Zombies

CreepShow, Dawn of the Dead, original Twilight Zone, George A. Romero, Ken Foree, and Adrienne Barbeau headline inaugural horror fest

Horror comes to my hometown this weekend with the inaugural edition of Saturday Nightmare’s Weekend of Horrors, taking place at the historic Loew’s Jersey in Jersey City. This is the perfect venue for the event, offering enough classic touches, dark hallways and retro bathrooms to make any classic horror movie festival feel right at home. ….

Magnet nabs release rights for George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead

Magnet Releasing, the genre division of Magnolia Pictures, recently announced that it has acquired U.S. rights to George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead, the latest in the legendary and beloved cult series of zombie films, which premiered at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals earlier this year. Romero, one of the most influential and ….

Win movie monsters and more in the A&E Home Entertainment Halloween DVD Giveaway

FilmFetish has partnered with A&E for the A&E Home Entertainment Halloween DVD Giveaway, featuring spooky titles with hours and hours of frightful entertainment. One lucky FilmFetish reader will win a prize pack valued at over $250, and featuring one each the following DVD titles and boxed sets: Paranormal State: The Complete Season Three (3 Disc ….

Charles calls Zombieland a hilarious “Romantic Zombedy”

The rules to a good zombie flick: Lots of “Blood & Gore” (and I don’t mean Al) – Check! Speedy undead feverishly chasing their next human meal – Check! Romance – Check!…Wait…WTF? – Zombieland: A Love Story Ok, so they created a new genre: Romantic Zombedy. Not surprising, since it was originally supposed to have ….

George A. Romero to screen Survival of the Dead after Slipknot performance at Fangoria Trinity of Terrors in Vegas

At midnight on Halloween, immediately following a special performance by the band Slipknot, George A. Romero will be in attendance for a screening of his latest zombie epic Survival of the Dead (huge dichotomy in that title) at the Brenden Theatres inside the Palms Hotel and Casino Resort, according to Fangoria. Survival of the Dead ….

Frank Darabont eyeing zombie comic adaptation The Walking Dead

Cable network AMC is teaming up with writer/director Frank Darabont on a series adaptation of the Image Comics graphic novel series The Walking Dead, originally written by Robert Kirkman, according to Variety. Gale Anne Hurd, who produced The Incredible Hulk, and David Alpert, who produced the film Senseless and the upcoming sci-fi TV series Them, ….

Restricted Zombieland film footage released today

Today MySpace Trailer Park debuted exclusive restricted footage from the upcoming film Zombieland. Zombieland opens in theaters on October 9th. Columbia Pictures’ horror comedy focuses on two men who have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies. Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) is a big wuss – but when you’re afraid of being eaten ….

Win one of two 20 disc box sets of the Haunted Histories Collection on DVD

On September 29th, learn the true stories behind vampires, zombies and more with a spine-chilling Megaset from History featuring over 18 hours of the bestselling Haunted Histories series. To celebrate the ‘Mega’ release, FilmFetish is giving away two complete sets of the monster box set for readers to enjoy. PLEASE NOTE: To be considered to ….

New pics and a poster for French zombie film Paris By Night Of The Living Dead

Fangoria has posted some exclusive photos from the French indie horror short Paris By Night Of The Living Dead, which follows the story of a young married couple trying to survive in a post apocalyptic Paris filled with zombies. The film was directed by Grégory Morin (Dernier cri, Belle ordure).

Win free screening tickets to Yoroi Samurai Zombie and 20th Century Boys

I recently posted the schedule for the upcoming New York Asian Film Festival, which is taking place June 19th to July 5th at the IFC Center and Japan Society in New York City. The festival features over 50 films, shorts, and special events, along with more than a dozen guest filmmakers. I just received an ….

Pontypool gives a new spin to the zombie genre – along with a new trailer

Below is the trailer for Pontypool, a psychological thriller about a deadly virus that infects a small Ontario town, and a small radio station whose morning team starts taking reports of extreme, bloody incidents of violence related to the infections. Bruce McDonald (The Tracey Fragments) directs Pontypool, which stars Stephen McHattie, Lisa Houle and Georgina ….

Zombies of Mass Destruction moves to the big screen

Dirk Blackman and Howard McCain are now attached to adapt the Red 5 comic ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction for Benderspink films, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Originally created by actor Kevin Grevioux, who recently appeared as a human-turned-Lycan in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, the comic follows an elite team of soldiers sent on ….

Chiller Theater Spring 2009

Title: Chiller TheaterLocation: Hilton Parsippany, One Hilton Court, Parsippany, NJ 07054Link out: Click hereDescription: Horror, comic and movie fan and memorabilia convention. Guests will include: John Amplas Martin Dawn of the Dead George Romero Director Dawn of the Dead, Creepshow 2 Eric Roberts Star 80 The Dark Knight Heroes Luigi Cozzi Director of Contamination, Starcrash ….

Original Night of the Living Dead returning to theaters in 3D

Night of the Living Dead is getting a unique dimensional twist that promises to pull viewers closer to the undead action. The team at Legend Films and PassmoreLab is bringing new life to the undead by converting the previously colorized genre-defining zombie film into 3D. The enhanced 1968 George A. Romero cult classic is slated ….