Category Archives: Zombies

More Zombies

Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2008 by Robert Hood

Here are some newly released trailers for more entries in the apocalyptically inclined living dead zeitgeist fandango that has overtaken post-millennial independent (and mainstream) cinema: Within the Woods (UK-2008; dir. Luke Massey) The story takes place over 24 hours and … Continue reading →

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Review: Zombie Strippers!

Posted on Saturday, July 12, 2008 by Robert Hood

Zombie Strippers! (US-2008; dir. Jay Lee) Much can be forgiven when you come upon an honest example of truth in advertising. Unlike many independent, low-budget films (and many big-budget ones as well), Jay Lee’s Zombie Strippers lives up to its … Continue reading →

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Chainsaw Maid

Posted on Sunday, July 6, 2008 by Robert Hood

This is too cool not to put up for all to see. It’s another stop-motion zombie flick. But be warned. It’s very very gory!! Source: Quiet Earth via Kaiju Search-Robot Avery

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Zombie Death Tax Amendment

Posted on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 by Robert Hood

UK Zombies ‘liable for own death duties’, rules Taxman Following recent legislation which extended the powers of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, the un-dead are now eligible for tax on earnings as well as their own death duties. A spokesperson … Continue reading →

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Zombies Diversify!

Posted on Thursday, June 12, 2008 by Robert Hood

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 … Continue reading →

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Niché Restaurants

Posted on Monday, June 9, 2008 by Robert Hood

When brain-dead marketing meets brain-eating zombies… A while back the Backbrain brought you Picnic of the Living Dead. But that’s not the only cuisine-related zombie film around. Here’s Brunch of the Living Dead (US-2008; dir. Dan Conover), in its entirety: … Continue reading →

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And Plan 10 is … Plan 9!

Posted on Monday, June 9, 2008 by Robert Hood

Edward D. Wood’s 1959 film Plan 9 From Outer Space is a “classic”. It’s badly made, amateurish, and outright embarrassing for all concerned, but it’s a “classic”. That “classic” stature comes from the very qualities that make it such a … Continue reading →

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Brief Discoveries

Posted on Saturday, June 7, 2008 by Robert Hood

• Archangel Alpha (US-[in production, 2008]; dir. Aaron D. Martin) Information is starting to trickle out about this post-apocalyptic film, which is apparently inspired by Japanese anime, especially of the mecha kind. Archangel Alpha is a sci-fi war story of … Continue reading →

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Flowers for the Dead: A Conversation

Posted on Thursday, June 5, 2008 by Robert Hood

I recently talked to Joe Barbarisi, director of the in-progress zombie film Flowers for the Dead, who volunteered some insight into the film and his history. “I guess it all started for me in the mid- to late ’70s. My … Continue reading →

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Found Zombies

Posted on Sunday, June 1, 2008 by Robert Hood

There’s another viral apocalypse taking place in genre cinema, thanks to the US giant monster film Cloverfield: the “found footage” technique. This is where the movie adopts the conceit that it was not “constructed” artistically by the cinematic equivalent of … Continue reading →

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