tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post2496694844322083343..comments2023-04-09T03:34:12.677-04:00Comments on William's Ramblings: What's Your Favorite Zombie?William Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09779582298787431216noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-44468847674041632642009-11-18T11:40:34.036-05:002009-11-18T11:40:34.036-05:00I’ve never been into zombies… :-) I don’t think I’...I’ve never been into zombies… :-) I don’t think I’ve seen one zombie movie from one end to the other, except maybe for the first part of Grindhouse, <i>Planet Terror</i>, with its pure Rodriguez/Tarantino madness.<br /><br />But, you know what, after reading your post, I feel tempted to give zombies another… try… :-)Vesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417602625059442986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-55004716581983237522009-11-02T10:14:01.159-05:002009-11-02T10:14:01.159-05:00I watched "Night of the Living Dead" for...I watched "Night of the Living Dead" for the FIRST time this Halloween, if you can believe it. (I had seen the remake before.) I've also seen the "Dawn of the Dead" remake (but not the original).<br /><br />Jack Ketchum has been upfront about how he used "Night" as part of the basis for "Off Season." How many of you have read Ketchum's book? I'd like to read some opinions on the overlap of the zombie genre with the cannibal genre.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-86660271929362762062009-11-01T14:51:36.254-05:002009-11-01T14:51:36.254-05:00I think there needs to be a mixture of the critter...I think there needs to be a mixture of the critters. The shamblers to set you up and lower your defenses..the scramblers to scare the crap out of you. <br /><br />May I make a suggestion that if you have the opportunity that you pick up LEFT 4 DEAD. This is the most astonishing zombie game, it has all the familiar tropes and throws in a couple new ones. Perhaps one of the most outstanding moments is the game is when the survivors make it to an airport and are surprised by a 747 crashing on the tarmac. It's an awesome cutscene and paves the way for the gruesome action on the tarmac.Stewart Sternberg (half of L.P. Styles)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00895152179113722902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-9364187924942988372009-11-01T14:23:06.105-05:002009-11-01T14:23:06.105-05:00I love zombie films and books. One of my favourite...I love zombie films and books. One of my favourite films is 'Shaun of the Dead' starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. I can watch it again and again. If you've not seen it, you should! :0Akasha Savage.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13482147165827577180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-29567635340301101522009-10-30T12:00:54.538-04:002009-10-30T12:00:54.538-04:00I'm actually pretty cool with zombies, althoug...I'm actually pretty cool with zombies, although they are starting to get a bit saturated maybe. I have only flirted with zombies in a couple of stories but never a full blown zombie piece. Maybe it's time.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-53493729922083998552009-10-30T09:38:12.047-04:002009-10-30T09:38:12.047-04:00I interviewed several people on this topic, Willia...I interviewed several people on this topic, William, and here were their unedited answers:<br /><br />"I think they're cool because they remind me of the pyramids." Age 34<br /><br />"They're scary because they're real. They've like found them in graveyards. They're not like vampires and that bullshit." Age 47<br /><br />"I like them because they eat everybody like the IRS." Age 22<br /><br />"They dance good like in Michael Jackson's "Thriller." Age 33<br /><br />"They can't help it and they're like people with food addiction. They don't want to eat us. But I think it's great they eat all the time and don't get fat. It's like you can be addicted to food and not gain wait, you know?" Age 38<br /><br />"Everybody's afraid of them cause they're like a metatag for the government. There's more and more of them and they want everything we've got. They want to eat everything they see til everything's gone and it's going to be George Bush's fault. Everything's his fault. That's what a metatag is." "You mean a metaphor?" I asked. "Whatever." Age.. somewhere about 18 or 19.<br /><br />To further round this out, I'm calling only organic chemists and engineers today to see what they think. I'll let you know.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-70793400689941705212009-10-29T19:20:41.745-04:002009-10-29T19:20:41.745-04:00Zombies are always lurking around in popular cultu...Zombies are always lurking around in popular culture, but they do seem to be on the increase in the past couple of years. I think World War Z and the Zombie Survival Guide did a lot to push that along a few years ago. <br />Vampires, werewolves etc go in and out of fashion, but everyone seems to like a good Zombie movie, book or game etc. <br />Increased Zombie presence seem to attach itself to periods of economic and social strife. When people start to get concerned about their jobs, finances etc they start thinking about a post-apocalyptic world and that usually leads to Zombies. <br />Me, I like a good Zombie film. <br />Cheers<br /><br />TonyTonyKenealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08799760972929493434noreply@blogger.com