Yeah. Let THAT sink in. Now, I know I’ve defended ‘remakes’ before, but do we REALLY need to remake FAIRY TALES? Red riding hood, Snow White… is there really nothing left to shoot that is original? I marked this as Horror because it’s HORRIBLE. This is why the Hollywood system is ridiculed, for green lighting shit like this.
-ZK

If you have been unaware, take a look at THIS

…go on, we’ll wait here.

In a nutshell:  Birds are dropping out of the sky… the ‘aflockalypse’ if you will.  Also- Fish are dying as well… but the ‘afishopalypse’ just doesn’t have the ‘marketable ring’ to it…   So fuck those guys…

ANYWAY, just a little leap of reality here… but how long till we see Zombie birds from all this?  I’d say there are 2 answers… 2010 (CLICK) or worse… it’s been going on for years:  1987 (CLICK) …  EYES TO THE SKIES PEOPLE!!!!

Now, in all seriousness:  To all the ‘conspiracy’ nuts out there… REMAIN CALM!  ALL IS WELL!

Now, shut the fuck up.

I’m the Zombieking… and this topic is now DEAD to me!

-ZK

Ok, now before you get all ‘What the Hell, Zombieking?!?!? This ain’t no Harry Potter site- unless he was a Zombie… then …well….’

Let me Explain… we all know that the team behind A.D. helped make one of the HUGEST impacts on this site when the teaser trailer for A.D. hit the web in 2010…

Yeah…That one… remember it now? We covered it HERE and HERE We even covered it a couple more times. It drove this site’s traffic through the ROOF! That was the month that all of you made us break the top 10 horror blogs on the web, and we even topped Dread Central and Fangoria (for almost 2 days straight…) but it’s been quiet for a little while… or has it? I STILL get link requests to the article from all over the world …STILL, and it’s been almost a YEAR since we posted on it! People are asking me for news… well this is what I got from digging a bit today…

Anyone seen a little minor film yet… HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS (PART 1)??? Yeah that little franchise thing that only made about a BAGGILLION dollars at the box office for the past, oh, I dunno…DECADE!!! Well in the latest one, there is a Kick ASS (Yes, I realize I am saying ‘kick ass’ in a Harry Potter reference, just …read it out…trust me!) Animation sequence in it that tells a tale “The Tale of the Three Brothers” and it’s creepy and visually stunning.

GUESS WHO DID IT???

BEN HIBBON! (there is an interview about it HERE that covers that whole thing, not like I want to cover the Harry Potter thing to death…there’s that Zombie Potter reference again, maybe I should call Warner Bros?) Ben and Co. did a MUCH cooler interview (no offense to AWN that is) for Zombieinfo.com last year where we got the teaser you see above. Now, it’s OBVIOUS someone trusts his work enough to let him into THE BIGGEST F’N FRANCHISE of ALL F’N TIME… so please , Hollywood… GIVE HIS TEAM some MONEY and get this unbelievable concept a green light! After the success of Harry Potter, the WE ‘the fans’ are DEMANDING to see his work on “A.D.” come to fruition!!!

I’m gonna write my contact this week and see if I can shake any info loose… I WILL NOT LET THIS LIE PEOPLE!!! Almost 400,000 hits on Youtube, AMC putting Zombies on TELEVISION… Animated films becoming the next wave in what people want to see (Avatar anyone?!?!?) and we still don’t have A.D.? Is Hollywood sick of making money? Has the world gone NUTS? Am I gonna start being nice to people and maybe start up a Beanie Babies site?!?!? GOD I hope not…

Let the Generation that grew up on video games, pop culture, and comics (oh…wait… We ARE seeing Comic movies and television get made…with HUGE SUCCESS!!!) get as much of the market share as we can handle, since we are the ones with the disposable income… right?

I admit that A.D. has a big personal interest for me- because it HELPED MAKE Zombieinfo.com what it is today. So I will follow up on this, you all have my word (and I’ll stop getting the random ‘When are we gonna see A.D.’ e-mails… Listen up people, I reported on it… I’M not making it! (Although I wish I was…) but I’ll find out what I can!

I’m not gonna sign off with my usual ‘this topic is DEAD to me’ because I’m gonna find out what is going on, for all of us!

-the Zombieking.

Normally I would be talking about Halloween, or the Walking Dead premiere or some of the great events we have coming up (like the Giallo movie by Dario Argento premiere we’re hosting on the 15th)  but every once in a while something pretty damn important comes up… this is one of those things, please read on:

You may or may not know about Fright-Rags.com - if you do, cool…if you don’t, simply put: they are some fucking AWESOME tee shirts based on horror and zombies, which in itself is pretty awesome- but I am not here to ‘shill’ their tees… well kinda- I am asking you go check out a particular one, it’s called ‘ We Belong Alive ‘ and it has a story… I will respectfully ask that if you have the time, PLEASE check out the story- CLICK HERE

Now, normally I’d be ‘all up in your grills’ to ‘get your ass over there and buy a damn shirt!’ in true ‘Zombieking’ style … but I’m not gonna do that.  No, this time I’m just going to ask: I know that times are tight and money can be an issue these days, but please take a look at this, it is easily the greatest Breast Cancer Awareness Tee Shirt ever made (in my opinion- and yes I realize I’m stepping up onto a soapbox right now)  and it speaks to the horror fan without being too… ‘pink’ (not that there is anything wrong with that) and it is a good cause, because no one asked fright rags to do it…they just did it because it was the right thing to do.  For that, I have the utmost respect and admiration for them.

I get nothing out of this, nor does Fright Rags (who are pretty fucking awesome for doing this by the way) but I think this one is important enough to dedicate a little post space, and to send out a plea that if you can spare it- please order this one.  It is only available until the end of October.

Check out the art:

Or- if you really need that little ‘zombieking’ kick in the ass:  GET YOUR ASS OVER THERE AND ORDER THE DAMN SHIRT!!!! (…please)

DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THE FIRST RUN BEING SOLD OUT— THEY ARE TAKING PRE-ORDERS UNTIL THE END OF OCTOBER!!!
Thank you for taking the time to read… I promise to bring you more of the ‘in your face’ style I normally do soon…

- ZK

While we all knew about the awesome Night of the Living Dead presentation over at the Mayfair this past weekend, something really interesting happened… there was a preaching protester there and he posted it on his online blog… check it out HERE

Even Rue Morgue has picked up on this story: READ IT HERE

Now, before I get all ‘up in his grill’  I decided to read the comments in his blog, and the Mayfair was represented… while this was a well thought out debate in which I had no part in…I felt I had to post a response…in case it doesn’t get posted (it has to be approved by the admin) I though I’d post it here…

I realize this is not my usual ‘IN YOUR FACE’ kind of RANT post, in fact I even considered not posting it here, because it really has nothing to do with me, but I took exception to the stance that Mr. Latour takes on my beloved zombies (“Murder, gore, bloodshed and cannibalism only begins to describe the kind of ‘entertainment’ that was being offered.”) … and I think that it’s a really interesting situation even though I don’t believe in the same things Mr. Latour does.  Anyway here was my response.  It will be interesting to see how this all plays out.

My Response:

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Hello All,

Just thought I’d chime in here, as a patron of the most excellent Mayfair Theatre, and the proprietor of zombieinfo.com I felt it was important to weigh in here.
First off to Paul Latour:  I think what you do, which is driven by your beliefs is admirable, however the approach is a bit short sighted.
Your love for God and the word is obviously strong and your intentions are in the right place (I believe) so offering criticism is a hard thing for me to do as your strength and conviction are obvious in the video.  I personally think differently, and do not share your views, however I DO believe in your right to express them.  This brings me to my point: Those who want to hear the word certainly have the right to do so…in the proper context and environment, because those who do NOT wish to hear your message ALSO have the right to do so.  Your proximity and essentially your ‘captive’ audience offered those persons with no interest no choice.  The one thing God did give us is free will, which should allow for the option to choose to hear your words.  Your passion for the topic and drive to spread the word may have blinded you from this fact.
To the Mayfair:  Your actions in not having Mr Latour arrested were admirable, and offering the proper guidelines for protest quite open.  Bravo for not stooping to a mud-slinging position.  Encouraging open debate and proper protest is a healthy way for both sides to benefit from this situation.
Finally, the movie in question is a classic which myself and millions of others enjoy as such.  If God created us, then he created the ability to entertain and for us to essentially share those God given gifts with our peers, so really this particular piece of art created by George A. Romero is really an indirect gift from God.  Who are we to deny this gift?  Belief is a strange and fickle thing, because it suffers from the human condition, but if God really created all- then he created this too.  Saying it’s wrong is essentially arguing with God- and I thought that God is infallible… I think I’ve said enough at this point.  I wish you all well in your endeavors.

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I’m the Zombieking… and this topic is DEAD to me now.