As we discussed yesterday, Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons’s masterpiece Watchmen is a revolutionary work of literature. One of the most beloved aspects of the use of metafiction, the-story-within-the-story of Tales of the Black Freighter. In a world where…
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Watchmen Weekend: Remembering Watchmen by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Roman poet Juvenal wrote these words in his Satires, translating to the eponymous quandary: “Who watches the watchmen?” In the mid 1980s, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons created the twelve book series Watchmen, changing not…
As promised, we’d like to announce the giveaway winners for our two running contests! THE SUICIDE COLLECTORS GIVEAWAY Our FIVE winners are: ganstream1 bridget3420 Tiah Merc amy MARK HENRY GIVEAWAY Our TWO lucky winners of signed copies of Happy…
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Zombie Appreciation Week: Interview & Giveaway with Mark Henry
To cap off our Zombie Appreciation Week, we bring you an interview and giveaway with the fabulous Mark Henry, author of the recently reviewed Happy Hour of the Damned and Road Trip of the Living Dead. Although it took…
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Zombie Appreciation Week – Book Review: Happy Hour of the Damned by Mark Henry
Title: Happy Hour of the Damned Author: Mark Henry Genre: Urban Fantasy, Zombies, Comedy Publisher: Kensington Press Publication Date: March 2008 Trade Paperback: 288 Pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in the Amanda Feral series (currently 2 books…
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Zombie Appreciation Week – Book Review: Zombie Haiku by Ryan Mecum
Title: Zombie Haiku: Good Poetry For Your…Brains Author: Ryan Mecum Genre: Poetry (Haiku), Zombies, Horror, Humor Publisher: How Books Publication Date: July 2008 Paperback: 160 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone collection of haiku in a purported journal.…
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Zombie Appreciation Week – Book Review: Generation Dead by Daniel Waters
Title: Generation Dead Author: Daniel Waters Genre: Speculative Fiction, Young Adult, Zombies Publisher: Hyperion Books (DBG) Publication Date: May 2008 Hardcover: 400 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in the Generation Dead series. Book 2, Kiss of Life,…
Yesterday we gave you a good long look at the evolution of zombies in the film genre, highlighting some pivotal films. I could wax poetical all day about Romero’s movies, but the zombie movie has a lot of other…
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Zombie Appreciation Week: A Brief History of the Zombie
Zombies in film have come a very long way since their inception in the early 1930s–from under the control of diabolical voodoo priests, to infectious shambling swarms, to talking & sentient creatures, to Olympic speed sprinters. With all the…
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Zombie Appreciation Week: A More Personal Introduction
You already know what we have planned for you this week (BRAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIINS!!), but what about our own personal connection with the walking dead? Here you go… Thea “They’re coming to get you, Barbara!” – Johnny, Night of the Living…
