Posts tagged zombies
Uncivil Dead: Soldiers vs. Zombies
Uncivil Dead by Jeremiah Coe is a Civil War story about Union and Confederate soldiers forced to make a last stand together against a zombie outbreak. Some Southerners living in a little town called Walnut Woods were sympathetic to the cause of the North, and gave information about nearby Confederate troops. Concerned that the residents of Walnut Woods would face [...]
Remains of the Dead: ZOMBIE PLAGUE 1, MANKIND 0
Remains of the Dead by Iain McKinnon is one hell of a sequel to Domain of the Dead, but can easily function as a stand-alone. Technically, the two books are just different perspectives of the same timeline. In both, a helicopter full of soldiers is sent out from a military ship to bring back zombie specimens for the scientists to [...]
Joe McKinney’s Dead World Series: Texas is Ground Zero
The first time that I read Dead City by Joe McKinney was when the book was first released in November 2006. Back then, my son was only a year old, so the scene with Eddie Hudson struggling to release his son from the car seat – while zombies closed in around them – really scared the shit out of me. [...]
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 [...]
Ex-Patriots: Kick-Ass Sequel to Ex-Heroes!!
Several times in the past, I have expressed my opinion that Craig DiLouie and Patrick D’Orazioset the standard for 2011 zombie novels. While I have spent the year reading some fabulous apocalyptic stories about the undead, none of them achieved the caliber of Tooth and Nail and The Dark Trilogy…until now. Ex-Patriots is a brilliant novel by Peter Clines, the [...]
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 [...]
Zomblog: The Final Entry
In the first Zomblog, Samuel Todd starts the journal to chronicle his encounters with various groups, including some survivors trying to fortify a warehouse. In Zomblog II, Meredith, a companion of Sam’s, takes over the journal. She is pregnant with Sam’s child, but gives the baby up for adoption to a couple staying at The Warehouse Complex, and finds refuge [...]
Jonathan Maberry’s Dead of Night
Dead of Night is Maberry’s twisted homage to the zombie genre, sacrificing his characters to appease the zombiephiles. When Jonathan Maberry wrote this novel, he created so much more than your usual characters trying to get from Point A to Point B without being killed; reading Maberry’s story was like being trapped in a labyrinth with the undead — you’re [...]
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 [...]
The Walking Dead Season 2 Trailer
With less than three weeks until the Walking Dead Season 2 premiere on AMC, zombie fans are moaning with anticipation. Check out the Walking Dead Season 2 trailers released by AMC and keep your eyes on Zombiephiles for details on Season 2 of the Walking Dead on AMC.
