One year left. Z-Day. 2012. The Mayan zombie super-apocalypse. Sensational journalism. Paranoid survivalists. Gun nuts. People out having fun. Boy scouts taking their preparedness to the next level. If you can be ready for this, you can be ready for anything. 2012 and the end of the world has been discussed at length here (dozens of […]
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Rabies, Flu, Ebola: National Geographic Investigates Zombies
Zombies, as well as the cinema fanbases, are split into two kingdoms: The George Romero Zombie and the Danny Boyle Zombie. The Romero Zombie is the reanimated, once alive and now dead walking corpse. The Boyle Zombie is the rage infected, fully alive, maddened and contagious, murderous human being. While this website may discuss cinema […]
Zombies in Popular Culture
Zombies are alive and rotting today. And not just outside my back door. Their presence is in national media, literature, video games, books and of course movies. The Undead are a metaphor for growin indifference, apathy and a self destructive society. [ad] Undead in Magazine and Books This April, Discover Magazine’s ran an article about Wade Davis, the ethnobotanist who researched Haitian zombies. His work lead to the book and movie “The […]
2012 and the Zombie Apocalypse
“I’ll give you the 2012 thing”, she said, “but a zombie apocalypse? Come on, you don’t really believe that do you?” The 2012 thing – if you’re reading this article, chances are you’re already familiar with it. The 2012 thing refers to the conveniently predicted end-of-the-world or great change coming December 21st, 2012. Many apocalypse […]
Reanimation, regenesis and stem cells: Apocalyptic Frontiers
Stem cell research is a double edged sword. On one hand, the potential benefits to science, humanity and health are immense, and on the other hand it can be plagued with ethical and moral dilemmas involving life, cells, tissue and some may say – playing God. Scientists in Britain are developing a technique to cultivate […]
M1 Garand: Semi-auto Zombie Decapitator
Undead Report reader Kender submits the following weapon review. Ever find yourself waking up in the morning and thinking: “Boy, if there was a zombie infestation today, what would I do to protect myself and those around me?” If you don’t you are a total selfish jerk who should be more concerned about the important things in life, such as not being eaten […]