Mail Order Zombie

Episode 037

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Thu, 9 Oct 2008 14:25:00 GMT

We didn't intend for Episode 37 to be so Feedback-heavy when we started, but we have so much great discussion-fodder, Bren and Brother D just couldn't help themselves. Before the Feedback Avalanche hits, though, Brother D sneaks in a review of Night of the Living Dorks, and a few members of the Mail Order Zombie Family members also sent in their thoughts of the movie as well. The contest for The Vanguard is still running, and we scour the interweb for zombie news and sightings in this week's Zombie Beat. And because it's his show and he said so, Brother D is extending the Zombie Aptitude Test question one more week, so you still have time to get your ZAT answers in. (Special thanks to Scott and Tracey from Disney, Indiana for the Harry Manfredini audio!)

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Three theaters putting on stage adaptations of Night of the Living Dead
http://www.coterietheatre.org/notld.htm
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/theater/381504_theater03.html
http://www.dailyadvance.com/features/3-spooky-events-sure-to-frighten-entertain-167729.html

Sydney police outclassed by "zombie" - http://tinyurl.com/3wgupr
The fate of Halloween Harry - http://tinyurl.com/HHarry
Zombie Reporting Center's Top Ten Places You Don't Want to be During the Zombpocalypse - http://tinyurl.com/43a2d5
Left 4 Dead demo news - http://tinyurl.com/5yjuth
Brief interview with Robert Kirkman - http://tinyurl.com/shortkirkman
Where Have All the Zombies Gone? / Thoughts on Resident Evil franchise - http://tinyurl.com/rewhere
BrickCon 2008 pics - http://tinyurl.com/brickpics
New in-production French zombie film The Horde already has distribution - http://tinyurl.com/frenchhorde
Moscow Zero DVD cover art - http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_12953.html
Quarantine pics - http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_12996.html
Quarantine clip - http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_13017.html
Top Ten Symptons of Necroambulation - http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_13010.html
Mike Baronas working on follow up to Paura - http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_13038.html
Zombie Forecast posts bad zombie puppet comedians - http://tinyurl.com/zombiejoke

Danger 50,000 Volts Zombies Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnNIs4YKtZM
Danger 50,000 Volts Zombies Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKABcFtDLDU
Danger 50,000 Volts Zombies Part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbnxcMtkf0M
Zombloitation Blog - http://zomploitation.blogspot.com/
Vancouver Zombie Walk 2008 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgjyTFxAFgc
Unloosen - http://www.unloosen.com

Episode 036

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Thu, 2 Oct 2008 10:56:00 GMT

One DVD (The Vanguard), one CD (The Dead Matter: Cemetery Gates) and one table top game (Humans!) get a little attention in Episode 36 of Mail Order Zombie (thanks to Lord Dward from Plan 9 From Cyberspace!). Not only do you get to hear these reviews, you also get to hear every ringtone Bren has on her cell phone as she proves just how popular she is when she's interrupted several times while reading y'all's Feedback this week. In addition to the Name-That-Zombie-Movie contest that launched last week, a new contest kicks off for a copy of one of the items reviewed this week, and we're still taking answers for the current Zombie Aptitude Test question.

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Just Cause Productions' Zombie Prom - http://tinyurl.com/3f79nx
Z: A Zombie Musical - http://tinyurl.com/zmusical
Jonathan Gates on Jay Justin's 1:16pm - http://tinyurl.com/116pm
Chris Buffa's sneak peak of The House of the Dead: Overkill - http://tinyurl.com/hotdoverkill
Annalee Newitz on zombie feminism - http://tinyurl.com/zfeminism
Deadgirl at Horror-Movies.ca - http://tinyurl.com/deadgirl
Escape of the Living Dead - http://tinyurl.com/47jba6
Gunnar Hansen on appearing in Escape of the Living Dead - http://tinyurl.com/gunnarescape
The Pickled Embryo returns for a zombie special - http://tinyurl.com/pembryo
Ken Foree headlining The It's Alive 2008 ZombieFest - http://tinyurl.com/2008fest
"Spate of Living Dead Flicks May Prove Dracula's Lost His Bite" - http://tinyurl.com/lostbite
Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ - http://tinyurl.com/zombiebbq
Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated - http://www.neoflux-animator.com/notldr/notldr.html

Plan 9 From Cyberspace - http://plannine.podomatic.com/
It Came From the Basement - http://itcamefromthebasement.mypodcast.com/
motion picture massacre - http://motionpicturemassacre.podomatic.com/

Trailer for 'The Dead Matter'

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:43:00 GMT

Gothic Horror Soundscape masters, Midnight Syndicate bring their nightmarish visions to the big screen with the supernatural horror thriller The Dead Matter (coming 2009). Co-produced by Robert Kurtzman (From Dusk Till Dawn, KNB FX) and starring Andrew Divoff (Lost, Wishmaster), Jason Carter (Babylon 5, Angel), and Tom Savini (Dawn of the Dead, Grindhouse), The Dead Matter tells a story of vampirism, the living dead, and ancient occult relics all drenched in the dark and shadowy world of Midnight Syndicate's music.

Be the first to view The Dead Matter trailer at www.t3nth1rtyone.com, hosted by Hot Topic stores.

Hot Topic is teaming up with Midnight Syndicate Films to bring you The Dead Matter Flyaway Contest where you and a guest can win a flight to the premiere of the movie along with hotel accommodations, limo service, and a meet and greet with Midnight Syndicate and the cast. Other prizes include a complete set of all ten Midnight Syndicate CDs and limited-edition movie props. Restrictions apply. Must be 18 and over to enter.

Looking for the perfect atmosphere this October? Midnight Syndicate's chilling new CD, The Dead Matter: Cemetery Gates, has arrived just in time for the Halloween season and is now available at www.Hottopic.com and Hot Topic stores with music departments.

Episode 035

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:11:00 GMT

Episode 35 of Mail Order Zombie brings the goods with a review of Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!, but Brother D doesn't let this movie's headshots stop him. He cracks open the new book Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide by Glenn Kay, and he tracks down Geoff Bough from Revenant: The Premiere Zombie Magazine to talk about the 2008 Revenant Film Festival. (Thanks to Geoff for the interview!) A few Zombie Aptitude Test answers from the previous ZAT question slipped through the cracks last week, so Brother D goes over these, and Bren joins us for the weekly Feedback Discussion (and manages to sneak in a new contest right in the middle of everyone's emails and voicemails!).

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The Outbreak, a choose-your-own-adventure style zombie short - http://www.survivetheoutbreak.com
Margaret McNellis launches Zombies! - http://tinyurl.com/zombiezine
Joey Samaniego's Top 5 Weapons for a Zombie Pandemic - http://tinyurl.com/5weapons
Zombies versus Mummies - http://tinyurl.com/zombiesvmummies
Zombie Wranglers at the XBox Live Arcade? - http://tinyurl.com/zombiewranglers
Bruce McDonald and John Coburn at the opening of Pontypool - http://tinyurl.com/pontypoolpremiere
Celebrities.com's list of Zombie Cliches - http://tinyurl.com/celebritycliche
Colleen Watson daydreams about zombies - http://tinyurl.com/colleendreaming
Horror-Movies.ca's Top Ten Horror Spoofs - http://tinyurl.com/10spoof

Scary Film Review - http://scaryfilm.blogspot.com
Revenant: The Premiere Zombie Magazine - http://www.revenantmagazine.com
2008 Revenant Film Festival - http://www.revenantmagazine.com/Revenantfilmfestival2008.htm

Episode 034

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:16:00 GMT

Bren's Book-a-Review-Em-A-Pocalyptica-A-Palooza-A-Bang-Bang returns to Mail Order Zombie in Episode 34 this week when she reviews J. L. Bourne's Day By Day Armageddon, and we've got two movies lined up for their Headshots this week: Brother D examines 2003's Exhumed and the upcoming release Necroville. The winner of the American Zombie DVD contest is announced, and Bren jumps in for another Feedback Discussion. The answers to the current Zombie Aptitude Test question are finally revealed, and a new ZAT question is posed to the Mail Order Zombie Family as well.

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Philadelphia Zombie Prom, September 28th - http://tinyurl.com/phillyzprom
"Vomit on Your Friends in Left 4 Dead" - http://tinyurl.com/vomitfriends
Screenshots from Left 4 Dead - http://tinyurl.com/4deadscreen
Condition Dead to become comic book and 3D movie - http://tinyurl.com/cdead3d
Trailer for zombie television show Lifeless by David Sasich - http://tinyurl.com/lifelesstrailer
Walking Dead statue contest at Zombie Reporting Center - http://tinyurl.com/zrccontest
Raging Dad sahres his zombie love with his son - http://tinyurl.com/ragingdadcard
Discreet Charm of the Living Dead, by John Bailey - http://tinyurl.com/undeadcharm
Use your blood to kill zombies in Infected - http://tinyurl.com/bloodinfected
Zombie mini-game in Saint's Row 2 - http://tinyurl.com/55aqfk
Drunken Zombie presents It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To and Zombie Apocalypse - http://drunkenzombie.com/blog/?p=582
Michael Moran on "proper" filmmakers making movies online - http://tinyurl.com/properonline
Venesa Talor to appear in Deader Country - http://tinyurl.com/venesa
Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop game footage - http://tinyurl.com/drfootage
Val Kilmer and Vincent Gallo in Moscow Zero - http://tinyurl.com/kilmerzombie
Resident Evil Activity Book for Children - http://tinyurl.com/resevilkid
Top 5 Horror Movie Villians Even You Could Beat in a Fight - http://tinyurl.com/top5beat

http://www.tacticalunderground.us/

Joe's review of the "New Year's Day" episode of Fear Itself - http://tinyurl.com/nydzombie

Zombina and the Skeletones - http://www.myspace.com/zombinaandtheskeletones

Necroville - http://www.necroville.com/home.html

'Zombie Wars' Screening

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 05:54:00 GMT

Nobody knows exactly how it happened. Whatever the reason, the dead had risen from the ground, and they were hungry! After years of war only small rebel bands of humans remain in the war against the undead. When Brian, the leader of a military group, is captured by the enemy, he is taken to a nearby farm where he learns of a horrific secret . . .

David A. Prior's Zombie Wars, starring Alissa Koenig and Dean Chambers, will be screened Friday, September 19, at 6:30pm; and Saturday, September 20, at 4:00pm and 6:00pm. The location of the screening is the O. S. Art House at the John Street Grill (17 John Street) in New York City, and producer Bill Ferrell will be in attendance for a question-and-answer session focusing on Low Budget Indie Filmmaking. Tickets cost $15 at the door.

If any of the Mail Order Zombie Family is in the area and catch the movie, give us a call and let us know how it is!

http://tinyurl.com/zombiewarsposter

Episode 033

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:31:00 GMT

Two more movies, and a horror score gets a little Mail Order Zombie love this week in Episode 33 of Mail Order Zombie. Bone Sickness (originally scheduled to appear on Episode 32) finally gets its headshots, and Gangs of the Dead stands by it to take its hits as well. One of these movies almost made Brother D sick, and the other one gets a few mini-reviews from members of the Mail Order Zombie family. Brother D points his ears at Cliff Bradley's score from the film Undead, and in the second half of the episode, Bren stops by to discuss everyone's Feedback. There are two contests running right now, and the current Zombie Aptitude Test question is still open!

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"I Like Turtles" Boy Jonathon Ware to appear on Rolling Stone magazine - http://tinyurl.com/turtlezombie
Dead Space gets banned - http://tinyurl.com/bannedea
Bill Allen goes from zombie extra to filmmaker - http://tinyurl.com/zombieextra
Zombie event at LEGO conference - http://tinyurl.com/zombielego
Tony Nunes on mkaing his zombie feature Zombie Allegiance - http://tinyurl.com/zombieallegiance
How Toren Wikberg and his roommates will survive the zombie apocalypse - http://tinyurl.com/flagstaffzombie
Fred Van Lente tells Comic Book Resources about Marvel Comics 3 - http://tinyurl.com/mzombie3
Top Ten Horror Films I Like More Than I Should - http://tinyurl.com/shouldlike10
Read the first two chapters of James Melzer's The Zombie Chronicles - http://tinyurl.com/freezombieread
http://jamesmelzer.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/tzc-01.pdf
http://jamesmelzer.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/tzc-02.pdf
Producing the animation of Dead Fury - http://tinyurl.com/makedead
Dead Set trailer - http://www.e4.com/deadset
Dusty Zombies singing "Dust in the Wind" - http://tinyurl.com/dustyzombie

Tactical Underground - http://www.tacticalunderground.us
End Time - http://scarecrowster.livejournal.com/

Episode 032

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Thu, 4 Sep 2008 08:22:00 GMT

American Zombie gets its headshots this week in Episode 32 of Mail Order Zombie. Bone Sickness was originally scheduled to appear this week as well, but unforeseen and uncontrollable circumstances have forced us to push back this movie's review at least another week. Because we've had some Real Life Bumps, Bren and Brother D spend more time on Feedback this week more than anything else after the American Zombie review. Also, listeners will have a chance to win a DVD in another Mail Order Zombie contest!

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& Teller 2 - http://tinyurl.com/teller2
Zombie Apocalypse coming to City of Heroes - http://tinyurl.com/coxzombie
Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated - http://www.neoflux-animator.com/
First five minutes of Deadlands 2: Trapped - http://tinyurl.com/dltrapped5
How Felix Vasquez, Jr., would fix the Dawn of the Dead remake - http://tinyurl.com/fixdotd2004
Zombie movies inspire LaRae Meadows to get in shape - http://preview.tinyurl.com/zombieshape
Stuff Geeks Like - Zombies - http://tinyurl.com/geekslikezombies
The Quarantine Maze at Knott's Berry Farm - http://tinyurl.com/qmazeberry
Teenage Love Zombies trailer - http://tinyurl.com/lovezombie
Zombies appear in upcoming Pirates Vs. Ninjas Dodgeball videogame - http://tinyurl.com/wiizombieball
Top 10 Scary Zombie Killing Weapons - http://tinyurl.com/10scary
Five Fantastic Zombie Games at the SEGA Europe Blog - http://tinyurl.com/segazombie
Top 5 Ridiculous Zombie Movies, by Liz Tung - http://tinyurl.com/ridiculousz
4 Creative's commerical for the 16th Annual Raindance Film Festival - http://tinyurl.com/raindance
Korean zombie movie The Guard Post to be released - http://tinyurl.com/gprelease
No cut scenes in Left 4 Dead videogame - http://tinyurl.com/valvenocut
Trailer for Ninja Vs. Zombies - http://tinyurl.com/nvzmovie

Night of the Living Dead in 30 Seconds - http://angryalien.com/0206/NOLDbuns.asp
Stephen Hoper - Film Composer - http://www.shmdesign.co.uk/music_sound.html
(Unfortunately, I just discovered that music from The Zombie Diaries is no longer available for free download from the composer's website, but he does have music from his other film score available for free download here.)
Leftovers - http://www.myspace.com/leftoverswebshow

Episode 031

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:17:00 GMT

We care about the children. That's not to say we want you to let your children listen to Episode 31 of Mail Order Zombie (Bren's got a potty mouth sometimes!), but we do want to help you decide if When Good Ghouls Go Bad is appropriate for your children. Additionally, Brother D wants to help you decide if Sabbath (part of the Mortuary of Madness 50 Movie Pack from Mill Creek Entertainment) is appropriate for your DVD player. You can also expect all the regular Mail Order Zombie features (The Zombie Beat, Listener Feedback and the Zombie Aptitude Test) this week as well. (And make sure you stick around for at the end of the show to hear what certain wiseacres/friends of the show went and did, thinking they were funny . . . grumble, grumble . . . !)

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Geekdad Jacob Russell shows his twelve-year-old Shaun of the Dead - http://tinyurl.com/geekdad
Woody Harrelson as a zombie fighter in the upcoming Zombieland - http://tinyurl.com/zombieland
James Bradshaw reports Pontypool has been picked up for distribution - http://tinyurl.com/pontypool
New teaser trailer for Deader Country - http://tinyurl.com/deaderteaser
Screenshots from Deader Country - http://tinyurl.com/deaderscreen
Jimmy Thang reports Left 4 Dead's release has been pushed back - http://tinyurl.com/left4deadlate
Screenshots from Left 4 Dead - http://tinyurl.com/left4deadpic
Jeremy Lassen of Night Shade Books is now accepting zombie novel submissions - http://tinyurl.com/nightshadenovel
Dead Space: Downfall's DVD specs and release date - http://tinyurl.com/deadspacedvd
Dead Set, a zombie series shot in the Big Brother house - http://tinyurl.com/deadset
John Moore to direct Virulents - http://tinyurl.com/virulents
Oh My Gore! interviews Tracy Coogan - http://tinyurl.com/tcoogan
New trailer for Resident Evil 5 - http://tinyurl.com/resevil5
5-On: Zombies on Presidential Candidates - http://tinyurl.com/5zombies

Joe Pichler is missing - http://www.joepichlermissing.com/

Episode 030

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:07:00 GMT

The movies Return in Red and Cadaverella step up to get the Mail Order Zombie treatment in Episode 30 of Mail Order Zombie. Brother D delivers the movies' headshots, and then fires off a (friendly) shot of his own at a fellow podcaster over . . . running zombies. Another podcaster drunk dialed the show, and Bren and D address this voicemail, as well as all the other listener emails and voicemails that have made their way to Mail Order Zombie Central this past week. Also, a recent Mail Order Zombie contest winner sends in his thoughts on the movie he received as a prize for having a horror movie alum call into the show.

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Brother D appears on Dread Media - http://tinyurl.com/dread51
Brian LeTendre interviews Chuck beaver about Dead Space at Comic Book Resources - http://tinyurl.com/deadspaceea
Needcoffee's contest for Zombie Survival Guide swag - http://tinyurl.com/zsgcontest
The crying baby - reminds me of fast food meals - with a prize inside - http://zombiehaiku.com/
UK Posters for Deadlands 2: Trapped - http://tinyurl.com/dl2posters
Key Cinemas' zombie weekend, reported by Christopher Lloyd - http://tinyurl.com/indyzombie
Exclusive stills from Andrew Merkelbach's Deader Country - http://tinyurl.com/deadercountry
Pete Haas reports on House of the Dead: Overkill at Cinema Blend - http://tinyurl.com/wiihouse
The Living Dead, a new zombie anthology from editor Joseph Adams - http://tinyurl.com/quietanthology
Jean Snow reports on Dead Rising possibly coming to the PS3 - http://tinyurl.com/ps3rising
Left 4 Dead, another FPS zombie game - http://tinyurl.com/left4dead
Production offices open for Diary of the Dead 2 - http://tinyurl.com/prediary2
Trailer for Last of the Living Dead - http://tinyurl.com/lastoftheliving
FAST, the Fast And Smooth Transition magazine reloading system - http://tinyurl.com/m16zombie
Chris Tilly interviews director Gregg Bishop about Dance of the Dead for IGN - http://tinyurl.com/dancequestion
Ryan Maskell says RAM UK 9 Zombie Walk benefits charity and child with cerebral palsy - http://tinyurl.com/devon24

Episode 029

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:01:00 GMT

Y'all know the routine - this week in Episode 29 of Mail Order Zombie, Brother D sits down with two more movies to review. The Zombie Chronicles takes it Headshots, and the Living Dead Lock Up saga comes to a close with Living Dead Lock Up 3: Siege of the Dead. In addition to reviewing Living Dead Lock Up 3, Brother D is also going to look back at the entire trilogy and offer a few thoughts on the viewing experience of these three no-budgeters. Bren pops in to go over everyone's Feedback where we hear from a special friend of the show who may or may not have had his hometown overrun with zombies. We're still taking answers for the current Zombie Aptitude Test question, but we start the show out with a solid dose of news in this week's Zombie Beat.

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Pound of Ground screenshots - http://tinyurl.com/poundground
Ryan Rotten interviews Hiroyuki Kobayashi and Makoto Kamiya about Resident Evil: Degeneration - http://tinyurl.com/redeginterview
John Scalzi's zombie rhymes - http://tinyurl.com/zrhymes
Scientists and psychologists on zombie movies - http://tinyurl.com/sciencez
Antonio Camarillo interviews Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza about [REC] - http://tinyurl.com/newrec
Zombie cop action figure at the ZRC - http://tinyurl.com/zfigure
30th Anniversary Celebration of Dawn of the Dead at Spooky Empire's Ultimate Horror Weekend - http://tinyurl.com/spookyempire
Matt Withers' Top 10 List of Bad Camps - http://tinyurl.com/badcamp2
Dance of the Dead trailer and release date - http://tinyurl.com/dancetrailer
New zombie television on Channel 4, reported by Neil Wilkes - http://tinyurl.com/mwallpaper
Changes and updates to controls for Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop for the Wii - http://tinyurl.com/deadcontrols
New Deadworld comics at Comic Book Resources - http://tinyurl.com/newdeadworld
Lucas Siegel reports on upcoming six-issue Dead Space mini-series that will lead into the EA video game - http://tinyurl.com/deadspacecomic
Stage One, professional theater for young audiences, to stage Night of the Living Dead - http://tinyurl.com/stage1zombie
Breaking the Hokey Pokey with Michael Jackson's Thriller - http://tinyurl.com/thrillfun
Zombie Girl, by Emily Hagins, will premiere at Austin's Fantastic Fest - http://tinyurl.com/zgirlshow
Night of the Living Dead to screen at B-Movie Celebration 2008 - http://bmoviecelebration.bside.com/2008/
A song about the impending zombie invasion - http://tinyurl.com/impendingz

Zombie Apocalypse Survival Quiz - http://www.tinyurl.com/apchance

Episode 028

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Thu, 7 Aug 2008 07:02:00 GMT

The Living Dead Lock Up saga continues as Brother D reviews Living Dead Lock Up 2: March of the Dead in Episode 28 of Mail Order Zombie; the movie Dead Creatures will also get its headshots this week. The headshot count this week is low, but the number of news items in this week's Zombie Beat is high with zombie movie, game and theatre news. Bren stops by to take a bite out of the Listener Feedback, and we go over the current Zombie Aptitude Test answers before going over the next ZAT question (which was submitted by one of the listeners!). Also, Dave from the Cheap and Dirty Podcast has his own theory as to how the original Night of the Living Dead became the well-known and -loved classic that it is. (This week's show is a little lighter than normal, but next week we'll be back up to 100-minutes-or-so - I promise!)

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Cheap and Dirty Podcast - http://cheapanddirty.wordpress.com/

Ian Burrell calls Jeremy Thompson a movie star - http://tinyurl.com/crierthompson
How to Survive a Zombie Movie - http://tinyurl.com/zsurvive
"John" Romero's Dawn of the Dead and Dead Rising for the Wii - http://tinyurl.com/wiidead
Christopher O. Kidder reviews Shakespeare's Land of the Dead for Minneapolis' City Pages - http://tinyurl.com/deadshakespeare
Ed Grabianowski writes about zombie games at i09 - http://tinyurl.com/5lpxzl
28 Days Later really is a zombie movie? Really, Shaun Green? - http://tinyurl.com/28daysyes
Windsor's Theatre Intrigue casting for a stage production of Night of the Living Dead - http://tinyurl.com/windsorzombies
Horror Movie Starter Kits - http://tinyurl.com/horrorstarter
TimesDaily.com's Bernie Delinski doesn't like zombie movies - http://tinyurl.com/frustratingzombie
Virus Undead screening schedule - http://tinyurl.com/virusschedule
Jean Lukitsh reports Adventures of Johnny Tao: Rock Around the Dragon features bikers, thugs and zombies - http://tinyurl.com/johnnytao

Episode 027

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:54:00 GMT

After the Episode 25 Extravaganza and catching our breath with Episode 26, we're getting back to basics with Episode 27 of Mail Order Zombie. The Headshot Reviews are back as Brother D watches Living Dead Lock Up and Outpost. Even though we're getting back to what passes for normal around MOZ Central, we're still going to bring in something new - Bren's Semi-Regular-Book-A-Palooza-Apocalyptic-Fiction-A-Go-Go (we really need a name for this segment!) makes its debut as she talks about David Moody's Autumn. We also have the small matter of finding out who won the Name-The-Mystery-Movie-Trailer Contest and get to awarding two winners with a copy of Hell's Ground courtesy of TLA Releasing. We've got a bit of Feedback to go over, and the current Zombie Aptitude Test question still needs your answers. There's also a bit of news in this week's Zombie Beat.

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Zombie Harmony - it's exactly what it sounds like it is - http://www.zombieharmony.com
Wired.com's Hugh Hart reports on Jon Heder starring in Woke Up Dead - http://tinyurl.com/wokeup
Zombies Eat Brains and Clay by Brian Spiess and James Travison - http://www.myspace.com/zombieseatbrainsandclay
Philippa Hawker interviews Uncle Romero at the Melbourne International Film Festival - http://tinyurl.com/phawker
Resident Evil: Degeneration trailer at Horror-Movies.com - http://tinyurl.com/64wsg4
Edward Douglas reports Francis Lawrence is working on a prequel to I Am Legend - http://tinyurl.com/prelegend

David Moody - http://www.djmoody.co.uk/
Autumn: The Movie - http://www.autumnthemovie.com/

Lord Dward's thoughts on NotLD (from Episode 026)

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:09:00 GMT

Lord Dward, host of the podcast Plan Nine From Cyberspace and listener extraordinaire sent Mail Order Zombie this email about the original Night of the Living Dead. Bren and Brother D read this email on Episode 026 and shared their thoughts, but by popular request (at the Mail Order Zombie Forums), and with Lord Dward's permission, his email is presented here for the Mail Order Zombie nation to read.

I do have to take you and Sister B to task on your take on Ben and Mr. Cooper. Let me preface my rant by saying that I believe that those of us in the horror movie lovers community try to be, and for the most part, are rather open-minded and we certainly do not like to think of ourselves as racist. Perhaps we all have a little arrogance in that we aren't like so many others out there that would judge a person by the color of their skin instead of the content of their character. Maybe we even attempt to go the other direction a little too much.

That is why I want to point out a few things that often seem to be overlooked, or at least, glossed over in many discussions on the social dynamics of this classic film.

Let's start near the beginning just after Ben has boarded up the windows a little. Barbara has regressed into herself and Ben sits down and begins to tell some of his story; he seems sympathetic for a moment until Barbara speaks. The very moment she mentions that she was with a male (Johnny), Ben's demeanor changes. He doesn't care what happened to her and he goes back to nailing up boards. He doesn't take a minute to listen to her, let her get her feelings out or even try to calm her down. He just starts yelling that she should calm down. When she trys to leave, he clearly manhandles her and when she slaps him, he punches her in the face! It is not a slap to quell hysterics; he full out decks her and once she's on the couch, he opens her coat! One might argue that he was just trying to make her comfortable, as she did mention serveral minutes earlier that she was hot, but he doesnt give her a pillow or do anything else for her including showing any remorse.

When he finds the shoes and gives them to her, it's not so much a touching gesture as it's classic abusive behavior. He is trying to excuse his abuse. Barbara remains submissive so Ben returns to boarding up the house.

Now let's move forward to when Tom and Cooper come up from the celler. Ben's first reaction is not one of, "Hi. Who are you?" or, "Great! More people to help," but an angry lashing out that they didn't come up sooner. His demeanor has once again changed and my personal feeling is that he is pissed off because there are other men in the house now. He immediately goes on the offensive putting Cooper and Tom on the defensive.

This is where the real hero of the first half comes to light. Tom remains calm and tries to mediate between the two alpha males who are both too stubborn to listen to any reason. If Tom is not the hero, he is certainly the true protagonist.

I would also like to point out that during the back and forth between Ben and Cooper, while Cooper says things like, "You're crazy!" and, "That's insane!" he is not really insulting Ben whereas Ben directly calls Cooper stupid and says he is sorry that it's too bad the sick little girl has such a stupid father. In my view, this is a direct insult on more than one level whereas Cooper's comments are more commentary to the situation.

The next scene with the Coopers in the basement is the central point from which I draw my conclusions. It is clear that the Cooper marriage is not a happy one and based on the way the scene is played out, I believe that it is Mr. Cooper who is doing the best he can with what he has while being attacked from all sides. He wants to save his family and is the character most torn. He can't bring his daughter upstairs and the rest of the group won't go downstairs. It is really a no-win situation for him.

I would also like to point out how he refers to Ben, he says there is a man and a woman upstairs, not a colored man or a black man or even the N word but that there is a man upstairs. Even after being told how stupid he is, he gives Ben the basic respect that was not common in 1968! He does go up and watches the TV. He is not real sure about the plan to gas up the truck (he is well aware that not everyone is going to fit in the cab of that little truck), but he goes along with it without arguing and does his part.

Now it may seem like Cooper is the bad guy after the truck fiasco but again, let's break it down. The truck has blown up and Cooper moves to go down to the basement. He hears Ben at the door and he hesitates. He does not continue on down and barricade the celler door; he just hesitates for only about two seconds (time it) when Ben busts in. He then goes and helps Ben reboard up the door. Once that is finished, Mr. Abusive beats Cooper. He Doesn't ask any questions; he just beats the tar out of him. Cooper most likely was not sure what the situation was as he had an obstructed view (based on what we can see in the film, remember that as Ben is making his way back to the house, the camera loses sight of him). All he did know for sure was that the truck blew up. Ben on the other hand stays up by the house and lets Tom make his way to the truck on his own. Ben, the only armed character (with a gun, a torch and a hammer) stands back until after Tom gets into the cab of the truck. Not a very heroic action to me.

This brings us to the fateful fight over the gun. Cooper knows he needs the gun to survive based on the news report they watched which says to shoot the attackers in the head, and to take some of the power away from from the abusive Ben. The ghouls start picking up weapons and breaking their way into the house JUST AS COOPER HAD PREDICTED when Ben drops the gun and Cooper gets it.

The next two actions by Ben and Cooper are the defining actions as protagonist and antagonist. Cooper gets the gun AND BACKS UP!!! He then says, "Go ahead! Go ahead! You wanna stay up here now?" He then motions for Helen to head downstairs, which I think everyone can agree is their only option now. Cooper points the gun away from Ben, trying to tell his wife to get down stairs and Ben attacks, gets the gun, and promply shoots Cooper. It's cold blooded murder. Cooper may have aimed the gun towards Ben but he didn't shoot even though Ben had beaten him previously. Ben point blank murders an unarmed man when he could have just threatened him or hit him with the butt of the rifle. Does he then go to help Helen Cooper who is being grabbed? No. He leaves the room and the women to their fate. Mr. Cooper however stumbles downstairs to die next to his daughter.

Ben, meanwhile, is driven back to where Barbara is and when she is grabbed by Johnnie and turned around, it almost appears as if Ben is pushing them out the door! He is sacrificing her to save himself! This isn't entirely clear though, but it does appear that way. And as the ghouls are breaking in from all over, where does Ben retreat to? The celler that Cooper had fortified! Once down there, what does he do? He shoots Cooper three times even though he had just seen a news report stating to shoot them in the head. He does this out of spite. I say this because he only shoots Helen once. Then, again just as Cooper had said, the rescue party shows up, the remaining ghouls are taken out and Ben, hearing the gun shots (which he certainly heard based on his reaction) goes upstairs but does not call out or wave his arms but instead creeps to the window WITH THE GUN AIMED at the men outside. He has a few seconds before he is spotted and he still does not call out but keeps the gun aimed at the men outside and stays in the shadows. One word from him and the so called "Rednecks" (and just how is the term any different than the "N" word?) would have saved him.

So no I do not think Ben is anywhere near heroic nor do I think he did the best he could with what he had but was simply focused on his own best interest. Which is ok, even understandable, given the situation of the movie. However, I think Cooper has been given the short end of the stick for many years and doesn't really deserve it.

Hearing your great discussion on the film just made me want to share a different viewpoint! Nothing personal so please don't take anything that way. I used to think Ben was the hero until, oh, about the 5000th view of the film and then I started to question it. (Don't get me started on how the ghouls differ from what many people consider typical zombie behavior!) Regardless, it is a fantastic film that holds up very well and can still generate thoughtful debate!

Episode 026

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:32:00 GMT

Brother D and Bren pull out all the unanswered Feedback from the past several weeks, and catch up on all our emails and voicemails. Unfortunately, the movie Outpost didn't show up at Mail Order Zombie Central as expected, so there's no movie review this week, but Brother D does review the score for an upcoming zombie film. The Zombie Aptitude Test is back with a new question, and there are two contests running right now, so listeners have an opportunity to win a handful of DVDs including the movie Hell's Ground, courtesy of TLA Releasing. The Zombie Beat makes its triumphant return with several interesting Zombie Sightings, as well as brief talk about Uncle Romero's potential next project!

Email us at MailOrderZombie@gmail.com or call us at 206-202-2505!

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(Next week, we return to a more 100-minute-ish long show. We just had so much Feedback to get through, we ended up running long!)

Red 5's ZMD (Zombies of Mass Destruction) comic heads to Hollywood - http://tinyurl.com/red5zmd
BeyondHollywood.com's lack of enthusiasm about ZMD - http://tinyurl.com/zmdbeyond
Within the Woods - trailer and behind-the-scenes footage - http://tinyurl.com/dreadavian
Pics from Patrick Horvath's Die-ner - http://tinyurl.com/die-ner
"Everything That's Wrong with the Zombie Survival Guide" at Penguin's Journal of the Mundane - http://tinyurl.com/penguin1 - http://tinyurl.com/penguin2 - http://tinyurl.com/penguin3
Dead Fury DVD specs - http://tinyurl.com/deadfury
Safest building during a zombie attack at University of Las vegas according to Ed Kaczynski - http://tinyurl.com/unlvzombie
Dead Threat trailer - http://tinyurl.com/deadthreat
Further news on the upcoming Dylan Dog adaptation - http://tinyurl.com/dylandog
John Lee finds zombies at the London Bridge - http://tinyurl.com/bridgezombie
Zombie house burned down in Swaziland - http://tinyurl.com/burninghouse
Teen zombie books added to the shelves at Arlington Public Library - http://tinyurl.com/libraryzombie
Diary of the Dead 2? - http://tinyurl.com/diary2

Resident Evil: Degeneration trailer - http://tinyurl.com/retrailer
The Last Guy - Mixing Google Earth and zombies - http://tinyurl.com/lastguy
Roger Ebert's review of Night of the Living Dead (1968) - http://tinyurl.com/ebertnight
Roger Ebert's review of Dawn of the Dead (1979) - http://tinyurl.com/ebertdawn

Episode 025

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:30:00 GMT

This is it - the Night of the Living Dead Spectacular! Episode 25 of Mail Order Zombie is crammed full of reviews, discussions and special guest stars (a total of 21 guests make an appearance this week!). There have been several versions of the classic film since its original 1968 release, and Brother D tackles Tom Savini's Night of the Living Dead 1990 remake (with Desmond Reddick from Dread Media), John Russo's 30th Anniversary Edition and Night of the Living Dead 3D (with Brother D's brother Kevin) before finally sitting down with Bren to talk about the original movie. There is no Zombie Aptitude Test or Zombie Beat this week, but there is a new contest in which you might win a copy of TLA Releasing's Hell's Ground! This is a longer-than-normal episode, so settle down and strap in!

Email us at MailOrderZombie@gmail.com or call us at 206-202-2505!

Vote for us at Podcast Alley - http://www.podcastalley.com/one_vote2.php?pod_id=53902

Episode 024

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:29:00 GMT

Brother D and Bren rock 2 movie reviews, 1 alternate ending, a handful of ZAT answers, a couple random phone calls and the most Feedback EVER featured in a single episode of Mail Order Zombie this week! Episode 24 features a look at the movies Ghoul School and Ghost Lake, as well as the bonus disc of the I Am Legend 2-disc DVD release. The current Zombie Aptitude Test Question is answered, and even though Brother D postponed some of the current week's Feedback to Episode 26, there's nearly an hour of answering questions from the best listeners in the world in this MOZ installment. We've got a slightly beefier Zombie Beat this week as well.

Email us at MailOrderZombie@gmail.com or call us at 206-202-2505!

Vote for us at Podcast Alley - http://www.podcastalley.com/one_vote2.php?pod_id=53902

Bill MacKinnon chooses swords over chainsaws - http://tinyurl.com/boarshead
Takena's Chainsaw Maid - http://tinyurl.com/chainsawmaid
BBC3 documentary to follow production of Byrony Matthewman's user-generated zombie movie - http://tinyurl.com/bbczdoc
Rick and his zombie tattoos - http://tinyurl.com/zombietat
Trailer for Bubba's Chili Parlour - http://tinyurl.com/bubbaschili
Dead Air One Sheet - http://tinyurl.com/daposter
Quarantine's release date pushed back - http://tinyurl.com/newqdate
Zombies Zombies Zombies DVD release date - http://tinyurl.com/2zombies
It's Alive! Zombie Fest - http://tinyurl.com/zfest

Dancingfred's purple Smurfs - http://tinyurl.com/purplesmurf

Zombiefarmer's Zombie Sheep

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:41:00 GMT

Episode 023

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:12:00 GMT

This week in Episode 23, Brother D takes on the zombie movie Awaken the Dead. Bren joins him as they cuddle up to Will Smith and watch the Fresh Prince take on . . . some kind of zombie/vampire/CG-creatures in I Am Legend. The horror-celebrity-call-in-contest has been extended after an actor from a classic 80s zombie movie leaves Mail Order Zombie a voicemail. All the listener emails, messages and voicemails are reviewed on the show, and the film scores from a recent zombie movie franchise get a little attention this week. We're still accepting Zombie Aptitude Test answers. Also, some slight website changes are discussed, and an announcement about the new-and-official Mail Order Zombie message board drops. Email the show at MailOrderZombie@gmail.com or leave a message at 206-202-2505.

Tony Nunes' Zombie Allegiance wrapping production - http://tinyurl.com/5pa7mt
Mike Catalano reports on Zack and Deborah Snyder's Army of the Dead - http://tinyurl.com/5aggf4
Karen Cooper Living Dead Doll up for charity auction - http://tinyurl.com/5a2jjb
Shawn Adler reports on Anderson's possible intention to make a Resident Evil 4 - http://tinyurl.com/59a226

Zombie Reporting Center rules Jason is NOT a zombie - http://tinyurl.com/4kc5c7

Contest Winner!

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:20:00 GMT

Well, that happened REALLY fast!

In Episode 22, Mail Order Zombie launched a new contest in which the first person who asked a horror celebrity to leave us a voicemail would win a prize package.

This afternoon, we had a winner!

Congratulations to Shawn for the winning voicemail (which was SO good, I'm going to play it during our special Night of the Living Dead Spectacular)!

Episode 022

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:31:00 GMT

Undead executioners and zombie party goers get some attention in Episode 22 of Mail Order Zombie when Brother D reviews Prison of the Dead and Die and Let Live. The winners of the contest for the Undead Horrors 5-DVD Pack from Tempe Video are announced, and the details of a grand-daddy of a new contest are spilled for all to hear. Bren swings by to help go over the current Zombie Aptitude Test question ("Where would you go in the event of a zombie uprising?") and y'all's Feeback, and of course we have a concentrated does of zombie-centric news in this week's Zombie Beat. Email the show at MailOrderZombie@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at 206-202-2505.

"To Shamble or Not to Shamble . . . That is the Question" by Joe Perez - http://tinyurl.com/5snfab
Zombie Walk in Fairbanks, Alaska, covered by Michelle Peterson - http://tinyurl.com/596g8g
Jason M. Murphy and Tony Giordana at the Zombies, Zombies, Zombies premiere - http://tinyurl.com/6qd8pe
House of the Dead Director's Cut: Funny Version - http://tinyurl.com/6z97z2 - http://tinyurl.com/5kb6yh
The AFI should have included a Top 10 Movies from the Horror Genre in their recent lists - http://tinyurl.com/63am3g
Interview with Fabio Frizzi, by Tim Fife - http://tinyurl.com/456ha2

The Historic Dockyard, Chatham - http://www.chdt.org.uk/Discover

Day by Day Armageddon - http://www.raptorman.us

Falcon Rock Command - http://www.falconrockcommand.com

Episode 021

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:18:00 GMT

Bren furthers her zombie movie education this week as she sits down with Brother D to watch The Serpent and the Rainbow, and then Brother D braves The Rising Dead on his own in this week's episode of Mail Order Zombie. We're still accepting contest entries for the Undead Horrors DVD Pack from Tempe Video, as well as collecting answers for the current Zombie Aptitude Test question. As always, Bren also lends her voice to y'all's Feedback, and Brother D gets unexpectedly musical in the middle of a listener's voicemail! Obviously, the show's anchored by the week's zombie news in this week's Zombie Beat. Email the show at MailOrderZombie@gmail.com or call the voicemail at 206-202-2505.

FEARnet's Top Ten Evil Babies - http://tinyurl.com/5mphrc
Scars of Youth pics - http://tinyurl.com/5vbzxb
Blair Butler and "America's Next Top Zombie Idol" - http://tinyurl.com/5pr6xd
The List Universe's Top 15 Modern black and White Films - http://tinyurl.com/3wcuzd
"Top Ten TV Shows That Could Be Made Better by the Sudden Appearance of Zombies" by Aaron Tavena - http://tinyurl.com/5rroj6
Kyle W. Bishop's zombie-stories-as-racial-parable dissertation - http://tinyurl.com/3nvr3l
New trailer for Dead Air - http://tinyurl.com/49fodb
Zombie Shuffle in Melbourne Pics - http://tinyurl.com/58gxhu
Zombie Shuffle in Melbourne Story - http://tinyurl.com/6lraxk

Forums at Drunken Zombie - http://tinyurl.com/6kbn3d
Brother D on Episode 42 of Dread Media - http://www.earth-2.net//podcasts/dreadmedia/dreadmedia

Episode 020.5

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:58:00 GMT

This is a quick correction to the Zombie Aptitude Test answer we went over in Episode 20. Sorry about the mix-up!

Episode 020

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:59:00 GMT

Brother D pushes through the movies Zombie Christ and Dorm of the Dead in this week's episode of Mail Order Zombie. Between the reviews, the winners of the Zombie Comfort Guide are announced, and then a new contest is started for even more zombie goodness from Mail Order Zombie Central. The answers to the current Zombie Aptitude Test question are reviewed, and Bren' adds her voice to the extra-long Feedback section of the show. We've got a spot of news in the Zombie Beat as well. Email the show at MailOrderZombie@gmail.com or call the voicemail line at 206-202-2505.

Short zombie movie The Farm - http://tinyurl.com/6pregs
"Dawn of the Dead" and "Scarecrow Zombie" t-shirts - http://www.goapeshirts.com/products/026/ - http://www.goapeshirts.com/products/018/
Tattooed Guitars - http://www.myspace.com/tattooedguitars
The Harvard Zombie Massacre - http://tinyurl.com/4jrj96
Army of the Dead - http://tinyurl.com/67o6zn
First Serbian zombie movie - http://tinyurl.com/6xv7nh
Playing a Fake Shemp on Zombie Undead - http://tinyurl.com/5j2m9r

Episode 019

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Thu, 5 Jun 2008 04:01:00 GMT

For Episode 19, Brother D reviews two more zombie movies. From the past is 1993's Ozone, and from the future is Hell's Ground, hitting DVD later this month. The contest for the Zombie Comfort Guide is still going, and there are details for how you can win right here in this episode. Bren drops by for more Feedback, and weighs in herself on the previous Zombie Aptitude Test question. And the current ZAT question? We're still accepting submissions so get your answers in now! Email the show at MailOrderZombie@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 206-202-2505.

Zombies Overheard in New York - http://tinyurl.com/64p3p5

12/24 shooting near Holiday Lake - http://tinyurl.com/6phqec

Octalog's guide for zombie attacks - http://tinyurl.com/3trdl7

"Can't save the world? Then prepare for its end." - http://zombietools.net/

The Dead Matter trailer set to debut - http://tinyurl.com/5r8v8l

Posing, and getting arrested, in Melbourne - http://tinyurl.com/3pgtz9

Security camera footage - http://tinyurl.com/5zegwf

Lost Zombies project - http://www.lostzombies.com

Episode 018

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Thu, 29 May 2008 07:40:00 GMT

Imagine - not one, but two zombie movies with the word ZOMBIE, or some derivation thereof, in the title! In Episode 18 of Mail Order Zombie, Brother D reviews Zombie Nation and Zombies Anonymous. A new contest launches this week, and we finally go over the Is-Frankenstein's-Monster-A-Zombie Zombie Aptitude Test question. Bren stops by to go over the show's feedback and calls Brother D shameful. Plus you can hear a spot of zombie news in the Zombie Beat! Email the show at MailOrderZombie@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 206-202-2505.

Zombies are coming! Are you ready? - http://tinyurl.com/6aqmow
Top Ten Reasons Why Zombies Make Better Boyfriends - http://tinyurl.com/3lx3hc
Tony Todd in Dawn of the Dead sequel - http://tinyurl.com/4sean9
Don't Wake the Dead seeking distribution - http://tinyurl.com/5c6qat
Plan 9 From Outer Space remake? - http://tinyurl.com/5odr3g - http://www.plan9movie.com
"Song of the Living Dead" - http://tinyurl.com/4hm5lj

What Are Your Chances of Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse? - http://tinyurl.com/6fl2wo
T. Van's review of Severed: Forest of the Dead - http://tinyurl.com/56a645

The Obscure 80s Big Hair Bash Against Cancer - http://tinyurl.com/64fnkw

Zombie Comfort Guide - Contest!

Thu, 29 May 2008 07:36:00 GMT

Learn how you can win your own Zombie Comfort Guide by listening to Episode 18!

Episode 017

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Thu, 22 May 2008 05:05:00 GMT

There are three reviews lined up this week on Mail Order Zombie. The zombie flicks Severed: Forest of the Dead and Feeding the Masses are lined up and waiting for their headshots, and the CD release of the soundtrack from The Dead Next Door is waiting in the wings. Then take a hit from a rather light bit of Zombie Beat this week (remember, you can always submit your own news and announcements!), and, as always, Bren, aka Sister B, drops by to go over the weekly feedback (where Brother D gets a tiny bit of good natured schooling from one of the listeners!). We're still accepting answers to the current Zombie Aptitude Test question as well. Email the show at MailOrderZombie@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 206-202-2505.

http://rootrot.libsyn.com/ - The Midnight Podcast
http://www.deadpit.com - Deadpit.com

Cinematical reports Dance of the Dead finds distribution - http://tinyurl.com/5u4av8
Tiffany Shepis in Zombthology - http://tinyurl.com/63y9y4
Zombthology trailer - www.artheldhoustage.com/zomb.html
Horror-Movies.ca interview with Uncle Romero - http://tinyurl.com/5gkedk
Richard Hatch joins the cast of The Undertakers - http://tinyurl.com/6ljgj7
Buy a raffle ticket, support a movie, play a zombie - http://tinyurl.com/5cktuo

Episode 016

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:34:00 GMT

This past Friday and Saturday night, Brother D spent his evenings at the Third Annual Zompire, The Undead Film Festival. Three feature films and several short movies later, he reports on the zombie offerings and includes words and thoughts from other festival goers as well. We'd never skip the Zombie Beat, and Brother D actually gets excited about something Richard Rubinstein might be putting together. Bren' drops in to go over the week's feedback, and two winners are drawn from the correct submissions to the contest for the Evil DVD and Chicken Zombie mini-comic. What was the correct answer to the question, "What will be so special about Episode 25 of Mail Order Zombie?" Listen to this episode to find out! Email the show at MailOrderZombie@gmail.com, or leave a voicemail at 206-202-2505.

http://www.earth-2.net/podcasts/dreadmedia/dreadmedia - Dread Media
http://www.outsidethecinema.blogspot.com/ - Outside the Cinema

Who might return for a sequel to Diary of the Dead - http://tinyurl.com/67ljh2
New teaser trailer for Deadlands 2: Trapped - http://tinyurl.com/5wcvk4
Hamlet as a zombie tale - http://tinyurl.com/5u8x7m
Monroeville Zombies hockey team? - http://tinyurl.com/5dd8cl
The Winchester withstood zombies, but now it's coming down - http://tinyurl.com/58qtem
The Zombie Diaries Australian DVD release date announced - http://tinyurl.com/6ph9d2
Dawn of the Dead - a sequel and in 3-D - http://tinyurl.com/6d26rz

Episode 015

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Thu, 8 May 2008 07:41:00 GMT

Bren' sits down to watch another zombie movie this week - this time around, Shaun of the Dead made its way into the Mail Order Zombie DVD player. After that, Brother D checked out Mulva: Zombie Ass Kicker! on his own. The Zombie Beat is a little light this week, but we still check out the news and sightings, and the contest for the Evil DVD and Zombie Chicken mini-comic is still running until next Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Bren' lends her voice to reading your emails, and we respond to your voicemails as well. Check it out!

Email us at MailOrderZombie@gmail.com, or call our voicemail at 206-202-2505.

(And next week, Mail Order Zombie will cover Zompire: The Undead Film Festival!)

Dread Media - http://www.earth-2.net/podcasts/dreadmedia/dreadmedia
The Midnight Podcast - http://rootrot.libsyn.com/
Horror, Etc. - http://www.horroretc.com

Hard Times for American Zombies by Paul Hooson, Wizbang Blue - http://tinyurl.com/6kn8pu
Top Ten Special Edition DVDs - http://tinyurl.com/63nvgy
Specs for 40th Anniversary Night of the Living Dead DVD - http://tinyurl.com/5ev7ym
The One I Might Have Saved by Stacie Ponder, Final Girl - http://tinyurl.com/5nxfar
Sponsor a Zombie - http://mercuryradiotheater.com/spaz/
HorrorCommentary - Five Questions w/ Mail Order Zombie - http://tinyurl.com/56e3kx

Zompire: The Undead Film Festival - http://www.zompire.com

Episode 014

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Thu, 1 May 2008 15:00:00 GMT

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered Volume 1, Fan of the Dead and Song of the Dead are the three very independent movies being reviewed this week on Mail Order Zombie. Bren' joins as for y'all's Feedback, and in this week's Zombie Aptitude Test, we answer the question: Who would win in a fight - Bub the Zombie or Bud the C.H.U.D.? There are plenty of Zombie Sightings across the podosphere, and the Zombie News is thick with hot undead action. Also this week: the first ever Mail Order Zombie contest! Call the show at 206-202-2505 or email us at MailOrderZombie@gmail.com

Bloodtype Basement - http://www.bloodtypeonline.com/thebloodtypebasement.htm
Destroy the Brain! - http://www.destroythebrain.com
The Dried Blood Podcast - http://www.destroythebrainonline.com/
Dead Lantern's Splattercast - http://www.deadlantern.com/splattercast/
Outside the Cinema - http://outsidethecinema.blogspot.com/
Deadpit.com - http://www.deadpit.com
Drunken Zombie - http://www.drunkenzombie.com

Behind-the-Scenes footage from Dead Air - http://tinyurl.com/63xan6
Zombie pics from Deadlands 2: Trapped - http://tinyurl.com/6y25ek
'Why I Like Zombie Movies' - http://tinyurl.com/6bof4k
Project Zee - http://tinyurl.com/5jmz97
Zombie Survival Hour - http://tinyurl.com/5em5ao
The Ultimate Zombie Survival Guide - http://tinyurl.com/2nkkqs
Living in a high rise during zombie uprising - http://tinyurl.com/45rjxp
'Ever Met a Zombie?' - http://tinyurl.com/6oz6us
Zombie short in the Third Annual UMass Film Festival - http://tinyurl.com/4ene2n
HorrorCommentary - Five Questions w/ Mail Order Zombie - http://tinyurl.com/56e3kx
America's Next Top Zombie - http://www.mindsplintersfilms.com

Tequila Matt on Souls and Zombies

Thu, 1 May 2008 07:18:00 GMT

Over the last couple of weeks, as Bren' begins her exploration of the zombie genre, you guys have raised several interesting questions. One of them is, "Do zombies have souls?" This could become a deep, metaphysical discussion and it would also change from movie to movie. I had a few brief thoughts to share.

First, on Mail Order Zombie, we seem to be using the baseline on of the Romero zombies as a baseline for judging if the assailants in other films are truly "zombies". This is ironic, since Romero (and Russo) never used the word "zombie" in the original "Night of the Living Dead" film. The basic premise is that the recently dead are becoming re-animated. This is one of the reasons many do not believe the Rage-infected from "28 Days Later/28 Weeks Later" count as zombies. This may also be something to consider about the T-virus zombies of the "Resident Evil" films.

It is this belief that zombies are the re-animated dead which lead many to prefer the slow-moving creatures of the Romero films to the fast-moving creatures from the "Return of the Living Dead" movies or the "Dawn" and "Day" remakes. However, all of these examples still share the attribute that the creatures were either dead, or killed, before re-animating as zombies.

So what is "dead"? This is where the metaphysics begins. Depending on your spiritual, cultural and political background, you'll have a very different definition of "dead". However, people generally agree that when the heart stops beating, the lungs stop breathing and the brain stops working... beyond the point of resuscitation... you are dead. The "life force" leaves the body. The soul is no longer in the shell.

When a zombie is re-an imated, is it re-imbued with a soul? I'm going to stop for a moment to talk about another breed of the undead, vampires. In Joss Whedon's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", vampires have no souls. The soul left the body at death and was replaced with a demon. This is how Whedon explained the sentience of the vampire over the zombie. The character Angel (and later Spike) was a vampire whose soul was put back into his undead body. Again, sentience and now conscience in the body of the undead.

From "Dawn of the Dead" on, zombies start to remember things from their lives. They come to the mall because they did so in life. They remember how to use basic tools and eventually guns. They even begin to become self-aware. In the "Return of the Living Dead" films, the zombies can talk and even problem-solve. In the first film, the zombies can use a police radio to tell a dispatcher to send more cops. In the third film, a character learns that pain can stave off the hunger. But does having access to memory equal having a soul?

If someone has amnesia, a total loss of memory, do they still have a soul? Most would answer yes. As long as you are alive, even if you lose your sense of self, you still have a soul. So, your memory, even your personality, is separate from your soul. It is possible to have a soul without memory, therefore it may be possible to have memory without a soul.

While Romero-type zombies don't breathe, they do use their nervous systems, their brains, to move their bodies. This is what makes the brain their weak spot. The electrical activity in the brain that makes it possible for them to sense, move and attack must also be activating the memory centers, at least in some small way, allowing them some awareness of memory.

To summarize, it is my belief that the soul (the spark of life) leaves the body at death . Zombies are re-animated corpses without souls. Some may have access to their memories to varying degrees, but this is as vestigial to a zombie as its heart or lungs. The soul has departed. Just as zombies can eat without gaining sustenance, they can remember without having a soul.

Tequila Matt

Mail Order Zombie - Promo 01

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:55:00 GMT

Podcasters - Please feel free to use this in future episodes of your own show. If I'm not already playing a promo of yours, please email me an .mp3 and I'll put it into rotation on Mail Order Zombie.

Listeners - Enjoy!

Everyone - Have a great weekend!

Episode 013

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:43:00 GMT

This week's episode is filled to the zombie gills! Two 2007 DVD releases are lined up for reviews this week as we look at Evil and Dawn of the Living Dead. Sandwiched between these reviews is the first ever Mail Order Zombie interview. Andrew Migliore spent some time with us to talk about the upcoming Zompire: The Undead Film Festival. Also we take a bite out of all the feedback we received this past week (we love it!), and Matt's Zombie Aptitude Test question is still open for answers. You can always call into the show at 206-202-2505, or email us at MailOrderZombie@gmail.com.

Night of the Living Podcast - http://www.notlp.com

Zombie Heads and Living Dead Threads - http://zombiehead.etsy.com/

Yahoo! Movies' End-of-the-Earth-Day - http://tinyurl.com/559gmn

Teaser trailer for Deadlands 2: Trapped - http://tinyurl.com/66mnzl

Tufts Daily's Top Ten Movies That Could Use a Few Zombies - http://tinyurl.com/6y7gq8

Arizona Local News' Top Five zombie movies - http://tinyurl.com/59yrqs

Shawn's review of The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue - http://tinyurl.com/689c67

Zompire: The Undead Film Festival - http://www.zompire.com

Episode 012

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:01:00 GMT

The show runs a bit longer than normal this week due to all of your emails and Zombie Aptitude Test answers, so buckle in and buckle down for Episode 12 of Mail Order Zombie! This week, two more movies receive their due headshots - Raiders of the Damned and The Stink of Flesh. The Zombie Beat includes more lists (Best Horror Comedies, Best 'Eye Poppers', etc.) and other zombie sightings, and a new ZAT question is presented to the masses.

KarmaCritique's All-Zombie Episode - http://www.karmacritic.com/node/2953

Drunken Zombie podcast - http://drunkenzombie.podomatic.com/

OMG Horror's 27 Greatest Horror Comedies Ever Made - http://tinyurl.com/5nwvfm

Horror-Movies.ca's Top Ten 'Eye Poppers' -
http://tinyurl.com/6jhjfk

Assistant Village Idiot's crash course on how to survive a zombie attack - http://tinyurl.com/6fawq7

'Diary of the Dead' short film competition winner and runners-up - http://tinyurl.com/57wodf

CanMag's interview with Jenna Jameson about 'Zombie Strippers' - http://tinyurl.com/5ll5sg

the REEL Addict's Top 15 Bleakest Film Endings - http://tinyurl.com/6pa599

Vince's Shotgun - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4ebtj1jR7c

Shawn's review of Die and Let Live at HorrorCommentary.com - http://tinyurl.com/5rwdjx

Tequila Matt's ZAT Answer from Episode 12

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:15:00 GMT

Howdy Brother D,

I'd like to apologize for the length of this e-mail in advance. While it would seem that this topic should be easy to answer with a few short sentences, you've touched on an area that many zombie enthusiasts love to debate ad nauseum. I even get fired up about it. So, here is what amounts to an essay when a simple e-mail should suffice.

Before I tell you what I think is the ideal weapon to wield during a zombie uprising, I want to first rule out a few popular choices.

Shotgun -- For many, the "boomstick" is the go-to weapon, however it's practical drawbacks are many. First, the shotguns readily available to civilians have a limited ammunition capacity: 2 shells for a double barrel, 4 shells for a stake-out and 6 to 8 shells for a combat shot gun. Stopping to re-load can spell disaster as the zombies descend upon you.

The Saiga-12 is a shotgun based on the AK-47 assault rifle and is available with a 20-round drum magazine, solving the ammunition capacity problem. However, there are still several other issues to consider. While a scatter-gun is useful in a one human versus many zombies in close quarters scenario, it has disadvantages if those conditions change. A shotgun is not precise enough if you have friends our family members in melee with the zombies. Its accuracy over distance is another limitation for many models. If you are going to use a firearm, you want it to be accurate and for it to have range so you can pick off zeds before they get too close.

The largest drawback to shotguns, and guns in general, is noise. While there are different kinds of zombies with different strengths and weaknesses, they all seem to be drawn to noise. The sound of a gunshot can travel for miles. Do you want all of the zombies in your zip code showing up at your door? I would avoid using guns accept as a last resort.

Flame-thrower -- War movies and science fiction such as "Aliens" and "The Thing" have popularized this device which is really more effective for defoliation than as a weapon. It is cumbersome, dangerous to the operator and has a very limited fuel capacity. With apologies to Uncle Romero who suggested zombies fear fire, the Italian Cycle (Argento, Fulci, Mattei) showed us that zombies feel no pain and have no reason to fear fire. In fact, using fire as a weapon against zombies often creates a walking bonfire which can set your home, your car or your whole neighborhood ablaze. Further, Russo and O'Bannon (in the "Return of the Living Dead" series) showed us that burning zombies can spread the cause of the zombification.

Chainsaw -- With apologies to director Sam Raimi and Ashley J. Williams, the hero of the "Evil Dead" series, the chainsaw just isn't good choice. While it is outrageous, even comedic, that Ash has a chainsaw for a hand, there are numerous reasons not to use this as a weapon. How many of us have been rudely awakened on a Saturday morning by a chainsaw in use down the block? The noise could attract more zombies. Then, there's the infectious blood and viscera that you'll be splattering everywhere. Even if the source of zombification isn't biological, there are other bloodborne pathogens to consider. Finally, one slip and you are tearing through your own flesh. Open wounds and limiting injuries are not good things during the zombie apocalypse.

Machete -- Apologies to Cousin Savini, the make-up artist, stuntman and actor who supported many of Romero's efforts, but the machete is also a bad choice. These thin, blunt blades are designed for clearing brush, not for cutting fles h and rending bone. Swing this at a zombie's head or neck and it will get stuck in the wound without doing any real damage to the creature... and you will be without a weapon.

Samurai Sword -- In Feudal Japan, these noble weapons were crafted by artisans and rated by the number of bodies they could slice through in one swing. In modern times, these finely crafted, hardened swords are difficult to come buy and cost thousands of dollars. The collectorsâ items we hang on our walls are not battle-ready. Search YouTube for the video of a salesman on a home-shopping channel demonstrating the strength of a samurai sword by tapping it on the counter-top. The blade snapped in half, flipped back at the salesman and stabbed him in the belly. Not what you want to face a zombie with. Even if you get your hands on a REAL samurai sword, these take skill to wield effectively without injuring ourselves or comrades.

Axe -- So, if we can't use a machete or a sword, how about an axe? These are heavy and unwieldy tools. Thousands, not hundreds, but thousands of people injure themselves with axes every year just chopping wood for fireplaces. A log is not a moving target. A log doesn't have an infectious bite. The dangers of over-swinging are immense. Then, there is still the risk of getting your weapon stuck in the flesh and bone of one zombie while others descend upon you.

Baseball Bat -- If bladed weapons are bad, how about a blunt object? We are on the right track, but a baseball bat is designed for hitting a 5 ounce cork, rubber and leather ball... not a human skull. We've seen both wooden and aluminum bats break after repeated uses... against a 9-inch circumference balls. They wouldn't last very long against skull and pavement.

So, this brings me to my weapon of choice, if I could only arm myself with one weapon in the zombie apocalypse....

A crowbar.

Seriously, a crowbar. I'd arm myself with a non-sparking, 3 or 4 foot crowbar. Non-sparking in case of gas leaks as the human infrastructure breaks down. 3 or 4 feet in length to give me some swinging room, but not too long that it becomes to heavy to carry or that over-swinging can become an issue. No re-load or noise concerns that come with a gun. While there are pointy bits that could be used on vital spots such as eyes and ears, it isn't a bladed weapon that can get stuck in flesh or bone. It is a bludgeoning weapon that will break many bones before it suffers structural fatigue.

When using a crowbar as a weapon, there are several techniques to consider. Of course, the obvious straight strike to the head can be very effective. However, you can also trip or even hobble a zombie by swinging at its knees or ankles. While they do not feel pain, they still rely on the functionality of bones an d joints to walk. A crawling zombie is still a threat, but it is also an easier target. Once on the ground, one can bludgeon the skull or destroy the brain by stabbing through the eyes or ears with the tip of the crowbar.

The crowbar is also a tool, remember. It can be used to pry open locked doors, break padlocks, smash windows and even pop-open the ignition of a car. It is a lever which can be use for many purposes. It can even remove nails for re-use in fortification. Personally, I think no zombie hunter or apocalypse survivor should be without a crowbar.

That said, I still think there is room for knives, guns and other weapons in the zombie survival kit. Some situations call for their use. I just think if you could have only one tool for all situations, it should be a crowbar. Its utility, effectiveness and durability is unmatched.

Tequila Matt

Episode 011

MailOrderZombie@gmail.com — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:16:00 GMT

Electric Zombies and Zombie Night are the 2 lucky movies to be reviewed this week. Also, Bren' and Brother D have the first part of a sit-down chat about zombie flicks. Plus, we hit the Zombie Beat for another look at the most recent zombie rumblings across the Internet, and we go over some listener emails. We're still accepting answers for the current Zombie Aptitude Test question, so get your answer in before next week's episode! Be heard on the show - call the voicemail at 206-202-2505!

The Midnight Podcast - http://rootrot.libsyn.com/

Teaser trailer for 'Dead Threat' - http://tinyurl.com/5hbn44

Horror-Movies.ca's Top Ten Headshots - http://tinyurl.com/5cvg9n

Shock Till You Drop's clips of 'Zombie Strippers' - http://tinyurl.com/5rhuqn

Ahora Hollywood's clips of 'Zombie Strippers' - http://tinyurl.com/64zxco

How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse, by David Hambling - http://tinyurl.com/23f2x9

'Fashion Zombies' - http://tinyurl.com/5879gj

'The Living Dead Chronicles' - http://tinyurl.com/57nst4

Happy Birthday, Des'! - http://www.earth-2.net/podcasts/dreadmedia/dreadmedia