{"id":967,"date":"2008-06-12T09:50:05","date_gmt":"2008-06-11T23:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/06\/12\/zombies-diversify\/"},"modified":"2008-06-12T15:02:25","modified_gmt":"2008-06-12T05:02:25","slug":"zombies-diversify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/06\/12\/zombies-diversify\/","title":{"rendered":"Zombies Diversify!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two new (at least to me) bizarre zombie entertainments in this, the Renaissance time of zombiedom!<\/p>\n

Real Zombies<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

\"Meaghan-Zombie<\/a>First up is a TV series, a satire of reality TV called America’s Next Top Zombie Idol<\/em>, written and directed by Blair Butler. Currently filming its pilot episode, the show features eight zombies who must live together Big Brother<\/em> (or maybe Survivor<\/em>) 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.<\/p>\n

Apparently Blair Butler is also involved in developing a non-fictional reality TV show called Scream Queens<\/em>, in which wannabe horror film actresses are put through horror hell… Hmmm….<\/p>\n

Source<\/strong>: Quiet Earth<\/a> via Avery<\/p>\n

Zombie Mermaid?<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Ah! My Zombie Mermaid<\/em> [aka \u00c2! 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<\/em>, which has a similar vibe, so I’m rather looking forward to seeing this one.<\/p>\n

\"Ah!<\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s the trailer:<\/p>\n

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