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The Outpost Franchise: Nazi Zombie Gold Back in 2008 a Nazi Zombie movie, made on a miniscule budget, was released and is, to this day, my favourite Nazi Zombie movie of all time but, for some strange reason, hardly anyone knows about it, even after it spawned two sequels. This devasting lack... Click for More 07/04/2024
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
Halloween - Is it really about Zombies? Halloween is thought of as the spooky time of year, a time where monsters rule. In this time-appropriate article, I ask the question, "Do Zombies really deserve a place in Halloween festivals?".... Click for More 24/10/2013
A new website rises... In this first ever article I give an introduction to The Dead Times website, explain what it is all about and state how you can help its growth.... Click for More 09/04/2013

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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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