Blog of the Living dead

The Walking Dead - Free Online Game Review!

2012-02-08T19:21:00.000-08:00

Just finished playing the new online "Walking Dead" game, called "Dead Reckoning."

In this Flash-based, "choose your own adventure" style game, you play Shane Walsh, just as the zombie epidemic is hitting the city. What this game gives you is a little backstory -- just before Season 1, Episode 1.

New Netlix Instant US Listing!

2012-02-06T21:05:00.000-08:00

I think we have a breakthrough!!!

A truly awesome American Zombie lover has provided us with a list of Netflix Zombie flix available on Netflix INSTANT in the US!

Check out the NEW listing. We are reformating the data shortly, with descriptions, ratings, and whether or not they are available in Canada and/or the US-- but we wanted to get this list up ASAP for you, our readers. The listing is a US Netflix Instant list. If you find that any of these are not available, please let us know! This site is your site and we are indebted to the awesome reader who provided this list!!!
The Ultimate Listing should be up in wa couple of days.

GO TO THE NEW LISTING!

CONTESTS and FREE STUFF!!

2012-02-06T15:31:00.000-08:00

Keep an eye on that Twitter feed (TweetAtTheDead) over there in the right hand column. It is an up-to-the-second feed on all that is Horror-- as well as many contests, give-aways and just plain free stuff.

Indie director parlays web donations into rom-zom-com 'A Little Bit Zombie'

2012-02-06T08:16:00.000-08:00

TORONTO - It was in 2006 that Thunder Bay, Ont.-native Casey Walker set out make his first feature film and won over the web with his pitch to shoot an "unromantic comedy" for a million bucks.

A lot can change in five-plus years, including the idea for your film, and how much it'll cost to make it.

Walker eventually changed gears and decided to make his debut film a "rom-zom-com" called "A Little Bit Zombie," which is getting its world premiere this weekend at the Victoria Film Festival. And while he initially nicknamed the project "my million dollar movie," it ended up costing just about double that.

The journey to create his first film actually dates back at least 10 years or so, when he started working on a script for his big-screen debut with another writer.

"We quickly discovered you can't make a movie in this country unless you've made a movie," said Walker.

Years later, inspired by a student's online campaign that collected donations to pay for his tuition, Walker set up mymilliondollarmovie.com, asking for $10 pledges to help fund his movie.

The website was a hit, made international headlines and gave Walker the push he needed to seriously pursue the film — even if the campaign didn't pay for it entirely.

"We tried to raise a million dollars, that was the goal," he said. "But we got $85,000 online, I put in personally another $275,000 and the rest came from tax credits and the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation," based on plans to shoot the film in Sudbury, Ont.

Walker went with the zombie theme after meeting with Christopher Bond (co-creator of "Evil Dead, The Musical!") and Trevor Martin, who would become the writers for "A Little Bit Zombie."

Kristopher Turner ("The L.A. Complex," "Instant Star") stars as mild-mannered nice guy Steve, who is engaged to raging bridezilla Tina, played by Crystal Lowe ("Hot Tub Time Machine," "Final Destination 3," "Smallville"). They're spending a weekend away in a country cabin when things start getting strange, shortly after Steve gets bitten by a mosquito. That mosquito had just finished feasting on a zombie's blood before getting to Steve.

"The (writers) told me the one-sentence idea of what happens when a guy gets bitten by a zombie mosquito: he becomes a little bit zombie," said Walker, adding that the film is a fusion of multiple genres and not aimed at one demographic.

"We went for a broad audience ... this is a movie that if you don't love zombie movies, you're going to love, and if you love zombie movies you're going to love it. There's something there for everyone," he said.

"I think we'll get a lot of the teen audience in — I'm not sure my mother's generation will quite get it, but I know my mom will enjoy it."

For those not in Victoria this weekend, "A Little Bit Zombie" is set to air on Movie Central and TMN (likely in the lead-up to Halloween, Walker said) and before that it'll hit some theatres.

In the same indie, DIY-spirit that the film was made, Walker is seeking out smaller theatre chains or independent venues across the country to screen "A Little Bit Zombie," probably starting in May.

"I'd love it if my film opened on 100 screens with Cineplex, that'd be fantastic, but I'm pretty sure the reality is it's not going to happen, so we're just preparing to go a different route," he said.

Given that "A Little Bit Zombie" will be competing against big Hollywood pictures with multi-million dollar marketing campaigns behind them, Walker said there's little point trying to fight for attention at the huge multiplexes.

"I think that's what Canadian films suffer a lot from, they get put in a theatre where there's 25 other movies playing and you're thrown up (against) that choice," he said.

Watch the Trailer here: http://bit.ly/weqUnr

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Raising funds to develop films, music, art has started to swell out into the real world-- and all can participate. This is a perfect example of that working. This one is done, but there are many other projects to get behind.

"Deadsville" is a good example. Fundraising and the development of this ground-breaking film has just started. Be part of it!
DEADVILLE FUNDRAISING!

Speed Bump - Zombie Dad

2012-02-04T10:17:00.000-08:00

SPEED BUMP - Feb 4, 2012

Be Part of Thomas Newman's latest film - Deadsville!

2012-02-01T19:22:00.000-08:00

Like REALLY be a part of it?

It's a Go-Go!

What would you do...? If a zombie apocalypse hit. And you ran out of weed???
www.bongofthedead.com

Bong of the the Dead now has ...worldwide distribution.

A movie made for $5000. And Yes. There was bud.

DEADSVILLE

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"When justice fails... Evil Prevails."

Now, that same Mind In Motion Inc. Thomas Newman is going to produce the zombie film to eclipse all zombie films.

He's got the balls. He's got the the gumption. He's got the track record.

And now... he needs you. Do you want to be part of the next epic zombie flick? To raise the kind of money he needs to produce the kind of film you want-- he needs your help. To get a a big film company and investors on board, with the backing that will make this one of the most stunning zombie flicks of our era, he needs to sell the entire concept to them. You can show them pictures, a script, some music and storyboards... but the big guys want more. They will not back a film they do not believe will produce profits and good PR. They want a real taste, and that taste is some of the REAL thing. A featurette - a 20 to 40 minute "small feature."

What is "Deadsville?" For the movie concept (yeah, nothing short of an undead Western Zombie flick!)-- read Details here!

Yeah-- welcome to the the real world of filmmaking. Getting started is one of the the hardest parts, and continuing is even harder. If you think you have what it takes then take a chance on Thomas and his team and anti up. Thomas has promised (among the awesome swag per contribution) that your name WILL be featured in the credits of the final movie. You WILL be part of this movie.

TO CONTRIBUTE:

Go here: http://www.indiegogo.com/DEADSVILLE.
It takes only a minute to contribute -- and they take PayPal, MasterCard, VISA, American Express, and Discover!

Do you remember the dog shooting reference from Deadsville Posting 3 -- The Creative Cave? Don't make us so it!

And what has this intrepid team been up to???

Character Design
The Creative Cave (Yeah we're still gonna shoot the dog).
So the Real Work Begins
Deadsville-- Thomas's Latest Undead Flick

Read an interview with Thomas and his newest venture here!

Lollipop Chainsaw -- Now with Hotter Outfits!

2012-02-01T13:55:00.000-08:00

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UPDATE:

Lollipop Chainsaw is the 'un-deadly' story of sweet but killer zombie-hunter Juliet Starling and her quest to uncover the root of a colossal zombie outbreak. With her wickedly awesome chainsaw in hand, Juliet slices, dices and splits her way through hordes of the undead, but soon realizes the horde is only the opening act to a festival of zombie rock lords determined to kill the chainsaw-wielding cheerleader.

Lollipop Chainsaw is still in Pre-order mode, but there are incentives if you get your order in now ( X-Box 360 and PlayStation (see below).

http://lollipopchainsaw.com/

The Annual CFC Online Gala and Auction

2012-02-01T13:34:00.000-08:00

Nothing says meat eating like a BBQ! And the Canadian Film Centre (CFC) is in fundraising mode with the Annual Online Gala and Auction. Yeah-- it's cold. Yeah, it's snowing, or raining or both. But it won't be in September. Bid on two tickets to the Annual CFC BBQ.

The BBQ is described as your chance to attend the Annual CFC BBQ in September 2012. Hosted by Norman Jewison during the Toronto International Film Festival, this invitation-only event hosts over 1,800 VIP guests including: key leaders, influencers and decision-makers from Canada’s film, television and new media industries. And I bet they've got burgers. Details!

And if that ain't enough, CFC is also auctioning "The Walking Dead" snowboards (useful now)!

These are one of a kind, limited edition, and can not be bought in stores.

Details!

Etsy: Bed Spread of the Living Dead

2012-02-01T11:53:00.000-08:00

Etsy describes itself as "the world’s handmade marketplace."

In their words: Their mission is to empower people to change the way the global economy works.

"We see a world in which very-very small businesses have much-much more sway in shaping the economy, local living economies are thriving everywhere, and people value authorship and provenance as much as price and convenience. We are bringing heart to commerce and making the world more fair, more sustainable, and more fun."

Etsy is headquartered in DUMBO, Brooklyn, and also have offices in Hudson, NY, San Francisco, CA, and Berlin, Germany.

That being said, good friend and contributor Quentin Matheson, one of the undead team discovered the following family household item that every good zombie should own and cherish.

Yes, we are talking, a Bed Spread of the Living Dead.

It appears Melissa Christie, the creator of this wonderfully creative beddding of happiness has made only so many (they are all HAND MADE). I think that if enough of you critters try, you might be able to get Melissa to make more.

I feel warm all over just looking at the "Never Sleep Alone!" bedspreads, duvets...!
Mmmmmmmmm. Go here for more info!

The Junkie Quatrain -- A Novel Review

2012-01-31T13:25:00.000-08:00

The Junkie Quatrain by Peter Clines
review by Stephane Martin

In an effort to properly attend to the 4 distinct stories/quatrains that make up this collection, this review has been written section-by-section [by sitting], in the order as presented by the author.

First sitting; [First quatrain]-

The author goes to great lengths to explain why the pandemic survivors [and main characters] in these stories are called zombie "junkies". Supposedly this can be ascribed to their similarity to "drug addict junkies/crack heads". I am as yet uncertain if this is an attempt at simple humor or if it is a parallel that the author has himself drawn from his [limited] interactions with heroin or crack cocaine addicts...

"The Walking Dead" are Walking right into Toronto -- Jan 31 CONTEST

2012-01-31T10:42:00.000-08:00

CONTEST CLOSED! For more great contests, keep an eye on Blog of the Living Dead, on https://facebook.com/groups/blogofthelivingdead, and on Twitter @ TweetAtTheDead

Also, keep an eye of that Twitter feed over there in the right hand column. It is an up-to-the-second feed on all that is Horror-- and many contests!!!

Toronto Dpt.of Zombie Disposal

2012-01-30T10:46:00.000-08:00

Toronto, as you know, is generally on the cutting edge of cleanup garbage disposal, despite our mayor's many attempts at cost cutting. Walk down any major street and see if you can find a Bazooka-Joe gum wrapper.

And so it continues. A snapshot taken of a specialized cleanup crew was captured by my good buddy Rob J. at Queen Street West and Dunn.

My chest swells with pride.

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Photo Credit to Robert Johnson

Warner Bros. now adding restrictions to your Netflix DVD queue

2012-01-30T07:38:00.000-08:00

www.venturebeat.com
January 26, 2012 | Tom Cheredar14

Giant media company Warner Brothers might be taking further steps to ensure that its updated distribution strategy for newly released DVD movies has the maximum effect — regardless of how petty the company may seem as a result.

Earlier this month, Warner Brothers decided to delay all new DVD movie releases from becoming available through video rental services, like Blockbuster and Netflix. This means the rental services must wait 56 days after a new Warner Brothers DVD hits retail store shelves before it’s able to begin renting it out to customers. Of course, the video rental companies do have the option of buying the new DVD releases at full retail price, but this would raise over all operating costs for the rental service and ultimately dip into its profits.

The Walking Dead - Season 2 - Episodes 1 - 7 Hiatus RECAP!

2012-01-22T17:10:00.000-08:00

I was underwhelmed with the second season of AMC's "The Walking Dead." AMC hooked me in the first season.
Then something happened.

I have re-watched the first half of Season Two of "The Walking Dead." Thought I'd give it one more chance.

Point of view, maybe just a bad mood. Maybe I just wasn't paying attention. I tweeted my results, and they are, consolidated together below, with rankings.

And then I watched Episode 7.

Observation - Zombie Skyscraper Window Washers

2012-01-22T13:42:00.000-08:00

I have to say, ever since we started working with zombies here in Toronto, there have been far fewer instancies of biting.

Take Zombie Skyscraper Window Washers, for example.

Now don't get me wrong-- I was a little skeptical at first, but once they developed that harness contraption that could not be decoupled easily from the washer platforms, all went pretty smoothly. Puttung two or three zombies unharnessed into one platform proved just too chaotic

Of course, the engineers had to design the moving platforms to climb up and down the sides of the skyscrapers automatically.

Three zombies, harnessed properly to one platform was found to be optimum.

At first, of course, there were alot of startled working folk enjoying their massively windowed corner offices that complained at first.

Most of the remarks were something like "I was half way through my breakfast bagel and there they were, three bloody, oozing faces staring sadly and hungrily at me, gnashing teeth and face-peices sliding with that odd squeeeeek as they were pulled up to the next floor".

This, of course, actually added rather than reduced the window cleanliness problem.

A junior egineer was the one who has been credited with solving theis basic problem.

The answer was ShamWows (TM).

That's right.

ShamWows!

Strap a shamwow to each zombie's face (obviously with eyeholes cut out), and strap a shamwow to each hand and each knee (if present).

Why eyeholes cut out in the Shamwows, you might ask? The essentially turned the workers inside the buildings into eye-candy. Our window-washing zombies were in fact window shopping.

Sometimes it has taken several passes -- up and down to get a full skyscraper side completely clean-- but hey-- they never stop for lunch.

SURVIVING A...

2012-01-22T08:03:00.000-08:00

Zombie Pandemic Survivor Guide

We have managed to make it back to this building-- with what appears to be one of the only working computers in this damn place!

Christmas was a can of cold chicken noodle soup and some stale bread. Small blessings.

Our message is still clear. Keep moving!

While you are here, we've managed to cull a number of articles from "Blog of the Living Dead" -- and put them in this single message.

Anything you can glean from these postings will hopefully help you to stay alive... a little longer. We have only time to write these last few messages -- links to other sites that may help you.... don't make the same mistakes we've made...

If you're a little confused as to what this page is all about, then you're not engulfed in a Zombie Pandemic. If you want to be-- GO HERE!

Impenetrable Zombie Defense -- Tread Mills!

I would like to mention that "Bong of the Dead" used a zombie-powered treadmill water pump--

How To Weather the Zombie Apocalypse

When an intrepid weather professional contacts and tells us "How to Weather the Zombie Apocalypse" -- well... we listen. That's one of the 8 things we're here for!

Here we go.... READ MORE

Harvard Professor Explains what to do During a Zombie Breakout

Aside from campus-wide stagings of zombie attacks, when the world faces a real pandemic infection that results in blood-thirsty dead people causing utter pandemonium, one Harvard professor has studied the ins and outs of zombiehood and brought his knowledge to USU. READ MORE

Disease Control and Prevention -- and Zombies

The US Government Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- www.cdc.gov, motto is: "Saving Lives, Protecting People, Reducing Health Costs", has finally come to the realization that there could very well be an impending Zombie Apocolypse, and that the good citizens of the United States of America need to be prepared. What follows is pulled directly from their website... READ MORE

Weapons of the Living Dead -- TOP 10 - REVISED LIST

When placed in sudden imminent danger, people will do just about anything to survive. So we thought we'd celebrate the unconventional, and sometimes hilarious weapons our heroes have used against the living dead. READ MORE

Vehicles of the Dead

Most zombie movies have a few things in common. You have staggering, ashen-faced undead staggering through rubbish-strewn streets. You have a small band of mostly attractive young people fighting to survive.
And to survive, they need a good, reliable car. READ MORE

How to KILL a Walker-- Video!

The good people at AMC's The Walking Dead have put together a Video How-To... READ MORE

Zombie "Help-line"

With all of this talk about real zombies-- read our earlier article regarding a WikiLeaks info at Dugway Proving Grounds, I think this initiative is one well over-due. READ MORE

WikiLeaks and yes-- Zombies

If you've not been hiding under a rock for the past couple of years, you will have read a lot about the WikiLeak website, and it's release of many top secret documents.

But some of these documents are mind-blowing, and one, in fact, makes reference to "zombies." READ MORE

ZOMBIE CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead

Multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author Jonathan Maberry is currently on tour with his latest (and strangest) book, ZOMBIE CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead (Citadel Press, $16.95). This is a nonfiction book in which the author interviews over 250 experts in law enforcement, forensic science, medicine, the military, the clergy, the law and others to ask how they think the real world would react and respond if something like Night of the Living Dead ever happened. READ MORE

10 Worst Things To Do During a Zombie Outbreak

A wave of Zombie survival manuals have popped up recently, this one included, telling people what they should do during an outbreak of zombies. Thing is, nobody’s talking about what people shouldn’t do during a zombie outbreak.
Fortunately for you, our Zombiephile has scoured popular zombie movies and has isolated the Ten WORST Things to Do During a Zombie Outbreak. Sit back, enjoy, and take notes. READ MORE

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Zombie Pandemic - Multiplayer Adventure Game (Developers)

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

The boys at Pixel Pandemic, a small group of Copenhagen game developers have issued a press release surrounding their new browser-based adventure game, "Zombie Pandemic." It's an online massive multiplayer role playing game, and, best of all, it's free!

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Zombie Pandemic - The Interview (#1)
Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Intrigued by the prospect of an online, massive multi-player zombie game, we interviewed the developers of Zombie Pandemic.

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Zombie Pandemic -- Free Online Multiplayer Beta is Live - The Review!
Sunday, November 7, 2010

A while back we interviewed the makers of the Massive Multi-player Online Game "Zombie Pandemic". We waited, and waited and now the waiting is over. Their Beta site is up, and free to try out and explore! No Access codes necessary!

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The End is HERE! Zombie Pandemic Out of Beta!
Sunday, February 13, 2011

"Zombie Pandemic", the browser based MMORPG is out of Beta-- Version 1.0 is live -- and FREE!

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Zombie Pandemic - A Quick chat with the developers -- and perhaps an Easter Egg (Interview #2)
Friday, February 18,2011

Blog of the Living Dead continues to follow the intrepid team of artists, programmers, producers and everyone else that have come together to create awesome games-- online, offline, wireless...

Zombie Pandemic is one of these.

We've chatted with the producer Thomas Bjørn Krogh-Jacobsen, for a quick follow up to our discussion prior to, and during development.

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Hannover House Pacts With Studio 3 Entertainment for Major Home Video Campaign Supporting "Humans Vs. Zombies" Release

2012-01-21T20:22:00.000-08:00

By Hannover House, Inc.
Published: Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 - 8:34 am

PR Newswire

NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Hannover House, Inc., the newly rebranded corporate name for Target Development Group, Inc. (Pinksheets: TDGI), will unleash an apocalypse of horror and promotions with the May 8, 2012 home video release of "Humans Vs. Zombies," a new sci-fi-thriller from director Brian T. Jaynes ("Boggy Creek: The Legend Is True"). The feature thriller was inspired by the hugely popular role-playing game of the same name, and marks the second home video release between Hannover House and Studio 3 Entertainment.

‘The Dead’ follows Romero’s Rules of Order

2012-01-19T08:30:00.000-08:00

A new British zombie flick leads our list of movies showing around the town (San Diego).
By Anders Wright

It’s tough to get your zombie fix right now. The Walking Dead, AMC’s adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s series of graphic novels, is still in mid-season hiatus, and World War Z, the big-budget version of Max Brooks’ novel starring Brad Pitt, isn’t slated to hit theaters until December. In the meantime, there’s a small flesh-eating movie opening at Reading Cinemas Gaslamp on Friday, Jan. 20.

Observation - Zombie Barbers

2012-01-16T10:42:00.000-08:00

Here's something that irks me. It's stressful enough getting a haircut. I really hate having to do that explaining thing to the barber.

Guys-- You know what I'm talking about. To have to describe, each time, exactly what you we want the cut to look like-- "Yeah-- I want to look like Brad Pitt."

So, of course we refrain from that, for many obvious reasons. Now, try doing that with a zombie barber.

I know, I know. It's only been recently that they have been allowed into the "academy."

Yup, they have an Hair Cutting academy, and apparently they accept the undead.

To be honest, I'm wasn't entirely sure this was a good business decision.

Let's walk through a hair-cut -- zombie-style.

It's Ok when you first get into the shop. The muzak is playing (actually it's usually an AM radio station that is tuned to about 4/5 the frequency wavelength). The undead can't hear very well, so that leads to at least one advantage-- they aren't distracted. It does, however, annoy the living.

Fine enough. I'm there with a mission-- and let's get to it. Hair shampoo. Can we really come up with a better name than shampoo for men?

Really. Shampoo. Say it with me. Shampoo. I can feel my testicles shrinking every time I say that word.

Now, to my point earlier, comes the moment to explain what you want done with your hair. I have tried to cultivate a pseudo-relationship with a favorite slicer/cutter/hacker. It's the one that you managed to actually get more often than not in the last 10 or so haircuts.

That barber is, of course, always busy or not there at all. You don't want to make any of the other barbers/haridressers feel inadequate-- but do you really want to regurgitate the last 10 haircuts into 8 seconds, which include gesturing and making karate chops all over your head. And with zombies, there is a chance, albeit small, that it just might set one off in an awkward and delayed display of pseudo-self-defence.

So, you get the distant and far off look doe-eye look or hollow eye-ball cavities of alone-ness and despair from several of the workers, hidden mostly in the shadows..

Lord knows I empathize.

Then you get to it, and pick out a zombie. Once again, the fear that you're going to have to explain the cut you want all over again is everpresent, even if you've picked out the same zombie ten times in a row. They have the goldfish-bowl syndrom, and generally stop remembering you about half way through the cut (and you have to explain again). I do like the mumbling and the barely discernible dialogue. If he's talking that way-- I really don't need to answer. You know, he's just going through the motions, so a grunt from you is all that is really needed.

The fear, of course, is to lose an ear... or an eyebrow. My suggestion to you is to keep a keen eye on the mirror in front of you, and bob and weave as necessary.

All in all-- generally pretty successful. You have to be ready to swat away an ear nibble-- right quick-- but really-- is that much worse than the bad barbers?

Zombie barbers. Not all bad. And if the shop is essentially a zombie hoard, you can often even get away without paying.

Not that I've ever done that; but face it, they're just happy to see you.

Observation - Zombie Hitchhikers

2012-01-15T22:02:00.000-08:00

My mother told me to never pick up hitchhikers. I will reinforce that wisdom for you now.

Even if there's a possibility that the target hitchhiker is just a drunk person trying to get home (and avoid hypothermia)-- do not pick him up.

Lesson learned.

So I picked up a hitchhiker who turned out to be a zombie late one night near Jarvis and Wellsley. Yeah-- it is also the primo pickup spot for men who aren't men and want to be paid for the fact that they aren't women.

I assure you I was on my way to Harvey's for a late-night burger (aka Hooker Harvey's).

I noticed the zombie I picked up was looking a little under the weather and I should have just kept on going, weaving my way through the lady-men, but compassion overcame common sense, and well, I stopped to pick him up.

Now the first thing I noticed was that he didn't really know how the doorhandles on the passenger side, so it was quite a chore to get him inside..

After a bit of grappling, some snapping on his part, I did manage to get him in. It was then that I realized the hand and thumb that he had been sticking out for a hitch was not in fact his hand and thumb. That rascal.

He wasn't particularly talkative. And he really didn't know where he wanted to go.

I drove him around the block and dropped him off where I picked him up. With the lady men.

Deadsville Posting 4 -- Character Design

2012-01-15T21:29:00.000-08:00

Mike Fields

Character studies, drafts and sketches give us a glimpse into the creative minds of Thomas and his team. Mike Fields, zombie FX guru and Co-Producer of "Bong of the Dead" has been instrumental is working with Thomas's vision.

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Observation - Zombie Mailmen

2012-01-14T12:24:00.001-08:00

This morning I noticed our mailman had become a zombie. He wasn't always this way. But due to an obvious unfortunate incident, he had become one. But he kept making the deliveries!

Neither sleet, nor hail, nor virus-- how does that go...?

Of course I got my neighbor's mail-- so nothing's really changed. Except the dogs don't chase him anymore. So there's that.

Z-108 -- Zombie 108 Coming out of Japan - 2012

2012-01-14T07:06:00.000-08:00

First Godzilla was created during the last nuclear disaster in Japan (they really hafta beef up those regulations!)

Anyway, we all know about the last one that came complete with an earthquake and tsunami. Well, apparently is has also altered the genes of the influenza virus, and well, the outcome writes itself.

Observation - Zombies and the Homeless

2012-01-13T12:20:00.000-08:00

I have to say, ever since we started working with zombies instead of against them here in Toronto, there have been alot fewer homeless people.

Of course, there is the problem of telling the undead apart from the deadbeat.

I mean generally the homeless are the ones sitting in front of a cup, holding a cardboard sign that says something snappy like: Hit me for 25 cents! Now that I think of it, that homeless person must have been doing quite well, by the shape his face was in.

The zombies, bless them, have really been trying to fit in though.

I saw one zombie the other day standing on a corner, holding an old greasy cardboard pizza box. There was nothing written on it.

I dropped a loonie into his bucket, which was half full! Let that be a lesson to the homeless-- the message, keep it simple.

So how do we live with zombies among us, and do it quite happily?

It really is not much more of an effort than avoiding the homeless. This may sound crass-- but it's a fact.

Zombies shuffle, they don't run (as does a homeless person), and the myth that zombies really just want brains, is untrue.

This concept grew out of a great Zombie flick called "Return of the Living Dead."

Now that they've produced "Zeet." Zeet is a zombie repellant that uses deet in concentrations 1000 X stronger than mosquito repellents used in the Amazon.

..."Zeet"-- I've heard can cause skin problems if used constantly. I guess the idea is to use it when you need to.

Toronto Dpt. of Zombie Disposal

Of course, the undead eventually just run out of flesh on their bones, and drop. This can cause an unpleasant odor problem, especially in the summer, but thanks to the city setting up "The Toronto Department of Zombie Disposal" recently, that problem has pretty much disappeared. Just call 1(831)BRAAIN5 (www.zombiehelpline.com ) to report a body.

My wife and I live in a 16 Story Condo in a place in Toronto called "The Junction."

We actually live on the 15th floor-- which, I think is safe. Ground floor people do not know what might be lurking just outside their door, or out on their balcony. Never quite got the concept of a balcony on the ground floor.

Not that the undead can't use an elevator-- well I think they can't intentionally use an elevator.

I got into an elevator one time with a zombie--but it was more funny than scary. He got really confused by the mirrors. I left him in one corner.

He was still there when I came home that night.

Deadsville Posting 3 -- The Creative Cave

2012-01-12T09:00:00.000-08:00

December 5, 2011

Budget preparations, estimates and breakdowns need to to be-- well, nailed down. As everyone knows, there is a business side to every endeavor. Funding will continue to need to be raised to continue.

Week 2 of facial hair growth

Thomas has decided, as many filmmakers do, to insert himself physically in the film-- in a cameo appearance. If it's good enough for M Night Shyamalan, and more importantly Brian DePalma--well, you know where I'm going with this. So Thomas will be playing a Blacksmith. He has been attempting to grow a beard, and... well, we'll comment on that a bit later.

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