Dead Love: Native Ameri...

As I let the desert heat pull all the ooompf (what little there is) out of me, I speculate on the premise of Native American zombies. Why can’t we have a fine Native American zombie film? George Romero demonstrated exactly what could be done by politicizing an allegorical cinematic...

Dead Love: Happy New Wo...

Who says we can’t have Christmas every day? My friend Bonegirl sent this my way and although it’s a little late—like all good things usually are—it’s still amusing and definitely spot on. So as you readjust goals to a new year that could well end in an apocalyptic...

11. Blame it on the Fug...

“And you,” he said softly, “ you have no reason to be afraid?” The sake arrived. Ryu seemed relieved. It was cloud-white and cool. He drank deeply. “I’m not afraid of powerful men,” I sighed, thinking of the one man this adjective conjured up, the one with the scalpel that had cut up my...

Dead Love: Zombie Resol...

I love zombies as much as the next person. I actually have a soft spot in my brain for them, having very nearly become one and being still, to a degree, of that persuasion. So I have made a few resolutions to keep my wits and body parts about me and the undead at bay. Here, on this first...

Dead Love: Best Zombie ...

Just received the best zombie Christmas gift EVER: zombie finger puppets. Thanks to ZIA members and zombie sweethearts MB and JBK for the digital magic. They are made by Archie McPhee, which bills itself as “slightly less disappointing than most companies,” and they are...