Matt Mogk has been out of town for a few days, but whether that’s because he’s been on vacation or he’s been out investigating an outbreak of the living dead, he doesn’t […]
The last word from the foremost expert (a zombie apocalypse postscript)
A final dispatch from the zombie apocalypse
I am a survivor of the zombie apocalypse. Or am I? I spent the spring semester filling my head with a whole bunch of stories about the end of the world as […]
Even George Romero started somewhere: Teenage filmmaker creates his own zombie apocalypse
Nothing like a good old-fashioned zombie apocalypse to liven up high school, wouldn’t you say? That’s what Sam Toller thought, anyway. His ten-minute film, We Are What We Eat, gives kids one […]
The Dead: As good as zombie movies get
The zombie apocalypse implies a global pandemic, but most of what I’ve seen so far has been good ol’ fashioned American zombies. The 28 Days franchise has English zombies, as does Shaun […]
With zombie movies like these, who needs video games?
After spending a little time video-gaming last week, I decided to hit up the great grand-daddy of zombie video games: Resident Evil. First booted up in 1996, the franchise has spawned more […]
Video games and zombies–who made who?
I thought we’d start with something a little friendlier—Plants vs. Zombies, maybe—but this is my son’s chance to take me to school, and he’s taking it seriously. He’s going Full Metal Jackson: […]
Zombies vs. Cheerleaders
Science fiction is full of tales of unfettered research gone awry. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. H. G. Wells’ The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Invisible Man. Them! The Fly. Help me, help me! […]
The Marvel Zombies: A super infection (sort of)
Since I’m reading comic books because of Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead (as if I really need an excuse to read comic books), I’ve decided to turn my attention to a different […]
The Walking Dead, part three: The Rise of the Governor
How does a bad guy become a bad guy? And how does an author make him a good guy while it’s happening? That’s the task Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga set for […]
The Walking Dead, part two: Comics, Creators, and Compelling Storytelling
It’s a common theme I’ve noticed running through a lot of zombie apoca-lit: Other people, not zombies, represent the real danger. That’s certainly true in The Walking Dead—in the comics and in […]
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