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The 2008 Revenant Film Festival featured the ambitous short film ZOMBIE UNDEAD from UK director Rhys Davies. Rhys dropped me a line recently to inform us that ZOMBIE UNDEAD has completed it's feature length shoot and is nearing completion! From what we saw of the short film, we're excited to see what Rhys and his team have put together in a feature. You can check out the full length trailer [HERE]
NOT DEAD! - posted 2.17.10 We took a bit of a hiatus to enjoy being a fan for a little bit but we're back with new content and we're still working hard to bring you all the latest news and info!.
One of my all time favorite zombie films from Jorge Grau! Our friends at Blue Underground have given us a couple of the new Blu Ray transfers to give away!
Be sure to check out our review of the 2-disc special edition - [HERE]
The highly anticipated premiere print edition of Revenant Magazine is back in stock! We couldn't keep up with the demand for issue zero so we went back to the presses to print more! Now is your chance to grab a copy of our debut print issue featuring original articles, fiction, comics, reviews and more!
David P. Murphy's latest book Zombies for Zombies is a brilliant and hilarious guidebook for zombies! There's been plenty of books on zombie contingency plans but not many on how zombies can blend in and enjoy their post-life years. The book is illustrated by artist Daniel Heard and his work fits the subject of the book perfecty!
ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction - BEST PICTURE WINNER of the 2009 REVENANT FILM FESTIVAL! - posted 10.19.09 @ 7:20pm We are very pleased to announce ZMD: ZOMBIES OF MASS DESTRUCTION as the BEST PICTURE WINNER of the 2009 Revenant Film Festival! ZMD was an absolute crowd favorite and we were honored to have director Kevin Hamedani, Producer John Sinno and some of the cast and crew on hand for a great Q&A at the festival. Our thanks and congratulations to the cast and crew of the film as well as Typecast Pictures. A very BIG Thank you to Kevin Hamedani and John Sinno for allowing me a very early look at the film, it has been a pleasure have been involved with this wonderful film. You can also check my review of ZMD! [ZMD Review Link] We will be updating this week with more announcements and reviews from the Revenant Film Festival! New Film Reviews! - posted 10.19.09 Our friend Jon Walmsley has another batch of zombie movie reviews for us! This time Jon covers, Zombieland, Tokyo Zombie and the 2007 Revenant Film Fest Official Selection; EVIL (To Kako)!
New Comic Reviews!!! - posted 10.19.09 We've had to take a bit of a break from updating the site but just like the undead...we're back! So are 3 of Dan Royer's great comic reviews! Dan dishes out 3 new reviews of: The Last Resort, Starscape Presents: The Dead, and 28 Days Later #3! Check them out!
Our good friends Brother D and Miss Bren over at Mail Order Zombie have their weekly podcast up. Episode 88 features a recap of the 2009 Revenant Film Festival including film reviews and even the full Q&A with ZMD Director Kevin Hamedani and cast. Head over to: www.mailorderzombie.com to check out Episode 88 and be sure to check out MOZ each week!
The extremely awesome and intense zombie-western comic from creator Mark Rahner, co-writer Robert Horton and artist Dan Dougherty is really taking off with the first editions now out of print. "A stop-lossed Army vet. A president in office without the popular vote. A terror crisis gripping the nation. Meet William Wade, newly minted – and seriously resentful – secret agent for President Rutherford B. Hayes. His mission with cerebral partner J.J. Flynn: travel the West and investigate outbreaks of the living dead -- each one more horrifyingly advanced than the last. 1877 is turning out to be one rotten year." March your ass over to your local funny book shop and demand something ROTTEN! www.rottencomics.com
Our good friends that organize the Seattle Zombie Walk events are at it again! Building on the success of the July 3rd zombie walk which garnered Seattle a Guiness World Record and put Seattle on the map as an epicenter of zombie goodness. The next walk is going to be HUGE and takes place on Saturday, October 10th at the Seattle Center. Zombies are to meet near the Space Needle at 3pm. In addition to the shamble, there will also be a rock concert including the bands: Dehumanizers, Sounds of Mass Production, Staples in Carpet, Demoni. There is also going to be zombie karaoke! This is to be the largest zombie walk event of the season and remember that the strength of these fun times relies on all you fun and creative people showing up in costume and having a good time! You can find more info. at:
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We had an amazing time at last night's 3rd annual Revenant Film Festival here in Seattle. Thank you to everyone who came to the show and to all our guests and sponsors! Our photographer took a bunch of photos which we should have up on the site soon. We will also be updating the Film Festival site with wrap-up news soon. We've had so much going on lately with the film festival and the release of the print magazine that it hasn't afforded us much time to update the site or even answer all your e-mails. We're looking forward to having more time to update and respond to all your inquiries. Thank you all for your patience and continued support of us here at Revenant Magazine. Those of you that have pre-ordered your Revenant issue #0 just a reminder that you're issues will be shuffling their way to you on or around October 1st. Issue #1 is already in the works so if you have something that you'd like to contribute to the magazine, please get in touch with us.
Our wonderful podcasting friends interview us about the Revenant Film Festival! - posted 9.21.09 Our amazingly awesome associates who dominate the world of podcasting recently took the time to chat with Revenant's own Geoff Bough about the 2009 Revenant Film Festival and the foray into the print world. First up we have an interview from Mail Order Zombie by Brother D. If you haven't been tuning into the show every week, you're really missing out! The second interview is done by the very fun Matt and Shannon from Seattle Geekly a weekly podcast about geek culture in the Northwest! The third interview is by Steve from the Bone Bat Show! You can meet both Brother D and Miss Bren from Mail Order Zombie as well as both Matt and Shannon from Seattle Geekly and Steve from the Bone Bat show at the Revenant Film Festival on September 26th! *click the images below to go to that podcast
Friday, September 18th...lurch your way to the base of Queene Anne to gather with your undead horde as we pour alcholic beverages down our bloated, rotten innards for the 2009 Revenant Zombie Pub Crawl! This year we will be meeting at McMennamins at 7pm and drinking for a bit. We then shamble down to the SIFF theater for a special screening of Kerry Prior's The Revenant at 8pm in conjunction with the MIFFF! After the movie, we will continue our crawl as we drown our undead sorrows with top shelf liquor! Jooooin Uuuus!" Meet at McMenamins
at 7pm - 200 Roy St At around 8pm we will head down to the SIFF theater 321 Mercer St. 3rd Avenue, McCaw Hall for a screening of Kerry Prior's THE REVENANT which starts at 8:30 pm. Tickets for the film are $10 and you can get your tickets now at MIFFF - tickets. After the screening we will continue on embibing Seattle's fintest spirits! This event was developed to promote the 2009 Revenant Film Festival and is not sponsored by MIFFF. We just think they do great stuff and The Revenant sounds like a good time!
We had the opportunity to play a hands-on of Valve's Left 4 Dead 2 at this years Penny Arcade Expo here in Seattle this past weekend. First off, thank you to Valve for the experience and the very cool L4D2 shirt! The level that we got to play was a lot different from the screen shots that we've seen on Parish which takes place on the streets of New Orleans in the daylight. The one we played was entitled Dark Carnival and, you guessed it, takes place at night in an abandoned (by the living) carnival grounds. The theme in Dark Carnival is pretty ominous as you make your way through tents, carousels and other theme park junk. The zombies are also much different in this setting with the introduction of costumed zombies like the Clown. He's no boss character but it's fun as hell to aim for that red nose of his! Another great introduction to the franchise is melee weapons. I didn't get the chance to use the katana but I did get to smash zombies in the face with a guitar which was pretty intense. I burnt through my ammo pretty quickly and it was good to have a hand-to-hand weapon to be able to dent some zombie skulls. I did also get the unfortunate chance to meet a few of the games new boss characters. The Jockey is similar to the Hunter but he jumps onto your head and steers you towards other zombies, you're ultimately helpless until a teammate saves you. The other character we saw was the Spitter, a zombie that spits toxic goo onto the ground and makes you take damage if you walk over it. I did manage to survive to make it to the safehouse which ended the demo for us. We're excited to see some of the new weapons that we've been hearing about like the magnum and AK-47 as well as the other melee weapons which really add a new whole new level of fun to the game. We'll be sure to keep you posted about new developments in Left 4 Dead as we come closer to the games release date of November 17th! DEAD MEAT - Serial Zombie Fiction Blog taking the web by storm! - posted 9.7.09
We ran an interview with DEAD MEAT creators Chris and Patrick Williams earlier this year, when their story was just starting out. Well, the story has exploded and is now on Chapter 23 and also picked up a sponsorship from Permuted Press! If you haven't been following the story, you should do yourself a favor and head to DEAD MEAT and catch up. You can also check out our interview - [HERE]
Tickets for the 2009 Revenant Film Festival are still on sale! Advance tickets are $16 and day of are $21 at the door. Advance tickets will only be sold until September 18th so get them now and save $5! The show is on September 26th from 4pm-midnight at MOHAI! Purchase your tickets online at www.revenantfilmfest.com Also announced is special guest Mark Rahner, creator of the ROTTEN comic series - www.rottencomics.com Mark will be in attendance to sign. Our friends from Mail Order Zombie will be on hand to introduce films and greet fans! www.mailorderzombie.com Chuck from the ever-popular shop Comic Evolution will also be on hand to sell comics and collectibles. If you'd like to come in zombie costume, you have the chance to win cool prizes! In addition, we have a couple of zombie fans from Pittsburgh getting married at MOHAI right before our event and they want some zombies to attack them for a photo op. If you're interested in participating, show up at 3:30 for zombie attack time. We're looking forward to meeting everyone at the show this year!
New Comic Reviews from Dan Royer! - posted 9.5.09 Dan Royer drops in with a trifecta of zombie comic reviews for us. This time around Dan reviews 28 Days Later from writer Michael Alan Nelson as well as Hot Zombie Chicks #1 & 2 from Mike Hampton. *click the images to be taken to the review
We have been working very hard on our print debut of Revenant Magazine and we are pleased to announce that we are now taking orders for issue #0 which will be out next month. Issue #0 is a limited edtion printing and features some amazing content! Our cover story is a very great interview with 'Invasion of the Not Quite Dead' director AD Lane' We also talk to Marc Price about his micro budget zombie film 'Colin'. 'Breathers' author S.G. Browne spills his guts. This issue also features some amazing zombie fiction, artwork and comics. As well as reviews and artilcles covering the world of the dead!
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Scott Kenemore, author of The Zen of Zombie has new book out entitled Z.E.O: A zombies guide to getting (a)head in business. The Zen of Zombie was a big success and we here at Revenant wish Scott all the best with his latest and we encourage you all to go buy the book! Rob Grant's YESTERDAY becomes an Official Selection of the 2009 Revenant Film Fest! - posted 8.16.09
We're excited to announce that Rob Grant's film YESTERDAY has been selected as an Official Selection of the 2009 Revenant Film Festival! Film Fest tickets are on sale now at www.revenantfilmfest.com George Romero's Survival of the Dead Behind the Scene's footage! - posted 8.13.09 @ 1am
An excellent behind the scenes look at George Romero's latest film 'Survival of the Dead'!
Variety has reported that the AMC TV network is in plans to sign a deal that would allow them to adapt Robert Kirkman's epic zombie saga The Walking Dead for television. Some of the names mentioned in the discussions were director Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption) and producer Gale Anne Hurd (Terminator). “This is not about zombies popping out of closets,” said AMC SVP of programming, Joel Stillerman to Variety. “This is a story about survival, and the dynamics of what happens when a group is forced to survive under these circumstances. The world is portrayed in a smart, sophisticated way.” The Walking Dead series has been a rollercoaster of action and emotions that I could see well adapted for TV if done right. It sounds like they're talking to the right people. Let's hope this gets done the right way.
Nation Undead: Anamnesis is a new one-shot comic anthology set in the same world as the Nation Undead outbreak/zombie short film collection. The project is is being headed by Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated curator Mike Schneider. There is currently an open call for artists and writers to submit stories and art for consideration in the anthology. This is a very exciting opportunity as the Nation Undead project and Night of the Living Dead Reanimated have a very healthy network of creative people to associate with. The stories of Anamnesis will adhere to the zoning rules of Nation Undead which defines certain sections of the nation in alternate stages of an outbreak. In addition, writers may opt to tell a sort of prequel of how the infection came to afflict the country as a whole. The Rules For a complete list of rules and more information on the project, please visit www.nationundead.com/comic/ and for more information on Nation Undead, visit www.nationundead.com
Robert Sacchetto, the brains behind www.zombieportraits.com has a new book out entitled: The Zombie Handbook. The book acts as a humurous field guide on how to identify the living dead and survive certain scenarios. Here's the description from Amazon: "The Zombie Handbook reveals the vital information that [human] readers need to know about identifying, understanding and, when things get ugly, dispatching the "living dead." This definitive study combs through every zombie-ological subject, from feeding habits to favorite sexual positions. Of course, the book's most important section is surviving and fighting the brain-eaters when the inevitable zombie apocalypse arrives. There's vital information on everything from weaponry and battling techniques to booby traps and zombie-proofing a home. Beginning with a fascinating historical retrospective on the "living dead" and continuing with an in-depth look at modern zombies, the book also addresses the crucial question of the day—can human beings and zombies peacefully coexist?" NATION UNDEAD 1-year Anniversary and new 'Roselita' submission! - posted 8.3.09@ midnight The user generated content site Nation Undead which allows users to create their own content documenting an outbreak throughout various zones across the country celebrated their 1-year anniversary last week. We here at Revenant would like to wish them a Happy Anniversary! That's not all, to celebrate their 1-year anniversary, Nation Undead recently released their latest 'Roselita' submission, one of the more elaborate submissions to date. Check it out above and be sure to check out our interview with Patrick Pierson and Michael Todaro! [interview link]
If you haven't heard of Mail Order Zombie, you should. This weekly podcast thoroughly explores the realm of the living dead, from movie reviews, exclusive interviews and great dialogue with zombie fans of the show. This week's podcast features: Larry Purtell, veteran zombie movie actor (Zombie
Campout, Die-Ner (Get It?), Dozers, Zombie Ed), drops by for an
interview with Brother D and answers the question: "How does
one go from acting in church plays to wrangling zombies?"
(Mr. Purtell was very generous with his time, and has sent Mail
Order Zombie several photos from his time working on Zombie Campout
as well as at the Silo X Haunted Attraction, and throughout the
week, these pics will turn up on MailOrderZombie.com.) Another
zombie movie veteran - Trent Haaga - also gets a little love this
week when Brother D reviews 2002's Dead & Rotting (he appears
in front of the camera in this one!) and the upcoming release
Deadgirl (he wrote this one!). Miss Bren hits the backhalf of
the show for a massive Feedback Discussion in which the [REC]
vs. Quarantine conversation continues, we talk about Swan Song
a bit more, and there's news about Phantasm II.
PLAGUE comes to us from Director Matt Simpson and Anthead Films. We were given an exclusive early look at the short film which draws inspiration from World War Z and The Walking Dead and we quickly confirmed the film to screen at the festival. Matt Simpson has been incredibly proffesional to work with and if you missed our interview with him, you can check that out here Come get infected by PLAGUE at the 2009 Revenant Film Festival on September 26th in Seattle, WA!
Check out the trailer!
At last years Revenant Film Festival, we featured the UK film COLIN by director Marc Price. We'd been following the production for a while and have become good associates with Marc after our [interview]. COLIN is the story of a young man named Colin who becomes one of the living dead. We are told Colin's story from his perspective as a zombie. The lead role being masterfully played by actor Alistair Kirton. Colin won our Special Jury Award at the film festival and then later went on to captivate audiences at the Cannes Film Festival this year, wowing critics and studio execs from some of the top studios. Colin will be opening in UK theaters on October 23rd and will hit DVD on October 26th. The UK Guardian just did a very great interview with Marc Price about the film and the whole Cannes experience.
New Comic Reviews - ROTTEN #1 AND #2! - posted - 7.23.09 Rotten is a tale of the undead set in the Wild West of 1887. With an unpopular President in office and outbreaks of the living dead reported in the small mining town of Argo, Agent William Wade is appointed by President Rutherford B. Hayes to investigate the happenings in Argo. Agent Wade alongside his partner J.J. Flynn are determined to find some answers. Written by Mark Rahner and Robert Horton with art by Dan Dougherty, Rotten is proving to be one hell of a good time.
Check out our reviews of the first 2 issues! Issue #2 just came out!
We're currently in the thick of organizing the premiere print edition of Revenant Magazine which will debut in September at the Revenant Film Festival. We're working with some very creative people which could also include you! If you're interested in submitting your work to Revenant Magazine, we're looking for original articles, reviews, artwork, comics, fiction and more! In addition to this, if you're an artist, film maker, author, etc. and would like to potentially get some exposure, please get in touch with us about covering your project.Issue #0 of Revenant Magazine will be out in September, in time for the Revenant Film Festival. This collectible preview edition will feature exclusive interviews with 'Invasion of the Not Quite Dead' Director Antony Lane, 'Breathers' author S.G. Browne, 'Colin' director Marc Price and so much more! We're extremely excited to unleash this beast and I hope hat you're all excited as well. This has been a long time in the making and we're finally ready. Please feel free to slather this cover everywhere and spread the news...we're coming to get you. -Geoff Bough EIC Revenant Magazine Please read the PRINT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES for more info on submitting.
New Film Reviews! - posted 7.19.09 Our friend Jon Walmsley serves up another review Triple Threat. This time Jon's got reviews of the classic King of the Zombies as well as ZombieGeddon and Zombie Virus on Mulberry Street. *click the images to be taken to the review
Updated Comics Section! New Reviews
- posted 7.16.09 We'd like to welcome Dan Royer to the Revenant Team! We will be syndicating Dan's comic reviews in the Comics section here at Revenant. Dan brings a lot of coverage to more indie comic titles so we're looking forward to having him on board! Go check out his latest reviews!
The Hell Patrol Official Trailer! - posted 7.15.09 @ 10:30pm
"Lt. Sandi Fletcher leads her beat up squad of "Hell Patrollers, across a post-zombilyptic California, fighting their way through the undead, back to the safe city of San Francisco." The Hell Patrol is in the final stages of post-production and is nearly ready to be unveiled onto the festival circuit! Be sure to check out our interview with The Hell Patrol Producer Steve Romanko [interview] Review by Jim Dodge Junior "Drop Dead Gorgeous – Wayne Simmons (Permuted Press)
Be sure to head over to www.permutedpress.com and grab a copy of our friend Wayne's book 'Drop Dead Gorgeous!' [review link]
The Political Zomedy, ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction from Typecast Films has been selected as an Official Selection of the 2009 Revenant Fuilm Festival! We've supported this project from the beginning which filmed in our backyard in Port Gamble, WA so to have the priviledge to screen this hometown film is amazing! The film has been picking up some great reviews - Bloody-Disgusting.com - Variety Be sure to be in Seattle on September 26th to check out the 2009 Revenant Film Festival!
Nation Undead 1-Year Anniversary and new Roselita teaser! - posted 7.8.09 We've been following the progress of Nation Undead over the last year and now as they celebrate their 1-year anniversary we get a glimpse at one of the most ambitious submissions yet...Roselita.
Nation Undead is a user generated recount of a zombie outbreak throughout the USA, with seperate zones across the country being in different stages of the outbreak. We did a great interview last year with Patrick Pierson and Michael Todaro [interview link] which really explains the depth of the project.
Here is our Official 2009 Revenant Film Festival poster designed by the very awesome RM Hanson - www.rmhanson.com The 2009 Revenant Film Festival will be returning to Seattle, WA's Museum Of History And Industry on September 26th from 4pm-Midnight, featuring independent zombie films from around the world! We currently have an open call for submissions until July 15th and so far we have received entries from New Zealand, Brazil, Germany, London, the US and more! It's going to be a very exciting event this year! Last year we had a blast and featured some great films like the UK film 'COLIN' [review] which has since gone on to screen at the Cannes Film Festival in France as well as our Best Picture winning Canadian film 'Reel Zombies' [review] which continues a successful worldwide festival run. We have currently confirmed 'Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated' [official site] which is a mass artist collaborative reinvisioning of George A. Romero's classic zombie film Night of the Living Dead. The project features artwork from numerous artists from all across the world who have come together to put a new creative spin on an American classic. Tickets to the 2009 Revenant Film Festival are now available at www.revenantfilmfest.com via Paypal. Advance tickets are $16 and day of show tickets are $21. We hope to see a horde of you at the show this year!
8th Grade Student Zombie Film - School of the Dead - posted 6.25.09 at 11pm What do 3 teachers at a NY middle school do when they recieve a UFT mini grant? They use the money to integrate media arts to their creative writing curriculum by having the students create a zombie short film! The students at I.S. 145 in Jackson Heights Queens along with instructors, Jared Beloff, Chad Dictenberg and Chris McLaughlin have been working on their film, 'School of the Dead' for about a year and just recently had a red carpet premiere of the film in NY. The concept was formed to give the students a unique opportunity to engage in a collaborative effort by all working on a high-interest project that they could be proud of. The students were also able to explore career opportunities in media arts fields like special effects make-up and storyboarding through consultation visists to th school by artists. The students worked on all facets of the production from drafting original stories and scripts to fundraising and finally filming and completing the project. Another exciting flip to this story is that the production was all documented on a blog by the students which you can read at - The Zombie Groan Blog The film will also be accompanied by a documentary of the entire film making process. This is an inspiring story and who knows, we could have a young George Romero or Dario Argento on the rise
When press taglines start touting a film as a cross between Evil Dead and Shaun of the Dead, we collectively change our Huggies here at Revenant. The latest film from Director Jake West has a group of six men who set our for a weekend in the countryside to reconnect with their masculinity. After suffering some relationship issues with their female companions will they find peace?. What they do find is something so horrible and twsited that they just may find some perspective...to survive. The film was just released to UK theaters on June 12th, check out the trailer! www.doghousethemovie.com
Invasion of the Not Quite Dead is an independently financed feature film that is part of the IndyWood Project. An homage of sorts to classic zombie and b-movie horror, Invasion of the Not Quite Dead sounds like a blast! "In 1978 a meteorite crash lands into the
Swiss Mountains, unleashing a deadly virus. Killing everyone within
a 20 mile radius, the incident was covered up by local officials.
Now thirty years later the virus is released onto an unsuspecting
island off the coast of England. A group of survivors must band
together in order to survive the death and destruction of the
once friendly locals in this black comedy horror “Invasion
Of The Not Quite Dead.” As mentioned, the film is being independently financed and is employing some unique opportunities to have your name credited as a producer through some sponsorship options. You even have the chance to have a zombie makeover and spend a day on set as a zombie extra if you preorder the film! The project is already being supported by some horror heavyweights the likes of Tom Savini and Lloyd Kaufman but the project could use your help as well! For more information on how to contribute, go to www.theindywoodproject.com
We have been following the progress of the Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated project since the beginning [interview] and were one of the first sites to cover the project, which has recently been setting the horror and art community ablaze with news that the project is close to wrapping up. The mass collaborative effort of this project is one of the most unique expressions of creativity, and we at Revenant are very pleased to officially announce that Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated has been chosen as an Official Selection of the 2009 Revenant Film Festival! The Revenant Film Festival will be taking place in Seattle, WA on September 26th, 2009 - more festival details coming soon! Check out the amazing Limited Edition poster (shown at left) These posters are a limited edition of only 500 and are being offered for sale on Ebay for a limited time so [click here] to get yours right now!
I got invited to the NY premiere of The Eaters and I'd just about sell my left leg to go because this looks absolutely hilarious... "A Brooklyn band, General Malacarne is practicing when once again, the power goes out. Little do they know that this blackout is unlike any other, and that while they relax and smoke up in the basement, everyone above ground has been transformed into vicious, undead eating machines."
DEAD MEAT - Serial Zombie Fiction Blog Review and Interview! -posted 6.7.09
After running this site for quite some time now, I read a lot of zombie fiction and there is a lot of it that is mind-numbingly dull...Not the case with the serialized zombie fiction blog DEAD MEAT which documents the tale of two survivor's in the small town of River's Edge which has a Bee problem, 'Bee' is the nickname given to the zombies because they travel in swarms. DEAD MEAT is written by brothers Chris and Patrick Williams who definitely have a great story on their hands. We got a chance to speak with the guys so read on for our review and interview!
June 1, 2009 - Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D2), the sequel to the best-selling and critically-acclaimed co-operative multiplayer thriller. Coming exclusively to Xbox 360 and PC, L4D2 promises to set a new benchmark for co-operative action games and become one of 2009's marquee titles. "A large part of how Left 4 Dead became 2008's top-selling new IP on Xbox 360 and the PC was the custom-tailored gameplay made possible by the AI Director," said Gabe Newell, president and co-founder of Valve. "With the knowledge gained from creating the original, new technology, and a passionate team, L4D2 will set a new benchmark for cooperative action games." Set for release on November 17, the title adds melee combat to enable deeper co-operative gameplay, with items such as a chainsaw, frying pan, axe, baseball bat, and more. Introducing the AI Director 2.0, L4D's dynamic gameplay is taken to the next level by giving the Director the ability to procedurally change weather effects, world objects, and pathways in addition to tailoring the enemy population, effects, and sounds to match the players' performance. The result is a unique game session custom fitted to provide a satisfying and uniquely challenging experience each time the game is played. Featuring new Survivors, boss zombies, weapons, and items, Left 4 Dead 2 offers a much larger game than the original with more co-operative campaigns, more Versus campaigns, and maps for Survival mode available at launch. Supported by a $10+ million marketing campaign, Left 4 Dead has sold over 2.5 million retail copies since it was released in November of 2008. Left 4 Dead 2 is targeted for release on Xbox 360 and the PC on November 17, 2009, and will be launched worldwide with a multi-million dollar marketing campaign across TV, Outdoor, and Online. "Left 4 Dead was backed by our most aggressive advertising campaign to date, and resulted in a top 5 showing on two platforms during holiday 2008," said Doug Lombardi, VP of marketing at Valve. "Left 4 Dead 2 is a larger game and will be supported with even more consumer and retail advertising programs than the original." Left 4 Dead 2 will be featured as the cover story
on PC Gamer and Official Xbox Magazines this month. For more infomation,
please visit www.l4d.com TO KAKO II: Evil in the Time of Heroes Trailer! - posted 6.1.09 @ 12:30am Greek zombie splatter film and 2007 Revenant Film Festival Official Selection, To Kako (EVIL) is being followed up with a proper sequel entitled 'Evil in the time of Heroes'. This follow-up also features Billy Zane. If you've yet to see TO KAKO, do yourself a favor and rent or buy it, you can read our Review here . "Three days ago everything changed. An ancient force transformed people into blood-thirsty zombies. That wasn't the first time. 2800 years ago, the situation was the same. EVIL was defeated. Will they do the same today? Will they revive the TIME OF HEROES?"
The Fremont Outdoor Cinema, a Seattle area Summertime staple is hosting a whole mess of zombie shenanigans this Summer starting with their 'Red, White & Dead' Zombie Party sponsored by XBOX 360. The July 3rd event will include a record zombie walk attempt which will culminate in an outdoor screening of Shaun of the Dead. The event will also host a special featurette from local film makers of the new zombie film ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction as well special guest, BREATHERS author S.G. Browne who will be signing books. There is also an appocalypse survival workshop presented by the folks at Night Zero. For complete details and info. on the July 3rd event, head to Fremont Outdoor Cinema Blog A Horde of New Film Reviews! - posted 5.31.09 @ 2:45pm Jon Walmsley drops 3 new reviews for your enjoyment! This time Jon reviews Choking Hazard, Undead or Alive and Exhumed! We also have a review of Zombie Holocaust from Mark A. Mihalko, check em out!
Revenant Film Fest 2008 Winner 'COLIN' gets picked to play at Cannes Film Festival! - posted 5.26.09
Last year we screened the very unique film 'Colin' from director Marc Price and Nowhere Fast at the 2008 Revenant Film Festival. The film won our Special Jury Prize and has since been on a roll of great acclaim, not to mention the film has since screened at the Cannes Film Festival! This micro budget film has really captured the film making communities attention by telling the story of the main character, Colin through his perspective as one of the undead. COLIN is a completely visceral, mixed bag of emotions that is sure to please. We wish Marc and his colleagues all the best of success with the film and will be sure to bring you all more news and info on where you can see the film. Read Our Interview With Marc Price
Crypticon Seattle 2009 is coming up on June 5 - 7th to the Seattle Center and is featuring a horde of cool horror guests! Including Ken Foree, Howard Sherman, Michael Berryman, Adrienne King and tons more! You can also punish your wallet at the many dealers tables that will be showcasing all sorts of cool horrormerchandise! The show kicks off on June 5th at 6pm at the Seattle Center. There is a host of fun stuff to do and horror icons to meet.Crypticon tickets and show info is available at www.crypticonseattle.com Don't miss this exciting new NW Horror Show!
New Limited Edition Night of the Living Dead Print from Munk One! - posted 5.26.09
I just got back from a little vacation and Munk One had dropped a line about his new limited edition Night of the Living Dead art print. This print of little miss Cooper is limited to only 200 prints so you better get your money out and head over to www.munkone.com to order yours now! New Short Fiction - 'Cloister of Teeth' by Alex Mastroianni - posted 5.3.09 @ Noon
Click the image above to check out Alex Mastroianni's latest zombie short fiction 'Cloister of Teeth - Part I: The Maw'. If you haven't checked out Alex's story 'The Weaponized Dead' you can read that here New Film Reviews - posted 4.27.09 @ 6pm Jon Walmsley serves up two new film reviews, this time we have Shadow: Dead Riot and The Serpent and the Rainbow. Click each film below for the review.
Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated hits post-production! - posted 4.24.09 @ Midnight We were among the first to report about the mass collaborative project Night of the Living Dead: Reanimted headed by project director Mike Schneider. The project brings together artists/fans from all over the world to uniquely reimagine George Romero's 1968 classic film through various forms of art and animation. We've been incredibly excited about the project from the jump and we just heard that the project is headed into post-production as of today April 24th! To kick off post-production, NOTLD:R has a new website, new artwork and a new trailer! and don't forget to check out our interview with project director Mike Scheider!
The 2009 Revenant Film Festival - Accepting Entries! - posted 4.20.09 @ 8pm The 2009 Revenant Film Festival is returning to Seattle's MOHAI this Fall. The exact date is still being confirmed but is heavily leaning toward a late September date. The Revenant Film Festival features independent zombie films from around the world! We've had some excellent films in the past and now we're calling on all you creative people to submit your films for consideration in this years festival.
Confirmed date, ticket info, artwork and sponsorship info is coming soon! Stay tuned! We're looking forward to checking out your films so please get in touch with us about submitting your film today! For full details on last years festival, please go to:
"Life is wonderful for the people in the quiet, Island town of Port Gamble. Frida, a young Iranian-American college dropout is back in town to help her father run the family restaurant. Tom Hunt, a Wall Street broker, visits his hometown with his outspoken boyfriend Lance in order to finally come out to his estranged mother. As Frida, Tom, and Lance take life-changing steps, the town faces a far greater challenge: A zombie virus outbreak!" ZMD was filmed in the Northwest coastal ghost town of Port Gamble, WA and helmed by local NW film makers Kevin Hamedani and John Sinno of Typecast Films. Check out the trailer for this brilliant film and stay tuned for more info. on Zombies of Mass Destruction!
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Zombie
Undead Feature Trailer! -
posted 2.17.10
Enter
to win The Living Dead At Manchester Morgue Blu Ray!
Revenant
Issue Zero is back in stock! -
posted 11.25.09
Zombies
for Zombies book review! -
posted 10.25.09
Mail
Order Zombie 88! Featuring Brother D and Miss Bren's recap of
the 2009 Revenant Film Festival! -
posted 10.01.09
ROTTEN
#4 is out this Wednesday at a comic shop near you! -
posted 9.28.09 @ 10pm 
Upcoming
Event: Seattle Center Zombie Walk! -
posted 9.27.09
Revenant
Film Festival 09' is a wrap! -
posted 9.27.09 @ 11am 
Revenant
Presents: The 2009 Seattle Zombie Pub Crawl! -
posted 9.13.09
Left
4 Dead 2 Hands-on demo at PAX! -
posted 9.7.09
AMC
to sign development deal to produce a TV series based on The Walking
Dead comic! - posted
8.12.09
Nation
Undead Anamnesis Call for Artists and Writers!
- posted 8.10.09
The
Zombie Handbook - New from Zombie Portraits Mastermind Rob Sacchetto!
- posted 8.3.09 @ 4pm
Mail
Order Zombie Podcast - Episode #79
- posted 7.31.09 @ 11:30pm 
PLAGUE
chosen as an Official Selection of the 2009 Revenant Film Festival!
- posted 7.30.09 @ 7:30pm
UK
Guardian Interview with Colin Director Marc Price
- posted 7.30.09
New
Book Review - Wayne Simmons' Drop Dead Gorgeous
- posted 7.13.09
New
Film - Doghouse -
posted 6.24.09 @ 2AM
Upcoming
Film - Invasion of the Not Quite Dead
- posted 6.21.09 @ 1pm
Night
of the Living Dead: Reanimated to screen at the 2009 Revenant
Film Festival on September 26th, 2009 in Seattle, WA!
- posted 6.21.09 @ 11:30pm
Upcoming
Zombie Film - The Eaters
- posted 6.11.09 @ 10pm
Valve
Officially Annouounces Left 4 Dead 2! -
posted 6.1.09 @ Noon
Fremont
Outdoor Cinema to host Red. White & Dead Zombie Party in July
w/ Record Zombie Walk and Shaun of the Dead screening + special
guests! - posted
5.31.09 @ 3pm
Crypticon
Seattle Horror Convention 2009! -
posted 5.26.09 @ 1pm
Upcoming
Film - Zombies of Mass Destruction -
posted 3.28.09 @ 12:30