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Jill’s life is fairly ordinary and boring. Like so many of us, she wakes up and goes to a thankless job, then sits on the couch with her boyfriend Steve and watches hours of senseless television…that is until one night when she comes down with a nasty case of zombiism, suddenly leaping from the couch and biting into Steve’s skull with every intention of eating his brains. Steve survives Jill’s cannibalistic attack, and she snaps out of her zombie trance in time to rush him to the hospital. Steve, of course, wants nothing to do with Jill and harshly boots her from his life. She then loses her job and the luxury of her cell phone, which cuts her off from the ability to seek comfort from her two closest confidants, her Mom and her friend Amy, leaving Jill all alone in the world with no idea of her future.

Eating Steve is many ideas in one. It’s the story of a lonely girl starting over and meeting new friends. It’s about the droning negative and demeaning images our media presents to us and how it affects our state of mind. It’s about dealing with the loss of loved ones and learning to make it on your own, making the tough decisions that transition you from adolescence to adulthood. But mostly, it’s about taking chances. All of these elements are set against the impending spread of a worldwide plague that is turning everyone into brain eating zombies, plus the side story of an organic farmer who has beetles eating up his orchard. The only thing that can save his livelihood is a pesticide made by a big mega corporation, but to use it goes against all the philosophies of his life as an organic farmer.

The artwork of J. Marc Schmidt (Egg Story) is unassumingly great. He draws in a simplistic, comic strip sort of style, yet his images convey much action and emotion, using over-the-shoulder and high angle shots to great effect. He never wastes a panel either, making sure each one has a purpose and function to the story.

Eating Steve is certainly the sweetest little zombie book I’ve ever read. Schmidt tells a very realistic coming of age story while using the idea of a zombie and a beetle plague to symbolize the ugly, deteriorating world happening around the characters. Schmidt does a great job of telling his story through the dialogue and actions of the characters, completely avoiding narration to bring the characters to a more personal level. Schmidt’s purpose is to show that no matter how unexpected and drastic changes to your life can be, there is no reason to implode, that we must keep moving forward and not linger on our past mistakes, ending a book with a horror-filled beginning on a very positive note.

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As the release of Diary of the Dead draws near and zombie fanatics across the globe shiver in anticipation, what better way to celebrate the cinema of a true living legend than to reflect back on his remarkable life and career? Independent filmmaker Rusty Nails has been working on a documentary about horror visionary George A. Romero for some years now, and recently, a trailer for his film Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero debuted online.

Take a look at the trailer below, and when you’re done why not head on over to the official website for the film to find out more. Judging by the looks of things, Nails has really outdone himself in crafting a comprehensive retrospective on the man who frightened generations of horror fans into seeing the world from a unique, and truly thought-provoking vantage point.

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I need to say right off the bat that I’m not a fan of horror movies in general. I just can’t get into them. George Romero’s zombie flicks are the only real exception to my lack of appreciation for the genre. Since seeing Night of the Living Dead as a kid and finding myself both terrified and fascinated by the film, I’ve always had a thing for Romero’s style when it comes to horror movies. Generally I think it’s the combination of a good story, good dialogue and good gore that make his films so great. Unfortunately, in the case of Diary of the Dead, while the gore was present, the dialogue and the story were severely lacking.


Diary of the Dead is told from the perspective of a bunch of college kids who capture their experience with zombies on film as the attacks break out while they’re off in the woods shooting a no-budget horror movie. The film starts out with some video footage of a zombie attack and a voiceover of Debra (Michelle Morgan). She explains that the footage we’re about to see is based on their accounts with the zombies and that she’s presenting the film to us because people need to know the truth. Her boyfriend Jason (Josh Close), whom she speaks about in the past tense, is credited as the producer of the film.


What sets Diary apart from the previous Of the Dead films is the fact that the entire film is told from the perspective of Jason’s camera as well as a few other cameras that come into play during their adventure. The fact that Jason refuses to put down the camera even when zombies are attacking his friends is something that is addressed numerous times throughout the movie. Debra doesn’t understand why he insists on capturing what is clearly the worst few days of their lives on film. His argument is that people need to know what really happened rather than having to rely on what the media is telling them.


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Now, with the Wii Zapper gun accessory and Capcom’s Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, Nintendo is moving to add its unique gaming flavour to that time-honoured genre, the shoot ‘em up.

If you didn’t guess it from the name, the Wii Zapper is a hard-cased shell that houses the wiimote and nunchuck and turns them into a gun that can be used to point and shoot at the screen.

It can be held with one hand or two, depending on whether the nunchuck is locked into the attachment or held as normal.

Holding the Zapper in one hand is the more comfortable option, as it is quite small, unwieldy and awkward to handle.

Luckily, this is how it’s used in Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, and used well, as the nunchuck is your knife, and you find yourself wildly waving it around when you are swarmed by ravenous birds or covered with diseased leeches.

Because all the movement and progression is controlled by the game itself, all you have to worry about is aiming and shooting, which is good because the process of reloading and selecting can be a bit awkward and takes some getting used to.

The process of aiming is not as straightforward as just pointing the gun at the screen and firing. There is a bit of a technique to it, because you have to concentrate more on where the gun is in relation to the sensor bar, as opposed to the television.
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A search has started in south west Scotland for a pack of “zombies”.

People from Dumfries and Galloway have been asked to turn up for an open casting session for a horror film to be shot on location in the region.

The Dead Outside is the first feature-length project by Dumfries-born director Kerry Anne Mullaney.

The session to find actors and extras for the film - to be shot in March - will take place in the Gracefield Arts Centre on Saturday afternoon.

Producers Mothcatcher Films, from Edinburgh, are seeking a number of people for the low-budget project.

They include a boy aged between four and six with “longish” hair and a girl aged between 16 and 22 with long brown hair.

They are also searching for people over the age of 30 to play “mortally-wounded zombies”.

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Without the need to explain all of the details behind the virus which has caused humans to become flesh-eating zombies or the origins of the Umbrella Corporation who is responsible for it, the third chapter in the Resident Evil franchise actually manages to simplify the story enough to become the most enjoyable film in the series so far. Without the need for silly back-story, which was created for a video game series first, Resident Evil: Extinction is allowed to be a straightforward action-horror film.

This isn’t to say that it is a perfect film or that the bevy of supermodel women fighting zombies is believable, but the other films seemed to fall apart with an over-reliance on complex storylines which quickly removed the audience from the visceral feeling the video game brought. The third, while less interested in the stories, feels much more like the video game. After all, the story enhances the games but it is the zombie action which keeps bringing fans back.

It also helps that Extinction brings the action on the road, taking it to a post-apocalyptic Las Vegas, which has been ravished by rabid crows and taken back by the desert. It also happens to be near an underground Umbrella facility, so it is the location newly upgraded Alice (Milla Jovovich) is heading to. At this location there are several Alice-like creations being cloned as an attempt to cure the virus, but this is just another disaster waiting to happen, and eventually another mutation to deal with.

On the surface all of the survivors are forced to keep moving as the only way not to draw the attention of the zombie masses. A caravan of survivors complete with comic relief (Mike Epps) and a fearless leader (Ali Larter) cross paths with Alice and make a stand together in Vegas, resulting in a majority of the impressive fighting sequences. At just over ninety-minutes, Extinction isn’t a complicated film otherwise, and perhaps that is why it seems to work better than its predecessors. Very few sequels manage to improve in the way Extinction has, and it ensures further films in the franchise.

There are deleted scenes and four featurettes on the DVD, including the usual making-of number. The other three are technically inclined, especially one about the visual effects for creating the desolate land of Las Vegas, for which miniatures were used. There is also a featurette about the zombies and how they have changed from the other films. There is also a commentary with director Russell Mulcahy, writer/producer Paul W.S. Anderson, and producer Jeremy Bolt. The real treat for fans is the sneak peek of the first CGI Resident Evil film, “Degeneration”.

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Those sickos over at Upcoming Horror Movies have delivered some very good news to those of use dreading the marketing campaign for a new Day of the Dead film; the remake is getting the direct to DVD treatment.

Hell to the yeah.

UHM got a look at the box art you see on your right (better quality is coming soon I’m sure), along with a release date of April 8th. So far the features include a commentary with writer Jeffrey Reddick, director Steve Miner and some cast, an “internet only” trailer (likely the one you see below) and an alternate ending.

If it’s as bad as the early reports have said it is, then good riddance to it. Just please, if you read nothing but negative early reviews, try and refrain from checking it out for yourself just to see; the less money we can put in the pockets of the hack masters at Taurus Entertainment (who last brought us Creepshow 3, you may recall), the better.

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Set in the Old West, the movie begins with Elmer and Luke meeting over a piano and fisticuffs which lead to their immediate arrest by the town’s shady Sheriff. Locked in a cell next to a zombie, they make their escape by outwitting the deputy, robbing the Sheriff and leaving them both to be turned into zombies. While on the lamb, they meet an Indian woman named Sue, Geronimo’s niece who is out to destroy the US Army who have killed her people. They decide to help each other and wacky hy-jinx ensue. All the while Geronimo’s curse on the white man takes the form of a zombie outbreak.

This self-proclaimed “Zombedy” was better than I thought it would be. Luke, played by Chris Kattan, is a good fool to James Denton’s straight man character, Elmer. It’s sometimes ham-fisted, but most of it is well played. If you enjoy stupid-funny, you’ll dig this. To give you a taste of some of the humor in this movie, the first zombie of the film gets a pie in the face, his foot caught in a bucket and steps on a rake, which is all put forth in a very straight manner, not the guffawed goofs of a Mel Brooks or Zucker Bros. film. Leslie Jordan’s worrisome Padre character was also a good laugh.

I liked the special effects make-up in this movie. The zombie looked pretty good, especially the really decayed ones. You got to see the progression into zombiedom in most of the characters which was pretty cool.
Not the funniest zombedy I’ve ever seen, but definitely funnier than most. At least you’re laughing at the jokes and not the special effects and lack of acting prowess. All in all a good flick.