I’m assuming this all stems from a single image I used from the movie Zombie Strippers and I mentioned a review would be coming soon (it’s still coming soon by the way). But seriously, is that all it took? What are these people in search of strippers doing when they finally get to this site?! The abandonment rate is low. Hmmm. Perhaps I should add a Zombie Babe of the Day?? Nah (I need to stop thinking out loud…)

Well, this post is for all the people looking for zombie eye candy. But don’t get used to it – this is a family friendly page! Tomorrows post – How to make fake blood that tastes good

George Romero, Grandfather of the Zombie

Today’s the day folks! The man who started it all, aptly titled the ‘Grandfather of the Zombie,’ George A. Romero turns 70 years old.

He’s best known for kicking off the zombie craze with his 1968 classic Night of the Living Dead. In those 96 minutes of glorious black and white, Romero took the audience to a place they had never been before.

For me, my introduction to the movie was an old VHS bootleg I picked up in my hometown’s spring festival. I was browsing through a stack of tapes when the guy at that table stopped me, picked out the Night tape and said “This is what you’re looking for.”  I brought that tape home and watched in awe as the dead came back to life and proceeded to eat people.  I was hooked! Shortly after I watched Dawn of the Dead at a friends house and I’ve been a Romero follower ever since.  His “Dead” series has been through quite a few twists and turns. Some groundbreaking and some disappointing, but it’s always a fun ride walking into one of his movies.

The next installment for the series is due out later this year and will be called “Survival of the Dead.” In the meantime, I think a viewing of Night is in order to honor Mr. Romero. Tonight I’ll be watching the 1969 classic – Millennium Edition of course (never the 30th anniversary re-edited nonsense) – followed by 1990 Tom Savini remake.

Happy Birthday and keep the zombie flicks coming…

Chest Splitting Zombie

This one is an oldie but a goodie! The “Chest Splitting Zombie” may be one of the older Spirit Halloween products but it doesn’t disappoint!

Source Info: I was lucky enough to get this prop from a friend as a gift, but I understand it was released around 2006 or 2007 and the retail price was $200. That seems a bit steep but considering it’s age, that seems about right for the time. Spirit’s line of animated props was more limited and you paid a premium for something like this.

Design: The base of the prop could use a little work. It’s sturdy and heavy, which is a good thing, but it looks fake. In comparison to the rest of the prop design the base is a disappointment. Is he rising out of a volcano? Why are there several hands reaching up? It cheapens the look of the prop.

The body itself looks great! The color of the latex on the body parts don’t match perfectly, but that’s not a huge concern in the dark. The head/face looks good and the hairs hanging in front of his face are a nice touch!

The inside parts (that you see when he rips his chest open) look good but they did a poor job of hiding the foam stuffing. You’ll see this if you look at him from an angle. This could have been easily fixed with a little extra latex on the insides.

Animation: The animation is sound activated. I’ll never understand why motion activation is ever excluded from these animated props. Home haunters want that option – so give us that option. Even if it raises the final cost for the addition parts. That issue aside, the movement is great! Once he’s activated, he pulls his chest open to reveal a beating heart. At the same time he slowly kicks his head back (as if looking up at the sky) and lets out a scream. Unlike many other animated props, the movement here is very fluid – making this one of my favorite props.

Controls: Normally these props don’t provide you with many control options. It’s either on or off. This time time Spirit added a much appreciated volume control for the screaming sound effect. A home haunt can vary greatly in size and location, so having the ability to adjust the volume makes sense. My only question is why have they stopped including this feature?

Final Thoughts: This prop was innovative at the time of its release and it’s stood the test of time. You’ll be hard pressed to find one available for purchase and if you do, I suggest you go for it!

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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Pros: Attractive Body Design, Movement, Sound Effects
Cons: No Motion Sensor, Poorly Designed Base
Best Uses: Home Haunt
Bottom Line: Buy it if you can find it!

Night of the Living Dead's Ghoul Girl

If you haven’t already checked out Morbid Decor on ETSY, well, you’re clearly not as cool as me, but you’re also missing out on some pretty sweet lighting for your home, dungeon and/or cave

With a nice selection of lamps and hanging or standing light-boxes you’re bound to find something to meet your needs.  These products feature stills shots from some of the greatest horror movies of all time. Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Night of the Living Dead, and Nosferatu just to name a few!

I prefer the hanging light-boxes and my personal favorites are the Night of the Living Dead Ghoul Girl (featured in the image to the left) and Leatherface Flipping Out! There’s something special about capturing the moment of young girl trying to eat her parents brains… or a psychotic killer having a hissy fit because he couldn’t catch you in time to cut you up with his over sized chainsaw. Poor babies!

Go check them out now before they’re all gone! Also, look for them at Monster Mania this March 12-14 in Cherry Hill, NJ.

This legitimately gave me goose bumps - no joke!

Yeah, you heard me right. Zombie snails! Feed Me Brains covered this topic but it was lost when the old site crashed. I felt it was a worthwhile topic to re-post so present to you (again,) zombie snails…

So here’s the deal. The poor snail gets infected by a mind controlling parasite. Said parasite takes over the snails brain and deforms/colorizes its tentacles which causes them to pulsate. WOW! But hold on, it gets worse!

The zombie snail then makes it way to the top of the rain forest to catch some rays, but unfortunately its fun in the sun wont last very long. The crazy pulsating tentacles look like maggots that birds feed on. Eventually a bird will swoop in, tear off a tentacle and eat it! The snail lives on in it’s zombie form and will regrow its missing tentacle – only for the parasite to reinfect it! The bird on the other hand also becomes infected and proceeds to poo all over the forest spreading zombie poo which more snails eat, they become infected and the whole cycle continues!

This is one crazy zombie snail parasite with psychedelic tentacles which birds eat and poo which snails eat. WTF!

So I pretty much ruined the story for you, but watch the video anyway…

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Name: Dead Heat
Year: 1987
Tag Line: “You can’t keep a good cop dead”
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Where do I even begin with this movie? It’s staring Joe Piscapo so you know from the start you’re in for some laughs. The packaging on the Anchor Bay DiviMax edition has you curious from the get-go. Is it a comedy? Is it horror? Well it’s a little bit of everything.

The basic premise unfolds rather quickly and we learn that previously dead cops are returning to life. Creepy! Things spiral out of control as they investigate these deaths (and a few other things I wont spoil.) The Chinese restaurant scene is a must see (think reanimated animals) and there’s a guest role with Vincent Price – so you know it’s worth checking out.

Me Hungry!

The effects are pretty good considering the age of the film. You know you’ve done something right when when you have a zombie/monster biker in your movie.

The relationship between Piscapo and Williams feels very much like Glover/Gibson in Lethal Weapon but it lack Weapon’s character development. Still, they play off each others and there’s more than enough laughs to make it worth your time.

I almost forgot – my favorite part of the movie… the awesome 80’s, no CGI, totally real looking decomposing lady scene!

I'm Melting!

Final Thoughts: This movie is like Beverly Hills Cop meets Lethal Weapon meets Robocop meets Night of the Living Dead!

It was simply fun to watch and I recommend it!

(C) Roach Productions

A while back I was contacted by Brew Records with teaser information for an upcoming Zombie music video that, well, for obvious reasons would be of great interest to me. But life – as it typically does – got in the way and I’m super late on distributing this news. But like my 6th grade teacher used to say when I was late with homework, better late than never. Actually, that’s not what she said, but I’m not much of a writer so I just make shit up. Anyway…. The video is by the band Chickenhawk for the song “I hate this, do you like it?” and it’s the directorial debut by NME photographer Danny North.

At this point the teaser is kind of obsolete but still cool to see. And just for the record, any band that creates a teaser zombie video for the upcoming zombie video already has a place in my heart.

The teaser and the full length video are definitely worth your time. My personal favorite part is at the 2:50 mark on the full length video. During the drum solo, the drummer spontaneously turns into a zombie and blood spews from is face. He then proceeds to climb over the drums and eat his band-mates. Yeah, it’s pretty cool. The music is good too! It sounds like something you might hear in a zombie flick. Thrashing metal, yelling, intense drums, zombies eating your face – it all goes together. Enjoy kiddies…

They want your brains!

So I was checking out the recent posting on Weirdo Wearing a Mask and I was thrilled to hear the exciting news that AMC is ordering a pilot for the comic series “The Walking Dead”

This is a great comic book that I highly recommend to horror fans. Even if you’re not a big comic book fan, you’re likely to get into this series. I personally prefer to buy them in the collectible Books (not to be confused with the Issues, Volumes, or the recently released Compendium.) It can get a bit confusing so here’s a quick breakdown…

* Each Compendium has 4 Books
* Each Book has 2 Volumes
* Each Volume has 6 Issues

Book 1 contains Volumes 1 & 2 (or Issues 01-12)
Book 2 contains Volumes 3 & 4 (or Issues 13-24)
Book 3 contains Volumes 5 & 6 (or Issues 25-36)
Book 4 contains Volumes 7 & 8 (or Issues 37-48)
Book 5 (not released yet)

This is great news for the horror community! Kudos to AMC for taking a chance on this project! Stay tuned…

[via: BoingBoing]