3.5 EZMM 2015 Day 1: Zombies – When the Dead Walk (2008) Paul Brian McCoy March 30, 2015 Movies, Reviews, Zombies 101 If you've got a beginner's interest in the mythology behind voodoo zombies, Zombies: When the Dead Walk isn't a bad place to start.
4.0 The Walking Dead 5.14 “Spend” Paul Brian McCoy March 20, 2015 Reviews, TV, Zombies 101 We are creeping toward the end of The Walking Dead Season Five and the tensions are beginning to ramp up.
4.0 The Walking Dead 5.12 “Remember” Paul Brian McCoy March 5, 2015 Reviews, TV, Zombies 101 The only concern I have about Alexandria, is that in one fell swoop the Walking Dead cast has increased by at least thirteen new characters.
3.5 The Walking Dead 5.08 “Coda” Paul Brian McCoy December 3, 2014 Reviews, TV, Zombies 101 The creators of The Walking Dead have an ongoing thematic endgame that is being run.
3.0 The Walking Dead 5.07 “Crossed” Paul Brian McCoy November 27, 2014 Reviews, TV, Zombies 101 What the hell, Walking Dead? Are you just messing with us, now?
4.0 The Walking Dead 5.06 “Consumed” Paul Brian McCoy November 18, 2014 Reviews, TV, Zombies 101 I would watch Carol and Daryl running around on their own every single week of The Walking Dead if I could.
2.5 The Walking Dead 5.05 “Self Help” Paul Brian McCoy November 11, 2014 Reviews, TV, Zombies 101 Director Ernest R. Dickerson does everything he can to make this episode of The Walking Dead work, but a weak script undermines the dramatic twist that I think just about everyone saw coming.
4.0 The Walking Dead 5.04 “Slabtown” Paul Brian McCoy November 3, 2014 Reviews, TV, Zombies 101 The Walking Dead generally seems to be a little squeamish regarding rape as a plot point,
ABCs of Horror Day 31: Z is for Zombies Paul Brian McCoy October 31, 2014 ABCs of Horror, Movies, Reviews, Zombies 101 The popularity of the walking dead has done nothing but grow since the initial 1968 release of George A. Romero’s seminal Night of the Living Dead, with zombies infiltrating nearly every level of our pop culture
4.0 The Walking Dead 5.02 “Strangers” Paul Brian McCoy October 23, 2014 Reviews, TV, Zombies 101 I honestly don’t think there’s another show running currently with this approach to scripting and it’s one of the reasons I love Gimple’s run on The Walking Dead.
4.0 Advance Review: My Fair Zombie (2013) Paul Brian McCoy August 20, 2014 DVD/Blu-ray, Movies, Reviews, Zombies 101 My Fair Zombie is a film that wasn't just lucky to cross the finish line; it sprints home well ahead of the pack.
All Binge… No Purge: In the Flesh Season 2 Paul Brian McCoy July 9, 2014 All Binge... No Purge, Reviews, TV, Zombies 101 It walked a delicate line between the nightmare violence and gore of The Walking Dead and the emotional devastation of France’s Les Revenants.
EZMM Day 9: Shaun of the Dead (2004) Paul Brian McCoy April 22, 2014 Movies, Reviews, Zombies 101 Shaun of the Dead is the best zombie film ever made. There. I said it.
EZMM Day 8 (EASTER!): Braindead aka Dead Alive (1992) Paul Brian McCoy April 21, 2014 Movies, Reviews, Zombies 101 All I can really say is that Braindead is extremely funny.
EZMM Day 7.2: Dawn of the Dead (2004) Paul Brian McCoy April 20, 2014 Movies, Reviews, Zombies 101 Dawn of the Dead 2004 may not have any pie fights or biker gangs, but it does have a relentless pace and some quite brutal set piece scenes.
EZMM Day 7.1: Night of the Living Dead (1990) Paul Brian McCoy April 20, 2014 Movies, Reviews, Zombies 101 I wouldn't say it's a better made film, but it's just as enjoyable as Romero's own.
EZMM Day 6: Return of the Living Dead (1985) Paul Brian McCoy April 19, 2014 Movies, Reviews, Zombies 101 While Romero's work focuses on the human survivors and how existing in this new world changes them, Return is all about the thrill and the gore.
EZMM Day 5: Dead & Buried (1981) Paul Brian McCoy April 18, 2014 Movies, Reviews, Zombies 101 Instead, what we have is a fleeting glimpse of an original living dead idea, brought to life with talent and grace that still failed miserably in the marketplace.
EZMM Day 2: Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (1974) Paul Brian McCoy April 15, 2014 Movies, Reviews, Zombies 101 Let Sleeping Corpses Lie suggests that perhaps a cleansing is needed.
EZMM Day 1.2: Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things (1972) Paul Brian McCoy April 14, 2014 Movies, Reviews, Zombies 101 Anya seems to almost float away into the crowd of walking corpses while even the dead seem shocked by Alan's betrayal.
