Zombiemania, Beatlemani...
Rumor has it that the Beatles will be back on screen … again … as zombies. Supposedly Double Feature, the people who produced Pulp Fiction and other hits, have secured the rights to Paul is Undead, Alan Goldsher’s delectable mash-up of a flesh-eating Fab Four. The plot...
Dead Love: Heavy Metal
I’m keen on metal parts. Those of you who really know me, are clear on this. They’re a big part of our lives, and I mean this in a very personal way. For me it’s ankles, wrists, but what about all the knee and hip replacements out there. Let’s just say that bone...
Dead Love and Kali Ma
Kali Ma, the black one, blue one, great mother, mistress of time and change, creatrix, destroyer, Hindu goddess, consort of Lord Shiva, warrior, demon eater—she is many armed and dangerous, eats corpses and dances on the bodies of the dead. In the Rigveda she is Ratri, the supreme force...
The Zombie Cucumber
Datura stramonium, jimson weed, angel’s trumpet, devil’s cucumber, devil’s weed, thorn apple, tolguacha, Jamestown weed, stinkweed, moonflower, malpitte, mad seeds—whatever you call it, this member of the nightshade family is part of the bokor’s bag of tricks and...
Dark B’Arts
Once again we’re celebrating the amazing work of Bay Area artist Bart D. Frescura. His images are often used on this site to illustrate The Daily Slice. What is it that we (Erin, Clément & Co.) like about them the most? We like the way Bart is able to capture the beauty and...