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Zombie Master
Lee Roberts answers your burning quesitons about those flesh-feasting
slow-walking freaks. Want to know the How, What, Why and when of
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Zombie
Master,
Not a question but a statement:
Being an avid collector of all things zombie(movies, books,
action figures, clocks, T-shirts, artwork, the list goes on and on) it
fills my heart with joy to know that there are others out there that
love these nasty little flesh eaters as much as I do. Whether it be the
cheesy like "Butt-crack” or “Garden of the dead" or
the classics like "Return of the Living dead” or
“The Dead Next Door" this is a genre worth exploring!
Jason from Ramsey
Jason,
Not an answer but a comment:
The rarity of finding someone who even knows that there is a zombie
movie out there entitled Buttcrack
gives me the warm fuzzies. The
more people that I find that has the same passion, some call it
obsession, that I have for the zombie the less "sick and twisted" we
all become. Thanks for bringing us all a little closer to the "norm".
Next stop, world domination.
Good hunting and aim high,
The Zombie Master
Dear
Master,
I have always wanted to know if a zombie can drown. You’re at
a
pool during a zombie outbreak and one falls in the deep end. What
happens, does it stay at the bottom? Or if is floats what happens?
And one more question, if you put a plastic bag over a zombies
head,
like you were trying to suffocate a human, what would happen? Do
zombies need air to live on?
I’m dying to know!
Brandan Yost, Alberta
Brandan,
I am beginning to sense that there are a lot of people out there who
are new to the zombie genre and are starving for information. It kind
of gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling inside.
Anyway, to answer your question, they cannot drown and they are
actually pretty good at walking under water.
To your knowledge has their been a zombie movie made in
Africa?
Preferably south or southern Africa. I was thinking about Zulu Zombies
or the ilk - any such movie made?
Thanks,
Ross
Cape Town, South Africa
Ross,
Being that the zombie legend traces its roots back to Africa, you would
think that more zombie movies would be based there but alas it is not
so. There is one out there that comes to mind but I must warn you,
mainly to shift responsibility of any adverse effects after viewing
from my lap to yours, it is not that good.
Black
Voodoo Exorcist
is a Spanish movie, filmed mainly in the Dominican Republic and Haiti,
about an African prince who is cursed and buried alive only to be
excavated centuries later by explorers. It is more of a "Mummy" rip-off
than a true zombie film.
I will look in my vast
collection of
obscure zombie cinema and see if I can come up with any others (perhaps
that aren't as painful to watch) and let you know. In the mean time, I
hope this helps and as always...
Good hunting and aim high,
The Zombie Master
Dear Zombie Master,
Can zombies see? If not, how do they manage to find prey?
(I became) curious after realizing that all these "back from
the
dead" types are still able…to use a function most humans
start
to lose before they are six feet under.
Thanks,
Lindsay,
Allston, MA
Lindsay,
That is a great question for someone just beginning to explore the
intricacies of zombie physiology. I smell fresh meat. Mmmmmmmm
If we were to utilize logic (there's that darned L word again) to
answer this question we would have to look at the state of the eyes,
and there usefulness, upon death.
A zombie functions on the most primal instincts in the brain with
minimal thought process beyond satisfying a hunger. That said, if the
eyes were in good shape upon death then the brains electronic pulses
would continue to receive signals from the eyes, and they would
function at a rudimentary level.
In other words, the zombie would have the same vision after death that
the person had before death.
I hope this helps and if you find yourself stumped on anything else
don't be afraid to ask. I don't bite to hard.
Good hunting and aim high,
The Zombie Master
Hola
master Z,
I only have a simple query for ye...if you could be a zombie,
what kind of zombie would you be?
One resulting from a voodoo ritual perhaps? ;)
-Kathleen, Baton Rough, LA
Kathleen,
I have actually pondered this very question from time to time and I
always come back to the same answer.
I would love to be like Bub from Day
of the Dead. Think about it. I
could listen to a Walkman, read Stephen King, use a firearm, and salute
with the best of them. And free food to boot.
Now that is the American dream if I ever heard it.
Good hunting and aim high,
The Zombie Master
Hi
Master!
Gosh, I'm so excited about (the) upcoming movie The
Day of the Dead. I saw the trailer and Mena Suvari (is) a
pretty good start. She is HOT.
Well, the point is Master, what do you think, and specifically
what do you EXPECT, from this (remake of a film by) the Grand Master
George A. Romero? Steve Miner is in charge of the direction, so this
could be another horror gem. We, the Zombie-Apprentices, are waiting
for your thoughts!
Mike, Orange County CA
Mike,
I have actually been kind of hesitant to give my views on the upcoming
remake of Day of the Dead and there are two reasons
for that.
1) I am not a really big fan of remakes because you never know until
you see them if they can live up to the original and
2) I saw the awful trailer and was praying that it was a joke.
I do however owe it to the "zombie-apprentices" to give my opinion of
what has transpired so far. So here ya go.
"AAAARRRRRGGGGHHH!!!!!!!!!"
Having to go by the trailer and interviews only Day of the
Dead 2007 has absolutely nothing to do with the original
Romero masterpiece. As a matter of fact, if you go by the
trailer
alone, it appears to be more along the lines of 28
Days Later
(virus contracted by bite without death being necessary) than any thing
else. I sincerely hope I am wrong because I have great respect for both
Steve Miner and Jeffrey
Reddick but if this is what is coming out "to a
theater near me" then change the name, change the names of the
characters, get rid of any link to the original and it may be a decent
film. Otherwise I feel it will go the way of Halloween III.
They are still hoping for a 2007 release so we will have to wait and
see.
You can see the trailer here:
Good
hunting and aim high,
The Zombie Master
Zombie
Master,
Have you ever heard of a revised script of Shakespeare's Hamlet
(that was turned) into a zombie-based show? It's a long shot, but do
you know where I could find it?
Much appreciated.
Joseph, Eugene OR
Joseph,
However cool the idea is, you may be thinking about a trailer that was
released in early 2005 about a zombie musical (yes musical) titled Z
A Zombie Musical
written, produced and directed by Austin, TX based independent
filmmaker John McLean. It has finally reached the post-production and
hope for a late Fall release.
Hi, first, I want to congratulate the whole staff of BHM,
great job guys!
Ok, here’s my question:
A few years ago, when I was living in Mexico, I saw one Friday
the 13th movie, I think it is called "Jason Dies"
or” the death of Jason" (according to the Spanish title),
well, it’s the one with the Freddy K. Glove at the end of the
movie appearing from the dirt(sand?) My point is: at the very beginning
of the movie, when Jason’s corpse is in the morgue, a big
ugly worm-like thing escape from his body, and "TAKES" other bodies
during the film. Is this considered zombification? Jason himself is a
Zombie, isn’t he? Or is just a demonic possession?
Keep up the excellent work, and count on me as a true Horror
fan, and maybe, one day, a Horror Master!
BRRAAIINSSSSSS!!
Miguel, Anaheim CA
P.S. Any suggestion for a comedy-type zombie movie? I mean, I
don’t think ANYTHING can beat Shaun of the Dead,
but I’ll accept your wise advice.
Miguel, Anaheim CA
Miguel,
Thanks
for the encouraging words and I think I speak for everyone when
I say that we are enjoying ourselves with this outlet to share our
passion for horror films with other like minded individuals.
To your first question:
After Friday
the 13th Part VIII - Jason Takes Manhattan,
Paramount sold the
rights to Jason to New
Line Cinema. The movie that followed was titled Jason
Goes to Hell
and was actually to be the end of the series with a possibility of a
meeting with Freddy lingering on the back burner.
Jason actually died in Part IV. He was not in Part V. At the beginning
of Part VI, Tommy Jarvis decided to go to the graveyard and dig up
Jason to make sure he was dead. Of course Jason was in the grave and
Tommy took a metal shaft and shoved it in the chest of the corpse
during a thunder storm. Lightening hit the metal shaft, awakened Jason
from the dead and from that point on Jason Voorhees was a super human
zombie.
Jason Goes to Hell took a different turn by making
the cause of Jason a pure evil spirit that can move from one person to
the other. I personally did not like this episode and feel that it
should be left out of the series for lack of continuity. That being
said, you could "technically" put Jason in the "Zombus Demonicus"
category but only for this one movie. Jason
X
goes
back to the Jason that we all know and love.
I read in one of the question/answers above that you don't
consider
28 Days Later a zombie movie. Is this because the people are not dead
to begin with? Would Dead Alive not be considered a zombie movie for
the same reason?
Dana, Ansonia CT, USA
Dana,
A good short question deserves a good short answer. In 28
Days Later the rage virus takes instant affect and
the "not-a-zombie" zombies eventually die, if left alone, by
starvation. In Dead
Alive "Mommy Dearest" dies in bed from the rat bite
and then comes back; thus making it zombie movie by the definition of
the word.
Aim high and go for the head,
The Zombie Master
Hi
I
love zombie movies and I have seen a lot of them but almost all of
them are based in a jungle or an island. I would love to see more
(zombie movies that take place in) cities like Romero's Dawn of the
Dead, Land of the Dead and Return of the Living Dead 2. I would love to
know the names of all zombie movies with cities or towns.
Please
help!!!
Anthony, Aguadilla P.R.
Anthony,
It is always good to meet
a fellow zombie
fan. I will forewarn you from
the beginning: What you ask should not be taken lightly.
Although I commend you for your enthusiasm, I cannot, with
good
conscience, give a complete list to just anybody. You must learn to
crawl, "grasshopper", before you can walk. There were many sacrifices
and painful steps taken before my teacher was willing to let me out on
my own as a teacher.
I will, however, give you a short list of zombie films that
take place
within a community that should start you on your path. If, after
watching these you are still eager to continue down this path, I will
consider it an honor to help expand your library.
Great work on this site, a fascinating read through
all sorts
of zombie knowledge.
I wondered if you wouldn't mind helping me, I'm doing
an
illustration project where I'm reconstructing Public Service posters
from the 20th Century (WWII propaganda and public health warnings and
such) that the government has issued, but from the viewpoint that
conspiracy theories suggested in horror and especially zombie films
were actual events of history.
In a nutshell, a series of period posters warning
people of
the dangers of getting bitten, spreading diseases, not declaring turned
relatives to the appropriate authorities and similar.
Also, I wish to have posters giving the contradictory
message
that everything is fine, and the relative who acted funny and then
disappeared without trace is not to be worried about.
I wondered if you knew of any zombie films I could
directly
reference that feature the government doing shady experiments. I'm
aware of C.H.U.D and Return of the Living Dead having Government
themes, and I thought Re-animator would fit as it has scientists at a
highly regarded institution experimenting with corpses, but I struggle
to think of more.
I wondered if you could point me in the direction of
any other
zombie flicks rooted in government conspiracy.
Thank you for your time,
Kev Tozer, UK
Kev,
Thanks for the kind words about the site.
Your project sounds like a lot of fun and I am honored to be
involved
in your research. I would also be interested in viewing the finished
product.
As you know, government conspiracy is a favorite sub-plot
within the
zombie genre. Some that may help you in your research would be:
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emotional damage that may occur from the viewing of these films.)
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gives me the warm fuzzies. The
more people that I find that has the same passion, some call it
obsession, that I have for the zombie the less "sick and twisted" we
all become. Thanks for bringing us all a little closer to the "norm".
Next stop, world domination.
is a Spanish movie, filmed mainly in the Dominican Republic and Haiti,
about an African prince who is cursed and buried alive only to be
excavated centuries later by explorers. It is more of a "Mummy" rip-off
than a true zombie film.
,
Paramount sold the
rights to Jason to New
Line Cinema. The movie that followed was titled 
and was actually to be the end of the series with a possibility of a
meeting with Freddy lingering on the back burner.
goes
back to the Jason that we all know and love.
.
(1983)
(Shiryo-gari) (1999)
(1987)
(1989)
(1973) 
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(1980) 
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