Posts Tagged ‘brains’

Review: Pride Prejudice & Zombies

 

By @SaraDion

pride prejudice and zombiesWhen I first heard that this book existed, I was ecstatic. I had recently finished reading the original Pride and Prejudice, and marveled at the genius of whoever thought up the idea of integrating violent zombie mayhem into the novel. As I was soon to find out, this genius goes by the name of Seth Grahame-Smith and, to my knowledge, he had never previously published anything in his life. Next time I was in Borders, I picked up a copy in the Humor section, and just the cover art got me laughing!

A girl in typical 19th century getup, with all the frills and lace, plus rotting flesh and lots of blood. And it was all uphill from there. This book is HILARIOUS. I mean, out of all the books in the world, I can’t think of one that would be made funnier by the presence of zombies the way that Pride and Prejudice is. It’s a 19th century chick flick, for goodness sake (more…)

My Trip to Zombie Land

 

by @kcwebgirl

zombie growlI have to admit upfront that I am a major scaredycat. I have always been terrified of all things in the horror category no matter how cheesy. So, it was a major uproar when I announced to my younger brother that we would be participating in Seattle’s attempt to break the zombie walk world record.

He had many objections to my plan — I was too scary, I didn’t know anything about zombies, I didn’t like zombies, I’m not exactly the "undead" type, etc. They were all valid arguments but this was historic and who doesn’t want to be a part of history-making?

The festivities surrounded the showing of Shaun of the Dead at the Fremont Outdoor Movies event. That was the only zombie movie I had ever seen and I was confident that being able to watch that movie meant I could certainly handle the largest zombie gathering in the world! (more…)

GGN Zombie Week(s)!

 

GGN ZOMIE WEEK(s) kicks off on October 19th 2009!

Zombies are a big part of the geek pop culture. Practically every geek I have ever met has at least a minute affection for the fictional brain-eating anomalies. Maybe we love them because zombies are the most probably horror scenario. Maybe we love them because of the gore, violence, and sheer chaos they cause. Or maybe we love them, because we secretly wish for a zombie apocalypse just so we have a reason not to show up for work on Monday.

In honor of zombie fandom, GGN will be providing blog posts, links, news, events, videos and prizes! Here’s an overview of awesomeness to expect: (more…)