Awesome Zombies

VFX artist and LEGO fanatic Nicholas “Nixolas” King envisions how a zombie uprising might go if all of the undead were minifigs, along the way proving that World War Z would have been so much better as a LEGO movie.

(Gore) Nukazooka’s first-person short film is set in The Walking Dead universe. A man is set up to be bitten by a zombie by his girlfriend’s father. He comes back hungry for blood and vengeance.

(Gore) The latest trailer for the much-awaited The Last of Us Part 2 finally shows some in-game footage. But instead of Joel and Ellie, the clip introduces three new main characters, who seem to be parts of opposing cults. Turn captions on.

Video essayist Kaptain Kristian explores the film that created the zombie genre as we know it today, and how the misstep of not displaying a copyright notice on George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead created a self-replicating monster all of its own.

(PG-13: Language/Gore) AMC dropped this extended trailer during SDCC, giving us a glimpse at the impending war against the Sanctuary, which will unite many and tear some apart (literally). The tease at the end could only mean one thing as far as we’re concerned.

(Gore) Our latest look at this PS4 exclusive open world zombie survival game highlights the game’s replayability. It’s largely thanks to the game’s dynamic weather, which provides different options and challenges for the same situations. Snow version here.

World War Z meets steampunk in this upcoming strategy game. In They Are Billions, you raise a colony while trying to fend off a buttload of zombies. Up to 20,000 units can be onscreen at once. Fortunately, you can pause the game at any time to issue commands.

Ceramicist Jo Scravis creates amazing clay mugs featuring gross, disfigured, and downright disturbing characters from our world and beyond. Each one of a kind work of art is wheel-thrown, then hand-sculpted and painted with food-safe glazes.

The Animation Workshop’s darkly comic short film is set in a post-apocalyptic future in which the zombies have been cured of their flesh-eating madness, and now segregated from the population. Should these former man-eaters be allowed to roam among us once again?

(Spoilers, Gore) Wisecrack digs into what we know about the background of The Walking Dead’s most evil on-screen villain to date, and how despite his psychosis, is somehow still an effective leader and a bit of a charmer.

Next time you throw a fancy dinner party, lighten the mood with this centerpiece. The 8″ x 12″ cast resin sculpture of the undead holds onto your wine bottle securely, and should keep him distracted from munching on your brain. We suggest using it only with red wine.

(PG-13: Language) Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant star in this Netflix original series, a dark comedy about two ordinary real estate agents whose lives get turned upside down when one of them wakes up as a zombie – and is much happier that way. Drops 2/3/17.

Both Dawn of the Dead and Paul Blart: Mall Cop take place in shopping malls, so it’s certainly plausible that the characters might have run into each other. Digital Spectrum Studios imagines that Blart had to use his mad Segway skills to take on the zombie horde.

The Walking Dead’s Steven Yeun may not have been the best with human foes, but he certainly knew how to take on walkers. Here, he provides a few pointers for how to survive a horde of zombies, should they ever drop by your cubicle.

Carpenter Frank Howarth’s latest creation is designed for fighting off walkers, ready to bash in their skulls with even greater effectiveness than Negan’s dirty girl, Lucille. Plus, Frank’s turned, patterned bat is simply beautiful when it’s not covered in blood and guts.

Detail-oriented YouTube channel Ahoy explores the mythos of zombies. There have been countless movies, games, and TV series about the undead, and we owe a great deal about their traits to George Romero, and to video games for the gore and survival horror.

While the first half of the SDCC trailer for next season’s TWD is comprised of flashbacks, the second half clues us into some of the new locations and characters we can expect in season 7, highlighted by the appearance of Ezekiel, Shiva, and The Kingdom.

Set in a future where zombies have overrun the Earth, The Girl with All the Gifts is about a young second generation zombie – she retains her hunger for human flesh but is otherwise normal. Based on a novel by Lucifer creator Mike Carey.

Syphon Filter developer Bend Studio’s upcoming zombie FPS reminds us more than a little bit of The Last of Us, which is a good and a bad thing. While the gameplay and graphics look great, Naughty Dog set the bar awfully high in terms of characters and plot.

Benjamin O’Donnell’s short film is like the flipside of The Walking Dead – following the lonely existence of one of the undead as he roams the Earth seeking companionship. Who knew zombies could write emails? A finalist for the Tropfest Australia Film Festival.

Ceramicist Kevin “Turkey” Merck creates amazing handcrafted mugs that look like heads. His latest creation is the Slow Joe Zombie Mug, a gruesome head of the undead complete with rotting flesh and exposed bone. At over $200 each, they’re not cheap, but he sells every one.

(Gore) Captain America fends off the Red Skull and his army of Nazi zombies. And then it gets much worse. YouTuber forrestfire101’s short film is one of the most complex and well-shot LEGO stop-motion animations you’ll ever see.

The Zombies campaign in Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 is called Shadows of Evil. It’s set in a fictional city in the 1940s and features all new player characters voiced by Ron Perlman, Heather Graham, Jeff Goldblum and Neal McDonough.

A movie adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s hit parody novel, in which headstrong Elizabeth Bennet strives to overcome the prejudices of the elite while fending off the spawn of Satan. Starring Lily James, Matt Smith, Lena Headey and Charles Dance.

It’s the internet, so naturally everything is made better with cats. Mr. TVCow made his kitty cats take on an army of the undead, armed to the teeth with automatic weapons, and setting off deadly booby traps. Sadly, they were later distracted by a ball of yarn and turned.

(Gore, Spoilers) Get your fill of zombie kills in this collection of the some of the most memorable action and effects sequences from The Walking Dead, courtesy of the fine folks at VFX house Stargate Studios. These guys have the best job.