Thu, 25 December 2008
Wayne Kotke's Christmas Classic-in-the-Making! Happy Holidays everyone! |
Wed, 24 December 2008
Happy Holidays, everyone! In Episode 48 of Mail Order Zombie, after Brother D hits the weekly zombie news and sightings in the Zombie Beat, he and Miss Bren catch up on Feedback that's been building up at MOZ Central over the past few weeks. In the midst of this Feedback Discussion special, Brother D announces a new contest for the Mail Order Zombie Family. 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 9 Ways the Zombie Apocalypse with make Christmas Better - http://tinyurl.com/zombiexmas |
Wed, 24 December 2008
Resident Evil: Degeneration hits DVD and Blu-ray December 27th! A zombie attack brings chaos to Harvardville Airport. Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield, former special forces members during the Raccoon City tragedy 7 years ago, are back. In high-octane Resident Evil style, they're ready to battle a rogue warrior who is seeking revenge after his family was killed in Raccoon City. The deadly G-Virus is unleashed and a new mutated monster goes on the rampage. Will Claire and Leon be able to terminate the virus before history repeats itself? Resident Evil: Degeneration Trailer  You could win a private screening for you and 100 friends, two years of free unlimited video games rentals and a PlayStation®3 from GameFly.com.Visit www.sonypictures.com/redsweeps2 or text EVIL to 62407 to enter before it's too late (01/30/09)!
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Sun, 21 December 2008
Death Race hits DVD today, December 21st, and Brother D takes a critical look at this Paul W. S. Anderson remake of Death Race 2000. Jason Statham, Tyrese Gibson, Ian McShane and Joan Allen star in the film, and the DVD features two behind-the-scenes featurettes and a commentary track by Paul W. S. Anderson and producer Jeremy Bolt. |
Sun, 21 December 2008
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! |
Sun, 21 December 2008
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! |
Sat, 20 December 2008
Brother D and Miss Bren stepped briefly away from the zombie movies long enough to watch the 2008 remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still. In addition to talking about the movie, Miss Bren chastises Brother D over a childhood crush and they both turn to the Mail Order Zombie Family to help them come up with a rating scale for non-zombie movie reviews.
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Thu, 18 December 2008
We lost track of how many headshots we gave out this week on Mail Order Zombie! Brother D reviews John Saxon's only turn in the director's chair when he takes a look at Zombie Death House, and then Miss Bren fires off some headshots of her own when she joins Brother D for a discussion of Dead Set. Mail Order Zombie Family members Jay and Mathew also send in reviews of their own (taking a look at Resident Evil: Degeneration and Waxwork II: Lost in Time respectively). But it's not just movie reviews this week - Billy Garberina, actor-director of the 4-Headshot-rated Necroville spends some time with Mail Order Zombie this week to talk about movie-making, why no-budgetters might be drawn to zombies and how you can't always trust the IMDB. The winners for the trade paperbacks of The Walking Dead are announced 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 Death Falcon Zero Vs. The Zombie Slug Lords - http://www.grapesofwrath.biz Necroville - http://www.necroville.com
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Mon, 15 December 2008
Intelligent. Deadly. And Out To Destroy Us. Exterminator Devin Hall (Sebastien Roberts, "Providence") has seen a lot when it comes to peculiar insect behavior, but nothing like the swarm of wasps that descends on a homeless man and kills him. The attack captures the attention of two women: Katherine Randall (Jayne Heitmeyer, "Earth: Final Conflict"), an associate professor of entomology; and Jane Kozik (Sarah Allen, "Secret Window"), the new Deputy Sheriff and Devin’s former lover. They join Devin in his quest to stop the deadly swarm. When Jane’s daughter Kelsey meets Eli (Robert Englund), the odd “wasp keeper,” and other locals who all seem to buzz, things get even stranger. Be afraid. Be very afraid, if you see a Black Swarm approaching! I'm sure this is one Miss Bren will NOT be sitting down to watch with me(!), but I've been pleasantly surprised by some of the entires in the Maneater Series, and I'm looking forward to this one when it hits DVD on February 3, 2009.
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Thu, 11 December 2008
There are Headshots a'plenty in this week's episode of Mail Order Zombie. Brother D takes a good and hard (and sometimes mean) look at the movies Zombiez, Catholic Ghoulgirls and Zombie Apocalypse before diving into this week's Feedback Discussion with Miss Bren. We'll also sneak in a few diary entries into the mix - Zombie Farmer submitted a few days' worth of journaling detailing how she would handle living in a zombie reality. We're still taking accepting entries for the first four trades of The Walking Dead (plus t-shirt!) until December 15th. Special thanks to everyone who called in to wish Brother D a happy birthday this week. At the time of Episode 46's recording, we'd received email greetings, a Disneyland recording from Need-a-Nickname Scott (from The Disney, Indiana Podcast), forum posts, Tweets, voicemails, an E-card and even a special message from one of the lead actors from an Uncle Romero classic! 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 Zombie Apocalypse - http://www.zombieapocalypsemovie.com/ Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - http://tinyurl.com/pridezombies |
Thu, 11 December 2008
As announced in Episode 045, you can win the first four trade collections of The Walking Dead from Mail Order Zombie. All you need to do is email the show at MailOrderZombie@gmail.com what zombie movie you'd like to see adapted as a comic. It can be a sequel, a prequel, a side story or even some sort of "expanded" or "uncut" version of the original film. You entry can also be submitted by voicemail at 206-202-2505. Entries are due December 15th, 2008. If you win, Brother D will offer to gift wrap the four books and will ship them anywhere you want as a holiday gift! In addition to the trade paperbacks, you'll also win a The Walking Dead t-shirt! Winners will be contacted privately shortly after December 15th and then announced later that week in Episode 047. Only one entry will be accepted per person. Good luck!
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Sun, 7 December 2008
Zombie fans of all media now have a chance to be part of a community driven film as Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated, Lost Zombies and Nation Undead have joined forces to facilitate each others projects creating a community of the zombie communities.
Between NOTLD:R's final call for artists and animators to reinvent the scenes of Romero's classic, Lost Zombies reaching out to the community for any form of 'proof' they have of zombies and Nation Undead's call to independent film makers to tell their story within the framework of an outbreak, every fan has the chance to have their work seen as part of these ever growing projects.
Lost Zombies has set a goal, 1000 videos and 10,000 images, before they move into assembly and production. With the call for everyone to submit their 'Proof of Zombies' to this community driven documentary, there is now an end in sight for this extensive project. Submit your proof at LostZombies.com. Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated is entering it's final round of submissions. With over 500 artists and animators responding from over 50 countries around the world, this is the final call for artists to join our group and help re-envision Romero's classic through their artwork. Expect this film to see its International DVD release in 2009. Go to NOTLDR.com for details. Nation Undead has revamped its website in order to offer filmmakers more props, materials, and media to facilitate telling their stories. As a whole, the outbreak will cover everything from the first signs of infection strait through the aftermath by way of these independently created featurettes. To view some of the films which have been submitted and to find out how you can tell your story go to NationUndead.com.
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Sat, 6 December 2008
This remake of the 1981 horror classic stars Jensen Ackles (TV's "Smallville" and "Supernatural"), Jaime King (The Spirit, Sin City), Kerr Smith (Final Destination, "Dawson's Creek"), and Tom Atkins (Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Night of the Creeps) is directed by Patrick Lussier (White Noise 2). My Bloody Valentine 3-D opens January 16.
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Sat, 6 December 2008
SciFi Japan - Forest J. Ackerman: 1916-2008 - http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2008/12/05/forrest-j-ackerman-1916-2008/ Goodbye, Uncle Forry: Famous Monsters Speak - http://drunkenseveredhead.blogspot.com/2008/12/goodbye-uncle-forry-famous-monsters.html Los Angeles Times' Obituary - http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-ackerman6-2008dec06,0,7179199.story |
Thu, 4 December 2008
We can't let a week go by without the weekly Zombie Beat!
Zombie movie 1:16pm to premiere December 6th - http://tinyurl.com/guelphzombie |
Thu, 4 December 2008
This week on Mail Order Zombie, the movie Day X steps up for its MOZ treatment, and instead of a second movie review, we review a comic. Miss Bren just read Volume 1 of The Walking Dead trade paperbacks, so she sits down with Brother D to talk about it (as well as sneaking in a few words about what she's read of Volume 2 so far!). The contest for The Zombie Diaries has come to an end, and the winners are announced, and because we like giving things away (and we have very generous members of the Mail Order Zombie Family who have hooked us up with such great swag!), we'll slip in the launch of a new contest this week, too! We go over the week's emails and voicemails in the weekly Feedback Discussion and add another country to the MOZ World Domination plans when we hear from a new listener in a country we've not heard from before. We also learn why Brother D has started carrying a screwdriver with him everywhere he goes. 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 (Two notes - 1) we originally had a review of Zombie Apocalypse scheduled for this week's episode, but this has been pushed back to next week, and 2) the Zombie Beat has postponed one day so you can expect to hear about the weekly Zombie News and Sightings Friday morning!) |
Tue, 2 December 2008
John Johnson, the man behind Darkstone Entertainment, has announced that he'll be tackling the Dark Tower . . . sort of.
Johnson has announced plans to shoot his own series of features inspired by the Robert Browning poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came," which also served as an inspiration to Stephen King when he wrote The Gunslinger. "I’ve had an obsession with a dark tower in my dreams since I was 5 years old," John Johnson told Fangoria. "Guess it is time to face it in the best way I know how." Johnson is the director of several horror movies, including Shadowhunters, which features zombies, as well as the upcoming remake of Ed Wood's film Plan 9 From Outer Space.
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Thu, 27 November 2008
Two more movies and a videogame get some attention this week in Episode 44 of Mail Order Zombie. Many, many moons ago, a member of the Mail Order Zombie Family asked Brother D about a movie he found in the discount bin at his local Wal-Mart. The movie? 2004's Death Valley: The Revenge of Bloody Bill. And this week, Brother D finally reviews it. And more recently, another MOZ Family member asked about the movie Rome Against Rome, so Brother D reviews this movie this week as well. A new contributor joins the family to review the videogame Left 4 Dead, and Miss Bren does her best to keep a straight face when she gets a series of strange phone calls while reading emails in this week's Feedback Discussion. Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving everyone! 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 Zombies vs. Unicorns - http://tinyurl.com/5md2qn |
Wed, 26 November 2008
Lionsgate has announced the DVD and Blu-ray Disc release date for The Midnight Meat Train. Directed by critically acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Ryûhei Kitamura (Versus) in his American debut, the film is based on legendary horror writer Clive Barker's popular short story from his classic Books of Blood collection. The screenplay was adapted by Jeff Buhler. Featuring a cast highlighted by some of today's hottest stars including Bradley Cooper (Wedding Crashers), Leslie Bibb (Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby), Tony Curran (The Good German), Brooke Shields (TV's "Lipstick Jungle"), and Vinnie Jones (X-Men: The Last Stand), critics called The Midnight Meat Train "one of the most effective horror films of the year" (Cinematical), "destined to become a cult classic as a vicious, brilliant, and disgusting horror film" (Cinema Crazed), "sharp and brutal" (Boxoffice Magazine) and "guaranteed to make you squirm, scream and beg for more" (Bloody-Disgusting.com).
The DVD and Blu-ray Disc contain frightening bonus materials including the featurettes "Anatomy of a Murder Scene," - a first hand look into how the grizzly killings from the film were created, "What's in Mahogany's Bag?" - a look inside the killer's tool kit and "Clive Barker: The Man Behind the Myth" - the horror legend shares the origins of Midnight Meat Train as well as presents a never-before-seen tour of his personal art studio and paintings.
I didn't get a chance to see this during it's VERY brief theatrical run, and I've been a fan of Barker's short stories for a long time, so I'm definitely looking forward to this. I've listened to the score by Johannes Kobilke and Robb Williamson, which I found to be appropriately creepy - here's to hoping the movie holds up!
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Wed, 26 November 2008
I spoke about Alien Raiders in the first MOZ Presents: The Munchies episode when the film was screened as part of the 2008 H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival. I had an absolute blast watching this film, and along with the Audience Favorite Award it won at that festival, Alien Raiders has also been recognized with the following awards at other festivals across the US:
Shriekfest - Best Thriller Shockerfest - Best Sci Fi Feature Film, Best Actress (Courtney Ford) and Honorable Mention in the Best Actor category (Carlos Bernard) Terror Film Festival - Best Picture Freak Show Horror Film Festival - Best Feature and Carlos Bernard was named Best Actor International Horror and Sci Fi Film Festival - Best Horror Screenplay The Thriller! Chiller! Film Festival - The Thriller Award Fresh veggies on Aisle 1. Fresh kills throughout the store. Something terrible is happening at Hastings Market. Something bloody. Something deadly. Something inhuman. And caught up in the grisly horror inside the market are shoppers turned hostages, unearthly alien terrors . . . and a dedicated commando band of raiders on a search-and-destroy mission to stop the intruders dead cold no matter where they hide. From Raw Feed, creators of the Rest Stop and Otis shockers, comes the sci-fi/horror tale Alien Raiders, a nerve-shredding battle for human survival against aliens that invade our world by invading our bodies. Be alert. Beware. Be afraid. The creatures’ next host could be your neighbor. Your kid brother. No – it’s you! Produced by Dan Myrick (co-director of The Blair Witch Project, co-writer of Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, director of Solstice, The Believers, and The Objective) and directed by Ben Rock (Shadow of the Blair Witch, Conversations), Alien Raiders is WHV’s sixth acquired title from the successful “Raw Feed” film franchise. The film stars Carlos Bernard (“24”), Jeff Licon (Mysterious Skin), Courtney Ford (Lie to Me), Samantha Streets (The Girl from the Naked Eye), Keith Hudson (Bad Boys II, Sex Drive), Matthew St. Patrick (War, “Six Feet Under”), and Rockmond Dunbar (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, “Prison Break”). Tony Krantz (Otis, Mulholland Drive, Sublime, “24”) and John Shiban (“The X Files,” “Supernatural,” Rest Stop) are also producers. AVAILABLE ON DVD FEBRUARY 17
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Wed, 26 November 2008
Left 4 Dead is a First Person Shooter that pits four survivors against endless waves of the undead. The thing that sets this game apart from ther FPS games is teamwork, no matter how good you are, you need to stay with the group to survive and that's where the game shines. The levels are well thought out and follow a linear path (beginning, middle and end), but multiple paths can be taken to get to the end of level. Left 4 Dead also features what's called an AI Director which means zombies will never come from exactly the same place. You may be overwhelmed in a subway one game and find nothing there the next. Online play is where this game really shines - having three other people controlling your the other survivors adds a tactical edge that I have not seen in other games of this type. Your enemies in this game are hordes of mindless zombies and five hero zombies (four of which can be played in the online versus match). These are not NotLD zombies - these guys are after you at top speed once they see you. The two things that hurt this game are the lack of weapon variety and the lack of an overarching story. Weapons-wise, you get shotguns, pistols, machine guns and a couple explosives. While each level has a basic "we have to get here to escape" storyline, there is nothing deeper than that. There are rumors of these issues being adressed in future downloadable content, but that is only in rumor form right now. I am going to give this game two ratings. One for your average man on the street and one for the people who love zombies as much as I do. For the Zombie Fan this game get's a solid 4-out-of-5. For the Average Joe, this game gets 3-out-of-5 due to the lack of weapon variety and story might turn them off a bit.
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Thu, 20 November 2008
Brother D uses the words "bunny rabbit" way too much this week in Episode 43 of Mail Order Zombie. A bunny rabbit makes its way through one of the three movies he reviews - The Forever Dead, Storm of the Dead and Dead Country. Two members of the Mail Order Zombie family contribute reviews of their own, bringing the review total to four-and-a-half (!) this week. In the middle of all these reviews, Brother D talks about how to get the most amount of movies for the least amount of money, and we launch a new contest in this episode! We have four copies of a 5-Headshot-rated movie to give away! Miss Bren also swings by for the weekly Feedback Discussion, and we're still accepting answers for the current Zombie Aptitude Test question. Can you handle the bunny rabbit? Can you handle the zombies? Can you handle Episode 43? 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 Danny Boyle tells the internet that the creatures in 28 Days Later are not zombies - http://tinyurl.com/notzombies Mill Creek Entertainment - http://www.millcreekent.com/ |
Thu, 13 November 2008
A Mail Order Zombie first! A zombie moviemaker swings by for an interview when co-writer/co-director of The Zombie Diaries Michael Bartlett swings by for a chat with Brother D. We also discover that country music is truly evil when we review the movie Trailer Park of Terror and watch Trace Adkins play the devil! Our Feedback Discussion runs a bit longer than normal this week because we had so many birthday wishes from the Mail Order Zombie family to Miss Bren! Thanks for sending those along! The submitted answers to the current Zombie Aptitude Test questions are reviewed, and a new ZAT question is posed to the Family this week, and we have the week's zombie news in the Zombie Beat. 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 The Corporate Zombie Killers - http://tinyurl.com/CorpZombieKillers Zombie Farmer's review of Dark Floors - http://tinyurl.com/ZFDarkFloors "Summer of '73" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSl3ZCEpLnw Little Shoppe of Horrors - http://www.littleshoppeofhorrors.com/ |
Wed, 5 November 2008
Zombie Allegiance (the first feature film from Solipsist Media Group) takes place in a post nuclear WWIII America, where those who were not killed in the attacks were turned to zombies by a second biological attack. The world is mostly dead, and those who survived are either vigilantes or desperate survivalists. One such group of survivalists find themselves defending their lives from much more than zombies and vigilantes when strange disappearances start to occur. Religion, politics, and the fundamental struggle of right and wrong construct a backdrop to what is much more than a zombie/slasher flick, but what writer/director Tony Nunes hopes is a true account of American values. Zombie Allegiance stars Brandon Luis Aponte, Richard Tretheway, Jennifer Kimmerle and Andre Boudreau; the film's homepage is http://www.myspace.com/zombieallegiance. Zombie Allegiance is wrapping post-production now with a planned premiere scheduled for mid- to late-December.
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Wed, 5 November 2008
In this week's episode of Mail Order Zombie, Brother D tries to wash the taste of House of the Dead out of his mouth with two more DVD reviews. The DVD releases of Zombie Strippers and Hoodoo for Voodoo are reviewed this week, and Brother D and Miss Bren venture away from the TV screen for some theatrical kinda-sorta zombie action when they finally watch Quarantine and share their thoughts with the Mail Order Zombie family (pay attention - Brother D and Miss Bren disagree on a key point about Quarantine!). We finally announce some contest winners - three listeners will walk away from this episode of Mail Order Zombie with their own copies of Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide by Glenn Kay. Even though we had to record this week's Feedback Discussion earlier than normal, we have plenty of material to get through, and we've got all the other features and fun you've come to expect from Mail Order Zombie. Let's do it! 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 Fidgit's Best Zombie Games of All Time - http://tinyurl.com/Fidgit10 |
Mon, 3 November 2008
We talk a lot about Uncle Romero on this show, but there's another important uncle when it comes to horror movie fandom - "Uncle Forry," aka Forrest J. Ackerman.
Forrest J. Ackerman on Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_J_Ackerman Forrest J. Ackerman's mailing address - |
Mon, 3 November 2008
At a run down theater in a sleepy suburban town, a group of friends attend the midnight screening of a 1970s cult horror film. These unsuspecting teenagers are unaware that the director and star of the movie made a bloody escape from a psych ward five years earlier and may still be on the loose. As the midnight movie begins, the kids heckle the old black-and-white scenes. But they are jolted when the killer butchers one of their friends…on screen! They soon realize that the killing is not a prank. They are locked inside the theatre and the killer from the movie is after them! A series of special screenings of Midnight Movie are about to hit various cities across the US. The movie will play in California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania and in Portland, Oregon, which means Brother D will be seeing the film and reviewing it in an upcoming episode of the MOZ Presents: The Munchies podcast. Midnight Movie, directed by Jack Messitt, looks like a lot of fun, and we can't wait to talk about the movie here at Mail Order Zombie! You can learn more about the movie at http://www.midnightmovie.com, and you can find out where you can see Midnight Movie at http://www.midnightmovie.com/events/index.html. 
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Wed, 29 October 2008
Another week, another episode of Mail Order Zombie! This week, Brother D
pushes the limits and explores all new depths in zombie cinema when he
reviews House of the Dead, House of the Dead 2: No Guts, No
Glory and the Director's Cut of House of the Dead, the Funny
Version . . . all at once. To try to keep his sanity, he also
(inspired by the award-nominated Outside the Cinema podcast) presents
his Top 5 List of Best Zombie Movies to Play at Your Halloween Party
(and then Bill from Outside the Cinema decides to drop by with a list of
his own!), and if that's not enough to help keep Brother D straight,
one of the MOZ Family helped out by calling in a quick review of a
kinda-sorta zombie movie released by Full Moon a few years ago. Maybe
that wasn't enough to keep Brother D level-headed because he does make a
phone call this week (NOT to Netflix!) that may get him in trouble down
the line! Miss Bren drops by for the weekly Feedback Discussion, and
the answers to the current ZAT question are gone over before a new
question is posed to the family. Also, we're still running that contest
to give away one of three copies of the book Zombie Movies: The
Ultimate Guide by Glenn Kay - listen to the episode to learn how you
can win!Mail Order Zombie forums - http://tinyurl.com/mozforum Email us at MailOrderZombie@gmail.com or call us at 206-202-2505! Vote for us at Podcast Alley at http://tinyurl.com/mozvote/ Mail Order Zombie Wikia - http://mailorderzombie.wikia.com/ MKR Group ordered to drop lawsuit against Capcom Cockneys vs. Zombies at Shock Till You Drop Zombies! being developed as videogame by Big Rooster Burn Zombie Burn videogame Left 4 Dead Zombie Photo Contest George's Intervention Left 4 Dead preorders grant access to official demo First five webisodes of America's Next Top Zombie Idol War and Social Upheaval Cause Spikes in Zombie Movie Production Maxim's Best Zombies in Movie History Zombie Tools The Imagineer: An Interview With Alex Proyas Podcast Awards |
Fri, 24 October 2008
For Brother D, October doesn't "officially" start until the weekend of the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival. In this one-part review, one-part blog, he reflects on the festival, talks about what he liked, what he didn't like, and what he hopes to have happen between now and next year's festival. Oh, and he tells you what not to order at Tony Starlight's. Ia! Ia! Cthulhu f'thagn!
The H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival - http://www.hplfilmfestival.com |
Thu, 23 October 2008
The current Zombie Aptitude Test question was dropped from the mix in Episode 39, so Brother D puts it out there since the answers are due next week. Also, Amy from the Night of the Living Podcast is concerned for Brother D's soul. Despite her concern, he digs deep to find something special to review for Episode 40, the Halloween Episode. What's in store for Episode 40? Listen to find out . . . |
Thu, 23 October 2008
Miss Bren rocked it last week, didn't she? She kept the show going and microphone warm, and now Brother D is back, firing on almost all cylinders and rocking Episode 39 of Mail Order Zombie. The review content is high this week: Miss Bren and Brother D review Episodes 2 and 3 of Zombie Hunters: City of the Dead, Dave from the Cheap and Dirty Podcast reviews the comic Dead Space, the movies Zombie Wars and Dance of the Dead get the Mail Order Zombie treatment, and four listeners submit reviews of their own as well! Answers for the current Zombie Aptitude Test are still being collected, as are entries for the contest to win your own copy of the book Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide by Glenn Kay. Check it out!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
Anubis Digital Studios attempting to set World's Largest Zombie Gathering World Record while shooting scenes for Dead Moon Rising 2 - http://www.anubisdigital.com/party.html My Zombie Pin-up - http://www.myzombiepinup.com |
Tue, 21 October 2008
An ancient religious artifact has been recovered by a deep-space mining ship, and for the crew of the USG Ishimura, life just became a living hell. Unearthed on a far-away planet during a mining operation, the relic is worshiped by some, even seen as proof of God. But when it's removed from its resting place and brought on the ship, the artifact unleashes a long-dormant alien race, one bent on ripping apart -- and taking over -- every human aboard. Their screams CAN be heard in space . . . but only the slashers are listening.
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Wed, 15 October 2008
Brother D is doing his best to not become a zombie himself, so while he's fighting off the crud that has taken residence inside his nasal cavity and throat, Miss Bren steps up and runs the show! Both Brother D and Miss Bren were guests at the 2008 Revenant Film Festival, so you will hear a little bit from Brother D as he covers that event (with a special guest appearance by another Northwest podcaster!), and Miss Bren takes this opportunity to clear through the backlog of emails and voicemails here at MOZ Central. She also announces the winner of The Vanguard DVD contest, and announces the next Mail Order Zombie contest starting with this week's episode. The current Zombie Aptitude Test answers are revealed and a new ZAT question is posed to the Mail Order Zombie family. (And thanks to Corey Graham of The Midnight Podcast for sending in a recording that does nothing but further the Is-He-Or-Isn't-He? discussion!) 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 Charlie Brooker talks about about Dead Set's inspiration - http://tinyurl.com/E4Charlie Bonehand.com / The BoneBat Podcast - http://www.bonehand.com/BoneBat.html Studio Miniatures - http://www.studiominiatures.com/ Splatterpunks: Extreme Horror - http://astore.amazon.com/maiordzom-20/detail/0312045816 |
Thu, 9 October 2008
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!) 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 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 Danger 50,000 Volts Zombies Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnNIs4YKtZM |
Thu, 2 October 2008
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. 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 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/ |
Sun, 28 September 2008
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.
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Wed, 24 September 2008
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!). 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 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 |
Thu, 18 September 2008
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. 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
Philadelphia Zombie Prom, September 28th - http://tinyurl.com/phillyzprom 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 |
Fri, 12 September 2008
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!
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Wed, 10 September 2008
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! 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 "I Like Turtles" Boy Jonathon Ware to appear on Rolling Stone magazine - http://tinyurl.com/turtlezombie Tactical Underground - http://www.tacticalunderground.us |
Thu, 4 September 2008
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! 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
& Teller 2 - http://tinyurl.com/teller2 Night of the Living Dead in 30 Seconds - http://angryalien.com/0206/NOLDbuns.asp |
Thu, 28 August 2008
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 . . . !) 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
Geekdad Jacob Russell shows his twelve-year-old Shaun of the Dead - http://tinyurl.com/geekdad Joe Pichler is missing - http://www.joepichlermissing.com/ |
Thu, 21 August 2008
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. 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 Brother D appears on Dread Media - http://tinyurl.com/dread51 |
Thu, 14 August 2008
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. 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 Pound of Ground screenshots - http://tinyurl.com/poundground Zombie Apocalypse Survival Quiz - http://www.tinyurl.com/apchance |
Thu, 7 August 2008
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!) 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 Cheap and Dirty Podcast - http://cheapanddirty.wordpress.com/ Ian Burrell calls Jeremy Thompson a movie star - http://tinyurl.com/crierthompson |
Thu, 31 July 2008
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. 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 Zombie Harmony - it's exactly what it sounds like it is - http://www.zombieharmony.com David Moody - http://www.djmoody.co.uk/ |
Sat, 26 July 2008
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!
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Thu, 24 July 2008
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! Vote for us at Podcast Alley - http://www.podcastalley.com/one_vote2.php?pod_id=53902 (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 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
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Wed, 16 July 2008
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 |
Wed, 9 July 2008
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 |
Wed, 9 July 2008
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Thu, 3 July 2008
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 |
Fri, 27 June 2008
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)!
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Thu, 26 June 2008
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 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 |
Wed, 18 June 2008
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 Forums at Drunken Zombie - http://tinyurl.com/6kbn3d |
Thu, 12 June 2008
This is a quick correction to the Zombie Aptitude Test answer we went over in Episode 20. Sorry about the mix-up! |
Thu, 12 June 2008
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 |
Wed, 4 June 2008
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 |
Thu, 29 May 2008
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 |
Thu, 29 May 2008
 Learn how you can win your own Zombie Comfort Guide by listening to Episode 18!
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Wed, 21 May 2008
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 Cinematical reports Dance of the Dead finds distribution - http://tinyurl.com/5u4av8 |
Thu, 15 May 2008
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 Who might return for a sequel to Diary of the Dead - http://tinyurl.com/67ljh2 |
Thu, 8 May 2008
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
Hard Times for American Zombies by Paul Hooson, Wizbang Blue - http://tinyurl.com/6kn8pu
Zompire: The Undead Film Festival - http://www.zompire.com |
Thu, 1 May 2008
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 Behind-the-Scenes footage from Dead Air - http://tinyurl.com/63xan6 |
Thu, 1 May 2008
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
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Fri, 25 April 2008
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! |
Wed, 23 April 2008
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 |
Thu, 17 April 2008
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' - 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
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Wed, 16 April 2008
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 collectors’ 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
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Thu, 10 April 2008
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 |
Thu, 3 April 2008
Brother D takes a look at two more zombie films - The Veil and Dead and Deader. The Zombie Beat is packed full of news, and the Headshot Scale is FINALLY explained! We have feedback from listeners regarding last week's review of Day of the Dead, and the Zombie Aptitude Test question from two weeks ago is revisited before a new ZAT question is put out for the masses to answer. Be heard on the show - call the voicemail at 206-202-2505! Outside the Cinema - http://outsidethecinema.libsyn.com/ 'Last Blood' comic picked up by Benderspink - http://tinyurl.com/2pad49 Entertainment Weekly's "20 Scariest Movies of All Time" - http://tinyurl.com/2ymq66 Norah Jones in a zombie flick? - http://tinyurl.com/22hg5l MF Gallery hosting 'Zombies Attack Again' art show - http://tinyurl.com/2dokem Top Ten Horror Hunks - http://tinyurl.com/2fmhx7 8 Habits of Highly Effective Zombies - http://tinyurl.com/38jqdq Alan Dickinson's garden sculptures - http://tinyurl.com/yo9k27 & http://tinyurl.com/2zwxv4 Interview with Uncle Romero - http://tinyurl.com/35ynm9 Stephen Hoper's score for The Zombie Diaries - http://www.shmdesign.co.uk/music_sound.html Michael Law's score for Parasite Quarantine - http://www.michaellawmusic.com/parasitequarantine.htm |
Wed, 26 March 2008
The upcoming Day of the Dead (street date - 4/8/08) and My Dead Girlfriend get the Brother D treatment in Episode 9 of Mail Order Zombie. Brother D also drops in on another podcast to drop some knowledge about a classic zombie film (and its sequel) from the 80s. The current ZAT question is still open, and we want your voicemail at 206-202-2505! Zombie News Zombie Anonymous trailer - http://tinyurl.com/yr4alw Top 10 Pointless Remakes - http://tinyurl.com/yv5eqz Interview with Jay Lee, director of Zombie Strippers - http://tinyurl.com/32dj3n Zombie Sightings Night of the Living Podcast, Episode 90 - http://www.notlp.com Deadpit.com, 3/21/08 - http://www.deadpit.com DeadLantern's Splattercast, Episode 71 - http://www.deadlantern.com/splattercast The Midnight Podcast, Episode 80 - http://rootrot.libsyn.com Cinema Diabolica, Episode 17 - http://www.cinemadiabolica.com Outside the Cinema, Episode 7 & 8 - http://outsidethecinema.blogspot.com/ |
Wed, 19 March 2008
Brother D reviews Zombie Cop, and Bren' drops in to chat about Zombie Hunters: City of the Dead. We also take a Quick Bite out of Automaton Transfusion, and go over the ZATs and introduce a new question. News? Sightings? We got 'em right here! Share your voice with the show at 206-202-2505! Zombie Sightings Episode 79 of The Midnight Podcast - Reviews of Beyond the Darkness and Zombie Town - http://rootrot.libsyn.com Zombie News The Buda Channel interviews director Kristofer Valesquez - http://tinyurl.com/2l4bgp Email pdevjr@yahoo.com to find out how $5.00 (plus $2.00 shipping) can get you a copy of Zombie Hunters: City of the Dead. Tell 'em Brother D from Mail Order Zombie sent ya'! |
Thu, 13 March 2008
Find out what Brother D's new favorite non-Romero zombie film is in Episode 7 of Mail Order Zombie! We also review 'Zombie Brigade', and hit the Zombie Beat for some news, and check in w/ the ZATs. (We had some technical difficulties this week; thanks for bearing with us!)
Get heard on the show! Call the voicemail line at 206-202-2505. Or email the show at MailOrderZombie@gmail.com.
Zombie Sightings Episode 31 of Destroy the Brain! - http://www.destroythebrainonline.com Zombie News OMG Horror's Top 26 Zombies of All Time - http://tinyurl.com/2zk6pg Fangoria covers the UK zombie film Colin - http://tinyurl.com/2mug7a Cinematical covers Dance of the Dead at SXSW - http://tinyurl.com/33ejoo The Zombie Commandments at The Lil' Blog of Horrors - http://tinyurl.com/2v8m5j There's zombies in Las Vegas, and Teller fends them off - http://tinyurl.com/3arfzu Interview with Grace Lee about American Zombie - http://tinyurl.com/35hbor |
Wed, 5 March 2008
Reviews of Eclipse of the Dead and The Roost are lined up for Episode 6, plus plenty of zombie news and a new ZAT question. Brother D also calls out his own brother about a particular zombie movie franchise.
Get heard on the show! Call the voicemail line at 206-202-2505. Or email the show at MailOrderZombie@gmail.com.
Zombie Sightings Episode 78 of The Midnight Podcast - http://rootrot.libsyn.com/ Episode 27 of Dread Media - http://www.earth-2.net/podcasts/dreadmedia/dreadmedia
Zombie News Korean zombie film GP 506 - http://tinyurl.com/3a3zj2 and http://www.gp-506.kr/ Chilean zombie film Solos - http://tinyurl.com/3cfwaf and http://tinyurl.com/3bjqee and http://www.descendentsmovie.com Worst Case Scenario - http://tinyurl.com/2s8x5c Zombie Strippers - http://tinyurl.com/3dqolx Zombie wedding in Kansas City - http://tinyurl.com/3ayod4 |
Wed, 27 February 2008
Episode 5 is our first Listener Request episode! The Quick and the Undead and Fido are up for review this week, and you can expect all the regular features - Zombie News, the ZATs, Feedback and all the rest! Let's do it! Call our voicemail at 206-202-2505!
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Thu, 21 February 2008
Three movies this week! Episode 4 has been brought to you by the letter D; we review 'Dead Meat', 'Deadlands: The Rising' and 'Diary of the Dead'. We shed a little light on a few other podcasts doing zombie reviews this past week or so, and drop some knowledge as we go over this week's zombie news. The ZATs and show feedback flesh out this episode of Mail Order Zombie - here we go! MKR Group Lawsuit - Hollywood Reporter Doris Roberts plays a zombie - Australia's Daily Telegraph Zombie action figures announced - Amok Time Texas Frightmare Weekend |
Wed, 13 February 2008
Episode 3 is a Valentine's Day theme episode! We review 'Zombie Love', and Brother D and his wife cuddle up to watch 'Land of the Dead' to get ready for the upcoming theatrical release of 'Diary of the Dead.' We also hit the Zombie Beat for some more zombie news, and the Zombie Sightings namedrops a few other podcasts. We also have a new Zombie Aptitude Test question, so get your pencils ready! Want to be heard on the show? Call our voicemail at 206-202-2505!
Dead Country trailer - http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_10796.html The Book of Zombie website - http://www.thebookofzombie.com/ American Zombie website - http://www.americanzombiemovie.com/ Diamond Dead back on track? - http://www.cinematical.com/2008/02/08/exclusive-george-romero-prepping-diamond-dead-next/ Zombies of Night trailer - http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/11180 Zompire: The Undead Film Festival - http://www.zompire.com Cinema Diabolica - http://www.cinemadiabolica.com Zombie Love - http://www.zombielovethemovie.com |
Thu, 7 February 2008
In Episode 2, we review 'Days of Darkness' and 'Skin Crawl', hit the Zombie Beat for a few pieces of zombie news, and thank Frank for Fluxxing me. We also play your voicemails and go over last week's Zombie Aptitude Test. Want to be heard on the show? Call our voicemail at 206-202-2505!
RKO Remake News - 'Dead Air' Trailer - 'Diary of the Dead' clip - |
Thu, 31 January 2008
In Episode 1, we review 'Undead or Alive' and 'Zombie Rampage', gripe about 'Diary of the Dead' not getting a bigger release, and talk about the bald guy at Guitar Center. Check it out, and then let us know what you think! Call us or email us!
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Sat, 26 January 2008
Call it Episode 1/2 or Episode 0.5 - just make sure you listen to this episode to find out what's coming in Episode 1!
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Fri, 18 January 2008
My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-6df7e494d8e3f32cd6e2dac9dd50ffc7}
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-- posted at: 11:43pm PDT
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Thu, 17 January 2008
This is it! Episode 000 is a preview and brief introduction! Find out what Mail Order Zombie is going to be about before the show's launch the evening of January 31, 2008!
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Mail Order Zombie
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