http://www.crawlofthedead.com/home en electric_mistress6@yahoo.com Copyright 2008 2008-05-14T23:41:00+00:00 http://www.crawlofthedead.com/article/the_return_of_the_living_bub/ http://www.crawlofthedead.com/article/the_return_of_the_living_bub/#When:00:41:00Z Bub! Is that you!? It can't be!In an interview with horror website Bloody Disgusting, Romero expresses an interest to include the infamous Bub in his next zombie film. The director hinted that if the "business stuff" of Bub's appearance could be sorted out, he would in all likelihood be making a comeback: "...if i could get the permission.... there's a character in my new script which could be become Bub, in other words, he would be alive now. But they'd probably want a lot of money for that. The immediate reaction to this news is two-fold: How wrong is it that the man we all consider the "zombie godfather" would have to pay someone else, in order to be able to use Bub in his new movie?! and Re-read that quote again. ...in other words, he would be alive now, does this mean we would see Bub as a human? And if so, do we see him pre-zombie, or has a cure perhaps been found and he is the test subject for this? So many questions, so much excitement! We will keep you updated, as and when we hear more. Read the full excerpt over at www.bloody-disgusting.com. Movies 2008-05-15T00:41:00+00:00 http://www.crawlofthedead.com/article/uk_zombies_needed_for_a_new_channel_4_programme/ http://www.crawlofthedead.com/article/uk_zombies_needed_for_a_new_channel_4_programme/#When:09:08:00Z Time to get organised! A Channel 4 programme needs zombies, and fast!There's an email flying round at the moment asking for zombies in the UK to come and get involved in a brand new TV series on Channel 4. There's only a week to go before zombies are needed on set, so get your skates on people!Here's the email in its entirety: Ever fancied being a zombie? You have? Good. Because this is a once-in-a-deathtime chance to be part of a terrifying undead army of the damned. We need volunteer zombies willing to appear in Dead Set, a horror thriller type thing I’ve written for E4 / C4. It will doubtless be the finest TV programme ever made: one you’ll tell your children about for hours until they beg you to shut up. And you can get involved. On either Thursday 8th or Friday 9th May we’re shooting some unpleasantry involving a horde of undead bastards swarming around trying to eat people. I’ll be there in person myself, mingling in amongst the crowd. I won’t need much make-up. If the cameras aren't rolling, feel free to say hello and annoy me. Does this sound like the sort of thing you’d like to take part in? And are you available on at least one of those dates? Hooray. Let’s have your details. But first, a few pointers, which should help sort the rotten wheat from the decomposing chaff: Please don’t volunteer unless you’re prepared to ‘go the distance’, as some twat off The Apprentice might say. We’ll be shooting from late afternoon until the wee small hours of the morning. There will be moments where you get bored (something real zombies never do, of course). We need people who won’t slope off somewhere. Committed zombies only please. Wear your shittest clothes. By which I mean items you don’t mind getting fake blood and dirt on. They may get ruined. But hey – you’ll have a nice souvenir. Also, try not to wear bright colours. Our zombies have been standing around outside for several days. London Fashion Week this is not. Ooh, and these are ‘modern’ running zombies, so don’t wear high heels or anything daft like that. Please don’t plaster yourself with your own fake blood or make-up. These aren't 'funny' zombies. We’ll either take care of it for you or position you at a distance where it won’t matter. If you own your own pair of white iris contact lenses and you’re happy to wear them, that’s great – you may even get a whopping great close-up – but if you don’t, don’t take risks with your own eyes. Remember what I said about wearing shitty clothes? Make sure you’ve got a nice layer on underneath. It may get cold out there. You have to be at least 18 years of age and in good health. We will arrange transport to and from the location, which is in the middle of pissing nowhere. We’ll set up a meeting point in London and take you from there by bus. Interested in being a zombie? Then email zombies@zeppotron.com with your name, age and contact details (phone, email, address). Put 'ZOMBIE' in the subject heading. We will contact you with further information (where, when, how, etc) as the time nears. Feel free to pass this information on to friends, but make sure they read and digest all the pointers above. General, Movies 2008-04-30T09:08:00+00:00 http://www.crawlofthedead.com/article/teenage_zombies_for_the_nintendo_ds/ http://www.crawlofthedead.com/article/teenage_zombies_for_the_nintendo_ds/#When:06:13:00Z Zombies save the world, in the palm of your hand...If you find the Resident Evil games a little too scary at times, then Teenage Zombies: Invasion Of The Alien Brain Thingys may be more to your taste. The game puts an interesting new spin on things, with zombies saving the world instead of destroying it… With Earth under attack from a brain-based band of aliens, the fate of the planet rests with three undead teens, brought out of their graves by the din of the invasion. Unlike their human counterparts they remain impervious to alien mind-control techniques and ray gun wounds. Plus, they have a handily insatiable appetite for the evil braaaiiins which have suddenly appeared everywhere. The player, controlling all three of the zombies in turn - each possessing a different grisly skill - must work their way through tricky platform stages, to battle a big boss brain (or “lunch” in zombie terms) at the end of the level, using stylus-based minigames. Have a look at the fun website for the game, in particular the “Meet The Cask” section. One of the characters, by the name of ‘Halfpipe’, hasn’t got any legs and pushes his torso along on a skateboard. Let it not be said this games doesn’t have a gloriously gruesome sense of humour! Have you played, or do you own the game? Leave a comment and let others know if it’s any good! Games 2008-04-21T06:13:00+00:00 http://www.crawlofthedead.com/article/new_feature_worldwide_zombie_outlook/ http://www.crawlofthedead.com/article/new_feature_worldwide_zombie_outlook/#When:17:07:00Z There have been a few updates to the site, lets take a look...Over recent weeks I’ve been working on new features for editing locations. Zombie Walks and Crawls in the Crawls Calendar now include the ability to define the location of the event using a Google Maps interface. This is pretty handy, as it now means events can be viewed based upon their location. You can check out the Worldwide Zombie Walk Outlook page to see events around the entire world involving zombies. Neat! Logged in, registered users can also head over to their account settings to edit their location too. In order to edit an events location, you must be the creator of the event. Crawls 2008-04-14T17:07:00+00:00 http://www.crawlofthedead.com/article/teller/ http://www.crawlofthedead.com/article/teller/#When:04:24:00Z When the zombie apocalypse comes, how will the rich and famous fare?When the zombie apocalypse comes, how will the rich and famous fare? Has all the prestige and pampering irreparably damaged their survival skills? Or will they surprise those of us who are left, with their ability to avoid joining the human buffet? With fame and fortune an irrelevant concept, these people will have to get used to fending off bloodthirsty rotting hordes, rather than hysterical mobs of fans. There is evidence to suggest that the most unlikely celebrity will prove themselves to be more than capable when the inevitable happens. This has to be one of the best zombie-related videos online. A perfect, low key blend of humour and post apocalyptic doom. Forget (if you hadn't already) Resident Evil: Extinction. From now on the Vegas associations with the undead should remain firmly, with a little fellow doing magic tricks for a zombie, through a chain-link fence. Crawl of the Dead Zombie Superba wrote this article, and will be writing more interesting pieces like this in the future. Thanks Superba! General 2008-04-12T04:24:00+00:00 http://www.crawlofthedead.com/article/zombie_head_bread/ http://www.crawlofthedead.com/article/zombie_head_bread/#When:04:46:01Z Is it dead? Is it a head? Is it a loaf of bread? ZOMG it's all of those!Getting excited about bread isn’t normally something that happens very often (unless you’re French of course). But this bread is different. Its been carefully crafted in to the shape of an extremely reaslistic rotting head. Yes, This is officially Zombie Head Bread. It’s so realistic and so utterly gross that a photo of a small child somewhat cautiously eating the face off some zombie head bread, is positively disturbing. The key question about this bread is what to have on it. Initially, you’d go for the obvious toppings: strawberry jam, ketchup, cranberry sauce or perhaps even dunking it in to a chunky tomato soup. Peanut butter wouldn’t be so good. There has to be better than chunky tomato soup! Post in the comments with your suggestions… Source General 2008-04-10T04:46:01+00:00 http://www.crawlofthedead.com/article/zombie_strippers/ http://www.crawlofthedead.com/article/zombie_strippers/#When:04:30:00Z It's been too long since a 'zomcom' hit the cinemas. So perhaps it's a good thing Zombie Strippers is here to try and tickle our funny bones.Any movie with the tag line “They’ll dance for a fee, but devour you for free”, is off to a good start. Throw in some zombie rotters and some stripper, er, ‘hotters’ (sorry, that was so lame - the tag line threw me). Anyway yes, you’ve got a movie with potential to do great things. Zombie Strippers stars porno legend Jenna Jameson and horror freak Robert Englund (a.k.a Freddy Krueger) in a low budget film about, well - Zombie Strippers. Usual story, you know - there’s a secret government project that releases a virus, some strippers get infected and they then have to stop to think about whether being a zombie stripper is going to earn them more cash than being just a regular stripper. Zombie Strippers has ‘limited theatrical engagement’, which presumably means it’s narrowly avoided a straight-to-video release and has secured a handful of kind cinemas willing to show the movie. Well, good on them. Although that’s State-side, over here in Europe we’re less likely to see it in the cinemas at all. It’s clear that this movie isn’t going to win prizes at the Cannes Film Festival, but hey - it could be worth a few laughs with some beers on a friday night. I’m loving the trailer… For more details, check out the Official Zombie Strippers site and the IMDB Movie page. Movies 2008-04-06T04:30:00+00:00 http://www.crawlofthedead.com/article/star_wars_zombies/ http://www.crawlofthedead.com/article/star_wars_zombies/#When:04:17:00Z Somewhere out there, someone with a copy of photoshop had some time to investigate the idea of Star Wars zombies. They did it, it worked!It really is such a damn simple idea. Star Wars + Zombies = win. And the clichéd line to go with this set of undead Star Wars heroes reads, ”Star Wars Zombified - The Dead Will Walk In A Galaxy Far Far Away: When there’s no room on the deathstar, the dead will walk on Endor and eat some spicy ewoks, prefer Brains”. Right. But don’t wait around here reading my blogwaffle, check them all out, over at the rather damn fine German site, Nerdcore.de. General 2008-04-06T04:17:00+00:00 http://www.crawlofthedead.com/article/sock_zombies/ http://www.crawlofthedead.com/article/sock_zombies/#When:15:38:00Z Something smells, and for once, it's not those smelly feet of yours... Sock Zombies are here to take over your underwear drawer!Ok, so you’ve probably already seen the uber-cool Giant LEGO Zombies. Well here are the SOCK zombies! They are the awesome creation of ’Lab Technician‘ (obviously creating undead viruses for socks), Emily Williams. Emily has created 20 Sock Zombies, all with their own story to tell. JUST LOOK AT THEM. Damn! Part of my brain is saying to me ”Wow, isn’t Candice cute?” and the other part is saying ”Arrrrggghhh! Run away!”. They’re simply too good. And at $25 each, I reckon they’re a damn bargain. Bargain, I tell you! Check out the official site over at www.sock-zombies.com. General 2008-03-26T15:38:00+00:00 http://www.crawlofthedead.com/article/crawl_of_the_dead_on_facebook/ http://www.crawlofthedead.com/article/crawl_of_the_dead_on_facebook/#When:15:52:00Z Crawl of the Dead has been chin wagging with that lovely website facebook...facebook is probably the hottest social networking site there is right now, so Crawl of the Dead has been up to all sorts of mischief over there. Firstly, we’ve got our very own Crawl of the Dead facebook page, where you can help spread the word and become a fan of, er, yours truly - Crawl of the Dead. Secondly, we’ve got the ROT or NOT facebook page, where again - you can become a fan of the Zombie ratings website, http://www.rotornot.co.uk And finally, there is the ‘still being tested’, ‘only for zombies’, ROT or NOT facebook application. It’s pretty simple, but also pretty cool. It’ll display your ROT or NOT score on your facebook profile. Enjoy! (More information on our new web apps page). So, head over to the Crawl of the Dead facebook pages and become fans, to start spreading the word! General 2008-03-25T15:52:00+00:00