What, Me Zombie?
Check out this month’s issue of MAD Magazine for some zombie fun, including a really great zombie comic by the amazing Sergio Aragones. All for $3.99…cheap!
Check out this month’s issue of MAD Magazine for some zombie fun, including a really great zombie comic by the amazing Sergio Aragones. All for $3.99…cheap!
In the local free weekly college newspaper, The Noise, there’s an article concerning Lansing, MI, and if it would be ready for an all-out zombie attack and how to defend yourself. You can read the article online here. Most of it is your basic rehash of the standard zombie protocol, but there are a few funny lines from Max Brooks and the comments people have left about the article are hilarious, but also saddening when you realize so many people have no sense of humor. Why do people get so up in arms over an obviously fun-filler pre-Halloween article?
The Walking Dead is a monthly comic book series written by Robert Kirkman. It follows a police officer and his family as they try to survive in a zombie apocalypse. The cast of characters is constantly changing as people leave, die, and occasionally become zombies. So many characters come and go - it’s almost the War and Peace of zombie books.
I love this comic and it’s just amazing how it can play on your emotions. You can feel the despair of the characters as they face horrible situations and are forced to make difficult choices. The art is always moody and expressive. In short it’s something you should be reading if you have any interest in zombies at all.
Wild Zero is one of the stranger films I’ve seen in a long time. What other film combines UFOs, zombies, transvestite love, and Japan’s most famous garage band?
The stars of Wild Zero are Guitar Wolf - a Japanese rock band who play themselves. The movie follows Ace, a young Guitar Wolf fan who happens to witness an altercation between the band and the owners of a club. Frightened from the fight, Ace is given a whistle by Guitar Wolf which he can blow if he’s ever in trouble. Lucky for him, trouble was soon to follow as a meteorite (or was it the UFOs?) starts turning the locals into zombies. Ace ends up saving a young girl, Tobio, but the two soon find themselves cornered. They think they are about to die, so Ace expresses his love for Tobio. She responds by taking off her clothes and turns out to be a man. Ace goes ballistic, kills some zombies with a crowbar, Guitar Wolf shows up with some advice, Ace realizes he really does love Tobio, zombie heads explode, and all is right with the world again. Except for the pesky UFOs which are taken out by Guitar Wolf’s guitar.
I was a fan of Guitar Wolf before I saw Wild Zero, and as such I really enjoyed the music, loud motorcycles, and appearances by the band (despite how strange they may have been). The zombie scenes were good and it was wonderful to see old-school blue makeup zombies again. It’s a strange movie and downright stupid in many places, but it also has a charm of its own. But there’s no way Wild Zero could in any way be considered a good movie. It’s the Plan 9 from Outer Space of Japan.
Guitar Wolf fans with a good sense of humor will probably enjoy Wild Zero, but everyone else will be left scratching their heads.
Teenage Zombie: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys is an upcoming Nintendo DS game by Ignition Entertainment that let you play as a group of three, well, Teenage Zombies (hence the name). There is a short little video up on their site and I’m unable to find much else but I think the art style looks kind of cool. I’ll definitely be keeping my eye on this one.
I apologize for the lack of a post on “Thriller Thursday” - we were unable to post because we were out at the Wayne State University Mortuary Science Open House last night. Our friend John works there and our friend Jenny is going to school there. Jenny was kind enough to give us a tour of the many embalming rooms, anatomy labs, and everything else that goes into the funeral process. It was quite the eye-opening experience and both fun and informative. They even have a small museum dedicated to all the old tools, techniques, and coffins from days gone by. If you are interested in seeing it for yourself, they hold an open house every year around Halloween so you’ll have to wait until next year!
By now you’ve seen us taste the good and bad from the world of strange Halloween candies. Today we have the truly UGLY side of candy. In fact as I type this now my stomach is still in knots from tonight’s tasting.
As usual, every week we’ve been tasting a strange Jones’ Soda flavor and this week was candy corn flavor.
Jones Soda Candy Corn had a nuclear yellow color to it. After pouring it we were both really regretting this one. It just couldn’t be good. I took the plunge first. I’ll say this - I didn’t immediately throw up. In fact, although it wasn’t GOOD, it also wasn’t the most disgusting thing ever. Almost like cream soda if you closed your eyes. Erin thought it was completely disappointing after the bold tastes of all the previous Jones’ Soda flavors we tried. The flavor seemed muted.
The Jolly Rancher Lollipops with “Creepy Tattoo Inside” were the next candy tasted, and easily the best of them. The flavors of the suckers were strong and there was a “mystery” factor in that you didn’t know flavor you were getting until you licked it. Apparently removable tattoo technology has come a long way since the days of those Cracker Jack tattoos that you had to wet and press against your skin. These were detailed, easy to apply, and seem pretty durable. Here’s Erin looking tough and showing off her black cat tattoo:
The Russell Stover Carmel & Marshmallow Pumpkin can be summed in one sentence: Where’s the carmel? We had to hunt for it.
Unfortunately we accidentally lost the pictures to the next item so you’ll have to use your imagination for the Bubbagum Candy Vampire Teeth. Here’s the idea: you chew the included gum and then use it as a denture adhesive to affix the candy teeth to yours. It’s a sure-fire way to get a cavity! The gum was soft, and the teeth were edible as well (sort of a gumball type material but more waxy). The idea of eating realistic looking teeth and gums still makes me a little queasy.
Finally, if you run a blog about zombies, sooner or later you’re going to have to eat some brains. And we managed to find this - Chef Ghoulicious Pantry of Candy Abbie Normal Bag of Brains.
This is a LOT of gummy. I can’t imagine eating the entire thing in one sitting. It’s a very realistic gray color and berry flavored. The big turn off however is the texture. It’s more airy than a normal gummy bear, but EXTREMELY chewy. Here’s me trying to bite off a piece:
The dogs were strangely interested:
Erin feels a little sorry for zombies because as it turns out gummy brains just aren’t that good:
That’s it for this week! If you missed our previous Halloween candy reviews, you can check out Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.
Check out the newest game in our Zombie Arcade - Zombie Riot Golf. It’s easy - just swing your chainsaw like a golf club and hit the zombie’s head as far as you can.
This one comes to us via Doug Gordon of Wisconsin Public Radio. He wrote to tell us about Scottish Zombie Comedian Angus MacAbre. If you are in the Madison Wisconsin area, Angus will actually be performing this weekend for the Dane101.com Halloween Rock-n-Roll Extravaganza. If you aren’t near Wisconsin or Scotland, you can check out his “deadpan” delivery on YouTube!
Reader Tallie Garey sent us a bunch of photos from the recent Toronto Zombie walk. Looks like it was a lot of fun! Thank you very much Tallie!
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