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There Was a Really Cool Zombie Tribute On “The Walking Dead” Last Night

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Death is never truly the end on “The Walking Dead. Even for the zombies!

Whenever makeup master Greg Nicotero directs an episode of “The Walking Dead,” you can expect a fun little “zombie tribute” to pop up at some point. In the past, Nicotero’s tribute zombies have paid homage to films like An American Werewolf in London and the work of George Romero, and last night’s Season 8 premiere was no exception.

Nicotero directed the 100th episode of the AMC series, which was loaded with fun callbacks to the show’s very first episode. Of particular note, a scene featuring Carl was a direct mirror of an Episode 1 scene featuring Rick, and you may have even spotted the return of an iconic Episode 1 zombie in Episode 100!

As a child, Addy Miller played “Teddy Bear Zombie” (aka Summer) in the first episode of “The Walking Dead,” and she reprised the role for a cameo in the Season 8 premiere!

I thought it would be cool to go back to our roots and use some of the same walkers that were in early episodes again as just a little tribute,” Nicotero explained to EW.

Check out Addy as Summer below, as a 10 year old and now a 17 year old!

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One of Clive Barker’s Final Convention Appearances Will Be at New Jersey’s Monster Mania in August

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We told you earlier this month that horror legend Clive Barker is leaving the convention scene behind to focus entirely on his writing, with various upcoming projects in the works.

A series of final appearances from Barker will begin at Days of the Dead Chicago this month, and we’ve learned Barker will also be coming to Monster Mania in New Jersey.

Clive Barker will be signing at Monster Mania 59 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, which runs from August 2 – August 4, 2024. Stay tuned for more info from the convention.

Barker’s official statement earlier this month explained, “… it’s time to focus entirely on writing. I’m not stopping public events because I’ve lost delight in meeting you all over the years. I’m as passionate as ever about sharing my imagination with readers and moviegoers around the world. In the very room where I’m writing these words, I have the manuscripts for a very large number of projects (Thirty-one of them), some very close to completion, others still telling themselves. There are some wild projects in this collection of works, whether close to finished or done. There are also stories that you all knew I would be finishing.”

“Abarat IV and V are amongst the books at my feet,” he continued. “So is the Third and final book of The Art and the sequel to The Thief of Always. There are also return visits to characters and mythologies you may have thought I would never return to.

“I hope I am still able to surprise you in the decades ahead.”

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