Category Archives: Zombies
Chapter 8 Excerpt from The Storm of Anticus
From yesterday’s output:
After an interminable score of heartbeats, Beans appeared with Crumb’s arm slung over his shoulders, supporting the man’s weight as they staggered down the short set of stairs from the inn’s door. Crumb had his large, hairy-knuckled hand pressed tightly against his neck as his thick lips moved in what seemed like a never-ending stream of curses. Villios could see the slow ebb of blood seeping through the man’s fingers and was thankful – a pierced artery would be doing much more than just seeping. Read the rest of this entry
Five Zombie Things for Wednesday, May 12
1. I was asked not long ago whether I thought Zombieland was the funniest zombie movie of all time. I said it wasn’t; I still think Shaun of the Dead is the best zombie comedy ever. My opinion was met with disbelief and indignation, but I haven’t changed my mind. Zombieland is very funny, absolutely; I laughed out loud a lot, enjoyed Bill Murray’s cameo (to a point, see below), loved Woody Harrelson and the Rules. The reason I like Shaun better is primarily the reason why I prefer British to American comedy styles overall. For the most part, Shaun is clever rather than slapstick and over-the-top, a bit more subtle overall. There is something in every scene to notice and store away, because it’ll get referenced later. The people involved aren’t ridiculously gorgeous (typical American movie issue, though), and the whole is a nice, seamless zombie movie that also happens to be funny. My main two problems with Zombieland that knock it from the top spot: fast zombies, and the “joke” Bill Murray pulls that gets him killed. No one would do that to a person heavily armed and in a zombie apocalypse. Again, I get it, it’s a joke, haha, but it jarred me out of the suspension of disbelief I happily had going until then.
The Curse of Troius: A Zombie Fantasy Novel
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Exposing Zombie Myth #1
Pop culture is always about getting things wrong from the sake of entertainment. The world will end in 2012! At least it will if you listen to the crackpot Mayan calendar idiots. The Mayans would have a bit more credence with me if their nifty calendar predicted their own civilization’s downfall. Zombies are not immune to pop culture’s relentless assault on truth, so here I will elucidate and try to correct one of the biggest myths about zombies: that they eat brains.
Winter in Derenemyn 