After initially hearing the premise of Warm Bodies (zombie falls in love with girl) I’d pictured a cynical Twi-lite cash in that was solely designed to part women from their hard-earned cash. Having seen the first teaser, and now having watched the first 4 minutes of the movie, I’m forced to reconsider my position… because [...]
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What do you get if you ram raid Guy Ritchie’s Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels into Edgar Wright’s Shaun of the Dead? Well, if the trailer below is anything to go by you get Cockneys vs. Zombies. Don’t let the name put you off though, check out the trailer and you’ll see the movie [...]
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Now, this is how to do viral marketing When promoting the new season of The Walking Dead hitting screens in Johannesburg, South Africa, cinema-goers got a very cool, interactive experience. How cool is that? Now, that’s how you get people talking about your TV show!
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Been really getting into ThreeA’s collector’s edition toys recently. They’re absolutely great, featuring awesome character designs by Ashley Wood, are produced in ultra-limited edition runs and come with amazing hand-painted detail and weathering as well. There’s a couple of different lines you can follow including World War Robot, Popbot, the upcoming tOtem line and the [...]
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To some Lollipop Chainsaw may look like car crash version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Night of the Living Dead, with an increased cheesecake/bimbo factor. The American high school setting, the shuffling undead, the teen speak and the large bladed weapons all seem to be obviously influenced by these two genre touchstones. However, dig deeper and the real [...]
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When I watch this trailer for Detention of the Dead I get the distinct feeling that the guys behind this really, really liked Shaun of the Dead…And they may have had a few guilty nights alone watching the Japanese anime High School of the Dead as well…And they probably liked Dance of the Dead too…And [...]
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Words cannot describe how much I love these Mario and Fafa videos from the Glove and Boots blog. Look it’s got zombies, glove puppets, a spoof of The Walking Dead and more pop culture horror references than you can shake a stick…and it’s really, really funny. If you’re not rolling on the floor with laughter by the “Knife [...]
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The Walking Dead webisode series Torn Apart was created exclusively for internet broadcast as a tease to eager viewers before the second season hit screens. Torn Apart gives an insight into the chain of events that preceded Rick Grimes waking up in hospital days after the zombie apocalypse happened. Directed by SFX guru Greg Nicotero [...]
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I don’t know why.  I honestly don’t. But the modern geek loves a little zombie action. Whether they’re eating the brains out of spare-time by playing Plants vs Zombies on their iDevice at the bus stop, or even getting their engagement photos taken - the modern geek simply resonates when surrounded by mumbling, shuffling, drooling, rotting, once-were-human, [...]
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The New 52 in Review
Frank it Friday
The Man With The Iron Fists
