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Gift Ideas for the Ten Major Species of Science Fiction Fan

Lauren Davis — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:24:37 PST

We've got the definitive guide to what you and your fannish pals should have on your holiday lists this season. Not sure what to buy for the Star Wars fan in your life? Got a steampunker or zombie lover on your list and no clue where to look? Wondering what's out there for the Battlestar Galactica watcher, the Trekkie, or the Whedon devotee? Our gift guide offers ideas for the ten major species of scifi fan.

We've covered every zone of fandom possible - just click the links to find out what will make gift-giving day the Best Day Evar for the scifi nerds of the world.

Gifts for the Star Wars Fan

Gifts for the Star Trek Fan

Gifts for the Battlestar Galactica Fan

Gifts for the Doctor Who Fan

Gifts for the Batman Fan

Gifts for the Harry Potter Fan

Gifts for the Whedonverse Fan

Gifts for the Twilight Fan

Gifts for the Steampunk Fan

Gifts for the Zombie Fan

Scars Of Youth Trailer Opens Doors To Zombie Youth Cult

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:20:00 PDT

We already showed you the crazy stills from John R. Hand's latest indie film featuring creepy burn scar zombies that will supposedly live forever, thanks to their secret zombie juice. Now take a look at the equally confusing trailer for Scars Of Youth. Hand's dark and arty look into a post-apocalyptic world 200 years from now shows the young man's struggle to keep his mother from drinking her zombie cocktail... I think. You be the judge.

Hand explains on his site that the world this movie takes place in is deathless. Well, it's definitely obscure and strange, anyway. I still can't tell what's a dream and what's reality, but that is the allure of Hand's work, just like his previous film, Frankenstein's Bloody Nightmare.
[JRH Films]

Cloverfield + 28 Days Later = Quarantine

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:20:00 PDT

New shaky handy-cam-style footage from the quarantined camera crew locked in an LA apartment building with bloodthirsty plague-ridden tenants shows what happens when the government steps in to control a vampire-ish epidemic. Watch the happy faced reporter get dragged kicking and screaming through a government quarantined apartment building infested with infected, blood thirsty tenants plus infected kids. When the dust settles, the reporter's video is the only evidence of what happened in the building.

Based on a popular Spanish horror film, Quarantine looks like it's loaded with stir-crazy residents willing to face a hail of government gun fire over being stuck in a building with a vampire virus. While the fake reporter video could get old, I'm always excited for a virus that changes the human form and most importantly doesn't omit kids or animals from its infectious path. Did you see the creepy half-naked vampire kid? Shudders. Quarantine will be out October 17, 2008.

Planet-Mining And Giant Parasites In "Dead Space"

Kevin Kelly — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:00:31 PST

Dead Space, a new game from Electronic Arts, brings parasitic "we want to kill you, kill you, kill you" aliens back into fashion just in time for next Halloween. In the far future, humans have depleted all of the natural resources on Earth, so private corporations begin sending out enormous ships called "Planetcrackers" that carve off enormous chunks of planets, and then mine them down to their bare essentials. Of course, as often happens in these games, this pisses off an "ancient and malevolent force" who decides to start unleashing hell. In space.

You play through the game as weaponless systems engineer Isaac Clarke aboard the USG Ishimura, and not only to you have to survive the onslaught of demon hordes out in space, but you also have to seal up their doorway so they can't get back out. All in a day's work. It seems like spacefaring folks don't ever have things go that well. Just ask anyone in the Doom universe. However, we sure wouldn't mind having a Planetcracker to fly around.