Raimi, creator of Evil Dead is from Michigan. Kim Paffenroth, author of the Dying to Live series, used to live in Michigan & still continues to visit (the museum in the first book is based on the Grand Rapids Public Museum). Twice, Grand Rapids, Michigan became the site of the two largest [...]
