David Zuzelo vs. Easter of the Eerie Dead!
by David Zuzelo of Tomb it May Concern
Zombies…we live in age where the Undead are overcooked by cathode rays and clogging word processors around the globe. But you know what… we still love ‘em! When I was asked to add a few ideas to scratch your shambling netherstuffs I realized that while they may have invaded the mainstream, there are lots of fun things to do with the walking robots of evil…THE ZOMBIE. On my own blog, TOMB IT MAY CONCERN, I like to present things in a “Mangled Media” kind of way-so here are a bunch of ways for you to go for your own head and fill it with THE DEAD! Enjoy!
Revenge of the Living Dead Girls
This sick French flick has some incredibly silly (and skanky) looking zombies, and depending on which version you watch you may or may not see a zombie film, but I love it. Ragged, poorly made and ultimately entertaining, Revenge… features a trio of boobs out beasties with good bods terrorize and mangle anyone they get their undead paws on. Features a game of Poke Her With A Poker that will leave you squealing in horror-as you rewind to see it again. Available on Netflix Streaming!
Burial Ground
When you wake up and say to yourself “I need a wonky dude playing a kid to eat Mariangela Giordano’s rather rotund breast right fucking now” this is your film. It has Peter Bark and it “smells of death.” It has lots of EuroSexing and awesome music. It has zombies with tools. It has zombies that look like Blind Dead Versus Potted Plant Zombies from Fulciville. And it ALWAYS satisfies my need for zombies and trash cinema and can also cure the common cold. Your miles may vary on that last bit, but I down a few beers and watch it when I’m sick and it makes me feel better. Beware the PROFECY OF THE BLACK SPIDER!!
Jerry’s Kids Meet Wormboy
This story is unforgettable. It is funny. It is sick. It ROCKS and David J. Schow is brilliant. Read it here for under a buck. You won’t be sorry.
Viking Dead
Damn, just when you think you can’t read another zombie novel something pops up like the proverbial rotting fist from the ground. Part of Abaddon Books “TOMES OF THE DEAD” series, this kicks serious ass. Violent. Vikings. Swords. Zombies!!!! An excellent read for fantasy fans and horror fans alike, it did not just sell me on the author (and this is his first novel!) but the whole damn line. Even if you don’t like to read, you’ll like to read this!
Junk
Atsushi Muroga is a hero to me. He loves to make very cheap exploitation films that feature girls, guns and in this case…ZOMBIES! Imagine a Japanese reworking of Zombi 3 with more bullets and an even more reduced budget. Now imagine getting a happy ending to your cine-massage from the sex bomb of your choice. Blend. View. ‘Gasm. Great fun!
Escape / Night of the Living Dead
Avatar Comics is one of my favorite publishers and I’m always amazed when I chat horror comics and these don’t come up. With plots that include work by John Russo (yeah, I haven’t forgiven him entirely for that Anchor Bay NotLD remix thing either)—these are great fun. Mike “Widow” Wolfer rocks the gore and sex quotient up high. Night is good, but the sadly gone Escape series featured some great BIKERS BATTLING ZOMBIES action that you can still get in a pair of trade paperbacks. Seek ‘em out!
Zombie Terrors
Oh Mr. Z you are such a whore, but even if I did not have a story in this UltraExcellent Comic anthology I would be buying it for some amazing stories by Frank Forte and many many more for sure. The biggie though? An EC styled bit of Undead Revenge with artwork by The Sultan of Slash and the High Poobah of Hack, TIM VIGIL!! A huge package for a reasonable price, and yeah…it features my ASCENSION OF THE BLIND DEAD comic that features art by the amazing Billy George. And a naked werewolf woman. And Templar Zombies. And gore.
Zombie Holocaust / Dr. Butcher MD
Outboard motor meets ZOMBIE FACE and goes to town. A maniac doctor transplants brains into monster zombie bodies. Nudity. Falling from great heights to go splat! Island setting with tons of monstrous beasts wandering about. Hey, it was called Doctor Butcher M.D. (Medical Deviate) for a reason and if you haven’t met this film, you really need to. Today. Now. Oh, and of course the best part of this thing is that it isn’t just a zombie flick. It has cannibals! Zombies and Cannibals and Italian Gore means you are going to be entertained all the way through.
I Made A Game With Zombies In It (XBLA)
Sure, you can play Left 4 Dead 2 and kill a metric ton of zombies at every turn, but $1 nets you this Xbox Live Arcade indy game. Robotron meets zombies with a great little theme song and the most undead dismemberment for a buck you’ll ever get on Xbox 360. Give the guy a buy.
Erotic Nights of the Living Dead
Joltin’ Joe D’Amato is an icon. Erotic Nights is one of his best in my opinion, because it manages to meld flaccid penis shots with grueling zombie bits and awesome make up both in the splattering and Mark Shannon’s bizarre ball sac close ups. While the porn isn’t exactly hot, it adds a nice sleazy factor to an already fun zombie film. Probably the best of his “Island” films, you’ll thrill to seeing Laura Gemser and George Eastman in this tale of tropical worm drenched horror for sure… and if you aren’t a fan of Dirce Fu…Fu…Fuckin’…Funari then you will be after this. Also, for the ultimate D’Amato fans (ahem, me and anyone else?) it features Lucia Ramirez. Yowza! Marcello Giombini provides some awesome bloops n’ bleeps on the soundtrack as well.
Crossed
Avatar strikes again with this zombie comic that makes The Walking Dead look like “Polly Put The Kettle On And A Zombie Fucking Ate Her”—Garth Ennis pulled out all the stops and managed to blend the drama of the popular series with an intensity that kicks the crap out of most everything else on stands. I haven’t read the new series, Psychopath, yet but I can’t wait. David “Caligula” Lapham will bring the pain. Try it out.
