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We’re Alive Scores One Million Downloads
KC Wayland and Shane Salk, co-creators and producers of the most excellent audio series We’re Alive, sent me a press release the other day which dropped my jaw to the floor, prompting my dog to eat it like a Snausage. This most excellent audio series has managed to be downloaded over a million times. A million downloads! Pretty ‘effin cool. But the accolades don’t stop there. The series was recently featured as Zune’s best drama podcast, getting a nice big fat center welcome to a series that has been in the works for over a year and a half. Son of a bitch – this podcast kicks ass in a take no kinds of prisoners way. … Read entire article »
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Musical of the Living Dead
Earlier today I received an email from a reader who has recently produced a zombie musical aptly titled, “Musical of the Living Dead”. I hear about a lot of zombie projects, ranging the gauntlet between professional to hand puppetry. Alas, there are far more in the latter than in the former, so I didn’t expect much. I’m happy to say I enjoyed this three minute clip. It’s light and airy like sprinkling pixie dust on a zombie apocalypse. Musical of the Living dead can be best described as a retelling of every standard zombie movie, hitting all the plot points and even including a romance with a couple promising to shoot each other in the head if one of them goes zombie. It’s pretty clever and … Read entire article »
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Mail Order Zombie 111 – Zombie 3, The Crazies, and Tony Faville
Another great podcast from BrotherD and Miss Bren with a lot of zombie news, plenty of good reviews, and a ton of information about Russian-Alaskan relations (funny stuff). This week MOZ dives deep into the Zombie 3 which like all other movies starting with the name “Zombie”, it has a gazillion other associated names. There is also a guest reviewer who takes a look at the Crazies. The podcast concludes with Tony Faville providing a reading from his newly released book, Kings of the Dead. … Read entire article »
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Mail Order Zombie 110 — Killer RV’s and Zombi 3
If you are looking to take an expresso shot of zombie news and movie reviews, you’d do no better than head over to Mail Order Zombie. Hosted by BrotherD and his wife Bren (best podcast voice out there), they cover all the zombie news of the day before diving deep into movie reviews. In short, if something is not quite alive but not quite dead and is shambling around looking for a cup of warm flesh, Mail Order Zombie will have it classified, reviewed, and displayed for your shotgunning pleasure. These are great productions. … Read entire article »
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The House of Cypresss Canyon
Sometimes it is nice to take a step back from our zombie friends and take a nice long drink of nightmare fuel. I find that one doesn’t need to go the local video store, but rather, all it takes is just a mouse click and a pair of headphones. Introducing the old time radio show Suspense. This program was the eight hundred pound gorilla back in the day, broadcasting new and scary shows throughout forties and fifties. Each week, the show put its star into a chilling situation that was calculated to leave you in “suspense”. And yes, it worked. Some of these shows are downright scary. … Read entire article »
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Casting the Runes
Edward Dunning is a middle aged bachelor who leads the life of a quiet English university professor. As Britain’s leading authority on medieval life, he is tasked to review a book on alchemy to which he writes a scathing review, considering the text to be rubbish. Not pleased with the criticism, the author finds Dunning, and hands him a piece of paper with ancient runes scrawled on it. Dunning’s life is never the same. From that day onward, his mild mannered routine devolves into a living nightmare. Strange Lovecraftian creatures fill the empty spaces of his house. Footsteps trail him through the dark, and in the mail, he receives a calender with most of the days torn out, informing Dunning that he has only three … Read entire article »
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Earth Abides – The Old Time Radio Production
The other day, I stumbled into an io9 article talking about the “soft apocalypse”. I didn’t read much of it because I was deep in beer brewing territory (made a colossal mess) so I skimmed the article looking for the interesting tidbits. The article ends with a brief discussion of George Stewart’s book Earth Abides. The book has a cool concept. A dude (I forget his name) gets bitten by a snake in the wilderness and falls into a coma. When he wakes, everyone is dead. In summation, the story becomes a a 1950′s take on The Stand minus all the religious themes or imagery. … Read entire article »
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We’re Alive – Chapter Six, Part Three: The Remains of Eastern Bay
The story continues as Saul traces Latch and Scratch to a fortified shopping center. He finds orange jumpsuits scattered about the area, telling him that he has found a colony of escaped convicts. Saul is discovered by both zombies and convicts resulting in a lost transmission. Meanwhile, the survivors manage to get the generator started once again, returning power back to the tower. Listen Now! We’re Alive – A Zombie Story of Survival (thezombiepodcast.com <- new window) We’re Alive Facebook Page (facebook.com <- new window) We’re Alive ITunes Podcast Feed (requires ITunes) … Read entire article »
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Ghost Theory Wants You to Support We’re Alive
If you’ve followed this blog for any stretch of time, you’ll know that I’m a big fan of We’re Alive. I like this show not only because it tells the story of survival in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, but it does so in the long forgotten medium of a dramatic audio presentation. I’ve been a fan of old time radio for years, collecting several thousand different shows. I’ve listened to all types of productions from The Shadow to Dragnet to Yours Truly Johnny Dollar and I must say this production stands among the best of them. You can tell that the people behind this production are passionate about the material. The fact the show has continued for almost thirty episodes is a testament … Read entire article »
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We’re Alive – Chapter Six, Part Two: The Remains of Eastern Bay
A tense standoff grows worse when the armed scavengers demand services from Lizzy in exchange for the diesel truck. Burt calls BS on the pair, withdraws “Shirley”, and gives them a demonstration in brute force. Listen Now! We’re Alive – A Zombie Story of Survival (thezombiepodcast.com <- new window) We’re Alive Facebook Page (facebook.com <- new window) We’re Alive ITunes Podcast Feed (requires ITunes) … Read entire article »
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The Dead and Don Giovanni
I bet you ten bucks that you probably never thought you’d ever read a post about opera on a zombie blog. If the word opera makes your fingers curl back, just take a deep breath because this clip is friggin awesome and yes, it features the dead. I’ve been going through a Mozart kick lately. Not sure why, but I’ve been consuming his material like a starving man at an all-you-can-eat buffet. I managed to stumble into this YouTube clip of Don Giovanni which blew my socks off. … Read entire article »
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December Giveaway Winners
With a new month upon us, it is time to award some prizes for last month’s giveaway, Tonight of the Living Dead. I am happy to announce that Matthew Donachie won the first place prize which includes a copy of Tonight of the Living Dead as well as a compilation CD and Diana Doty won the runner-up prize which is a signed poster of Tonight of the Living Dead as well as a compilation CD. Many congrats to the winners of last month’s giveaway. If you still haven’t listened to this CD, do yourself a favor and check it out over here. It is an excellent musical experience that captures the tones and emotions of Night of the Living Dead. I’ll be continuing to talk about the … Read entire article »
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We’re Alive – Chapter Six, Part One: The Remains of Eastern Bay
On their way back to the tower Saul, Lizzy, and Burt encounter two other survivors who are armed and ready to fight. They claim rights over the salvaged truck turning a happy meeting into a Mexican standoff. UPDATE: I fixed the last We’re Alive post to point to the correct episode. Listen Now! We’re Alive – A Zombie Story of Survival (thezombiepodcast.com <- new window) We’re Alive Facebook Page (facebook.com <- new window) We’re Alive ITunes Podcast Feed (requires ITunes) … Read entire article »
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We’re Alive – Chapter Five, Part Three: Lady and the Tink
Surrounded by infected without hope or a prayer, Burt and Lizzy manage to escape the onslaught of the zombies. The next morning they decided to return to find the twisted wreckage of what had been Saul’s shelter with the soldier nowhere to be seen. Listen Now! We’re Alive – A Zombie Story of Survival (thezombiepodcast.com <- new window) We’re Alive Facebook Page (facebook.com <- new window) We’re Alive ITunes Podcast Feed (requires ITunes) … Read entire article »
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Interview with Craig Varian of 400 Lonely Things (Part Two)
This month’s giveaway prize is a signed copy of 400 Lonely Things’ Tonight of the Living Dead. This is a dark melodious journey into the zombie filled apocalypse as depicted in George Romero’s groundbreaking Night of the Living Dead. You can get a sample of this music right over here. This is the second part of interview that will span the entire month. If you have any questions that you’d like ask 400 Lonely Things just post your comment on the facebook page, or reply to this post. What age did you get into zombies? The first zombie movie I ever saw was Night of the Living Dead. I was probably 6 years old or so – this would have been probably 1976. I used to watch a show called … Read entire article »
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