Tag Archives: zombie

At Spooky Empire 2009

I had a great time signing books, speaking on panels, and causing trouble generally at Spooky Empire in Orlando over the weekend.  I also finally got to meet Max Brooks, who was a really nice guy.  (I was wondering if he had heard of me, and when I introduced myself he cocked his neck like heContinue reading “At Spooky Empire 2009”

All the angels want to wear my Reg Shoe

One of my favorite zombies of all time–up there with “Bub” from Day of the Dead and “the Tarman Zombie” from Return of the Living Dead— is Reg Shoe from Terry Pratchett’s awesome Discworld fantasy/satire novels. Reg Shoe is a more than a zombie, he is a policeman in his local municipal Night Watch, and anContinue reading “All the angels want to wear my Reg Shoe”

The adventure of the Miskatonic University lapel pin

My favorite writer of all time is H.P. Lovecraft.   He wrote wonderful horror stories, science-fiction stories, poems, and at least one story about zombie-like creatures coming out of graveyards to feed on the living. I am also a sucker for Lovecraft-related merch.  I have an Arkham, MA sticker on my car, and a Miskatonic University sweatshirt I sometimesContinue reading “The adventure of the Miskatonic University lapel pin”

A lost zombie-gem: Brian Posehn in Undead or Alive

Sometimes I view a sub-par (or downright terrible) zombie film that still has a redeeming aspect or quality to it–a performance, or special effects sequence, or cameo that I think is just great–despite being in the middle of a lousy film.  Such is the case with Brian Posehn’s performance in the 2007 Chris Kattan and JamesContinue reading “A lost zombie-gem: Brian Posehn in Undead or Alive”