The Truth About Zombies
My name is Erin and I am not a zombie, though my boyfriend, the gangster, Ryu, and the ghoul, Clément, tried to make one of me. They nearly succeeded, too, but Clément blew it—as he usually does—and although I no longer speak, appear to be totally apathetic, and exhibit other zombie-like behaviors, I was not really “made” in the traditional sense. I still have my will. If you read the official accounts, you’ll find that Erin Orison, the talented and rebellious only daughter of American ambassador,...
Skelly-style
Yes, yes, yes … I am back, revived, reinvented, revenant, and as stylish as ever … at least for now. On this day I am celebrating skelly-style, which I am so happy to see so well-executed (yes, EXECUTED) all over the web, especially in places like The Revival Outpost where...
Dead Love: Warm Bodies ...
And while I’m on the subject of films, let me add that I recently saw Warm Bodies and, well … be still my barely beating zombie heart. Based on Isaac Marion’s novel of the same name, the film stars Nicholas Hoult as zombie R, Teresa Palmer as Julie, and John Malkovich...
Dead Love: World War Z
The PR racket is enough to raise the dead. And voila, here I am! You bet I’m going … Where? Why, to the movies, my favorite dark and gloomy place. I’m going to see another zombie flick: World War Z. Hmmmm, let’s see what to do about all the crazy zombies. Who...
Prince of Darkness
“Even now, these trees, these very vines, are ghosts. I should know. I live on the refuse. I and the flies and the rats and the other vermin that man so despises, hypocrite that he is. Who, if he had this garden to walk in, would give it up, would kill it? What kind of fiend?”...
Dead Love: Zombies in M...
What’s the difference between a zombie and a vampire? Ask the 5th graders attending classes at Horace Mann and they can tell you; they’ll even explain the sociological significance of these iconic creatures. Dead Love spent the day at Buena Visa Horace Mann K-8 Spanish...
Dead Love: Reality Zomb...
Interested in the latest medical study on zombie comebacks in the real (not reel) world? British British anthropologist Roland Littlewood and Haitian doctor Chavannes Douyon have done case studies on three people who have returned from the dead. All three individuals had the following...
Dead Love: Walken Dead
No doubt there were a lot of Christopher Walken converts after the 1978 release of Michael Cimino’s film, The Deer Hunter, but that’s nothing compared to the ultra-popular, sorta quirky stage and screen actor’s following now. I think he’s pretty contagious …...