Archive for April 2011

April 30, 2011

In THE ZOMBIE AUTOPSIES, Dr. Steven Schlozman imagines a virus that strips the brain down to its basest levels.

Learn more about this book here.

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April 29, 2011

“Last Mans on Earth” shows us how to decapitate zombies. This could be a very useful skill.

April 27, 2011

The Infection by Craig DiLouie“Hello Craig, just finished THE INFECTION last night. Wow! Pure Genius!! I loved it! I could vividly picture the bridge scene at the end in my head! Scary stuff! Incredible book! So looking forward to a sequel! But up next comes TOOTH AND NAIL. Keep up the good work!” -Tom Bloss

Thanks for that, Tom!

April 26, 2011

The amazing final uprising scene from CHILDREN OF MEN, one of the best films in recent memory and the one, in my opinion, that captured the true essence of the last 10 years. Click the image below to see it on YouTube:

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Original trailer here:

children of men

The director and actors talk about the movie:

children of men

Documentary presented as an extra on the DVD, describing the relevance of the film as a parable for modern times, Part 1 on THE POSSIBILITY OF HOPE:

Part 2 on FEAR:

Part 3 on WALLS:

Part 4 on FEVER:

Truly, one of my favorite films of all time.

April 26, 2011

Craig DiLouieLori Bowland of LivingDeadMedia.com interviewed me about my take on zombie fiction.

Click here to check it out.

April 25, 2011

Being a consumer of post-apocalyptic fiction as well as a producer, I’m a sucker for ancient ruins and lost civilizations. So of course I dove right into this cool article profiling 24 modern ghost towns and abandoned cities.

Click here to check it out at WebUrbanist.com.

April 24, 2011

SCENES FROM THE SUBURBS, Spike Jonez’s short film about teenagers growing up in a suburban area occupied by an increasingly oppressive military presence, is reportedly coming out in May or June of 2011. The film will be about 30 minutes and expand on the story told in Arcade Fire’s 2010 music video of the same name. Trailer below.

Here’s the music video if you haven’t seen it:

More about the film:

April 24, 2011

David Van Benthuysen sent me this today, advising me that to survive the zombie apocalypse, one would need a Ninja robot. His logic is simple and irrefutable.

April 23, 2011

The first zombie-proof house? Thanks to Evan Roy for sharing this one.

Check it out here.

April 22, 2011

Existential Star Wars (in French). The funniest thing I’ve seen so far this year.