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2024: Zed-Dates Updated 2024 has some major Zombie releases to keep track of. The calendar of Zed-Dates has been updated to ensure no big event flies under your radar. This article includes some highlights.... Click for More 18/02/2024
2024: Preview of the Dead: Part 3 - TV & Others Continuing the article series previewing Zombies things coming in 2024, we come to the third entry; a peek behind the curtain of decay at the TV programmes and other monstrosities shambling their way into your mortal lives this year.... Click for More 04/02/2024
2024: Preview of the Dead: Part 2 - Games The article series previewing the Zombie things of 2024 continues in this second part - this one focusing on those most entertaining of electronical delights; video games. 2023 saw a fair few quality releases in the Zombie genre, will 2024 follow sui... Click for More 21/01/2024
2024: Preview of the Dead: Part 1 - Movies The hollow husk of 2023 has vanished into darkness, replaced by the shambling monstrosity of 2024. It's time to cast our crusty, decaying eyes over the morbid treats this year has instore. First to tickle our unholy delights are the movies - let us see if... Click for More 07/01/2024
The Zombie Giftocalypse XI The time of year for heart-warming cheer is here once again, my devilish followers, the time of festive celebration among the living, plentiful eating and, I hope, the ripening of brains; Christmas. As usual, my fetid fingertips have been unleashed on my... Click for More 03/12/2023
The Death of a Bird This very brief update article states that all references to Twitter on my site are no more - the blue twitter bird is dead.... Click for More 01/10/2023
The Keeper's Diary: A Biohazard Story A new indiegogo campaign has surfaced on the dreaded sea of unfinished projects, asking for funds. This one, having caught my eye amidst the flotsam, is based around the world of Resident Evil - a favoured universe here at The Dead Times -... Click for More 13/08/2023
Why Batman should have been Zombie-man Batman is a very cool, and in some ways unique, legendary superhero. He beats evildoers to a pulp with his bare hands, has amazing detective abilities and is super-rich, meaning he can buy high-end gadgets to give him the edge in his crime-fighting ways.... Click for More 23/07/2023
Dead Island 2 developer changed! In what is truly shocking (or not shocking, depending on your viewpoint) news, Deep Silver has once again decided to change the development studio behind Dead Island 2.... Click for More 01/04/2023
The Rise, Fall, Rise, Fall and eventual Re-animation of Dead Island 2 Dead Island 2 - the game that, by rights, should not exist - is only about a month away from release. This article explores its sordid and chaotic 9-year development journey, starting in California, going on through Hell and ending up in Los... Click for More 12/03/2023
Homepage Update This article explains the update I made to the website's homepage, focusing on the sliders.... Click for More 19/02/2023
2023: Zed-Dates Updated The Zed-Dates for this year have been updated. This, very brief, article gives some highlights.... Click for More 22/01/2023
2023: Preview of the Dead: Part 3 - TV & Others The third and final part of the preview article series for 2023 has crawled from the crypt. This time my haunted eyeballs are cast over the TV programmes and other things Zombie related. ... Click for More 15/01/2023
2023: Preview of the Dead: Part 2 - Games 2023 is blossoming into reanimated life as the annual "Preview of the Dead" article series continues. In part 2, my twisted vision is set upon the glorious of glories, Zombie games. Rest safely in your crypt's evil ones, their number far exceeds that of... Click for More 08/01/2023
2023: Preview of the Dead: Part 1 - Movies It's time we look ahead into the new year; 2022 is over and 2023 drags its shapeless corpse into view. In part 1, I delve into the sordid world of Zombie movies and discover, with abject horror, just how shallow the pool is this year.... Click for More 01/01/2023
The Zombie Giftocalypse X The festive times have come again, my bone-ridden children, and be you living or undead, you will know the bounty all humans place on gifts. As usual, I have scanned the digital vector for ten of the best, most disturbing and most festively macabre gifts... Click for More 27/11/2022
The Top 6 Landmark Moments in Zombie Media In this truly fangtastic article, I go through a list of 6 of the greatest, most historic, landmark moments in Zombie history within the media; books, films, TV shows and more. These moments defined what a Zombie is, what Zombiism is and, taken together,... Click for More 02/10/2022
Newsletter: Reanimated Here it is boils and ghouls; information about the update to The Dead Times newsletter. Read the article and sign up on the homepage - it's that simple.... Click for More 28/08/2022
2022: Zed-Dates Updated This is a super-brief article stating that the online compendium of Zed-Dates has been updated for 2022. Also, it's party time as this is the 100th article to be uploaded to our glorious website.... Click for More 20/02/2022
2022: Preview of the Dead: Part 3 - Others It's the third part of the outstanding preview article series for 2022. This sumptuous morsel fills in the gaps left over from the first two parts by taking a look at the festering 'Others'; the books, the TV programmes and so on. Grab your ghoulfriends... Click for More 13/02/2022
2022: Preview of the Dead: Part 2 - Games This is the second part of the legendary preview articles for 2022. This time round the graveyard of future doom, my piercing gaze is fixed upon the video games - those fiendish abominations of electrical splendour.... Click for More 23/01/2022
2022: Preview of the Dead: Part 1 - Movies 2022 is upon us my deadly companions and we must prepare for whatever onslaughts lie ahead. In Part 1 of the annual preview articles, we take a morbid trip around the movie section of the cemetery, uncovering the terrors that slumber within.... Click for More 09/01/2022
The Zombie Giftocalypse IX 'Tis the season to bring a dying tree into your house and surround its base with coffin-like boxes, their contents waiting to be exhumed. For an incredible ninth time, I have scoured the technological devilry known as the Internet and sourced a list of... Click for More 05/12/2021
The Hideous Relationship between ALIEN and Zombies In this special article for Halloween, I put on my theorist hat of peril and dive into the movies of the ALIEN franchise, spotting the morbid relationship to the Zombie genre. It also features a summary of how Zombies, especially in their cinema form,... Click for More 31/10/2021
The Superdeep, Ophiocordyceps and the Zombie apocalypse A new movie on Shudder has prompted a delve into the harsh world of parasitic fungoid viruses and, buckle up, as things are about to get scary; they are already here, they grow inside you and explode out of your rotting corpse.... Click for More 22/08/2021
The Future is Dead This article describes why, I think, the coronavirus pandemic has made a Zombie apocalypse more likely - it could even happen in our lifetimes.... Click for More 11/07/2021
Return of the Living Dead: It's Party Time! In this super-brief article, I highlight a endeavour to bring an official Return of the Living Dead fan-site to horrible unlife and give news that another Return movie is in the works.... Click for More 19/04/2021
The Tom Cruise Appreciation Society In this totally breathtaking article, I learn a valuable lesson and completely rethink my life; Zombies are dead. The future lies with one man, one god - his name: Tom Cruise. Welcome to the new focus for The Dead Times.... Click for More 01/04/2021
The Bloodpack A new horror of the Zombie apocalypse has come to light, showcased in the film Peninsula. It is one I call "The Bloodpack" and through this article I will explain how such a fearsome evil is not all that it appears, give an example of how such a... Click for More 07/03/2021
2021: Zed-Dates Updated In this very short announcement article, I triumphantly report that all Zed-Dates are now correct for this year, giving some highlights from the release schedule.... Click for More 31/01/2021
2021: Preview of the Dead: Part 3 - Others Will 2021 be the fabled year the merciless undead rise from their graves to devour the flesh of the living? I don't know about that but I do know that this third, and final, part of the 'Preview of the Dead' article series plunges into the sticky goodness... Click for More 24/01/2021
2021: Preview of the Dead: Part 2 - Games 2021 trundles on like the relentless dead and with it, Zombie projects both old and new shall rise from the ground. In the second part of the 'Preview of the Dead' article, we take a beastly dive into the world of video games.... Click for More 17/01/2021
2021: Preview of the Dead: Part 1 - Movies 2021 has risen from the sodden ground of 2020. In the first part of my annual round-up of all the Zombie things to look forward to in the coming year, we shuffle ourselves on over to have a gander at the movies.... Click for More 10/01/2021
The Zombie Giftocalypse VIII Christmas 2020 draws near and, once again, I have toiled, trawled through the dizzying complexities of the World Wide Web (and its dark undercurrents) to bring you the eighth annual Zombie Giftocalypse article. Contained within its mouldering outer shell... Click for More 29/11/2020
Decade of the Dead 2020 spawned a whole new decade. In this very special Halloween update to The Dead Times, I explain just why I think our 10-year future could be the Decade of the Dead.... Click for More 31/10/2020
The Last Stand: Aftermath Behold the rise of a new The Kickstarter & The Kickstarted article. This time on the chopping block is an interesting Zombie roguelite called The Last Stand: Aftermath.... Click for More 04/10/2020
COBRA: A Zombie-filled second series COBRA is a TV series about politics and how a fictional British government deal with a very serious crisis. It has been renewed for a second season and I think the new season should be about Zombies - this article explains why.... Click for More 27/09/2020
The Zombie Rating Just what is that Zombie Rating thing on reviews of movies, games and books? What does it mean? How do I assign it? All of these questions are answered, as well as they can be, in the depths of this article but, be warned, as with everything in a... Click for More 19/07/2020
Newsletter Upgrade The boring, old 'there is an update and this is what it is' newsletters are gone; they have been replaced by a new, improved newsletter 2.0, fresh from the grave and dying to meet you. This article gives a rundown of all the sexy new stuff.... Click for More 10/05/2020
The huge surprise of The Walking Dead movie As season 10 draws to a close, I believe that I have stumbled across a hidden secret which suggests a huge surprise coming in the first The Walking Dead movie. This article explains the mad theory and gives far too convincing evidence of why it... Click for More 12/04/2020
The Walking Dead Movie: What I want to see 2020 is, at the time of writing, the official release date for the first The Walking Dead movie. With next to nothing to go on, here are the top five things I want to see in the film.... Click for More 01/03/2020
Decunking the Dead It is time to clear the skeletons out of the closet, to trim the graveyard and dust the tombs to ensure re-animation keeps going at peak efficiency. This article gives a short run-down of the changes made to the technological terror that is, The Dead... Click for More 09/02/2020
2020: Preview of the Dead: Part 3 - The Rest Well into 2020 now, the Zombie projects of the year lie in wait, ready to strike. Most of these abominable specimens have been covered in parts 1 and 2 of this wretched preview of the dead. In this third (and final) part, the rest of the gloriously foul... Click for More 19/01/2020
2020: Preview of the Dead: Part 2 - Movies As we proceed into 2020, Zombie projects both new and old come into unholy light. In the second part of this preview article series, we'll examine a long-running favourite of Zombie-fans; movies.... Click for More 12/01/2020
2020: Preview of the Dead: Part 1 - Games 2020 is here Zombie-fans! In this first part of my annual preview, we'll take a look at the many (and I do mean many) Zombie games heading our way in this first year of a brand-new decade.... Click for More 05/01/2020
The Zombie Giftocalypse VII Christmas 2019 is on its way folks and the usual assortment of ghouls, goblins and ghosties will be heading back to their tombs for the festivities - that is, before the SLAY ride begins anew next year. As usual for this season, I have trawled that... Click for More 24/11/2019
Is Zombieland related to Return of the Living Dead? Zombieland was a cultural smash-hit and I have no doubt Zombieland 2 will prove just as successful. It has been confirmed that the Zombies will have evolved for the second movie but how, exactly, is this possible? Are the Zombies technically... Click for More 22/09/2019
Zombie Crier - MH370 The Zombie Crier series continues with one of the most famous modern mysteries there is; what happen to flight MH370. Unsurprisingly, I think it's Zombies and for this one there was not the usual doubt followed by collection of 'evidence' and eventually... Click for More 18/08/2019
Dying Light 2 - Is infection a good idea? In this article, I debate whether Techland's decision to make the hero of Dying Light 2 infected is a good idea or not. On the surface, it is a cool new concept that could push Zombie games forward in bold new ways but, delve a little deeper, and... Click for More 07/07/2019
Dead Secure Just a brief update on the development of the website, reassuring you that security measures have increased and that the Zombie invasion that took place a few weeks ago has been fully dealt with.... Click for More 09/06/2019
The Curse of Unbelief Zombies exist in the Warhammer 40,000 universe - the expanded lore created for the once-popular board game. This article examines the so-called "Curse of Unbelief" in detail, without delving to deep into the mind-numbing complexities of the... Click for More 02/06/2019
Reimagining Nemesis With the whopping success of the Resident Evil 2 remake, there is little doubt that Capcom will continue remaking and remastering older games in the Resident Evil series. Will a remake of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis be next and how will... Click for More 20/04/2019
World War P The Dead Times is pleased to exclusively announce World War P, the incredible new take on the Pea-apocalypse video game.... Click for More 01/04/2019
Zed-Dates: The time has come The long-awaited, and long time in development, Zed-Dates feature is finally live! In this super-short article, I announce what it is and where it is.... Click for More 24/03/2019
Zombie Crier - The Black Death In the long-awaited return of the Zombie Crier series, I investigate a devilish time from history infamous for 'The Black Death'. This infernal plague needs no introduction but did you know that much of what is commonly believed is false? This provides... Click for More 17/02/2019
2019 Preview - Part 3: Books, TV series & the rest With 2019 now upon us, it's time to look ahead at all the goretastic Zombie offerings lined-up for this year. The third and final part, gives the low-down on all that still remains.... Click for More 09/01/2019
2019 Preview - Part 2: Games With 2019 now upon us, it's time to look ahead at all the goretastic Zombie offerings lined-up for this year. This second part, takes a sneak peek all the games to look forward to.... Click for More 06/01/2019
2019 Preview - Part 1: Movies With 2019 now upon us, it's time to look ahead at all the goretastic Zombie offerings lined-up for this year. This first part, chronicles all the movies scheduled to be happening.... Click for More 03/01/2019
The Zombie Giftocalypse VI It's fast approaching the annual human tradition of Christmas; a time when people come together and celebrate with the transference of presents. However, in this time of friendship we must not forget those less fortunate than ourselves - the Living Dead;... Click for More 01/12/2018
Why I love Survival of the Dead In this article I take an in depth look at Zombie film Survival of the Dead and attempt to justify why I believe it to be one of George Romero's best works.... Click for More 04/11/2018
5-years Dead The Dead Times is 5-years old this year - Huzzah! To celebrate, improvements have been, and are being, made to this gloriously sickening website.... Click for More 16/09/2018
Never called Zombies This article examines why Zombies are not always called Zombies in movies and other Zombie media; why does The Walking Dead always call them "Walkers" for example? Possible answers for this curious conundrum are given and I arrive at a very... Click for More 26/08/2018
Why now is the perfect time for a Pontypool sequel In 2008 a very original Zombie was released from Canadian shores: Pontypool. Victims fell to a virus like no other, turning them to shallow imitations of human life - a virus, spread through language. In today's world of global communication, where... Click for More 15/07/2018
An open letter to the creators of The Walking Dead The Walking Dead TV show is definitely struggling at the moment - its obvious just from watching the recent seasons. I've braved the fetid spider's web jungle of my brain to pick some of the ways I would bring the failing series back to the... Click for More 10/06/2018
Should The Dead Times go commercial? In this ultra-brief article, I go off the beaten track to ask a very important question: Would you like to see The Dead Times go commercial? This would mean I work on the site full-time and do lots of amazing, wonderfully, deadly things I just did not... Click for More 29/04/2018
The Fun Times It's all change in this extra special announcement article; out with the old, in with the new.... Click for More 01/04/2018
Zombies - On the edge of Death In this epic article - truly one of my favourites - I explain the cataclysmic situation Zombies find themselves in, balanced on the precipice between life and death. There is hope for the future as Zombies continue to infect our culture but also, if we... Click for More 30/03/2018
Evidence of Zombiism There is a competition running to find conclusive proof of real-world monsters. However, Zombies are not mentioned as possible candidates. This article explores, and attempts to explain, why the wandering ghouls we all love so much are left out.... Click for More 24/02/2018
Going forward Now 2018 is well underway, I'm making some changes to The Dead Times. This short article unveils my grand ideas.... Click for More 14/01/2018
2018: Meltdown 2018 is undeniably packed with Zombie projects in the works - films, games, TV series and more. In this lengthy article, you can catch up on all of them. Highlights include the Resident Evil 2 remake, The Walking Dead season 9 and, prequel... Click for More 07/01/2018
Will Dead Island 2 be stealth-dropped? As 2017 draws to a close, I've been wondering about the state of Dead Island 2 and why we have had no new information after the switch to a new developer. Well, as it turns out, there is a possible explanation for this silence - a 's... Click for More 03/12/2017
The Zombie Giftocalypse V Christmas is a coming - it is inevitable, just like the Zombie Apocalypse. Make sure you're ready for the big day with the fifth annual Zombie Giftocalypse; jam-packed with ten diabolically cool items to keep the undead-fans in your life happy, right up... Click for More 19/11/2017
The Zombies are back October is upon us and that means it's time to get down and dirty with ghouls, goblins, ghosts and other things that go bump in the night. There's a lot happening this year so, if you live in the UK, you'll want to check out this freak-tabulous guide for... Click for More 15/10/2017
Zombie apocalypse preppers are murderers You think you're going to be safe when the dead ones come, free to wait out the disaster in relative comfort? Has your best friend or next-door neighbour just completed a super-sophisticated Zombie apocalypse bunker? Do you know someone who buys lethal... Click for More 03/09/2017
Dead Matter Welcome to the latest in our The Kickstarter & The Kickstarted category. Today I'll be taking a look at new Zombie survival game; Dead Matter - and with an astonishing level of funding already, you should too.... Click for More 06/08/2017
Sit Rep: Dead Zone On July 8th, Zombies - contained within the Z.O.R.T. held territory of Mains Castle, Dundee - broke free from their prison. I was there and so were many others. Read about my experiences of this fantastic Scare Event inside.... Click for More 23/07/2017
E3 2017: What to look for E3 2017 is right around the corner - here's a few Zombie games that will be making an appearance and some possible reveals.... Click for More 21/05/2017
Exclusive: Resident Evil 8 Resident Evil 8: Dead Heat has been exclusively revealed to The Dead Times. Read on for all the info so far...... Click for More 01/04/2017
Z Nation needs Psychopaths Z Nation is that other show on TV about Zombies, and, despite appearances, it is actually really good. However, it could be better - here's how...... Click for More 12/03/2017
Difficulties in Zombiology In this discussion article, I highlight two principle questions about Zombiology that have me, quite literally, stumped. After explaining those intellectual problems, I take a stab in the dark at an answer before opening the virtual debating room for your... Click for More 19/02/2017
Eight Zombie movies that should be made Zombies are great - Zombie movies, not so much. Contained within this article, are eight of my own concepts for Zombie movies that could breathe new life into a dying genre.... Click for More 20/01/2017
2017: Preview of the Dead With a new year arrived, we can expect a slew more Zombie stuff. Read on for a list of the biggest attractions coming to put a smile on your face (or fear in your heart) in 2017. Hold on to your seats, with the state of some entries, it's about to get... Click for More 01/01/2017
The Zombie Giftocalypse IV Christmas time has snuck up on us once again like a corpse doomed to eternally shuffle from its grave, once a year, every year, awakening from its deathly slumber. But - good news - the Zombie giftocalypse is back to bring you another frightfully festive... Click for More 04/12/2016
Improvements to The Dead Times In this brief article, I document some of the major changes that have come to this incredible website in the past weeks.... Click for More 18/09/2016
Survival: Your Worst Nightmare We all think preparation for the, almost certain, Zombie apocalypse is necessary to survival, but is it really a good idea? What if something unexpected happens and others that you could save, move to reap the benefits of your hard work? If you do offer... Click for More 28/08/2016
How XCOM 2 advanced the Zombie genre (and how it didn't) XCOM 2 is a game all about the terrible and catastrophic aftermath of the human race losing an alien invasion - on the surface, nothing to do with a Zombie apocalypse or an uncontrolled outbreak of the living dead. However, quite unexpectedly, it manages... Click for More 24/07/2016
A dead-tacular E3 E3 2016 saw a biblical number of high-budget Zombie games announced. This article lists them all, gives each a brief description and includes their bodacious reveal trailers.... Click for More 19/06/2016
Dead Are Coming... In this article, I report on the deeply disturbing, yet simultaneously wonderful, news that there is, out there in the US, an actual real-world scientific project to bring the dead back to life - no joking. I also give my views on this kind of... Click for More 05/06/2016
Who got a date with Lucille? In this article, I theorise about who Negan killed with his trusty baseball bat, Lucille, in the final episode of The Walking Dead, Season 6.... Click for More 01/05/2016
Two features all Zombie survival games should have We all love Zombie survival games - they let us play out what we might do if a Zombie Apocalypse happened in real life. However, two crucial features may be overlooked. This article lists those features and explains why they are important as well as... Click for More 20/03/2016
The Philosophical Zombie This noble article delves into the fiendish world of philosophy, giving an introduction to the mysterious concept of the philosophical zombie. It links to a wonderful video applying the concept to hit indie game SOMA, briefly describes the use of... Click for More 07/02/2016
The Zombie Giftocalypse III 'Tis the season to write another Zombie Giftocalypse article, chronicling recommended Zombie gifts for the undead lover in your life. Have a very merry Zombie Christmas, readers and, if the dead ones do rise this Xmas, remember the quote from the... Click for More 29/11/2015
7 Days to Die - The Interview In the first of, hopefully many, truly exclusive The Dead Times articles, I document the recent interview I had with The Fun Pimps, revealing some insider information on their landmark Zombie survival game, 7 Days to Die.... Click for More 15/11/2015
Zombie Fortification Cabin Ever felt that Britain is woefully unprepared for a Zombie outbreak, no training being given to its citizens? Well, the people behind a brand new kickstarter project, feel the same way. The objectives of this stunning mission are twofold. First, they,... Click for More 21/10/2015
Zombie Crier - The SS Ourang Medan Its time that the uninformed learn of the curious tale of the SS Ourang Medan - yet another of life's unsolved mysteries. It is a tale of ships, war, illegal smuggling, unexplained death in large numbers and unseen horror. Many theories abound from... Click for More 11/10/2015
Would a Jedi Mind Trick work on a Zombie? It is time for me, the knower of all things Zombie, to address the eternal question of whether a Jedi Mind Trick would work on a Zombie. In this article I struggle to find and document an answer, starting, as you might expect, with a description of what a... Click for More 09/08/2015
Newsletters are here! An announcement that The Dead Times now supports newsletters to inform you, if you sign-up, immediately updates are launched. Newsletters also offer some exclusive information that you can't get anywhere else, which this article states. I'm keen to know... Click for More 19/07/2015
Zombie Crier - The Dyatlov Pass Incident In this article - the first of a brand new series - I take a look at the mysterious Dyatlov Pass Incident. To this day, this fateful event remains unexplained. There are many, many theories for what led to the deaths of nine hikers out climbing on the... Click for More 28/06/2015
Support Nightmare City on Indiegogo Another fantastic project emerges from the depths of Indiegogo: Tom Savini, the legendary director of the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead, is remaking the cult Zombie movie Nightmare City. Please, read this article and pledge your... Click for More 25/04/2015
7 Days to Die In the latest entry in The Kickstarter & The Kickstarted series, an introduction is given to the successfully kickstarted game, 7 Days to Die - a game I believe will soon become legendary in the Zombie survival genre. The game is a... Click for More 15/03/2015
Designing for Horror - Resident Evil 7 There is no doubt in my mind that the long rumoured, Resident Evil 7 video game, will be announced at the 2015 E3 - that extravagant electronic entertainment show in Los Angeles. Hordes of gamers, myself included in their number, are very excited for this... Click for More 08/02/2015
A year ends, the future begins 2014 is over and 2015 begins. The Dead Times has been infesting the Web for over a year. Now it's changing, mutating, becoming something new - keeping the old heart but increasing in ferocity. You can be a part of this future growth, playing the crazed... Click for More 11/01/2015
The Zombie Giftocalypse 2 It's Christmas time again folks and that means only one thing - The Zombie Giftocalypse is back! Read on for a list festooned with recommended gifts for the Zombie fan with taste. Merry Christmas! Stay frosty and do not let your guard down with this... Click for More 07/12/2014
Origins Something is stirring over at Indiegogo, something from a bygone age is being given new life, little by little, drop by drop. Night of the Living Dead, the father movie of modern Zombiism, is being blessed with a prequel of amazing potential.... Click for More 26/10/2014
The Zombie Revolution Not all Zombies are evil mutants that want to eat your face. Some are caring, deceased human beings, resurrected from the grave with no ill-intent, thrust into an unjust world that tars them with the same brush as their rabid flesh-craving brothers. This... Click for More 19/10/2014
Can Zombies run? Can Zombies run or are they doomed to slowly shuffle everywhere? It is not a very complex question but it has divided audiences the world over - some believing only in the rules set out by George Romero, Godfather of the Dead, and some believing that... Click for More 05/10/2014
Generation of Z - Sit Rep On Thursday August 21st I attended Generation of Z at the Edinburgh Fringe 2014. Inside is my story - both what the event actually was and what I thought of it (hint: I really liked it). Plus, as a bonus to all you The Dead Times fans, you get to see a... Click for More 31/08/2014
Ebola Outbreak In this article I offer a new take on the Ebola outbreak currently ravaging West Africa, taking the standpoint that the actual outbreak, is not of Ebola, but of the Zombie virus. I give a short description of what Ebola is and then give hard-to-refute... Click for More 17/08/2014
Five cancelled Zombie games that deserve a second chance History is littered with failed games - entertainment projects that rose from the ashes only to fall back into the pits of development hell. For some, it was fortunate - sparing us terrible play experiences - but for others it was a shocking oversight.... Click for More 28/06/2014
Zpocalypse: Survival A new article series has begun - The Kickstarter & The Kickstarted! In this series, I or some other amazingly talented member of The Dead Times will give a quick shout out (as I believe these descriptive referrals are now known) to Zombie games - and... Click for More 04/05/2014
The second, Solomon Grundy The Solomon Grundy nursery rhyme does not involve Zombies. This will not be tolerated! I have taken up the challenge of bringing Zombiism into somewhere it has never been before and amazed even myself by creating a new, radically improved version. Read on... Click for More 20/04/2014
Way out West In the first entry of a new type of article, the question of whether the film Re-Animator is a Zombie movie is asked. Reasons for and against are stated and a baffling real-life "re-animation" is pried from our own mysterious existence. No concrete... Click for More 23/03/2014
The Zombie Giftocalypse With Christmas just around the corner, The Dead Times team bash their heads together and come up with a list of great Zombie gifts to give and receive this festive season. Merry Christmas Zombie fans!... Click for More 09/12/2013
What is a Zombie? The question "What is a Zombie?" is not as straightforward as it seems - it is actually deathly difficult to get a concise yet exhaustive answer. This article takes you through the rise of the Zombie, from its humble beginnings, through the infamous... Click for More 02/12/2013
Join us... The Dead Times has opened it's doors. Now, after swearing allegiance, you can join me on my epic journey collating Zombie material into a single resource and spreading knowledge of the living dead to all who would listen.... Click for More 05/11/2013
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What, on Earth, happened to Dead Rising? MSN It's time to take a nostalgic look back at Capcom's other Zombie franchise, Dead Rising. After the original game, an Xbox-360 exclusive back in 2006, there have been 3 sequels, a myriad of DLC, 2 comics, 3 movies (one of them an episodic nightmare for Xbox Live Marketplace) and even a PC remaster. Still, now-a-days the growing franchise has disappeared from existence, which, in my view, is a terrible shame. What happened? What went so badly wrong to make this media-spanning phenomenon to sink into obscurity? This external article from MSN spills the proverbial beans. 03/09/2023
Mistakes that doom survivors in Zombie media SCREAM Horror Magazine There are many tropes in Zombie movies - things all protagonists do in those fictional apocalyptic situations to survive. Many of these are infeasible such as driving a monster truck after the world is overrun with walking corpses (I'm looking at you, Zombieland 2) or charging about with hand-to-hand combat weapons in situations where a single drop of Zombie blood is enough to infect you. This article identifies some of these fallacies in the hopes that, should the dead ever rise for real, you do not fall into the same traps. 26/03/2023
Dehumanization Zombie Research Society This external article from the boffins over at Zombie Research Society explains the idea of dehumanization - a very powerful tool when dealing with a Zombie outbreak, making it so much easier to 'handle' other living humans who have become the moaning undead. However, it can also be a very deadly weapon if not wielded properly; the act of considering things - previously loving, caring, compassionate things - as 'less than human', can lead down a very dark path indeed. 06/11/2022
The rise of Zombies in TV Bloody Disgusting This wonderful external article by the guys over at Bloody Disgusting chronicles the history of Zombies in television - lovingly dubbed "Z-TV". Zombies got off to a great start in movies, popping up everywhere since George A. Romero, way back in 1968, completely revamped the Zombie into the modern horrors we know today (fun fact: Romero was not trying to create a Zombie movie with Night of the Living Dead, his ghouls were "flesh-eaters" and technically not Zombies). However, when it comes to TV, the lovable deadheads struggled to find their footing. It was not until relatively recently with Charlie Brooker's Dead Set and the infamous The Walking Dead, both post-2000 shows, that Zombies in TV exploded into glorious unlife. 17/10/2021
What is happening with Road of the Dead? Bloody Disgusting In this lengthy external article from Bloody Disgusting, director Matt Birman spills the undead beans on the long-lost Road of the Dead movie; mentioning why it has taken so long to develop, if the public will ever get to see it and why, if it ever does begin filming, it may not be an official continuation of George A. Romero's legendary of the Dead timeline anymore. 08/11/2020
Coronavirus and how it could change Zombie media forever Bloody Disgusting This article discusses how the current global pandemic of coronavirus could completely change Zombie media in the future, focusing particularly on Zombie video games. It's an interesting read that comments on why we find the total collapse of civilization through seeming impossible Zombie viruses so frightening; because they seem real, they seem almost believable - a fear only heightened by the world's current situation. 20/09/2020
Are Zombies more Active at Night? Zombie Research Society This external article asks the question "Are Zombies more active at night?". It's actually an interesting point and one I had not even considered before (or, if I had, previously dismissing the concept flippantly by stating that Zombies are not Vampires). It is quite a topical point too with many games - 7 Days to Die, Dying Light - and some movies - I am Legend (if that can even be considered a Zombie movie) - showing that Zombies are more aggressive and move faster, with more agility, in the dark period. While the article does hint that this may be "learnt" behaviour, possibly even some hardcoded instinct written upon re-animation, it does conclude that such nocturnal activity is more likely due to a specific trait of the virus, curse or spell that created the Zombies in the first place. 24/05/2020
An interview with the producers of Zombie Army 4 Bloody Disgusting A very interesting interview with Head of Creative at Rebellion, Tim Jones, following the release of Zombie Army 4: Dead War. The interview talks about the inspirations behind Zombie Army 4, the rise of horror multiplayer games, the chances of Rebellion's classic games being remade and, finally, Rebellion's plans for the future. 16/02/2020
Film producers on why Resident Evil 2 is so scary PCGamesN This external article from PCGamesN offers a interesting, yet limited, look at how the fantastic Resident Evil 2 remake took inspiration from horror cinema for its greatest scares. It is obvious that the original Resident Evil titles drew heavily from George A. Romero's early masterworks such as Night of the Living Dead; isolation and being trapped, with a few other survivors, in a besieged location being the major theme. The remake however, takes it further by giving the player complete control of where they 'look' in the environment and drawing the player in with fiendish, time-sensitive puzzles. 12/05/2019
What is going on with Dead Island 2? gamesradar+ This article is an exhaustive investigation into what has become of Dead Island 2 including the recent speculation that it may have been moved onto yet another developer. I say exhaustive but what I really mean is as exhaustive as possible given the extremely scant nature of any concrete information out there. 10/02/2019
Zombie Apocalypse Survival Tips MightyGoods This article from MightyGoods takes a slightly tongue-in-cheek look at the Zombie apocalypse and, with the help of 6 survivalists, offers some advice on how to survive the hungry-dead monsters out there. There are some questionable answers - being lucky enough to scavenge a lightsabre is a dubious tactic to pin your hopes of survival on - but there are some very admirable strategies too, the worldly information given by Magda Knight being a particular highlight. 08/04/2018
Can World War Z 2 resurrect the Zombie film? Movie Pilot Zombie films are fairly 'hit-or-miss', to put it mildly, but with David Fincher, masterful director of Se7en, directing World War Z 2, the Zombie genre could be about to come back from the dead - in a big way. Whatever you thought about the first World War Z movie it did do phenomenally well in the box office, so it's fair to say that the sequel is highly anticipated. This magnificent article explains just how the film could play out as well as examining just why the original World War Z book spawned such admiration. 16/07/2017
How to stay gaming in the post-apocalypse PC Gamer We all love computer games - don't try to deny it. The virtual worlds they create are mind-blowing, theatres of near limitless potential providing blissful escapism from the crude, harsh reality of the real. However, when the dead rise and the world falls, will the true horror, not be the flesh-hungry ghouls, not the desperation of meagre survival, but that of a life without our beloved games - an absence of electronic wizardry to divert our minds from the agonising pitfalls outside? If yes, fear not; a salvation, of sorts, lies within this hurriedly researched yet factually accurate article from Christopher Livingston at PC Gamer. Read his tome-like words and you will learn that, while difficult, maintaining a functional gaming PC beyond the demise of civilization is not impossible - even having advantages which exceed virtual escapism. 02/10/2016
The Birth of Survival Horror PC Gamer This amazing article from PC Gamer, looks back at the original Resident Evil - the game that sparked my interest in Zombies and would mark the beginning of, what would become, a world-changing franchise. It's difficult to believe that 2016 heralds the 20th Anniversary but reassuring to know that, thanks to two spectacular remakes, people are still playing - and being terrified by - this fantastic game; one that very nearly never saw the light of day. 10/04/2016
How a Zombie Outbreak Could Happen io9 This blood-curdling article from io9 asks the question; could a Zombie Apocalypse actually happen. Starting with the assumption that, yes, Zombies are possible - true, walking (or running) undead Zombies - and considers ways these deceased nightmares could actually exist. Some things are dismissed right away; governmental conspiracy, interference from space, mind-control drugs, etc. The "norm" of a mysterious dead-reanimating virus is also ruled out leaving the spotlight on a dreaded fungal infection. 06/03/2016
George Romero's Resident Evil Bloody Disgusting This impressive article from the people over at Bloody Disgusting, takes a look back at what could have been with George Romero being at the helm of the Resident Evil movie. This would have been very, very cool if it indeed had come to pass - George Romero is the 'Godfather of the Dead' after all and he clearly has the talent, his live-action commercial for Resident Evil 2 (contained within this article) is mesmerizing. However, I adore the Paul Anderson films we currently have and, considering that the series has spanned two whole trilogies under his guidance, at lot of other people do as well. So, with the sixth Resident Evil film being Paul's last (or so he says), why don't we let Romero reboot the franchise - I would love to see a more true, toned-down and horrific adaption of the classic video game series? 08/11/2015
Humanising the Undead Bloody Disgusting In this well-written article from Bloody Disgusting, the writer poses the question of whether flesh-eating, murderous Zombies of old classics like Night of the Living Dead and even modern TV series - The Walking Dead - are being replaced by the loveable Zombified humans from Warm Bodies and American TV show iZombie. It's an interesting question that I have hinted at before in my article about the Nightmare City remake, funded through Indiegogo. The de-horrifying of Zombies, also bares remarkable resemblance to the fate that befell Vampires, going from crazed, feral demons into secretive and seductive, fake humans - a slightly-alarming fact mentioned in some of the comments. 24/05/2015
Should I build a bunker? ZRT: Zombie Response Team Many of us blindly assume that having an underground bunker full of weapons and survival resources, ready to run to and hide in when the Zombie Apocalypse occurs is a necessity. It seems true; Zombies lack the intelligence to invade such a fortress and, with enough food and water, a person could live in relative safety for weeks. This article gives someone's personal account of just how close they came to setting up a functional bunker should disaster strike. The idea is awesome, a fully-stocked survival shelter being a sight to behold but the logistics of the task cannot be overlooked. 28/12/2014
There are Zombies among us The Telegraph This article from The Telegraph explains the disturbing theory that, for a number of people, behaviour-controlling parasites could have infected their brain, removing their freewill. It is not radically 'out-of-the-box' thinking either as there are many examples of such parasites in the natural world - a few are described within. The article then concludes by giving evidence of how a simple cold can temporarily alter our behaviour - terrifyingly making us infect as many others as possible. 28/09/2014
Zombies Vs. Animals: The living dead wouldn't stand a chance boingboing This well-thought through article is a sort of spin off from the Walking Dead mythology created by Robert Kirkman. David Mizejewski, naturalist and media personality with the National Wildlife Federation, poses the apt question of just how an outbreak of these slow-moving yet deadly Zombies would fair against North American wildlife. The answer; not very well at all. There is a serious side note to this fantastical story however. While wildlife would surely make mincemeat of dead humans, the conflict with the living is a different story - one that sees wildlife in worrying decline. 13/07/2014
CDC Public Health Matters Blog: Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse CDC The official CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) publication about how to prepare for, and ultimately survive, a Zombie apocalypse. It is a success story for all Zombie fanatics out there to read about a government agency taking the Zombie threat seriously, even if it is the offspring of a 'tongue-in-cheek' campaign. After all, as we know, it is not a question of if Zombies lurch forth from beyond the grave, but when... 02/02/2014
World War Z 2: Five scenes we need to see Virgin Media Blogs A second World War Z movie was confirmed almost as soon as the first was released. This article lists five scenes Virgin Media think deserve a place in the sequel. 08/11/2013
Dear Esther creator Dan Pinchbeck on designing an appealing post-apocalypse PC Gamer Not really about Zombies but a great report on the GDC talk from Dan Pinchbeck on how to create a believeable post-apocalypse in games. 18/05/2013
When Zombies Attack! : Mathematical Modelling Of An Outbreak Of Zombie Infection Scientific Paper A complete paper written by University mathematicians detailing and defining a mathematical model for Zombie spread. An agonisingly in-depth read for the academics among us. 18/05/2013

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