After a really strong issue last month, Revival comes back with a fairly mediocre one. It’s a necessary issue that lays the groundwork for events to unfold later and – most importantly – serves to develop some ancillary characters. But by and large, there’s nothing particularly gripping about “Revival” #8, in large part due to a lack of focus on any one particular plotline. READ MORE
Airing next Sunday, March 31 is the season finale of “The Walking Dead”, episode 316 “Welcome to the Tombs.” In the episode, Rick and the others consider the defense of the prison as the Governor’s impending attack looms. Check out the promo for the big finale below. In the sneak peak footage, Carl reminisces about life before the apocalypse.
In addition, we also have a few inside two looks at tonight’s episode, “This Sorrowful Life,” which takes us behind-the-scenes as Rick and the others learn that if they want a truce with the Governor, they must make a sacrifice.
“In the ongoing third season, Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and his fellow survivors continue to seek refuge in a desolate and post-apocalyptic world and soon discover that there are greater forces to fear than just the walking dead. The struggle to survive has never been so perilous. Season 3 also introduced new characters, including the Governor (David Morrissey) and fan-favorite Michonne (Danai Gurira), along with her zombie pets.”
The show was recently renewed for its fourth season. READ MORE
Paramount Pictures has provided Bloody Disgusting with the first theatrical poster for Marc Forster’s World War Z, their zombie movies raising the dead on June 21. The initial release was a black and white “comic”-esque version of the final, colorful one that just leaked online. The colored version is easily one of the best one-sheets of the year! Check ‘em both out inside.
Starring Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, James Badge Dale, Matthew Fox and David Morse, the one-sheet displays a mile-high piling of rotting, decaying zombies attacking a helicopter.
“The story revolves around United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Pitt), who traverses the world in a race against time to stop a pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself.”
Enos plays Gerry’s wife Karen Lane; Kertesz is his comrade in arms, Segen. READ MORE
Paramount Pictures has released a new trailer for Marc Forster’s World War Z, their action packed zombie movie raising the dead on June 21st. This trailer hints at the massive global scope of the film and includes a nifty new airplane scene. I attended a special event for the film yesterday, and will be sharing my thoughts on it late next week.
Starring Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, James Badge Dale, Matthew Fox and David Morse. Enos plays Gerry’s wife Karen Lane; Kertesz is his comrade in arms, Segen.
“The story revolves around United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Pitt), who traverses the world in a race against time to stop a pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself.”
Head inside to check it out! READ MORE
Here’s the official trailer for the independent zombie film The Battery, releasing digitally by FilmBuff this June.
“In a land ravaged by the undead, Ben and Mickey must first learn to survive each other.”
A slow burning, character-driven take on the zombie genre, The Battery was shot on a budget of only $6,000 borrowed from friends and family.
The film was accepted into prestigious film festivals including Imagine: Amsterdam, Fantaspoa: Brazil, Dead By Dawn: Scotland, Mauvais Genre: France, and Telluride Horror Show: USA.
For more information visit the official website. READ MORE
Shane Houghton and Jerry Gaylord continue their undead fanboy adventure with “The Fan-Pire Strikes Back” arc this summer. The gang, now in space, have to decide between destroying the zombies or attempting to find a cure. We’ve got an exclusive look at the cover for Fanboys Vs. Zombies #15. READ MORE
Courtesy of Pacific Coast News, from Screen Crush, comes the first behind-the-scenes images from Amazon’s “Zombieland” television series.
Maiara Walsh stars as Wichita in the comedic adaptation of the 2009 feature.
The comedy continues the events of the feature, with new actors taking over the roles of Columbus, Tallahassee and Wichita, previously played by Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson and Emma Stone, respectively, in the 2009 Ruben Fleischer feature, as previously reported by THR.
Walsh will play Wichita, a natural con-woman and tough girl who with her younger sister Little Rock (Izabela Vidovic) teams up with Columbus (Tyler Ross) to survive the zombie apocalypse and search for survivors.
Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick will pen the script for Sony Pictures Television, which is producing the Amazon pilot. READ MORE
I am so sick of talking about the behind-the-scenes shenanigans over at AMC. Without the help of Lionsgate, the cabler has been treading water with their zombie series “The Walking Dead,” having publicly battled writers and showrunners for three seasons now. The show has gotten better, sure, but it’s still nowhere near as good as “Mad Men” or “Breaking Bad”; in fact, I think it’s beyond repair. But whatever, everyone loves it, and I support that. And even through all of these trepidations, AMC is still working their ass off to fix the problems. At least they’re trying.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, AMC’s “The Walking Dead” is bulking up its writers’ room for season four. Curtis Gwinn and Channing Powell will join Matt Negrete on the staff of the zombie drama under new showrunner Scott Gimple. Supervising producer/writer Gwinn counts Adult Swim comedy NTSF:SD:SVU and MTV’s zombie parody Death Valley among his credits, while co-executive producer/writer Powell — like Negrete — is a White Collar alum.
The duo join a staff that also includes Gimple, who has been with the series since season two, executive producer Robert Kirkman (who created the comics on which the drama is based), Negrete, newly promoted executive producer Greg Nicotero, Gale Anne Hurd, Dave Alpert, Evan T. Reilly, Angela Kang and Nichole Beattie, among others.
The additions come as “Walking Dead” bulks up following the departure of Glen Mazzara, who exited the series as showrunner in December when the network renewed the series for its fourth season.
The best zombie makeup job to ever walk the halls of a Comic-Con? Yes, I believe so! Freakmo blew my mind on Instagram with a series of photos from her recent excursion to the Perth Comic-Con, Sunday March 10th. “My face was made with Sculpt Gel (2-part silicone paste), acrylic nails, tooth enamel paints, the skin illustrator fx palette, and a few different kinds of fake blood,” she said. “We were swamped by people taking photos all day. Now I know how it feels to be a celebrity ;P” she joked. Check out a series of photographs inside.
Demeter has created zombie-themed scents for both him and her. Says the site: “So you’re a Zombie. Or you know a Zombie. And you might become a Zombie. Any way you slice and dice it, you’ll need different kinds of fragrance. Fragrances that can make the dead simply pass by without offending. Because only Demeter Fragrance Library could make a Zombie fragrance eminently wearable.” How does “Zombie for Him” smell like? “Think forest floor. Zombie for Him is a combination of dried leaves, mushrooms, mildew, moss and earth.” As for “Her”: “A slightly lighter version of the Men’s fragrance with a touch of Dregs from the bottom of the wine barrel for that feminine touch.” Too bad their labels stink.
Youtuber “goestoeleven” has shared a bizarre new take on AMC’s “The Walking Dead.” Says the creator, “In an alternate universe, “The Walking Dead “aired in 1995. Here’s the intro.” Watch the hilarious video inside! READ MORE
Airing next Sunday, March 17 is “The Walking Dead” episode 314 “Prey.” In the episode, the Governor chases a fleeing dissenter; while the Governor is gone, a traitor tries to sabotage his plans. We’ve also shared a preview clip in which Tyreese and Sasha enjoy some target practice.
In addition, we also have a few inside two looks at tonight’s episode, “Arrow on the Doorpost,” which takes us behind-the-scenes once again.
“In the ongoing third season, Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and his fellow survivors continue to seek refuge in a desolate and post-apocalyptic world and soon discover that there are greater forces to fear than just the walking dead. The struggle to survive has never been so perilous. Season 3 also introduced new characters, including the Governor (David Morrissey) and fan-favorite Michonne (Danai Gurira), along with her zombie pets.”
The show was just renewed for its fourth season. READ MORE
The undead are coming to the humble town of Riverdale to wreak havoc on Archie and the gang in a new series titled Afterlife With Archie. With the popularity of zombies in pop culture, it was only a matter of time before Jughead went undead, though I’m not convinced this is anything other than a gimmick.
The series will be written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa who says it developed from asking questions such as, “What if the Archie characters found themselves in a Stephen King novel like The Stand or a Sam Raimi movie like The Evil Dead?” Check out more below. READ MORE
Airing next Sunday, March 10 is “The Walking Dead” episode 313 “Arrow on the Doorpost.” In the episode, Rick and the Governor contemplate a peace treaty. I’m sure this is going to go well… Below we’ve added the promo for the episode, along with a sneak peak clip.
In addition, we also have a few inside two looks at tonight’s episode, “Clear,” which takes us behind-the-scenes once again.
“In the ongoing third season, Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and his fellow survivors continue to seek refuge in a desolate and post-apocalyptic world and soon discover that there are greater forces to fear than just the walking dead. The struggle to survive has never been so perilous. Season 3 also introduced new characters, including the Governor (David Morrissey) and fan-favorite Michonne (Danai Gurira), along with her zombie pets.”
The show was just renewed for its fourth season. READ MORE
Last night NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” finally took note of “The Walking Dead’s” popularity.
The live comedy show took shots at AMC’s series where the survivors tip toe around racism when they encounter a black man.
“The Walking Dead” continues the ongoing third season tonight in Episode 3.12, “Clear.” In it, “Realizing they are heavily outgunned against the Governor’s forces, Rick leads an expedition to get more weapons.” The episode was written by Scott M. Gimple and directed by Tricia Brock.
Reviewed by Patrick Cooper
French filmmaker Jean Rollin left behind a legacy of fantastique films with his signature poetic flourishes, such as The Rape of the Vampire. His 1981 film Zombie Lake, however, is devoid of any creativity or poetic trimmings. It is simply a cheap zombie movie with lots of t&a peppered throughout. Kino/Redemption released Zombie Lake the same day as Jess Franco’s Oasis of the Zombies. That’s certainly no coincidence since they’re pretty much the same movie in different makeup. Both feature Nazi zombies, a bastard child, and World War II. Both movies are crappy and terribly slow, but I did enjoy Zombie Lake a bit more thanks to its frequent zombie attacks and colorful small-town characters.
The story goes back to Nazi-occupied France. The German forces are stomping their ugly boots through a small village when one of the soldiers saves a local woman from a mortar attack. Because love knows no allegiance, the French woman and the Nazi solider make love in the hay. When he returns with his troop nine months later, he discovers that the French woman he banged has suffered complications during childbirth. On her deathbed, she gives the soldier a terribly cheap looking necklace as a token of her appreciation. “You Nazis rolled through my village and killed a bunch of people. Then we banged and now I’m dying from giving birth to your bastard. Here, take this necklace.” Before the Nazis can leave the village, a force of French resistance fighters slaughtered them all and rolled their corpses in the lake.
The village’s mayor tells this convoluted yet tender tale to a journalist interested in writing a story about the “damned lake.” Ever since the incident the lake has been supposedly cursed. We already know it is because the film opens with a Nazi zombies emerging from the lake and killing a naked woman. They seem to have a taste for females who are either naked or in their bikinis. It’s their comfort food. So they bumble around town eating women in various stages of undress and that’s basically the movie.
There’s a tortuously corny subplot involving the soldier from the flashback who’s now a zombie. He finds his illegitimate daughter who recognizes the cheap necklace he’s wearing from a picture of her mother. They hold hands and look fondly at each other. He probably smells awful but that doesn’t seem to bother her. Seeing his daughter brings back the humanity in him and he helps the townsfolk defeat the undead horde. But, let’s be honest, it’s really about naked girls getting eaten.
Rollin’s zombies are some of the most hilarious I’ve ever seen. They’re all painted turtle green but they all have the same heads of hair they dead when they died. The contrast looks absolutely ridiculous. The paint isn’t waterproof either, so when they slog themselves outta the lake it’s all runny and patchy. Because of the heavy makeup around their eye sockets, their eyes look enormous like they’re surprised all the time.
What the movie does have going for it is that it doesn’t feel remotely like a standard zombie movie that’s simply biting Romero. This distinctive vibe could’ve originated from Rollin’s own style, but it feels more like he just had no clue how to make a zombie movie. It was a departure for him that didn’t pay off. I also like the villagers, who have a surly authenticity about them. The pace and dull story absolutely kill the film for me though. Zombie completists will definitely want to check out, but for those hoping for a scare, look away.
A/V
Kino/Redemption Films presents Zombie Lake in a 1080p/AVC-encoded transfer. Like with their Oasis of the Zombies release, there is no digital correction – the minimal amount of dirt, specks, and scratches were left in tact. The colors look great and all of the imperfections serve to enhance the film’s sliminess. The 2.0 audio is free of any noteworthy disturbances and sounds fine.
Special Features
ENGLISH VERSION OF THE FRENCH TITLE SEQUENCE for some reason.
ALTERNATE SCENES: two scenes that were edited for television in which bikinis were added to the females who are nude in the uncut version.
TRAILERS for Zombie Lake, Oasis of the Zombies, Rape of the Vampire, and Demoniacs.
Airing next Sunday, March 3rd is “The Walking Dead” episode 312 “Clear”. Realizing they are heavily outgunned against the Governor’s forces, Rick leads an expedition to get more weapons.
We’ve landed two sneak peak clips from the episode, one of which depicts Rick, Carl, and Michonne as they encounter a stranger on the road. The other shows Rick, Michonne, and Carl having car troubles and are ambushed by zombies.
We’ve also added to special featurettes for episode 311 “I Ain’t a Judas.” In “Inside Episode 311,” Laurie Holden and her co-stars discuss Andrea’s return to the prison and how much the characters’ loyalties have changed throughout their struggles. In “The Making of Episode 311,” Director Greg Nicotero and Laurie Holden take you behind the scenes as they talk about the special effects used to make Andrea’s pet walker. READ MORE
Way back in October we got the scoop that zombie king George Romero was working on a secret undead project for Marvel. It seems they are finally starting to promote the book, as the teaser image below was sent out yesterday. READ MORE
The latest issue of Revival is perhaps the best in the series to date. While it has an interesting side plot that provides a visceral, shocking twist at the end, it’s the focus on the officer Cyprus and her pursuit of Mr. Hine, a reviver, which makes this issue so good. This book is at its best when it examines the impact revival has on the people who have to suffer with its consequences. With issue #7, “Revival” finally begins to live up to the potential we all knew it had. READ MORE
Now we’ve scored an exclusive image to go with the teasers for next week’s “The Walking Dead“ Episode 3.11, “I Ain’t A Judas”: “Their security threatened, Rick and the group must make a choice. With Woodbury in a police state, Andrea grows uneasy.” We’ve also got a behind the scenes recap of “Home” as well.
Based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics, “The Walking Dead” tells the story of the months and years that follow after a zombie apocalypse. It follows a group of survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes, who travel in search of a safe and secure home. The series stars Andrew Lincoln, Laurie Holden, Steven Yeun, Norman Reedus, Chandler Riggs, Lauren Cohan, Scott Wilson, Melissa McBride, David Morrissey and Danai Gurira.
“I Ain’t A Judas” airs Sunday, February 24th at 9PM ET. READ MORE
Now we’ve scored some images to go with the teasers for next week’s “The Walking Dead“ Episode 3.11, “I Ain’t A Judas”: “Rick and the group contemplate their next move after their security has been compromised, while Andrea becomes uncomfortable with the changes under way in Woodbury. ” We’ve also got a behind the scenes recap of “Home” as well.
Based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics, “The Walking Dead” tells the story of the months and years that follow after a zombie apocalypse. It follows a group of survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes, who travel in search of a safe and secure home. The series stars Andrew Lincoln, Laurie Holden, Steven Yeun, Norman Reedus, Chandler Riggs, Lauren Cohan, Scott Wilson, Melissa McBride, David Morrissey and Danai Gurira.
“I Ain’t A Judas” airs Sunday, February 24th at 9PM ET. READ MORE
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Peter Clines’ genre-mashing novel Ex-Heroes hit the market hard last year, quickly becoming a cult classic. “Ex-Heroes” pits a small group of courageous, flawed, terrified superheroes against hordes of undead. Love superheroes? Love zombies? It doesn’t get much better than this and we’re giving away two copies from Broadway Books!
Head to the comments and tell us what your superhero power is and how you would you use it to kill zombies.
We’ve also got an exclusive excerpt from the novel that you can read below! The book lands from Broadway Books on February 26th, 2013. READ MORE
Infographics are all the rage, and we love ‘em here on Bloody.
Website TV Duck has created a fantastic “The Walking Dead“ infographic highlighting 15 interesting facts about the show. They ask: “Think you know which characters have taken down the most walkers, or what strangeness happens behind the scenes in production?” I bet you don’t…
The third season of “The Walking Dead” returned this past Sunday on AMC to record-breaking viewers.
“In the new season, Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and his fellow survivors continue to seek refuge in a desolate and post-apocalyptic world and soon discover that there are greater forces to fear than just the walking dead. The struggle to survive has never been so perilous. Season 3 also introduces new characters, including the Governor (David Morrissey) and fan-favorite Michonne (Danai Gurira), along with her zombie pets.” READ MORE
Even the Grammy Awards can’t slow the momentum of AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” which resumed its third season Sunday with record ratings, Variety reported.
Write your season 3 reviews here.
Preliminary estimates from Nielsen show “The Walking Dead” averaging a whopping 12.3 million viewers in its regular 9 p.m. timeslot and then adding 4.1 million viewers for a quickie repeat at 10. The previous high for a single telecast of the drama was the 10.87 million who tuned in for the third-season premiere at 10.
Compared to the second-half launch of its second season at this time a year ago, Sunday’s episode was up by 45% in adults 18-49 (7.7 million vs. 4.3 million) and by 52% in total viewers (12.3 million vs. 8.1 million). The year-ago winter premiere also went up against the Grammys, with last year’s show drawing an audience of nearly 40 million.
AMC ordered 16 episodes of “The Walking Dead” this season, with the first eight airing in the fall and the current eight wrapping the show’s third season on March 31.
BOOM! Stuios’ Fanboys Vs Zombies continues strong as they lead the crew into space in an Alien-like mission to escape the zombies. Natrually, this means there will be zombies in space! It doesn’t get much crazier than that. Below you can check out the cover art from Dominike “Domo” Stanton for issue #14 of “Fanboys Vs Zombies”! READ MORE
AMC has just released a new clip from “The Walking Dead“ episode 309, which premieres tonight at 9pm ET! The first still depicts Maggie Greene (Lauren Cohan), Merle Dixon (Michael Rooker) and Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), while the other shows Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) is some serious trouble.
In Episode 309, “The Suicide King”: “Rick tries to rescue a member of his group. Woodbury is in disarray after a recent attack. New guests raise concerns at the prison.”
Season three’s mid-season finale aired December 2, making “The Walking Dead” the first cable series in television history to reign as the biggest show of the fall season among Adults 18-49, beating out all broadcast and cable entertainment series. The episode totaled 15.2 million viewers for the night. Watch the Super Bowl TV Spot here.
Based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics, “The Walking Dead” tells the story of the months and years that follow after a zombie apocalypse. It follows a group of survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes, who travel in search of a safe and secure home. The series stars Andrew Lincoln, Laurie Holden, Steven Yeun, Norman Reedus, Chandler Riggs, Lauren Cohan, Scott Wilson, Melissa McBride, David Morrissey and Danai Gurira. READ MORE
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