I met James Karen and Allan Trautman and totally geeked-out and it was awesome

This weekend I got to meet two of my all-time zombie heroes, the legendary James Karen and Allan Trautman!  If you read this blog,  you’ve seen that I consider their performances in Return of the Living Dead to be the finest acting in any zombie film, ever. James was super-cool and joked with me.  (IContinue reading “I met James Karen and Allan Trautman and totally geeked-out and it was awesome”

Book Review: The Complete History of the Return of the Living Dead

Over the past few days, I’ve enjoyed the excellent and informative book The Complete History of the Return of the Living Dead by Christian Sellers and Gary Smart.  It’s a guide to every film in the ROTLD series, and features production photographs, promotional materials, and interviews with the cast and crew of each film. AsContinue reading “Book Review: The Complete History of the Return of the Living Dead”

The Top-15 Performances in a Zombie Movie

Zombie movies are often praised by fans for their frightening sequences, their artful (or artless) use of gore, and their political/philosophical messages.  However, I think an oft-overlooked quality that can really make or break a zombie film is the performances of the actors.  (You’d think that acting would obviously be the most important part ofContinue reading “The Top-15 Performances in a Zombie Movie”