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,...
Alien Madness
Alice is smashing, 3-D and all, but of course I’ll dig up a moldy oldy: Mars Attacks. Oh, I love the alien invasion, the abductions, the eschewing of hypocritical human peacemaking. Art Land: If the Martians land, they’re gonna need a place to stay. Just like everybody else....
Dead is the New Alive
The girl is crazy. Emilie Autumn and her Bloody Crumpets (Aprella, Naughty Veronica, the Blessed Contessa and Captain Maggot) tear it up. LISTEN. Her violin is mad too, whining like a woman behind bars, like the girl in the asylum. It’s the starlet climbing, not the ladder, but the...
Zombie ‘scars
All this FUSS about the Academy Awards—the zombie horde got theirs in Hollywood when SOMEONE stuck a 6-foot “Zombie Oscar” up on the ridgeline of Runyon Canyon. Hikers spotted it and took photos of the award, still looking much-prized but skeletonized. The caption read:...
Film Fiend
Does anyone remember “Creature Features” with Bob Wilkins? Bart Frescura does. He was four or five when his aunt let him watch. “Those frightening images were burned into my consciousness forever …” says the zombie-obsessed artist. “That’s where...
Creepy Crawlers
Lilycat and Linda Watanabe McFerrin kick around the dark side on FCC Radio (107.3 FM) in this October 2009 interview. LitCrawl Banned Books Day of the Dead Zombies Psychos Vampires Cannibalism Lost Boys and more … Plus zombie sex and an excerpt from DEAD LOVE. Listen here....Grave Chatter
FCC Free Radio (107.3 FM) Presents LILYCAT ON STUFF Sunday, March 28, 2010 – 12-2pm Lilycat and Linda Watanabe McFerrin chat it up on grave matters again at 12-2pm PST. Plus a reading from DEAD LOVE. Listen in. Call in: 415-513-5239 Lilycat on Stuff – Sundays 12-2PM...
3. Ashes to Ashes (2)
He held the front door for me and we stepped from the sidewalk into the cool, marble lobby. We took the elevator to the third floor. The chauffeur brought up my bags. The walls on the third floor were covered in ash-colored silk. At #3 Homat Higashi, Ryu pulled out a platinum key ring...