Awesome Zombies

The zombie-slaying game Dying Light 2 Stay Human encourages players to improvise weapons to take down the undead. Thanks to Integza, we have a real-world, 2-for-1 weapon that combines the reach of a sword with the power of a chainsaw. The finished chainsword is driven by an 8 horsepower brushless DC motor.

North of the Border imagines what it might be like if the zombie apocalypse hit the night before Christmas. Santa is still coming down your chimney, but he’s looking for brains instead of milk and cookies. This handbuilt sculpture of the undead St. Nick includes a sack full of toys for all the good little zombies.

HBO and the creator of Chernobyl take on the brilliant, bleak, and nightmarish video game The Last of Us. Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian) and Bella Ramsay (Game of Thrones) find themselves partnered up as they try and survive a post-apocalyptic world filled with terrifying mutants and even worse humans. Premieres 1.15.2023.

(PG-13: Gore/Language) Julien David’s hilariously warped animated short tells the tale of the greedy CEO of a company that produces a half-organic/half-chemical chicken. But after introducing a new variant of his Frankensteined-together “Maybe Chicken” at a party, things go horribly awry.

(Gore) This unhinged Aussie zombie flick looks like what might happen if Mad Max and Zombieland had a love child. It follows the story of a soldier tasked with delivering civilians to a brutal military. When he captures a half-human, half-zombie, he realizes she might hold the secret to ending the apocalypse.

The first couple of Resident Evil games were groundbreaking but also suffered from some of the wonkiest controls, cameras, and load screens in the history of video games. TikTok user lake_skywalker perfectly captures the gameplay of Resident Evil 2 if it was remade with real live characters.

(Gore) You might not know that Tig Notaro wasn’t in the original cast of Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead. After Chris D’Elia was bounced from the film, Tig stepped in and was digitally integrated into scenes. Watch how VFX artists performed the feat in this effects breakdown reel, which also shows how they did the zombie tiger gag.

Writer/director Zack Snyder is behind this movie about a group of mercenaries (led by Dave Bautista) who venture to the Las Vegas Strip to pull off a massive heist. The big problem: it’s the middle of the zombie apocalypse. Oceans Eleven meets Dawn of the Dead hits Netflix on 5.21.2021.

(PG-13: Language/Gore) Ever wondered what it might be like to be one of the extras who gets to grunt, groan, and stumble their way through a zombie movie? Key & Peele offer their take on the bit players who get slathered in fake blood and guts, occasionally lunge at things, and get their heads bashed in.

The sequel to Naughty Dog’s excellent zombie shooter may have been delayed, but it’s looking like it’s worth the wait. Watch as the game’s developers walk us through gameplay refinements, new character movements, and level designs that expand the gameplay dynamics. The game arrives on PS4 on 6.19.20.

Zombie fans, get all of The Walking Dead comics in this awesome DRM-free digital bundle from Humble. Spend $1 and get the first five volumes, $8 for 13, $15 for 23, or $18 for all 32 volumes, along with “Here’s Negan,” and “All Out War: AP Edition.” A portion of every purchase goes to the Book Industry Charitable Foundation.

We’re doubtful that the makers of The LEGO Movie franchise will ever make a zombie movie, but that’s okay, because Paramotion Films has already gone and done it for us, with their extremely well-executed short film that proves that dismemberment doesn’t have to be gory – at least when it comes to minifigs.

Halloween might be over, but that’s just when the undead will attack – when our guard is down. Thankfully, the guys at Everyday Carry have got the solution, with an arsenal of useful tools, implements, and accessories in the event that you need to survive doomsday.

(PG-13: Language) Keep together, stay sharp, and follow me. The undead and Halloween go together like peanut butter and chocolate. So to celebrate the holiday, Eclectic Method did up a little mix of sounds from the Edgar Wright zombie comedy classic.

(PG-13: Language) Based on the eponymous graphic novel by Brian Ralph, this Netflix series offers a lighthearted, action-packed take on post-apocalyptic tropes, in a world where zombies and Mad Max-type gangs challenge the teens of suburban Glendale, California, and Ferris Bueller is now a high school principal. Premieres 10/24/19.

The follow-up to Naughty Dog’s outstanding post-apocalyptic FPS The Last of Us won’t be available until February 21, 2020, but it looks like it’ll be worth the wait, with plenty of bone-chilling cinematic scenes, dark storylines, and tension-filled gameplay.

The idea of soulless, undead corpses roaming the earth is a common trope throughout pop culture. The Nerdwriter looks back at the history of zombies, where they first came from, and how their earliest roots go back way before George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead changed the rules of zombie behavior.

Director Ruben Fleischer returns to the world of the undead along with Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, and Emma Stone as their dysfunctional post-apocalyptic family faces off against new kinds of zombies on a road trip from the East Coast to America’s heartland.

While NERF’s nailgun-inspired weapon is unlikely to take down the undead – or join wood or roofing as well as an actual power nailer, it is a pretty cool looking toy regardless, offering quick firing of up 8 foam projectiles without priming.

Edgar Wright’s Shaun of the Dead is a true classic for fans of Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, visual comedy, and zombies. In addition to all of those, the film is packed with pop culture references. To celebrate its 15th anniversary, Vanity Fair tallied them all up.

Bill Murray and Adam Driver lead an all-star cast in Jim Jarmusch’s zombie comedy film The Dead Don’t Die. Also starring Tilda Swinton, Chlöe Sevigny, Selena Gomez, Danny Glover, the RZA, Tom Waits, Iggy Pop, Rosie Perez and Steve Buscemi. Drops 6/14/19.

Netflix takes on the zombie genre with this prequel to the Syfy series Z Nation. The series takes place starting just 3 months into the outbreak, and looks to be quite the thrill ride. Its producer says this show is darker and “more realistic” than its predecessor.

From afar, Betabrand’s Apocaloha! looks like a typical Hawaiian shirt. But get a closer look and you’ll see that the islands on its design are actually littered with zombies terrorizing tourists and locals alike.