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Farewell.

A ton of zombie carnage this week! My special guest is Matt Simpson, director of the awesome zombie short Plague. And six zombie movie reviews: CarnageCake reviews Dead Space Downfall (2008); Jeff from DC reviews The Chilling (1989) and Warning Sign (1985); Ghislain reviews The Road (2009); and I review Edges of Darkness (2008) and The Beyond (1981). In this week’s beer review, Brian in Colorado talks about his favorite beer names.

Zombie News:

• Survival of the Dead confirmed for a spring release
• Upcoming zombie movie from Italy: Eaters
• The Walking Dead will definitely be an AMC TV show
• Chuck Norris-obsessed janitor in upcoming zombie movie The Bloodfest Club
• Great article/interview with the star of Zombi 2 and Zombie Holocaust, Ian McCulloch
• Zombie book Warm Bodies is set to become a movie
• Must see: 28 Drinks Later
• Marvel Zombies 5 will arrive this April
• Left 4 Dead naked Zoe mod (thanks to Marko)

Real News: Zombie Bandit update: he’s been sentenced

Zombie Research: “Survival Lessons from Haiti”

Music this week: Impediments | Damage Inc.

The next in the series of Midnight Podcast Books of the Month finally arrives. I fly solo on this one, talking about why I liked Brian Keene’s City of the Dead. At the end, I read an email review of the book sent in by Brian in Colorado.

Another great show stuffed full of zombie death and destruction. Rob Zombie’s Halloween 2 Blu-ray and DVD were released this week, and Strangeland sent in his review and rant for your enjoyment. Brian . . . from elsewhere talks about Return of the Living Dead Part 3 (1993), and Misfitboy continues talking about Romero-related zombie films with his review of Night of the Living Dead 3D (2006). I talk about the fairly new release, Carriers (2009), and then continue my discussion of Lucio Fulci’s zombie movies by talking about City of the Living Dead (1980). CarnageCake also sent in a great audio review for City. And Brian in Colorado takes care of this week’s beer review — one you’ll never forget.

Zombie News:

• Cover art for Survival of the Dead
• The Crazies remake: poster art | new trailer
• Zombie movie clips/trailers:
  • Very cool clip from The Horde
  • Left 4 Dead fan film trailer | official site (thanks to McPierce)
  • Zombie Undead trailer | official site (thanks to DJ Frenchy)
  • Risen trailer | official site (thanks to Misfitboy)
• The sequel to Zone of the Dead starring Ken Foree is already in pre-production, to be called Wrath of the Dead
• The theatrical release date for Resident Evil: Afterlife has been moved up to September 10, 2010
• Diablo Cody gives an update about the film adaptation of SG Browne’s Breathers
• Zombies!!! board game will probably never come to Xbox Live/Playstation Network
• Romero’s Dawn of the Dead will be available as an iPhone game on January 19, 2010
• Zombie class at the University of California Berkeley
• Cracked.com: “5 Scientific Reasons a Zombie Apocalypse Could Actually Happen” (thanks to Corpsesplitter)
• Support Rick’s iPhone zombie game development!

Real News: “Man escapes charges for barbecuing pet dog”

Zombie Research: “Zombie Maneaters of India”

Music this week: Rot Shit

This week is the first in the series of Lucio Fulci’s zombie movies, and I talk about Zombi 2 (1979). CarnageCake also sent in his thoughts about Zombi 2 after just having seen it for the first time. I also review the upcoming horror/exploitation trailer collection Stephen Romano Presents: Shock Festival, which hits shelves February 9, 2009. Gaby (ZombieGirl on the forums) sent in her review of Hood of the Living Dead (2005). Brian in Colorado supplies this week’s beer review, and Misfitboy reviews the first Romero remake, Night of the Living Dead (1990).

Zombie News:

• The DVD release of Dead Snow has been announced — February 23rd, 2010
• Rumor: MTV is trying to get the rights to George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead to turn it into a TV series
• Bong of the Dead is in the final editing stages
• Trailers for upcoming zombie movies:
  • Opstandelsen
  • Ay Up Me Duck of the Dead
  • The Titan Project
  • Transmission
  • The Light of Daigh
• FVZA: Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency #2 is out this week
• This March, look for the prequel to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies called Dawn of the Dreadfuls
• Pixel Force: Left 4 Dead, the 8-bit version of Left 4 Dead is now available for free download
• Very cool looking upcoming iPhone game: Pro Zombie Soccer

Real News: “Government Grants Mortosis Research $300M” (thanks to Misfitboy)

Zombie Research: “What Do Zombies & LSD Have in Common?”

Music this week: Meat Puppets | Exhumed

Happy New Year! A special guest joins me on the first episode of 2010. Beer reviews are provided by Third Coast Zed and Brian in Colorado, and Misfitboy reviews Diary of the Dead (2007). I review Raiders of the Living Dead (1986) and Quick and the Undead (2006). Make sure you check out the Midnight Podcast Youtube channel for Midnight Podcast TV Episode 2, which goes along with this episode.

Zombie News:

• Passmore Lab is working on a colorized, 3D version of NOTLD 1968
• Trailer and one-sheet for The Horde
• Zombie Attack!! Short zombie film from the makers of The Duty of Living
• Sketch of the Dead – hilarious zombie clip
• Pre-order George Romero’s zombie novel The Living Dead: The Beginning
• Plants vs. Zombies is coming to the Apple app store
• Zombeat: it’s like Guitar Hero with zombies for the iPhone/iPod Touch

Real News: Funeral homes offering free funerals to drunk drivers on New Year’s

Zombie Research: “The Last Thing You’d Eat”

Music this week: Dead Milkmen | Depth Charge

Merry Christmas from the Midnight Podcast! Thanks to Front Range Creative for the sweet zombie Christmas tunes.

This week, Misfitboy reviews George Romero’s Land of the Dead for his series of Romero living dead movies. Brian in Colorado gives a (non-) beer review, and I talk about two of the finest pieces of zombie cinema ever produced: Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis (2005) and Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave (2005). I also review the Image comics release of I Sell the Dead.

Zombie News:

• Dan O’Bannon and Brittany Murphy have both died
• George Romero’s Survival of the Dead has finally scored US distribution
• Pontypool DVD release dates:
  • UK: January 25, 2010
  • US: January 26, 2010
• I Sell the Dead DVD/Blu-ray release date: March 10, 2010
• ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction poster for the After Dark Horrorfest
• Upcoming Turkish zombie movie Island: Wedding of the Zombies trailers: trailer 1 | trailer 2
• Upcoming short film E’gad, Zombies! article | trailer
• Have a say in Arrow’s upcoming Day of the Dead and City of the Living Dead DVD/Blu-ray releases
• Big Man Japan web site | video

Real News: “Dogs That Survived by Eating Dead Owner Get New Home”

Zombie Research: “Deadly Amoeba in Organ Donation”

Music this week: Zombie Christmas | GG Allin | Butthole Surfers

In a tribute to Z.A. Recht, I replay the interview I held with him at Horror Realm this year.

Things get crazy this week, as they tend to do this close to the holidays. First of all, I’ll tell you why Nick Tallo is a sad old man who treats his fans like shit. Then we’ll be hearing a lot of fun thoughts from CarnageCake, and beer reviews from Alan and Brian in Colorado. Misfitboy continues his Romero reviews with Day of the Dead (1985), and I review Mulberry Street (2006), I’ll See You in My Dreams (2003), and Plague (2009). Plus I’ll tell you about the Antarctic Press one-shot comic  A Very Zombie Christmas.

Zombie News:

• Santa clip from the upcoming low-budget zombie movie Phase Two
• Italian trailer for REC2
• Natalie Portman will produce and star in the film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
• FEARnet is set to produce original zombie programming for 2010: Zombie Roadkill
• Watch the Q&A session from the Las Vegas screening of Silent Night, Zombie Night
• Behind-the-scenes clips from the production of Die School Musical (thanks to Isaiah)
• Sneak preview of the cover of the zombie anthology The Living Dead 2
• IDW announces another zombie series for February 2010: We Will Bury You
• First downloadable content for Left 4 Dead 2
• Downloadable content for Resident Evil 5 coming this spring
• Making maps on the PC for Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 (thanks to McPierce)
• Resident Evil custom chopper!
• Make a coffee bean roaster out of a popcorn machine (thanks to Udamandan)

Real News: “Scientists Hope Zombie Pigs Will Save Lives on the Battlefield”

Zombie Research: “Using Improvised Weapons Against Zombies”

Zombie podcasts (thanks to Lurch and Steve Wands):

• HG World
• Age of the Zombies
• Darker Projects (”Alive Inside” & “Autumn”)
• One Eighteen: Migration

Music this week: Morbid Angel | Gorillaz

I’m happy to welcome back to the show Eric S. Brown, who talks with me about the vast amount of projects he has going on, plus a ton of other cool stuff. Check out his editorial debut with Wolves of War.

Brian in Colorado gives another beer review — and this time for a brew he hates. Misfitboy continues his series of Romero zombie movie reviews with Dawn of the Dead (1978). The two movies I review this week are Demons (1985) and Flesh for Frankenstein (1973).

Zombie News:

• At Amazon.co.uk, you can preorder Survival of the Dead
• Zombieland is coming to Blu-ray and DVD on February 2, 2010 — but it’ll cost ya
• Resident Evil: Afterlife’s release has been moved to January 14, 2011
• Balaguero & Plaza will return to direct REC3, which is in the planning stages
• Very cool Italian one-sheets for REC2
• Silent Night, Zombie Night is screening in Los Angeles on December 19, at the New Beverly Theater
• Ted V. Mikels is making a 3rd Astro-Zombies film
• Zombified Star Wars posters
• IDW is going to release the 4-issue “Zombies vs. Robots Aventure” starting February 2010
• We’re getting Dead Space 2 for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC
• The great game of Humans vs. Zombies is being destroyed by colleges and universities

Real News: “151 young flu patients have exhibited abnormal behavior” (thanks to Matt Mogk)

Zombie Research: “The Nature of Mobs – Human and Zombie”

Music this week: Superjoint Ritual | Helmet

This episode, I finally get around to talking about Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things (1973). A lot of people have talked about this before, so I try to focus on aspects of it that haven’t be discussed before on the show. I also talk about comics: the newest Walking Dead, and the newly-released zombie comics FVZA: Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency, and Victorian Undead.

Brian in Colorado delivers another fantastic beer review, and CarnageCake tells us about the Canadian horror channel Dusk, while Misfitboy begins his series of George Romero’s zombie films with a review of Night of the Living Dead (1968). During the Voicemail of Death segment, Alan calls in a quick review of Automaton Transfusion (2006), and UndeadMuffin reviews 2 iPhone apps.

Zombie News:

• Zombieland sequel has been confirmed
• Milla Jovovich has posted at least 4 behind-the-scenes clips from the set of Resident Evil: Afterlife – Clip 1 | Clip 2 | Clip 3 | Clip 4
• The remake (or whatever) of The Crazies involves a new viral web sites: Save Ogden Marsh blog | Dakon/Pendrill Chemicals
• If you’re in Las Vegas on December 5, go see the screening of Christmas zombie movie Silent Night, Zombie Night
• More cast members have been added to Night of the Living Dead: Origins
• Independent Irish zombie Portrait of a Zombie has wrapped shooting and will be released in 2010 (official site)
• Zombie podcast: an audio drama called “We’re Alive”
• Days of the Living Dead: a web series about haunted house creators Zombie Army
• MID Productions announces that part 2 of Youngsters has been posted
• It’s been rumored that Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is going to be made into a 6-part TV series
• Left 4 Dead 2 sold over 2 million copies in 2 weeks
• Sunday, December 13: Monroeville Mall Holiday Party at Time and Space Toys
• Ted Nugent vs Zombies

Real News: “Man in zombie mask robs liquor store” (thanks to Matt Mogk)

Zombie Research: Zombie Mad Cow Disease!

Music this week: Fantomas

I’m excited this week to be talking with author Robert R. Best, who wrote the zombie novel Lakewood Memorial, as well as the horror anthology All Kinds of Things Kill. He’s also part of Don’t Look in the Podcast, which everyone in the world should be required to listen to.

CarnageCake gives us his thoughts on Left 4 Dead 2, and Misfitboy calls in his review of Colin. I review two zombie movies: Night of the Living Dorks (2006), and Motocross Zombies from Hell (2007).

Zombie News:

• How iconic movie characters would deal with the zombie uprising
• Zombie Outbreak Simulator
• Left 4 Dead 2’s fictional band Midnight Riders have their own web site now | Dread Central article and downloads
• Leave Yourself 4 Dead
• One of the guys who helped develop World of Warcraft and Guild Wars is developing a zombie MMORPG

Real News: “Queens man says he didn’t kill wife, son – his split personality did”

Zombie Research: “Brains” zombie t-shirt | Last Night on Earth zombie board game

Music this week: Zombie!

Have you checked out Zombie Roomie yet? You really should.

Also, check out MID Productions on YouTube!

Lots of reviews this week, starting off with CarnageCake’s take on the video game Dead Space. UndeadMuffin calls in a review for Colin (2008), and I give you my feelings on the 2-DVD special edition from the UK. Jeff from DC writes in about the infected zombie movie Carriers (2009), and Misfitboy is so cool as to review the book I’m writing for National Novel Writing Month.

Of course, Left 4 Dead 2 came out this week, and I’ll tell you my impressions of it. I also got to watch Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated during the Facebook Comicon, and I give my review. I also review the German movie Virus Undead (2005).

Zombie News:

• The Video Dead (1987) – almost on DVD . . . maybe
• Stephen King’s book Cell has been adapted into a screenplay
• The first movie shot on the new Cannon 7D is a zombie movie called Dead Season
• New zombie comic anthology series coming out soon called Zombomb!
• Tips for surviving Left 4 Dead 2
• Capcom delays the release of Dead Rising 2
• Left 4 Dead: the 8-bit NES version
• Weird iPhone app: Zombie Weatherman
• College group uses zombies for their new campaign

Real News: “‘Cannibals’ arrested for killing man and selling his body parts to kebab and pie shop”

Zombie Research: “Burning Zombies May Spread Infection”

Music this week: Operation Ivy | Tom Waits

I had a great time this week talking to writer/director/etc. of Deadlands: The Rising and Deadlands 2: Trapped, Gary Ugarek. You’ll hear us talking about filmmaking, horror, Twilight, running zombies, football, and more.

Brian in Colorado introduces us to Chicken Killer in this week’s beer review. I’ll review the newly-released movie Dead Air (2009) and the new documentary Autopsy of the Dead (2009).

Zombie News:

• 2010 DVD release dates: Dead Snow (February 23, 2010); Halloween 2 (January 12, 2010); Pontypool (January 26)
• The French zombie movie The Horde has scored distribution in the US and Japan at this year’s American Film Market.
• iPhone game: Zombie Attack! Second Wave
• Left 4 Dead 2 photo contest

Real News:

• John Sowell (thanks to Misfitboy)
• Zombie Arrest

Zombie Research: “What Are Your Chances of Survival?”

Music this week: Kevin MacLeod | Black Sabbath

Zombie carnage ensues this week as I welcome 2 special guests to the show: James Melzer, author of The Zombie Chronicles and fellow podcaster; and Shaun Robert Smith, creator of zombie short The Soldier (watch it here) and director of the upcoming Nazi zombie film The 4th Reich.

Apocalypse Dan returns for another installment of Survival 101, talking about everyone’s favorite survival item: duct tape. Brian in Colorado reviews some winter beer, and CarnageCake tells us what he thought about Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008). Vaughn from Motion Picture Massacre also sent over his review of Colin (2008). I review the episode of Medium entitled “Bite Me,” which aired just before Halloween and featured scenes from Night of the Living Dead (1968). I also review Deadlands: The Rising (2006) and the newly-released Deadlands 2: Trapped (2008), and DJ Frenchy also calls in his thoughts about both Deadlands movies.

Read my National Novel Writing Month attempt here. Yeah, it’s got zombies in it.

Thanks to Benglish from The Armchair Quarterbacks for sending the song “Re: Your Brains.” You rock!

Zombie News:

• New trailer leaked for Survival of the Dead (with spoilers)
• George Romero’s fun interview on NPR
• Follow Milla Jovovich on Twitter – she’s been posting a lot about the making of Resident Evil 4
• It’s comfirmed: ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction is one of After Dark’s Films to Die For
• New fun web series: Semi-Dead
• Next March, we’ll see a prequel to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies called Dawn of the Dreadfuls
• Zombie romance anthology: Hungry for Your Love
• Fun online zombie comic strip: Zombie Roomie
• Resident Evil 0 will be re-released on the Nintendo Wii on December 1st
• University of Florida attacked by zombies (thanks to Florida Possum)
• Forbes article about zombies, relating them to Godzilla (thanks to McPierce)

Real News:

• “Mystery of severed feet resurfaces” (thanks to Florida Possum)
• “Policeman points gun at Halloween ‘zombie’”

Zombie Research: Uncle Sam Unprepared for Zombies

Music this epsiode: Jonathan Coulton

The book of the month for October is Brian Keene’s The Rising. The conversation involves Florida Possum, Apocalypse Dan, Damocles, Undeadmuffin, and Corey. Plus we hear comments sent in by Brian in Colorado, Jororo and Badhammer. Our most controversial and polarizing book of the month yet!