2015 Zombie Movie Releases

Here's a list of some of the upcoming zombie releases planned for 2015. Some will be theatrical, others will be streaming or VOD. As many films are made by independents release dates are subject to change. Only movies in post-production or that have actually been finished are listed.

Maggie: http://www.upcominghorrormovies.com/movie/maggie

METELETSA: Winter of the dead: http://winterofthedead.com/

Wyrmwood: https://www.facebook.com/wyrmwoodmovie

Dead Rising: Watchtower. https://www.facebook.com/deadrisingwatchtower/timeline

Kitchen Sink: http://www.upcominghorrormovies.com/movie/kitchen-sink

Re-Kill: http://www.upcominghorrormovies.com/movie/re-kill

Scouts vs Zombies: http://www.upcominghorrormovies.com/movie/scouts-vs-zombies

The Dead War Zombie Series: ROGUE PROLOGUE

The Dead War Zombie Series: ROGUE.

Read the prologue to The Dead War Zombie Series: ROGUE.

This prequel takes place right before the events in The Dead War Zombie Series Book One. Buy ROGUE here: The Dead War Zombie Series: ROGUE

Sgt. Richards starts off on his quest to deliver a message to HQ and tuns into an unexpected foe and an even more unexpected revelation. A revelation that can both the end or the saving force for humanity.

The Dead War Zombie Series: ROGUE PROLOGUE by George L. Cook III

‘The Walking Dead’ Spinoff To Be Set In L.A.

“The Walking Dead” spinoff will be taking over L.A., Variety has confirmed.

The pilot, which will be shot in early 2015, will be set on the West Coast, though it has not been confirmed where the new series will be filmed, as TV Line first reported. The series that is a monster hit for AMC is currently filmed in Atlanta.

“Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd and David Alpert will serve as executive producers along with showrunner David Erickson.

Eric Red’s Zombies-In-Space Graphic Novel "CONTAINMENT" To Re-Released

Eric Red’s classic zombies-in-space graphic novel Containment is coming back! And for the first time ever in hardcover and digital formats. Originally published by IDW Publishing back in 2005, it has been long out-of-print. The story takes place on a manned NASA space ship millions of miles from Earth, when a terrifying malfunction occurs in the cryogenic hypersleep pods containing the hibernating astronauts, turning most of the crew into the violently brain-dead. A handful of outnumbered astronauts awaken intact from their artificial slumber to find themselves pitted against murderous zombies running amok on the ship. The incredible artwork is by Nick Stakal and the introduction is by the legendary Wes Craven, who says about Containment, “It has blood, mayhem, sex, cat-and-mouse terror, and some of the best visual storytelling in years. Eric Red takes no prisoners. Read it with the lights on. Read it with a friend so you are not alone afterwards. Won't matter. You still won't be able to sleep afterwards. What better way to spend your remaining moments?"

CONTAINMENT Trailer

SST Publisher Paul Fry says: "I'm extremely excited to be re-releasing Eric Red's incredible zombie graphic novel Containment. I'm a huge fan of sci-fi horror and Eric Red and Nick Stakal capture the sheer dread of being trapped in space and being hunted down by zombies perfectly. Eric Red, with his totally engaging and captivating storyline and Nick Stakal's extremely dark and terrifying artwork. It's a perfect combination. Add to that an introduction from movie legend Wes Craven and you can't go wrong! I know if people missed this book the first time they're going to love this new enhanced edition and be proud to have it sitting on their shelves."

About The Author: Eric Red is a Los Angeles based motion picture screenwriter, director and author. His original scripts include The Hitcher for Tri Star, Near Dark for DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group, Blue Steel for MGM and the western The Last Outlaw for HBO. He directed and wrote the crime film Cohen and Tate for Hemdale, Body Parts for Paramount, Undertow for Showtime, Bad Moon for Warner Bros. and the ghost story 100 Feet for Grand Illusions Entertainment. Mr. Red’s first novel, a dark coming-of-age tale about teenagers called Don’t Stand So Close, is available from SST Publications. His second and third novels, a werewolf western called The Guns of Santa Sangre and a science fiction monster novel called It Waits Below, are available from Samhain Publishing. His fourth novel, a serial killer thriller called White Knuckle, will be published by Samhain in 2015. A collection of eighteen of his horror short stories titled Toll Road will be published by SST Publications in 2015. His recent published horror and suspense short stories include “Colorblind” in Cemetery Dance magazine, the western horror tale “The Buzzard” in Weird Tales magazine, “Pack Rat” in Beware the Dark magazine, “Little Nasties” in Shroud magazine, “In the Mix” in Dark Delicacies III: Haunted anthology, “Past Due” in Mulholland Books’ Popcorn Fiction, and “Do Not Disturb” in Dark Discoveries magazine. He created and wrote the sci-fi/horror comic series and graphic novel Containment for IDW Publishing and the horror western comic series Wild Work published by Antarctic Press. Mr. Red’s website is: http://www.ericred.com.

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Who do you think dies on the mid-season finale of The Walking Dead

Tonight is the mid-season finale of season five of The Walking Dead. Because many of us TWD fans are just f*cked up individuals we are expecting some character or characters to die during the episode. I'm sure we all have opinions on who it may be.

It could be Tyreese since actor Chad Coleman has been cast in another show. It could be Carol as she was not in very good condition last we saw her. It could be Beth, well because she's Beth. It could be Noah because he's the new black guy. It could also be the surprise of no one dying. Who do you think bites the dust tonight?

Official Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare - Exo Zombies Trailer

An Exo Zombies survival co-op experience is coming to Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare DLC in 2015.

The first chapter of Exo Zombies is included with the Havoc DLC pack or as part of the Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Season Pass. Get the Season Pass for access to four exciting DLC packs at one great price, each delivering a collection of new, thrilling multiplayer content, bonus weapons, and more. Watch the game trailer below:

Diversity reigns supreme on The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead has quietly assembled one of the most ethnically diverse casts on a top-rated TV show. When it airs its midseason finale Sunday, the show will have at least seven major non-white characters, including Michonne, a sword-swinging African American heroine who is also one of the program's most popular characters.

Listen to a great piece from NPR on the diversity showcased on The Walking Dead below

Ebola Zombies: The Movie!

We all knew that this was coming. The only question would be, what took so long? Well here's the trailer for Ebola Zombies and yes, it's just as cheesy as it sounds!

Interview with creator of Remain Calm - Zombie Apocalypse Role Playing Game.

Check out this interview with Jared Sanford the creator of a zombie role playing board game titled Remain Calm. He is trying to raise enough money through a Kickstarter campaign to get the game out there. (TDWZS refers to The Dead War Zombie Series.) Read and enjoy.

TDWZS: Tell us a little about yourself.

Jared: My name is J Sanford, and Im a long time horror and RPG fan. I live in Tampa and lovvvvveeeee zombies.

TDWZS: How big of a zombie fan are you?

Jared: On a scale of 1-10 Im a 500. Zombies are literally the modern equivalent of the dragon. They fit into every story and every concept. Even Bacon is better with zombies.

You are doing a Kickstarter campaign for a zombie themed game you have created. Tell us about it.

Jared: Our kickstarter launched on Halloween night and runs until Nov 30th. We are trying to raise 5000$ to fund a new kind of table top RPG we're calling a Meta Top.

TDWZS: Where did the idea for the game come from?

Jared: Well I grew up watching zombie movies and the question of "what would you do to survive?" is a classic question. A couple friends of mine always played RPGs with me and eventually just put it too me like "J, if zombies are going to be in every game, why not just MAKE a zombie RPG?" I was like "...derp... YA I think I will"

TDWZS: What makes your game unique?

Jared: About 1000 things. The biggest 3 are: You play as yourself, not a heroic character. If you're infected and turn you play on as both a zombie AND the horde. We only give you 30 seconds to think per round to come up with a plan. Its evil really :P

TDWZS: Where can we find out more about the game and donate to make the game a reality?

Jared: Our KS is on https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/remaincalmrpg/remain-calm-zombie-apocalypse-role-playing-game

Jared: Remain Calm RPG is about who you are and what YOU would do. it strives to answer that question and doesn't play nice when you make dumb decisions and we need YOUR help to fund it!

TDWZS: Anything you would like to add in closing?

Check out the video for the project below.

Danny Trejo's new zombie movie, The Burning Dead

Have you wondered what would happen if someone mixed a zombie movie with a disaster movie? Me neither but that didn't stop someone for making a movie that combines an erupting volcano, zombies, and Danny Trejo! Check out the trailer for The Burning Dead ( or is it Volcano Zombies) below! The film should be released in 2015, probably on DVD and VOD.

Trailer for upcoming movie release "Zombie Killers"

Here's the trailer and plot synopsis for Zombie Killers set for an early 2015 release.

THE TRAILER:

THE PLOT:

The rural community of Elwood is fenced off from the outside world in the wake of an apparent plague.

Humans die but keep moving & shamble the landscape looking to spread their infection in a grisly, horrific way. The community is guarded by a band of young people raised since children to be military combatants. Under the leadership of vet Seiler (Billy Zane), they are known by the community as "Zombie Killers" a negative term used behind their backs.

Ian Sommers tends to his dying mother Sharon (Dee Wallace) while having a semblance of normal life with girlfriend Nikki (Gabrielle Stone). The town is under the care of "Doc", a stoic man who believes in keeping the residents of Elwood comfortable until the inevitable end. Rory Gower and his young wife Toni (Mischa Barton) search for a reason behind the plague while Seiler and his young soldiers discover something far worse coming for Elwood. Something that may target them or put them in the way of an "Elephant's Graveyard" and Hell.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare's Will Have Zombies

Here is a press release from Gamestop on Call Of Duty Advanced Warfare Zombies.

Breaking News for Call of Duty Fans – Zombies are Back!

This just in, Zombies are back as part of the Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare season pass! Stop by any GameStop to pick up one of the most anticipated games to launch this year, along with 4-multiplayer map packs, Atlas Gorge, and yes – ZOMBIES. All this is available for purchase today GameStop as part of the Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare season pass for only $49.99.

NOTE: You don't not need the Season Pass to get the Zombie DLC. The Season Pass is just another offer to get all DLC at a discounted rate.

"The Walking Dead," Might Not Be Available On DirecTV Much Longer

During The Walking Dead on Sunday night, AMC alerted DirecTV viewers that they soon might not be able to watch the network’s highest-rated show. As first reported by Deadline, AMC’s carriage agreement with DirecTV is set to expire at the end of 2014 and talks to extend the contract have reached a roadblock.

Read more here: AMC, Including "The Walking Dead," Might Not Be Available On DirecTV Much Longer

5 takeaways from Z Nation episode 6 Resurrection Z

I know I promised to never watch Z Nation again after episode 5 Z Nado but I'm a zombie fan so I gave the show another try. You know what I was rewarded with the best episode since the pilot in my humble opinion. Not just a good episode but one with a shocking ending, so if you have not seen episode 6 stop reading now! Here are my 45 takeaways from Episode 6, Resurrection Z

1. The crazed preacher must be a requirement for all zombie movies, books, and comics.

2. I might actually be starting to like Murphy. Yeah he's still an ahole and a coward but it looks like he's starting to get this whole surviving as group thing.

3. Obviously having a "doctor" can get you into a lot of places in Z Nation.

4. This episode had just the right balance of the humor, horror, and good storytelling that I think the writers of Z Nation are looking for. Let's hope this is not the show's peak.

5. LAST WARNING! If you have not saw episode 6 stop reading now now! The commercials for the show teased all week long that one of the group would die. Many expected Doc or Mack, who would have guessed that it would have been the group's leader Charlie? To get to the 6 episode mark and kill a character that people have now become invested in takes a lot of balls and to the credit of the writers they did it and did it unceremoniously. That was a great moment and Kellita Smith provided us with some good acting with her reactions to Charlie being bitten and when she gave him "mercy".

We will see where the writers of Z Nation go after Charlie's death. Does Warren automatically assume command of the groups, what will be her mental state, will there be a power struggle within the group, do others step up into leadership positions. I can't wait to find out!

Simply put, a great episode!

Why Syfy can't air Z Nation Episode 5 Z Nado

Syfy can not air the next episode of Z Nation titled Z Nado. Why? Because #1 It will destroy the show, and #2 it will make us idiots who defended it early on the laughing stocks of zombie fans everywhere.

Back to reason #1. Syfy has to understand that by airing the Z Nado episode they will be giving credence to those who feared that this is what the show would be, and hated it before it aired. After episode #4 which was bad, Z Nation's producers only had two choices. Come back with a great episode or come back with more crap. It's obvious they chose the latter. The commercial for the episode just made me slap my forehead and wonder why in the hell did I think Syfy would do a good zombie show.

I wasn't expecting an Emmy winning show but an episode titled Z Nado? It started off us a fun action filled show and seems determined to get more wackier and goofier each week as zombie fans feared. I guess they were right and fools like me who were willing to give the show a chance were wrong.

After episode 5 airs I'm done with Z Nation and I'm sure many others will be too. Z Nation will have finally "jumped the shark" and I and millions of others will jump ship.

George Cook Thedeadwarzombieseries.com

5 takeaways from Z Nation episode 4 Full Metal Zombie

This weeks Z Nation episode was titled Full Metal Zombie. It wasn't one of the best episodes so far, but what was really frustrating for me in this episode was that this episode didn't know when to let a good or amusing idea go. Here are my five takeaways from Full Metal Zombie:

1. The beginning of the show was great. The show had some social commentary to rival The Walking Dead when our heroes encounter a family that they think are being robbed. What the parents have their kids do in order to survive is striking and not something you usually see on TV when it comes to kids and violence. That moment itself surprising and says a lot about the human condition. In my opinion the writers should have left it at that and never showed the family again but for some reason they do, and the family is in a bad way. I don't believe that was necessary.

2. This was one of the funnier episodes. Doc was actually very funny until again a bit about being stuck in an air shaft while smoking a joint carried on too long. Did anyone also notice that the zombie Doc was stuck with looked like him?

3. Bill Moseley's portrayal of a crazy general was great and while a ripoff of the crazy British officer from 28 Days Later (and several other movies), he was quite funny.

4. I guess it's a good thing that 10K has a back story but I truly didn't care. I would have rather he stayed mysterious.

5. The use of a drive-thru speaker and a satellite dish to contact Citizen Z was cute and very reminiscent of an episode of MacGyver.

5 takeaways from Z Nation episode three season 1 "Philly Feast"

One thing I can say about Z Nation is that it is getting better every week. There are getting more creative with zombie kills and each episode features more and more zombies. The show is actually getting more and more fun as each weeks passes.

Here are 5 things that I took away from episode three, Philly Feast. NO SPOILERS!

1. No one in the world of Z Nation looks into a car before opening the door.

2. I really really like "Sunshine".

3. The Liberty Bell zombie kills looked great in that scene that was ripped off right out of Asylum's own Sharknado 2.

4. Tobias Campbell equals The Governor plus Negan but even more bat shit crazy.

5. All zombie shows/movies must bash us over the head with the disturbing fact they mankind will always be its own worst enemy even during a zombie apocalypse. (Yes, Z Nation worked some seriousness in there.)

New clip from Dead Snow 2: Red vs Dead

Check out this crazy scene from the sequel to everybody's favorite nazi zombie movie Dead Snow, Dead Snow: Red vs Dead.

Z Nation premiere draws 1.6 million viewers

SYFY’S NEW ZOMBIE SERIES Z NATION BITES OFF 1.6 MILLION VIEWERS DURING SEPTEMBER 12 PREMIERE

#1 IN TIME PERIOD AMONG TOTAL VIEWERS AND ADULTS 25-54

SYFY’S HIGHEST RATED ACQUIRED SCRIPTED SERIES DEBUT SINCE DR. WHO IN 2006

MOST SOCIAL ACQUISITION EVER

NEW YORK – September 15, 2014 – Syfy’s new zombie series Z Nation bit 1.6 million total viewers during its Friday, September 12 premiere at 10PM (ET/PT), becoming the channel’s highest rated acquired scripted series premiere since Dr. Who in 2006.

The dynamic action-drama from The Asylum (producers of the Sharknado franchise) also chomped on 695K Adults 18-49 and 853K Adults 25-54.

Z Nation was #1 in the 10PM time period among total viewers, Adults 25-54, Men 25-54, Women 25-54 as well as #2 among Adults 18-49.

In the past week, more L+SD total viewers fell victim to Z Nation than the most recent telecasts of The Leftovers on HBO, Teen Wolf on MTV and Doctor Who on BBCA.

Z Nation was also Syfy’s most social acquired scripted series premiere ever across all social metrics (tweets, unique authors, and tweets per unique). For the night, Z Nation ranked as the #4 entertainment program in tweets in both broadcast and cable.

In Z Nation, three years have passed since the zombie virus has gutted the country, and a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of the plague from New York to California, where the last functioning viral lab waits for his blood. Although the antibodies he carries are the world’s last, best hope for a vaccine, he hides a dark secret that threatens them all. With humankind’s survival at stake, the ragtag band embarks on a journey of survival across three thousand miles of rusted-out post-apocalyptic America. Z Nation stars Harold Perrineau (Oz, Lost) Tom Everett Scott (Southland, Beauty And The Beast), DJ Qualls (Supernatural), Michael Welch (Twilight trilogy), Kellita Smith (The Bernie Mac Show) Anastasia Baranova (The Darkness II) as Addy, Russell Hodgkinson (Big Fish) as Doc and Keith Allan (Rise of the Zombies) as Murphy.

Karl Schaefer (Eerie Indiana, Eureka, The Dead Zone) serves as executive producer and showrunner. Acclaimed action director John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning) directed the pilot. The series is produced by The Asylum and sold internationally by Dynamic Television.

Z Nation review: You have seen worse.

Many watched Z Nation expecting the worst and I believe many were pleasantly surprised. The show is obviously shot on a small budget but that doesn't keep it from being a zombie ass kicking good time.

One reason I love the show is that the characters in Z Nation have heard of zombies before the apocalypse. That means we don't have to go through those annoying scenes where no one knows how to stop a zombie until they hear or see a news report.

The acting is much better than expected for a zombie flick and maybe I shouldn't have been surprised by that. Harold Perrineau, Tom Everett Scott, Kellita Smith, DJ Qualls and Keith Allan are all veteran actors who know what they are doing.

I'm going to split this review up into three part, The great, the good, and the bad.

THE GREAT: A Star is Born

Move over bicycle girl zombie, well zombie, and tree zombie there is another famous zombie joining the pantheon of famous TV zombies, Zombie Baby!

Many slapped their heads and moaned when they first saw the Z Nation trailers featuring the zombie baby. It had campy written all over it and could have went badly. Instead the zombie baby was the highlight of the show. The zombie baby got more screen time than I expected and was crazy delight. (Although I would to see what Greg Nicotero would do with the zombie baby concept.) Two things bugged me out, how the baby went from not even being able to walk to moving 100 miles an hour and when did it get bit? I never saw it get bit. (Did anyone?)

THE GOOD: Zombie killing Action And a Few Scares

The show wasted no time in showing its propensity for violence and gore. There are several zombie and human kills early on and the action just ramps up from there. There are even two or three genuine scares especially the scene at the lake. Even though I knew what was coming it was still well done. Although the show seems to be more action oriented it doesn't forget the horror elements. If this continues this is most definitely a show I will continue to watch.

THE BAD: Lack of a budget and lacks of common sense.

I mentioned earlier that the show has a small budget and you can tell that what they do have to spend they put on the screen. The problem is with what they can't put on the screen. How many would have liked to actually see the zombie attack on Camp Blue Sky? Hopefully if the show proves to be a hit Syfy or whoever actually produces it can come up with some more money for the show's budget.

My other issue is not exclusive to Z Nation or any other zombie book or movie. The characters say or do incredibly dumb things to push the plot forward or just because the writer had a brain freeze. There were two instances that stood out for me. One in the beginning of the show where a character read a presidential executive order in the middle of a zombie attack before performing a medical test. The other was at the end of the show where the thought process had a main character going back in a building to kill zombie baby because they just couldn't leave it like that. Those that saw the show know what happened to that main character and although I expected that character to die in the pilot that was a shitty way to go out.

The zombies seem to be fast or slow depending on what the script calls for. Sometimes the zombies are hauling ass after our heroes and in other scenes they slowly enter a room one by one so that a single character with a hammer can kill several of them. But I can overlook that.

My only other gripe is why did the brotha have to die (both of them actually)? LOL.

SUMMING UP: I Like Z Nation

I like this show and will be tuning in weekly. I love the action, the sense of humor, and I really want to know where the phrase "I give you mercy." comes from.

Z Nation is good zombie fun!

George Cook thedeadwarzombieseries.com

Interview with PM Barnes the author of Zombie Seed

TDWZS (The Dead War Zombie Series) What inspired you to become an author?

PM Barnes: I have been writing for as long as I can remember. I actually have some books that my mother preserved from my childhood. A few of them are actually bound and date back almost 30 years.

I feel that my love of books and of writing came from my parents. I often hear tale of my father taking my mother to the park when she was pregnant with me and sitting her under a tree so he could read to her belly.

It’s also possible, that my father is to blame for my dark literary leanings. Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner and Poe were pretty frequent guests at these “readings”, so it’s not too hard to see why much of my work leans into the macabre.

TDWZS: Why write in the zombie genre?

PM Barnes: For one, I am a huge z poc and post apoc fan. I feel like as a writer, the love of a genre generally means that you are always thinking about ways to improve it or bring in some new elements. It’s part of not being able to turn it off.

I would often be reading these really great books and thinking about twists I wished they would take. When I set out to start my own series, Zombie Seed, I actually made a list of all the things I really wanted to read about in the genre and also, all the clichés and things I felt were really played out.

In addition to that, I am a student of human psychology and I feel that we see a more clearly represented human experience in times of adversity.

What drives people to still find z poc and post apoc stories interesting, is because they maintain their relevancy and may have even increased over the last few decades.

As we consistently are reminded of how tenuous our hold is on the current arrangement of society, our fear of what will happen when it all falls down grows.

The end of the world is our favorite concept to play with. We recognize the inevitability and our powerlessness against it.

TDWZS: Lets's get to your book. What's it about? Is it a series?

PM Barnes: Zombie Seed is a culmination of all the elements I just discussed. I’m trying to view the apocalypse from the psychological side of things and focus on the carnage that humans can exact in times of uncertainty. It was really important for me to blur the lines of good and evil. While reading the series, you will at times find yourself as frightened by some of my “living” characters, as you will of the undead ones.

As of right now, the series is set to have five books in it. The book that is currently out, is actually book three. There will be two before and two after.

TDWZS: As I'm sure you know there are thousands of zombie books out there right now. What makes yours stand out?

PM Barnes: Great question and I agree. There are some really good z poc books out there and I have had a pleasure to read quite a few and get to know the authors.

I feel like what sets mine apart, is my main focus. Again, I have chosen to zero in on more of the living monsters, than the undead ones. I also bring in some turns that are not usually associated with the z poc (which I would love to list, but finding out about them is part of the suspense in the book). It’s pretty much a guarantee that while reading my books, you’ll have an “I did not expect that”, moment.

TDWZS: What's the cause of the zombie apocalypse in your books?

PM Barnes: The cause of the z poc in my series, is discussed in the next installment, ZS II: CONCEPTION. I don’t want to give too much away and blow the feel of the book, but I can say that it is not an accident. My z poc is actually a synthesized event, in response to another event.

TDWZS: Are your zombies the fast or slow moving type?

PM Barnes: Another great question. I actually have both in my book. You have once again stumbled upon one of the elements that adds to the suspense and also sets Zombie Seed apart.

TDWZS: Are you trying to make any greater point with your books or just write a good zombie story?

PM Barnes: My main focus is to entertain. There are some laugh out loud moments and ones that will have you cringing on the edge. That being said, I did want to bring a mirror up to ourselves, by showing that the depths of human depravity are something that we all are subject to.

If I had to sum my book up into one quote, it would be one of many great ones by Golda Meir, “…nothing human is alien to me.”

TDWZS: Do you have an online presence? If so where? Blogs, web sites, Twitter, Facebook, etc.

PM Barnes: You can pick up Zombie Seed in e-copy at Amazon:

Or you can pick up the paperback copy at: https://www.createspace.com/4823824

I have Youtube channel that I will be using to post weekly video blogs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8to-LH0k7SJmTsERk3mRw

You can find my author page on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/PMBarnesAuthor

There is also a Facebook Page for the ZOMBIE SEED series: https://www.facebook.com/zombieseedseries

Give Z Nation a chance!

Z Nation premieres Sept. 12 and although few have actually seen it many have decided it sucks or will suck. I have already read where people state that it's no "The Walking Dead. Of course it's not that's why it has a different title.

Why does the show have to be like or compared to The Walking Dead? I know that there are few zombie shows on television so the comparison is inevitable but is it fair? I love The Walking Dead but we all have to admit that at times it drags and can be depressing as all hell. If there is a zombie show that actually uses the word zombie, that's more heavy on the action and gore what's wrong with that?

Some worry that because it's brought to us by Asylum the same folks who brought us the Sharknado movies that it may be overly campy or overly ridiculous (like the concept of a zombie apocalypse is not ridiculous itself). That's an understandable worry given Asylum's track record. But then again it could be ridiculous or it could just be plain goofy fun.

I think it's possible to like different types of zombie shows. Look at it this way. Isn't it possible to love both the original Night of the Living Dead and Return of the Living Dead at the same time? Of course it is! Both zombie movies but very different in style but great in their own right. So it doesn't have to be an either or situation when it comes to The Walking Dead and Z Nation.

I'm going to give Z Nation a fair shot, hell it can't possibly be worse than Dominion and I watched that whole series so I will give Z Nation a shot. I suggest we all give it a shot and I write this as someone who hates fast zombies. I mean how can you resist a show with a zombie baby?

George Cook thedeadwarzombieseries.com

Interview with Jeffrey Littorno author of The Most Uncommon Cold Series

TDWZS (The Dead War Zombie Series):

Jeffrey Littorno: What inspired you to become an author? Well, I’m not sure I was inspired as much as just knew that I was a good writer and enjoyed creat-ing a good story. Of course, life has a way of getting in the way of writing. But over the last few years, I have made sure that nothing stopped me from finishing a few books.

TDWZS: Why write in the zombie genre?

Jeffrey Littorno: Like many people, I was scared sleepless by Romero’s original Night of the Living Dead. And I guess that excitement never left me. The reemergence of the genre with 28 Days Later and The Walking Dead gave me a strong nudge in the direction of the undead.

TDWZS: Lets's get to the The Most Uncommon Cold series.What's the series about? How many books are there in the series?

Jeffrey Littorno: The series is told from the point of view of Kevin Turner, a newspaper reporter. When the books start, he is investigating a riot at SFO. Of course, everything goes off the rails from there. The second book Surviving in the Time of Zombies comes out on September 13th, and I am currently working on the third and last book.

TDWZS: As I'm sure you know there are thousands of zombie books out there right now. What makes yours stand out?

Jeffrey Littorno: Other than the great characters and story? Well, I hope that The Most Uncommon Cold books stand out because they focus on the interaction between people and their reaction to the zombie and let that drive the action. I think zombie books are most engaging when they focus on the smaller, more personal view rather than the huge picture.

TDWZS: What's the cause of the zombie apocalypse in your books?

Jeffrey Littorno: As the title gives away, the zombie apocalypse is brought on by a new strain of the cold. The idea that the apocalypse could be caused by something seemingly innocuous as a cold truly frightens me.

TDWZS: Are your zombies the fast or slow moving type?

Jeffrey Littorno: I split the difference on speed. Newly-created zombies are fast and have some language ability. However, as the disease progresses over time, the zombies become slower and possess less in the way of intellectual skills.

TDWZS: Are you trying to make any greater point with your books or just write a good zombie story?

Jeffrey Littorno: I set out just to write a good story. Of course, as I am writing, some greater points occur to me. To tell the truth, when I started writing the first book, my plan was that the zombies were just going to be inside of the narrator’s head. Later, I realized that this would make a strong point about our isolationism in the real world. A few readers have commented that they didn’t know if the narrator was insane or not, which is because I didn’t know either until about halfway through writing the book. I read a review that credited me with a number of deeper concepts that I really hadn’t consciously considered. Nice to be given credit though!

TDWZS: Do you have an online presence? If so where? Blogs, web sites, Twitter, Facebook, etc.

Jeffrey Littorno: I have a few spots online.

Amazon – http://www.amazon.com/Jeffrey-Littorno/e/B004UMNNVW

Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/AuthorLittorno

Website - http://thingsofhorror.weebly.com/

Twitter- @JALittorno

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Syfy has another zombie series, Town of the Living Dead

Zombie fans know of the Syfy series Z-Nation set to premiere Sept. 12 but how many know about their new docudrama "Town of the Living Dead" that premieres October 7th?

Synopis: Town of the Living Dead is a new unscripted series that follows a small Alabama town trying to complete their own independent zombie movie – which has been six years in the making. The colorful folks of Jasper, Alabama are determined, once and for all, to complete their zombie movie, Thr33 Days Dead… now six long years in the making. Based on a town urban legend, their film centers on a group of friends trying to survive a zombie apocalypse in rural Alabama. The series will follow the intrepid and motley crew of amateur filmmakers as they struggle against every obstacle imaginable to get to a final cut of their film…which could someday become a movie!

Interview with William Bebb author of Chronicles of the Undead

TDWZS (The Dead War Zombie Series): What inspired you to become an author?

William Bebb: While hunting for a hobby I read a very bad novel written by a successful and famous author. I don't want to drop names but probably everyone has heard of him, and to be fair there are a great many stories by this writer that I really loved reading up to that point. I simply couldn't focus on that particular story and kept being forced to read the same few pages in a vain attempt at understanding what was happening. The main problem was excessive long winded descriptions that caused me to lose interest. And I thought, Geez, I could at least write something that captures and keeps a reader's attention. I've been a life-time fan of zombies and decided to give writing a story about them a shot. After a couple of years of work and what felt like a million rewrites Valley of Death Zombie Trailer Park shambled its way onto the literary stage.

TDWZS: Why write in the zombie genre?

William Bebb: I could not ONLY write novels or stories about zombies. The second book I tackled was a science fiction story called The Tiniest Invaders. Next year, in 2015, I plan on finishing the trilogy on that. But, yes, zombie tales can be quite a bit of fun. I've read other author's zombie books and felt... most had problems. World War Z was dry and I couldn't come close to caring about the characters. Someone told me it was supposed to be a 'dry objective historical accounting of humanity versus the undead' and I wasn't supposed to make me care about the characters. That's nice, I guess, but not for me. Brian Keene has a very good handle on the zombie genre, but his tales always end (Or at least always seem to end) badly for everyone. I might be able to create a book about zombies and their adventures without including the living but I believe it would be a problematic endeavor. Zombies, of and by themselves, bore me. To write a compelling story about zombies I need for there to be characters (living ones) that I can relate to. There have been a great many bad zombie movies over the years that are so formulaic and annoying that I want to slap whoever made them. Many typical badly made zombie films usually includes the following: SCENE 1: Scared people running from zombies. SCENE 2: Brief fight scene where some zombies are destroyed. SCENE 3: Survivors find a safe, secure, well stocked, location to stay in. SCENES 4-99: Almost no scenes with zombies and everything slides into conflicts involving the survivors and their personality quirks. LAST SCENE: Either a nuclear bomb explodes and simply atomizes everyone and everything, a helicopter picks up survivors and flies them to 'safety', or everyone dies. Shaun of the Dead actually had one of the more satisfying conclusions, at least for me. I prefer stories with interesting living characters in struggles with the undead but that's just it. They HAVE to actually deal with them, not hide in the cliche safe place and then spend most of the time talking about how life used to be, get in fights with each other, blah-blah-blah. At the same time, not every page in my zombie stories is dripping with gore. I was doing clean-up, revisions, and a bit of expansion to Valley of Death Zombie Trailer Park and came across a scene that seemed more powerful now than it did when I wrote it. A traveling evangelist that is searching a run-down trailer finds the skeletal remains of someone that over dosed on some narcotics back in the 1980s after her son was taken away because she was an addict. It had absolutely NOTHING to do with zombies, was maybe 2 or 3 pages at most, and yet the tragic feel was and still is intense to me. Another thing I enjoy about a world filled with zombies is that all the rules of regular life and laws are suspended. Survivors are forced to either deal with things themselves or die, reanimate, and then possibly get shot in the head and die again. I don't believe in relying on other folks or the government too much. In a world where everyone is looking out for themselves and the people they care about- that's where heroes or villains tend to be made.

TDWZS: Lets's get to the zombie books. What's the series about? How many books are there in the series?

William Bebb: Actually there are two concurrent series dealing with zombies that I am working on. The first came about because of VODZTPARK and is unofficially called the Keck Series because a deceased executive that worked at Beaumont biochemical corporation in Albuquerque New Mexico was named Stephen Keck. He was directly responsible for the virus that turned normal folks into ultra-violent murderous creatures, that when killed reanimate as more traditional undead zombies. There are 3 completed novels in that series with more in the works. The other series is called Chronicles of the Undead and focuses on a 20 something year old man named George. The cause or reason dead humans reanimate has nothing to do with a virus and everything to do with radiation that coming from a freak interstellar cloud that is making its way through the solar system. No biting is required to change into a zombie either. Anyone that dies simply reanimates and becomes a nasty problem.

TDWZS: As I'm sure you know there are thousands of zombie books out there right now. What makes yours stand out?

William Bebb: Nothing much. I mainly focus on the characters and how they struggle to survive and sometimes question themselves whether it's even worth trying. Both series have light/humorous moments without getting overly silly.

TDWZS: Are your zombies the fast or slow moving type?

William Bebb: Fun question. Keck virus victims are alive and usually very quick. My take on the traditional dead zombie and their speed is a bit complicated but makes sense to me. A 'fresh' recently reanimated dead zombie should be not only fast moving but extremely fast. For the first few hours there's no reason a zombie couldn't or wouldn't move or run at least as fast and sometimes faster than the living. Zombies don't breathe or get tired. They wouldn't worry about over exerting or injuring themselves thus for a brief few hours they'd be fast and much more dangerous. Of course, as rigor mortis sets in- muscle stiffening etc, plus as gravity causes blood and other bodily fluids to pool in the lower legs they will gradually slow down to the typical slowly shambling zombies that we all know and love.

TDWZS: Are you trying to make any greater point with your books or just write a good zombie story?

William Bebb: I enjoy spinning a good story. I'm a believer in karma and like to see the bad characters get what they deserve. In George's case, in Chronicles of the Undead, he's driven by a need to make up for some things he did that ended up killing the girl he loved. Motivation for my characters is something important to me. As to a greater point being made in my tales... I'd guess it might be something like no matter how bad things seem never give up.

TDWZS: Do you have an online presence? If so where? Blogs, web sites, Twitter, Facebook, etc.

William Bebb: Email can be sent to handsonppbooks@gmail.com

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Interview with Mikhail Lerma, author of Z Plan: Blood on the Sand

Check out my interview with Mikhail Lerma. The author of The Z Plan zombie series.

TDWZS (The Dead War Zombie Series): What inspired you to become an author?

Mikhail Lerma: It was kind of an accident really. Just one day, while deployed in Iraq, I just started writing. At first, just to entertain myself and my close friends. It just evolved from there. So I'd say my inspiration was a combination of boredom and the desire to entertain.

TDWZS: Why write in the zombie genre?

Mikhail Lerma: The experts say, so I hear, to write what you know. And from a young age I've always been fascinated by the concept of the dead returning to life and eating the living. A fear/interest introduced to me by my mother. Damn Romero movies. So I paired my zombie hobby with my military knowledge.

TDWZS: Lets's get to the Into Zombies series. What's the series about? How many books are there in the series?

Mikhail Lerma: It starts as a group of soldiers, deployed in Iraq, desperately trying to get home amidst a zombie apocalypse. The members of this group are whittled down by the undead to one man. His goal; to get home to his wife and daughter alone as the world crumbles around him. His story spans three books. In the first he attempts to escape the Middle East. Book two ends with him "making" it to the United States. A book three? Well, I'm still working that one out. But I can promise that just being on American soil doesn't make his travels any easier.

TDWZS: As I'm sure you know there are thousands of zombie books out there right now. What makes yours stand out?

Mikhail Lerma: Most, if not all, zombie books start with their main characters being fairly close to their home. My characters aren't even in their home countries. Another factor that makes my story standout is that a lot of military characters in stories are Special Forces, Rangers, Seals, just absolute badasses. The group of soldiers I created are just regular military personnel. They are, in my opinion, more believable this way.

TDWZS: What's the cause of the zombie apocalypse in your books?

Mikhail Lerma: I hint a some kind of virus hybrid that originates in Africa in book one. In book two I reveal its appearance was a little more widespread than just Africa. And without spoiling anything, book three dabbles in the virology and nature of my fictitious plague. But at this point it could be anything. A radioactive meteor passing too close to earth, a genetically engineered bioweapon, a parasite, or even rage infected monkeys.

TDWZS: Are your zombies the fast or slow moving type?

Mikhail Lerma: In general I'd say they're slow. Old Romero zombies were by far the scariest. A slow and silent killer that sneaks up. If they're fast it becomes more of an action novel than a horror. But I've got a couple of exceptions. Recently reanimated corpses are a little faster, but degrade quickly as decomposition sets in.

TDWZS: Are you trying to make any greater point with your books or just write a good zombie story?

Mikhail Lerma: My book is a lot more than its face value. My main character's story isn't just about his daunting task of getting home, but growing as he journeys. He's faced with a lot of real issues soldiers returning from a warzone experience. He and his friends share a deep bond. They're like brothers. So when they die he exhibits many signs of survivor's guilt and post traumatic stress. Book two is when the reader really starts to see just how badly he's been affected. And while it makes for great character development, the readers are reminded that he's mentally ill. If you remove the zombies from my book, what you have is a very real story of what our veterans experience when they come home.

TDWZS: Do you have an online presence? If so where? Blogs, web sites, Twitter, Facebook?

Mikhail Lerma: Yes I am very active online, and enjoy connecting with readers. You can find all of my social media links on my main website www.MikhailLerma.com.

Mr. Lerma will be hosting a Virtual Book Release Party on Facebook tomorrow August 31st. All are welcome, and he will be giving away a lot of prizes. Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1538605889694853

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