Zombie Command

“The Dead Matter” tells a story of vampirism, the living dead, and ancient occult relics all drenched in the dark and shadowy world of Midnight Syndicate’s music. Inspired by EC Comics, Dark Shadows, Twilight Zone, Tales from the Crypt, and Creepshow, this mix of classic horror and unique twists and turns promises to deliver for fans of the genre.

The highly anticipated dark fantasy film, “The Dead Matter”, is scheduled to be released on July 30 and will be available for sale at Hot Topic retail stores in the United States (and likely online, too).

Starring Andrew Divoff, Jason Carter, and Tom Savini, the film is about a grieving young woman who obtains a vamperic relic and is attempting to contact her deceased brother at all costs.

Based on the trailer, the effects actually look well-done and the acting appears to be decent, with realistic looking zombies, so hopefully The Dead Matter will be a decent zombie flick.

Creators, Midnight Syndicate, have chosen to release the film independently through Hot Topic stores and will be giving buyers the DVD, the Soundtrack and a collection of Midnight Syndicate Halloween music collection all for the same price as a normal DVD.

We’ll have a full review when the movie is released.

You can find out more on the official site or over on Facebook.

The Dead have returned to life…

The worlds focus in on the city of Ravenswood and once idyllic town of Farmore, as soldiers and scattered survivors fight the hordes of the dead, unbeknown, one of them holds the key to end the undead’s reign of mayhem.

Meanwhile, at a body disposal plant a small group take shifts on the ‘deathwatch’. Their hope’s hinge on the soldiers of Farmore to rescue them. But with no contact for months, no food and surrounded by the dead, have they got what it takes to survive? With death at their door, only time can tell…

Zombie Command has managed to snag a look at the intro and first chapter from Welsh writer A. M. Esmonde’s forthcoming book and screenplay, Deathwatch. Esmonde’s previous work has included other genre pieces such as The Breathing Dead, Terminus and Blood Hunger (more about which can be found at his official site) and while this extract is still just a draft it’s shaping up to be a great zombie story in the style of Romero’s ‘of the Dead’ series.

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Since more and more zombie applications are appearing on the magic voice box that is Apple’s iPhone, ZC Barry finally bit the bullet and took out one of those ridiculously long contracts in order to own one as well.

With over 50,000 apps out there and least half of those being zombie related* he’s here to tell you which are the best and the worst.

*all figures approximate

Capcom put out a bunch of media for new Wii Resident Evil shooter – The Darkside Chronicles.

Featuring Leon S. Kennedy (Esq.) and (Tedd Theodore, eh..) the guy you leg sweeped to oblivion in Resident Evil 4, Jack Krauser you’ll be exploring South America and what looks like the Veronica Virus.

Make the jump to see more gameplay.

Think you know how to spot and take down a zombie? Think all zombies are the same? Think you’ll be safe? Think again! We look at the different types of zombies likely to arise during the zombocalypse and how to deal with them. Here we focus on viral zombies, the kind most often seen in films and books.