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‘Day of the Dead’ Zombie Dr. Tongue Was On “The Walking Dead” Last Night
Did you spot the iconic Romero zombie?
Greg Nicotero, makeup artist, producer, and frequent episode director on “The Walking Dead,” got his start working with George Romero and Tom Savini on Day of the Dead, and Nicotero often uses his pull on the AMC series to pay tribute to his pals. Nicotero has been known to bring iconic movie zombies into the world of “The Walking Dead” on the episodes he directs, and you may have spotted the latest “walker tribute,” as he refers to these fun little Easter eggs, last night.
On last night’s Season 7B premiere, Day of the Dead zombie Dr. Tongue popped up for a brief appearance. The tribute walker, teased by Nicotero on Instagram page last year, was seen leaning against a wall on the outskirts of The Kingdom; the camera briefly showed the faithful recreation of Day of the Dead‘s first on-screen zombie when Rick and the gang arrived to meet Ezekiel.
Previously, Day‘s Bub appeared on “The Walking Dead.”
Check out the latest tribute below, along with a closer look from the set!
We have learned the sad news this week that prolific horror author Ray Garton, who wrote nearly 70 books over the course of his career, has passed away after a battle with lung cancer.
Ray Garton was 61 years old.
Stephen King tweets, “I’m hearing that Ray Garton, horror novelist and friend, died yesterday. This is sad news, and a loss to those who enjoyed his amusing, often surreal, posts on Twitter.”
Ray Garton’s novels include Seductions, Darklings, Live Girls, Night Life, and Crucifax in the 1980s, followed in later decades by output including A Dark Place: The Story of a True Haunting, Trade Secrets, The New Neighbor, Lot Lizards, Dark Channel, Shackled, The Girl in the Basement, The Loveliest Dead, Ravenous, Bestial, and most recently, Trailer Park Noir.
Garton also wrote young adult novels under the name Joseph Locke, including the novelizations for A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Master and The Dream Child. He also wrote the novelizations for Tobe Hooper’s Invaders from Mars and Warlock, as well as several books for the Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchises.
Other young adult horror novels you may remember the name Joseph Locke from include Petrified, Kiss of Death, Game Over, 1-900-Killer, Vengeance, and Kill the Teacher’s Pet.
You can browse Ray Garton’s full bibliography over on his official website.
He wrote on his website when it launched, “Since I was eight years old, all I’ve wanted to be was a writer, and since 1984, I have been fortunate enough to spend my life writing full time. I’ve written over 60 books—novels and novellas in the horror and suspense genres, collections of short stories, movie novelizations, and TV tie-ins—with more in the works.”
“My readers have made it possible for me to indulge my love of writing and I get a tremendous amount of joy out of communicating with them,” Garton added at the time.
Ray Garton is survived by his longtime wife, Dawn.
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