Zombie Walk Is Here!

If your reading this, it's September 30th and it's Blogger Zombie Walk Day. All zombies, all day! Click the button in the sidebar to go to the nut case responsible for all this madness.

So where'd the lovable shufflers come from you ask? Well, they first appeared in William Seabrook's 1929 novel entitled "The Magic Island", which introduces the reader to the ritual practices of voodo and witchcraft in Haiti.

Zombies then took centre stage in the 1968 movie "Night of the Living Dead", by the man who is generally considered to be the Godfather of the zombie genre, George "It Was Never About The Zombies" Romero. Have a read of my post from May 2010 about Mr R and the shambling hordes.

The living dead have even gained rock star fame, performing with the late Michael Jackson in the iconic Halloween music video "Thriller".

From Stephen King's "Book of the Dead" to Max Brook's "Zombie Survival Guide" to the hit tv series "The Walking Dead" and movies like "Zombieland", "Shaun of the Dead" and Zack Snyder's "Dawn of the Dead", which introduced the "sprinter" zombie, the list goes on. As does the debate over the Shambler vs The Sprinter.

No monster has endured or endeared itself to Joe Public like the zombie. Love 'em or hate 'em, their here to stay. And remember ................ double tap!

Know Your Zombies

Thanks to my sister-n-law Lisa, who knows about my horror movie/Autumn/Halloween obsess......I mean interest.

A handy reference guide for the well-prepared Survivor.

The Thing 2011

Due out in October, the producers of Dawn of the Dead have remade John Carpenter's "The Thing".



And get on over to Midnite Spook Frolic where the ever resourceful Johnny Thunder has a link for a free  digital comic of the same name, available from Dark Horse Comics!

Thanks JT for bringing that to my attention.

Welcome Autumn

It's September 23rd, the Autumnal Equinox and the official start of my favourite time of year!

"Scarecrows, corn rows, pumpkins on the vine

Leaves curl, winds swirl, Fall is right on time!"

5th Annual Festival of Zombie Culture

Saturday, November 19th is the date for the fifth annual "Day of the Undead" at Phoenix Square, Leicester, England. I'm going to try to attend this year as the festival is one of the highlights of any U.K. zombie fan's year. A festival pass gets you over 13 hours of the most fun you'll ever have playing dead and are only £25!

More info here; Festival of Zombie Culture

A Woolly Halloween

My friend Melanie Galloway is a talented knitter and crocheter from Yorkshire who has done some really sweet Halloween items which she is offering for sale.

We have jacks;

And ghosts;

All a bit different and all a fun way to decorate for the season. Hop on over to Melanie's blog page for more photos and info!

Zombie Times Are Here Again

Oh the seasons they do change and with them a copy of September's Zombie Times in my inbox. If you don't already subscribe to this free e-zine, I have but one question; why not? 

There's absolutely no reason not to. You get zombie news, reviews, great comps and this month's issue includes a first look at SFX magazine's short film; "Zombies The Ultimate Guide".

Win Zombie Felties, Bling and More!

Subscribe today! If you can't wait, pop along your email to buggula@gmail.com and I'll be happy to forward a copy onto you.

*images courtesy of Terror4Fun

September!

Q. How do you mend a broken jack 'o lantern?

A. With a pumpkin patch!

A new month and only 21 days to Autumn folks. I hope everyone has had a great Summer, economic and weather-related crisis notwithstanding.

And did you see the Cryptkeeper 2011 button at the top of the page? Yes, it's baaacckk!  Just click it to be dragged, kicking and screaming in feigned terror to Countdown to Halloween for all the ghoulish details. This also serves as a kick up my hinny to figure out what I'm going to do for this year's countdown.

P.S. and have a great Labour Day weekend!