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Why George Romero rejected The Walking Dead to make The Zombie Autopsies

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:57:18 PDT

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We scored a few minutes with the Zombiefather George A. Romero at the kick-off to AMC's Fear Fest celebration. He shared his thoughts on undead sensation Walking Dead — and his plans for his next project, adapting The Zombie Autopsies. More »

The Zombie Mashup You've Been Waiting For: An International Relations Textbook with Zombies

Charlie Jane Anders — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:09:35 PST

How would the international community respond to the rise of a zombie horde? Daniel Drezner's Theories of International Politics and Zombies answers this crucial question — but also parodies the stultifying state of academic international relations programs. And for those of us who don't understand all the competing theories of international relations out there, it sounds like Drezner's zombie book is a pretty good primer. According to a great writeup in Mother Jones: More »

Martin Luther King In Science Fiction

Charlie Jane Anders — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:20:00 PST

Today's the day when we celebrate the life of visionary leader Martin Luther King, Jr. But the civil-rights legend is also an important figure in science fiction... as an influence, and an occasional character. More »

Enough rare cult movie interviews to kill your productivity for the rest of the day

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 07:30:00 PDT

A young Bruce Campbell talks about growing up with Sam Raimi, surrounded by monstrous heads. It's just one of the many, many delights available in The Incredibly Strange Film Show, a 1988-1989 British series about "psychotronic movies" that's on YouTube. More »

Who's more posthuman: Zombies or Vampires?

Charlie Jane Anders — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:30:00 PDT

We all dream of upgrading beyond Human 1.0. But meanwhile, our fantasy worlds are full of creatures who've already become superhuman and semi-immortal. Which deathless creatures are closer to our cherished posthuman ideal: vampires? Or zombies? More »

An Avengers casting rumor that won't die, Inception hints, and a Eureka sneak peek

Alasdair Wilkins — Thu, 27 May 2010 06:00:00 PDT

Some rumors are just too good to die, and apparently Jeremy Renner playing Hawkeye is one of them. Cillian Murphy promises Inception won't leave you cold. George Romero thinks there's plenty of life in the Dead series. So many spoilers! More »

George Romero Has 2 More Zombie Films Rising From The Dead

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 12 May 2010 08:00:00 PDT

Iffy reviews for his latest film Survival of The Dead aren't going to stop undead legend George Romero from unleashing more zombies. In fact, he's got two more undead films in mind, which might even be a two-parter. More »

How The New Crazies Is Scarier Than Romero's Original

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:52:12 PST

We talked infectious diseases with The Crazies director Breck Eisner. And learned the great pains he took to make sure George Romero's film was updated correctly. Rule number one: These people aren't zombies, they're alive — and full of rage! More »

New Crazies Stills Try To One-Up Romero's Original

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:00:00 PST

There's a bit of buzz around the new Crazies remake. Starring Timothy Olyphant, the film appears to have the same plot as the original, but with better make up and FX. But do these new stills really outshine the original? More »

Does The Latest Survival of The Dead Trailer Make For A Romero Comeback?

Meredith Woerner — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:42:49 PST

A new trailer for Survival of The Dead has all the zombie quirks of a classic Romero production, including the nasty make up, and a return to shambling. But will this film bring the horror director back from the dead? More »

Romero Crazies Remake Actually Pretty Insane, Plus Twilight Sings

Meredith Woerner — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:00:42 PDT

Remember the effeminate boy from High School Musical with all the fabulous hats? Well, he's a singing vampire now. But in better news, the Romero Crazies remake seems actually crazy, which is a good thing. More »

George Romero to Write His Definitive Guide to Zombies

Lauren Davis — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:00:00 PDT

Filmmaker George Romero birthed the modern zombie, and now he's finally ready to reveal all the secrets of the walking dead. In his first novel, Romero will explain the full capabilities of the undead and how the zombie plague began. More »

New Crazies Poster: Less Crazy, More Back-Woods Target Practice

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:30:00 PDT

The remake of George Romero's Crazies has released its first teaser poster. While we're still excited for the mass virus-inspired murder session, the sign doesn't really convey "desperate infected town," but rather: "Bored kid with a BB gun." More »

Romero Teaser is a Monologue for the Zombie Apocalypse

Lauren Davis — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:30:00 PDT

In the teaser for George Romero's Survival of the Dead, a chainsmoking survivor describes the strange island where the living can't let go of the dead, and a featurette gives us a peek at Romero's next crop of zombies. More »

Super Powered Breasts Are Our Only Hope Against The Evil Fish People

Meredith Woerner — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:00:42 PDT

I feel like I've been waiting a long time to write that headline. This week, meet Dogoo Girl and her magical crime-fighting breasts (They glow!). Next up, the first clip from Romero's next zombie movie and an Aswang attack. More »

It's Zombies vs. Soldiers in New Romero Stills

Lauren Davis — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:20:00 PDT

George Romero's latest zombie flick finally has a title, and a pack of images full of fresh gore and decay. Check out the soldiers and zombies that will hopefully make us forget all about Diary of the Dead. More »

It's A Zombie Sushi Bar!

Charlie Jane Anders — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:43:46 PDT

Zombies invade a mini-mall, and one sushi-maker starts serving up nigiri made with severed fingers, in this scene from the Peter Jackson/George Romero-influenced BioZombie. Our non-zombie heroine must sample this delicacy, or be found out. More »

Martin Luther King In Science Fiction

Charlie Jane Anders — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:30:44 PST

George Romero Tries To Teach Old Zombies New Tricks

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:30:00 PST

Can you teach zombies to eat other delights, besides delicious brains? A difficult task perhaps, but one George Romero sinks his teeth into, in a promo video for his film ...Of The Dead. More »

George Romero and Zombies Go Together Like Chocolate and Brains

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:30:00 PST

Here's a shot from Romero's next untitled zombie project which I think he should call Sorry About The Whole Zombie Diary Thing, I'm Back. Click to enlarge. [USA Today] More »

Unleash Trixie — "The Crazies" Remake is Coming

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:20:00 PDT

Before George Romero become the zombie master, he made a little film about germ warfare and mayhem called The Crazies. It's about a secret government weapon called Trixie, and now it's about to get a reboot. More »

Romero's Undead Island Trying To Corner The Market On Water Zombies

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:53:21 PDT

George Romero's latest zombie flick owes us all a heap of awesome after the disappointing Diary Of The Dead, and so far it sounds pretty good (especially since it's not based on the original DOTD characters, but side charactersinstead). Imagine a zombie outbreak so terrible that a group of survivors are marooned on an island and have to fend off attacks from the dreaded water zombies. More »

Tokyo Zombie: Zombies, Cage Fights, Oral Sex, and Martial Arts

Lisa Katayama — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:00:00 PDT

Welcome back to MangoBot, a biweekly column about Asian futurism by TokyoMango blogger Lisa Katayama. What if zombies took over Tokyo? How would a slow zombie fare in a cage fight against a martial arts expert? Has a zombie ever offered you a blowjob? These questions and more are answered in a funny, slightly X-rated Japanese comic book and movie called Tokyo Zombie. Created by Japanese cult manga master Yusaku Hanakuma, the tale gives us a glimpse into an unimaginably bizarre apocalypse. You'd think a series with such an off-the-wall plot would be cheesy or campy or both. But actually, Hanakuma is a skilled Gary Panter-meets-George Romero-meets-Ayn Rand social commentator who is about to bring a whole new genre of manga stateside. The English translation of the manga was published earlier this month, and the subtitled movie is slated for release in November. Here's a quick preview (and maybe some spoilers). More »

Zombies Will Eat Your Brains... In 3-D!

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 15 May 2008 08:20:00 PDT

When will the 3-D beast's lust for destroying movies be satisfied? Fangoria is now reporting that George A. Romero's legendary 70s classic, Dawn of the Dead, is getting rereleased in 3D. But at least they are refraining from re-editing this staple zombie flick in any way. Producer Richard Rubinstein said, 'George's Dawn of the Dead can be reformatted into 3-D without any editing, and the image looks spectacular!' He goes on to state that it will take about one year to complete the conversion. Do we really need 3D jutting zombie hands pulling out biker gang intestine? Why can't we focus our efforts simply on making better zombie movies right now, and stop relying on the crutch of another man's genius? [Fangoria via Bloody Disgusting] More »