Archive for March, 2010

How to Speak Zombie – A Guide for the Living

How to Speak Zombie – A Guide for the Living

How to Speak Zombie – A Guide for the Living by Steve Mockus – Illustrated by Travis Millard I am all for one having a bit of humor with the undead on occasion. It helps take the edge off of our ex-friends, family, lovers, and just in general the majority of the world’s population. So [...]

March 25, 2010 | 0 Comments More
The Slow Rise of the Zombie as an Icon of Horror Chapter 5

The Slow Rise of the Zombie as an Icon of Horror Chapter 5

The Slow Rise of the Zombie as an icon of Horror. -or- “When there is no more room in Hell… the dead will walk the Earth.” Chapter Five: Texas-Sized Terror or “Boy…you in a mess a trouble.” As Jaws raked it in at the box office, a separate movement was afoot in the genre. A [...]

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A Zombie Survival Guide

A Zombie Survival Guide

A Zombie Survival Guide We have all heard of the highway construction signs flashing “Zombies Ahead”. And soon we will realize it was not a hacker behind the warning, but the zombies truly have come. The question is: will you be ready? And so to help you prepare, here is a small survival kit assembled [...]

March 25, 2010 | 0 Comments More
The Slow Rise of the Zombie as an Icon of Horror Chapter 4

The Slow Rise of the Zombie as an Icon of Horror Chapter 4

The Slow Rise of the Zombie as an icon of Horror. -or- “When there is no more room in Hell… the dead will walk the Earth.” Chapter Four: Television’s Rise and the Monster’s Demise or “We need a bigger boat!” In the tumultuous Seventies, Americans needed to watch something scary to take their minds off [...]

March 24, 2010 | 0 Comments More
Zombie Is The New Red Shirt

Zombie Is The New Red Shirt

Zombie Is The New Red Shirt We all know style is overdone across most of the world. For the longest time everything was the new black, or green, or whatever color was popular at the moment. What happens when fashion crosses over into the realm of the undead? You may think of zombies as the [...]

March 24, 2010 | 0 Comments More
Surviving The Dead – A Hardware Store Survival Guide

Surviving The Dead – A Hardware Store Survival Guide

Surviving The Dead – A Hardware Store Survival Guide As much as I am an admirer of dedicated zombie armaments, I’m just as big a proponent of improvised tools for undead combat. Found objects are cheap, readily available, and often just as effective as “combat-specific” weapons. You also tend avoid those odd stares from the [...]

March 24, 2010 | 4 Comments More
How To Raise Little Zombies

How To Raise Little Zombies

How To Raise Little Zombies As a nineteen year old, I am no where near ready to have children. However, my mother has made a living by running a daycare out of our home for the past 14 years. I’ve come to realize that children are easily amused and adding cute little twists to their [...]

March 23, 2010 | 0 Comments More
The Slow Rise of the Zombie as an Icon of Horror Chapter 3

The Slow Rise of the Zombie as an Icon of Horror Chapter 3

The Slow Rise of the Zombie as an icon of Horror. -or- “When there is no more room in Hell… the dead will walk the Earth.” Chapter Three: Unholy Influences Or “The Devil made me do it!” William Peter Blatty’s, The Exorcist scared the hell out of Americans. The images of young Regan portrayed by [...]

March 23, 2010 | 0 Comments More
An Interview With Steve Jencks

An Interview With Steve Jencks

An Interview With Steve Jencks Steve Jencks is an illustrator that runs the design firm Retro DC who does amazing illustration and web design work. Some of his illustrations will blow you out of the water and he has one for sale of the classic horror movie They Live up for sale at his Online [...]

March 23, 2010 | 0 Comments More