Zombos' Closet of Horror Blog

What Causes Spikes in Zombie Movie Production?

2008-11-17T15:55:28-05:00

Annalee Newitz and Stephanie Fox, over at io9, are definitely misspending their youth: they created, with an assist from Katherine Duckett, a chart that graphically posits war and upheaval as stimulators for zombie movie production.There's been a huge spike in the production of zombie movies lately, and many of them...

Personal Nightmares and Darker Landscapes

2008-11-17T09:00:00-05:00

It is an odd thing, but in times of stress I dream about zombies. Not pleasant "hey, let's dress up like zombies and stagger around the mall" on Saturday dreams, but night-sweats, run like hell, sorts of dreams. Perhaps it is not so odd, being a horror fan and all...

Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)

2008-11-17T01:35:47-05:00

Part Three of The Shudderites Attack(Read Part Two)Things are looking grim for our heroes at the mansion. Steve Brown, Zombos and Chef Machiavelli are desperately trying to hold off the Shudderites and their vile, but playful, pets at the pantry door. But can they be stopped? Will Chef Machiavelli ever...

Bloody Mary on the Rocks Over at Goblin Books

2008-11-14T13:59:49-05:00

Over at www.goblinbooks.com author Paul Bibeau has a Bloody Mary marathon going for the next few weeks, with clips, short stories, pics, and other stuff. Paul says " I'd love to hear -- and post -- any stories you have of the most famous mirror ghost. Did you ever play...

Director Set for World War Z Movie

2008-11-14T13:47:49-05:00

From Variety... Paramount has set "Quantum of Solace" director Marc Forster to helm "World War Z," based on the Max Brooks bestselling novel about a worldwide infestation of flesh-eating zombies."Changeling" scribe J. Michael Straczynski is writing the screenplay, and Brad Pitt's Plan B is producing.Forster joins in Paramount's "War."

Inflatable Fruitcake: End the Horror!

2008-11-13T10:36:28-05:00

Maybe it's me, but I actually like fruitcake. Perhaps that is because Chef Machiavelli bathes his festively spicy Panforte in more spirits than Charles Dickens conjured up in A Christmas Carol. However, for those of you not so blessed, there is a palatable alternative that will keep you from reluctantly...

Horror Movie Cliches Illustrated With Stick Figures

2008-11-12T09:51:07-05:00

I had been down in the post-Halloween dumps until I read this humorous top twenty list of horror movie clichés illustrated through stick figure drawings. While I agree we can do without their overuse, I will say they can still be exploited by talented directors to either mislead, satirize, or...

Dark Scribe Press: Call For Submissions

2008-11-09T22:22:08-05:00

News from Dark Scribe Press...Dark Scribe Press is pleased to announce that it has decided to take on UK publisher Hadesgate's previously announced book on slasher films — The Ultimate Slasher Movies: The Essential Guide to Slasher Films — as its second print project. Beginning with a new working title...

Lost Zombies Widget

2008-11-09T21:48:24-05:00

The Lost Zombies widget is now available. Now you can get more immersed in their community generated zombie documentary if you so desire. Ironic, isn't it? Zombies, those ubiquitous, anti-social, homicidal, putrefying, puss-filled, single-minded hellions on two (or so) legs have become the ultimate socializing force for horror fans. On...

An Interview With David Wellington: Night of the Sugar Eating Fiends

2008-11-05T11:18:29-05:00

"They're coming! Barricade the door!" I threw the hammer to Zombos and held a plank of wood in place across the doorframe. "The nails, the nails! Who has the nails?" screamed Zombos as the sound of pounding increased.We turned to Chef Machiavelli. He stood like stone with his hands over...

Zombos' Closet Halloween Contest Winners!

2008-11-04T12:11:34-05:00

The Winners of the First Annual Zombos' Closet of Horror Halloween Contest are:For FIRST PRIZE--CLASSIC FUN, the winner is ZC reader Carolina Abello in Scotland! Carolina will receive the following goodies: Universal Horrors Book by Weaver, Brunas and Brunas (red cover, McFarland Press) Boris Karloff: The Man Remembered by Shriver...

Joshua Hoffine Has a Devil of a Time

2008-11-04T10:33:10-05:00

Joshua Hoffine's new devilish photograph is hot. You can read how he created it on his blogsite. This photograph was shot in my studio. I constructed a set with a floor that was raised three feet off of the ground. My good friend Jason Coale, who works as a professional...

Abbott and Costello: The Complete Universal Pictures Collection

2008-11-04T08:47:59-05:00

I have fond memories of watching Abbott and Costello movies every Sunday on WPIX, Channel 11, in New York. The timing, the sight gags, and the inimitable pairing of dapper con man, Bud Abbott, with the naive, less ambitious--but more sincere--Lou Costello, made films like The Time of Their Lives...

Make It Happen: Get Out and Vote!

2008-11-04T08:00:41-05:00

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was...

Unspeakable Horror...Speaks!

2008-10-30T07:34:00-04:00

No place is darker than in the shadows of our closets...And on each self, and in each corner, rests shoes, and clothes, and unspeakable horrors...Editors Vince Liaguno and Chad Helder step into Zombos' closet for a chat about their upcoming horror anthology that dares to open the creaking doors to...