Two new (at least to me) bizarre zombie entertainments in this, the Renaissance time of zombiedom!
Real Zombies
First up is a TV series, a satire of reality TV called America’s Next Top Zombie Idol, written and directed by Blair Butler. Currently filming its pilot episode, the show features eight zombies who must live together Big Brother (or maybe Survivor) style and compete in ways I’m sure we can at least have a stab at imagining. (“Oh dear! The contestant’s left arm has been voted off the show!”) It is scheduled for release in the 2008-2009 season.
Apparently Blair Butler is also involved in developing a non-fictional reality TV show called Scream Queens, in which wannabe horror film actresses are put through horror hell… Hmmm….
Source: Quiet Earth via Avery
Zombie Mermaid?
Ah! My Zombie Mermaid [aka Â! Ikkenya puroresu; Ah! House Collapses!] (Japan-2004; dir. Naoki Kudo and Terry Ito) is obviously one of those films that leave you convinced that nothing is too bizarre for the Japanese cinema. One hopes so, anyway! It’s about a wrestler, a mermaid, a “zombie castle”, and lots of other weird stuff. Personally I loved Minoru Kawasaki’s The Calamari Wrestler, which has a similar vibe, so I’m rather looking forward to seeing this one.
Here’s the trailer:
