Category Archives: Zombies

Retro: The Ghastly Love of Johnny X

Posted on Saturday, April 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

Looking like the 1959 scifi B-flick Teenagers From Outer Space crossbred with Grease, the new musical comedy film The Ghastly Love of Johnny X (US-2008; dir. Paul Bunnell) embraces rockers, flying saucers, femme fatales, black-and-white photography, songs, dastardly deeds, the … Continue reading →

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New: The Vanguard

Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2008 by Robert Hood

The Vanguard (UK-2008; dir. Matthew Hope) The Vanguard is a brutal and politically motivated post-apocalyptic zombie film, set against the backdrop of the East/West struggle over the last drops of oil. Says director Matthew Hope: “It’s all there [in the … Continue reading →

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News: Sabriel on the Way to Hollywood?

Posted on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 by Robert Hood

The great news is that Garth Nix’s megaselling fantasy novel, Sabriel — the first book in his Old Kingdom Trilogy — may be filmed at last. Nix, who, as an ex-literary agent, has considerable knowledge of the industry and the … Continue reading →

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Zombie Fu

Posted on Monday, April 14, 2008 by Robert Hood

Got six minutes to spare? Dying for a bit of zombie action? Want to see a zombie/kung-fu cross-genre film made entirely using stop-motion photography? Well, here it is, with a WARNING: This film contains an unreasonable amount of bloody puppet … Continue reading →

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When There’s No More Room In Hell…

Posted on Friday, April 11, 2008 by Robert Hood

 It’s official! Zombies are the future! Cemetery full, mayor tells locals not to die BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) – The mayor of a village in southwest France has threatened residents with severe punishment if they die, because there is no room … Continue reading →

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New: Evilution

Posted on Saturday, April 5, 2008 by Robert Hood

Another zombie apocalypse is underway and it’s an alien infection that’s to blame: A microscopic alien life form has been discovered and it has the ability to possess the living and resurrect the dead. The US military has tried to … Continue reading →

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New: Hunting Grounds

Posted on Monday, March 24, 2008 by Robert Hood

Hunting Grounds [aka Terre de Chasse] (France-[in development]; dir. Eric Bilodeau) Yet another new zombie film, still in production/development stage. This one’s French, set in the future and based on an interesting premise. Check out the “preliminary” trailer, which includes … Continue reading →

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Baby’s Got the Munchies…

Posted on Monday, March 24, 2008 by Robert Hood

For those who always suspected it wasn’t safe to go in the nursery… Yes, it’s a film that features the pre-school living dead and the name of the film is Zombabies (US-2008; dir. Justin Paul Warren). Really! This is serious! … Continue reading →

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New: Zombie Soccer Fans?

Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2008 by Robert Hood

Oh, while we’re at it, here’s one courtesy of Kaiju [and sometime-undead] Search-Robot Avery: a zombie flick from Brazil! Mutazombie (Brazil-2008; dir. Juan Marcelo Leguiza) I have no idea what it’s about, though it’s obviously zombies… and soccer fans (plus … Continue reading →

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New: Valley of the Dead

Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2008 by Robert Hood

This one looks interesting, too. Valley of the Dead (US-2008 [in production?]; dir. K. Adithya Ashok and Evan Sorlien)

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