From time-to-time, I'm going to put together a collection of links on a topic and share them here. This time: zombies! There are different kinds of zombies. I will always mean the non-Voodoo version; think of Night of the Living Dead: slow-moving; dumb but deadly. Any George Romero zombie. I'm including a sprinkling of Return of the Living Dead, just because of the "Braaaaaains!" thing. By no means should this be considered an exhaustive list; I could go on & on...Misc. Zombie Fun
- Haunted Paper Toys has two different zombie sets to print, cut out and stand up: Monsters #5 & Monsters #6. There is a zombie in the Pocket Monsters collection, which makes great bookmarks and, finally the zombie mask.
- The Zombie Hunters is a fantastic web comic (that I'm really behind on)
- End of Days kit (crafty): don't forget to include knitting (or materials for your favorite portable hobby)
- Flesh Eating Zombies Figure Set
just a sampling; it's not possible to list them all, and everyone has their favorites
- Shaun of the Dead
is a very dark comedy using entirely Romero-style zombies. I'm listing it first because it's fun. Gory, yes. But funny at the same time.
- Night of the Living Dead (NotLD) is the classic, black-and-white cult film that really kicked off the horror zombie genre. There were movies in this series: NotLD, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead and Land of the Dead. Note: I cannot, even a little bit, recommend the remakes of Dawn or Day of the Dead. The latter was so bad that it didn't resemble the original at all. Both had the wrong kind of zombies. Stick with the classics!
- In 2007, Romero began a new series, which (so far) includes: Diary of the Dead and Survival of the Dead. He has plans for more, each picking up a character (or characters) where Diary left off.
- The Evil Dead • Evil Dead II (really, a remake of the first movie) • Army of Darkness
- Dead Alive (incredibly gross, but funny)
- Zombieland
- The Return of the Living Dead - campy as all get-out, this is the source of the "braaaaains" line that is inevitably uttered when discussing zombies. (Although everyone knows zombies will go for any flesh.) There are several movies in this series.
- Sort-of zombie movies that I like: 28 Days Later and Night of the Comet (apocalyptic-type movies, people acting kind of like zombies, but not rising from the dead)
- Resident Evil Trilogy 1-3 (bears virtually no resemblance the games)
- I asked my husband if he'd add anything to this list, and he suggested some of Lucio Fulci's movies: Zombie & Zombi 2.
- The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead. Essential.
- World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War. Surprisingly, this was a fascinating read. Very well-done; I found myself forgetting that it was fiction. If real history books were written like this, I think more people would remember what they studied!
- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Must be included. I'm on the fence about this one, but it's wildly popular.
- Apocalypse Chow: How to Eat Well When the Power Goes Out. Not really about zombies. But if you're preparing your zombie apocalypse preparedness plan, then a cookbook like this could really come in handy. (I am so bummed that it's out of print, but used copies are frequently available.)
- Zombies!!! Believe it or not, my husband and I bought this game, and played it, on our honeymoon. As a game, it's probably better with at least 3 people. There are a ton of expansion packs for the game, but start with just the main box to see if you like it. If the game doesn't' come with it, go ahead and order a bag of zombies. You can use them as cupcake toppers as well.
- Zombie Dice (just reviewed recently)
- Try these strawberry jam-filled candies (Skull Crushers), or use a brain mold instead.
- Straightforward & simple: cupcakes with zombies from the BagOZombies (wash first) on top.
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