Zombpocalypse Now: Discussing Undead Things

In which we explore the film which derailed Richard Stanley's career, didn't help Val Kilmer's in any way, and was a shining example of Marlon Brando caring not one bit about a film he was getting paid a lot of money to do. Oddly enough, it's not as bad as we remembered.

In which we have a range of opinions about a film that a lot of people had a range of opinions about, discuss the difficulties of adapting Lovecraft for the screen, and agree that if nothing else, Richard Stanley casting Nicolas Cage and Joely Richardson - two actors who go allllllll in here - was smart as all hell.

In which we go back to the 80's and the film that derailed Melissa Sue Anderson's film career, and find a plot twist that rivals HIGH TENSION for sheer WTF ludicrousness.

In which we discuss Peter Jackson's 1992 splatstick horror comedy (released as DEAD ALIVE in the US), and the difficulties of reviewing a film that really is less about story or plot and more about the copious amount of blood and body parts flying about.

In which we discuss the LGBTQ subtext and not-remotely-subtext-at-all aspects of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2: FREDDY'S REVENGE.

When we reviewed HELLBENT for our look at LGBTQ-themed horror films, we noted that it billed itself as the first "Queer Slasher Film", but in truth that was a bit of marketing spin. There were certainly LGBTQ horror films before it, and in this episode, we turn our attention to the French film HIGH TENSION and find ourselves conflicted not just for its notorious plot twist, but also for what it ha...

In which we begin our discussion of Queer Horror with HELLBENT, which billed itself as the first "gay slasher" film - it wasn't the the first - but still proves to be a rather solid example of an 80's/90's slasher film, even if it was made in the 2004. Also, we record an episode that is longer than the actual film. As is our wont.

In which we discuss SATANIC PANIC, Fangoria's 2019 horror-comedy, and find that laughter is always welcome! Bit later for this episode than was planned, but the world is a very interesting place right now. Also we went on a number of entertaining yet completely unrelated tangents that needed to come out. We do that from time to time ;)

This week we turn our attention to 2019's Cinestate/FANGORIA film PORNO, which despite the name is a touch tamer than we expected, even as it evoked the horror films of the late '80s and early '90s. For good and for ill.

This week we turn our attention to THE LODGE and while we find ourselves divided on some key issues with the film, we all agree Riley Keough delivers a great performance and that the children are the worst kind of little sociopaths.

In which Dustin and Tim share TRAIN TO BUSAN - one of their favorite zombie films - with friends and a grand time is had by all.

Say what you will about George Romero's DEAD films, but at least they aren't 2018's DAY OF THE DEAD: BLOODLINES. In this week's Zombpocalypse Now we consider its few pros and many cons, ably assisted by some good friends.

In which we discuss Full Moon's CORONA ZOMBIES with some friends.

With the final episode of this season of THE WALKING DEAD delayed by the real-world events we're all struggling with, "The Tower" has become - for all intents and purposes - the season finale. In this episode of ZOMBPOCALYPSE NOW we discuss how that works in practice, and find that it actually caps the events of the season pretty effectively. Not to say we don't have some quibbles, 'cause, well, w...

In which we record a bit late this week - shocking I know - and discuss THE WALKING DEAD's "Look at the Flowers", an episode with three story threads that advance the plot, and one that just perpetuates the Carol trauma conga line that we are not remotely fans of.

And we're back with the second episode of the week! We catch up on THE WALKING DEAD and discuss Danai Gurira's final episode on the show, "What We Become", and how far she's brought the character of Michonne since we were introduced to the character at the end of Season Two.

In which play catch-up on THE WALKING DEAD after missing a week due to these uncertain times. We're recording two episodes this week so we can get back on track. This one covers "Walk With Us" and we'll be releasing the next one covering "What We Become" Friday night.

In which we find ourselves praising the excellent character development in THE WALKING DEAD's latest episode, as the Whisperer War finally erupts.

In which we discuss the 10th episode of the 10th season of THE WALKING DEAD, which leans hard into slasher film territory in some really effective ways, but also manages to bring along some of the logic problems that the genre enjoys as well.

In which we discuss the new episode of THE WALKING DEAD, the disturbing side of Love in the Time of the Zombpocalypse, and question how much certain actions are actually in a certain person's character. It's the ZOMBPOCALYPSE NOW podcast!

In which MO COLLINS kindly joins us to talk about FEAR THE WALKING DEAD. Obviously we would love to have any of the cast members of THE WALKING DEAD and FEAR THE WALKING DEAD on the show, but for months Dustin has been telling Tim he would love to have one person in particular. And so he asked her, and she - much to our surprise and pleasure - said yes. The very talented, very funny Mo Collins joi...

As we get ever closer to the the first THE WALKING DEAD episode of the year, our intrepid adventures take some time to... well... ramble a bit and then settle on talking about audio books, narrators, and other random things.

It's just a few short weeks until THE WALKING DEAD returns! Of course, we don't just watch the zombie shows, so this week we're talking about the new BBC DRACULA series and the horror film UNDERWATER, and - fair warning - we get pretty spoiler-y. We also have some more thoughts on liking the work but not the creator, and some favorite films that haven't aged well.

Yes, folks, it's true... we're still alive. Our "hey, let's take two weeks off for the holidays" somehow turned into "do you realize we haven't recorded in a month?", and while we don't regret the time we got to spend with family and friends while easing into the new year, it's time to fire up the mics and do the thing. So here is the first epsiode of the thing that we do of 2020, and we return yo...

In which we catch up after - sigh - another unplanned break, with at least a holiday to excuse a bit of it. Sort of. Kind of. OK FINE. WE'RE BEHIND. Ahem. We talk about THE WALKING DEAD's Mid-season Finale, the season so far, and other such things. We hope you enjoy.