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Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Tuesday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best show currently on TV?” can be found at the end of this post.)

This week’s question: What are your winter holiday season viewing habits (that are not for work)? Do you have traditional go-to shows or movies? Are you looking forward to anything in particular?

Eric Deggans (@deggans), NPR

As I have written in the past, I’m not the kind of critic who loves holiday specials. Too often, they’re too hokey, too commercial, too weird (yes, Bill Murray, I still don’t get “A Very Murray Christmas”) or, in the case of countless Hallmark Channel movies, way too white. But I do have a few holiday media traditions, starting with my Spotify Holiday Tunes playlist, which gets fired up as...

'The Magnificent Ambersons': Directed by Orson Welles, and starring Tim Holt (pictured), Dolores Costello (in the background), Joseph Cotten, Anne Baxter, and Agnes Moorehead, this Academy Award-nominated adaptation of Booth Tarkington's novel earned Ricardo Cortez's brother Stanley Cortez an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White. He lost to Joseph Ruttenberg for William Wyler's blockbuster 'Mrs. Miniver.' Two years later, Cortez – along with Lee Garmes – would win Oscar statuettes for their evocative black-and-white work on John Cromwell's homefront drama 'Since You Went Away,' starring Ricardo Cortez's 'Torch Singer' leading lady, Claudette Colbert. In all, Stanley Cortez would receive cinematography credit in more than 80 films, ranging from B fare such as 'The Lady in the Morgue' and the 1940 'Margie' to Fritz Lang's 'Secret Beyond the Door,' Charles Laughton's 'The Night of the Hunter,' and Nunnally Johnson's 'The Three Faces...

With Halloween Horror Nights 2016 off to a such a busy start at Universal Studios Hollywood, a new early entry has been added for guests, and we have details on the new addition to the schedule. Today's Horror Highlights also features a teaser trailer for Dead Draw and DVD release details and cover art for She Who Must Burn.

Halloween Horror Nights 2016 at Universal Studios Hollywood: Press Release: "Universal City, CA, September 26, 2016 – Universal Studios Hollywood touts a greatest hit lineup for “Halloween Horror Nights” 2016, headlining with gruesome mazes based on “The Exorcist,” “American Horror Story,” “The Walking Dead,” “Friday the 13th,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Halloween,” “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “The Purge” that translated to two consecutive sold out weekends.

“We’re grateful to the many guests who came to ‘Halloween Horror Nights’ and contributed to the event’s incredible success,” said John Murdy, Creative Director at Universal Studios Hollywood...

About two months ago, I tried out to be a zombie for the upcoming Walking Dead attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood. As documented, it went horribly wrong. I overthought the entire process about being a member of the undead. That, combined with my lack of flexibility and rhythmic ineptitude, doomed my chances. I didn’t even make the first cut. I was Doa. Well, the Twd attraction is just days away from opening up — officially on July 4. When I got a press invite to tour it, I was more than curious to see what the final outcome was. For selfish reasons, I also wanted to know what those hired to zombie did right. So I went to the man in charge, John Murdy, the Creative Director of Universal Studios Hollywood. Wearing a baseball cap with an embroidered skull and crossbones and a shirt to match, Murdy explained exactly what he...

Welcome back guys to day six of Daily Dead’s 2015 Holiday Gift Guide! Hard to believe we’re now past the halfway mark with this year’s Hgg, so I’ll be sure to keep giving you guys as many great gift ideas as I can find for the rest of this week. Today’s guide is paying tribute to the icons of the genre and features several books either written by or featuring the legends of the industry, as well as an upcoming release from Guillermo del Toro.

We’ve also got a fun zombie shooting game for all those younger undead enthusiasts out there, an adorable selection of gift ideas for the ladies, an array of fun apparel and accessories from one of my personal favorite sites, Stylin Online, and so much more.

This year’s Holiday Gift Guide is being sponsored by Rlj Entertainment and their recent terrifying yuletide release,...

The votes are in on this year’s 13th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards and Famous Monsters of Filmland made a big splash! Thank you to all of our fans and readers who honored us with Best Classic Magazine of 2015! Congratulations to August Ragone for Best Article (‘The Complete Godzilla Chronology, 1954-2004’, FM #275) and to our cover artist Bob Eggleton for winning Best Artist Of The Year!

We also received Honorable Mentions in the categories of Best Interview for Joe Moe‘s interview with John Logan (FM #276), Best Overall Issue for Famous Monsters #272 (Richard Matheson), and Best Cover for Famous Monsters #272 by Simon Thorpe.

See the full list of winners here!

Arlington, Va. – The long-awaited release of Clive Barker’s extended version of Nightbreed and a pair of books celebrating science fiction classics were among top winners in the 13th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards, announced Wednesday after...

Are zombies really that memorable? When you think about it, today’s undead munchers are not exactly an interesting crowd since all they do between meals is wander around in a trance. The pre Romero vegetarians are even worse, as they spend most of their time under the thumb of a zombie master, although on the odd occasion they do rebel against their tyrannical leader.

Zombie movies are a dime a dozen these days, and apart from a few moderately successful variations, they haven’t progressed beyond the flesh-eating antics of Night of the Living Dead (1968). But on the odd occasion a couple of zombies stand out from the faceless crowd of walking corpses, and what some these ghouls lack in personality, they make up for in other ways.

So here’s a list of ten memorable zombies that stood out for me, as an avid horror movie fan.

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The Battle for ‘Lawrence of Arabia’: How T.E. Lawrence’s family and friends opposed bringing his story to the screen

T.E. Lawrence (1888-1935) ranks among the 20th Century’s oddest heroes. This short, smart, and mischievous British soldier helped organize the Arab Revolt against Turkey, a secondary front of the First World War. He became Emir Feisal’s trusted ally, painfully conscious that the Allies wouldn’t honor promises of independence. After the Paris Peace Conference, Lawrence retreated into the Royal Air Force and Tank Corps as a private soldier, T.E. Shaw… read the full article.

Holding Out For a Heroine: On Being a Woman and Loving Star Wars

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a little girl in possession of a good imagination must be in want of a heroine. At least, this was the truth of my childhood. Like many people of my generation, my...

It's that time of year again -- pumpkin spice flavoring is making an appearance in almost every product imaginable, there's a crispness to the air, and Universal Studios Hollywood is ramping up its yearly scarefest, Halloween Horror Nights, as well as handing out Eyegore Awards for achievement in the horror genre.

Halloween Horror Nights has a “More Dead than Ever” theme this year and will feature mazes, scare zones and its signature Terror Tram, with themes from TV and the movies that include The Walking Dead, From Dusk Till Dawn, Avp: Alien vs. Predator and more.

This year's Eyegore Awards, emceed by McKenzie Westmore of Syfy's Face Off, will honor the talented creepmeisters behind The Walking Dead, as well as filmmakers Robert Rodriguez and John Landis, and guitarist Slash.

But the awards extravaganza isn't just for Hollywood insiders, for the first time ever, fans will be able to attend the festivities. The first 500 Halloween...

That's right, kids! Both John Travolta and Nicolas Cage will be simultaneously haunt... what's that? Not the John Woo flick? Damn it! We're talking about the amazing creatures created for the Syfy channel's TV show "Face Off." My bad. Yep! They're coming! Read on for details.

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The most twisted and gruesome character creations featured on Syfy’s hit competition series “Face Off” will be live and “In the Flesh” at both Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights events, beginning Friday, September 19.

Nightmarish creatures will surround guests on both coasts as the macabre visions of some of the most talented up-and-coming make-up artists from the show are brought to life.

Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights will feature an all new street experience with ten different character creations inspired by the acclaimed Syfy series, including a look designed by Season 5 “Face Off...

Los Angeles, Feb. 15, 2014 . – The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild tonight announced winners of its Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists awards in 14 categories of film, television, commercials and live theater during the black-tie ceremony at the Paramount Studios Theatre. The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild.s President Sue Cabral-Ebert presided over the awards ceremony with actor/comedian Tom Arnold serving as host. Johnny Depp received the Guild.s Distinguished Artisan Award presented by Oscar-Winning Make-Up Artist Joel Harlow, who is currently nominated for an Academy Award® for his artistry in The Lone Ranger and also worked on creating Depp’.s transformation in The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Oscar-winner Gail Ryan was presented with the Hair Stylists Lifetime Achievement Award by Benicio Del Toro and Rick Baker presented the Make-Up Artists Lifetime Achievement Award to Oscar-winner Dick Smith who was unable to attend. Winners For The Make-up Artists And...

Director, writer, producer, and actor Larry Fessenden has slogged his way to becoming a prominent force in the horror genre over the course of more than two decades. His first film to really start turning heads was the provocative thriller No Telling (1991). He secured his place on the horror film map by writing, directing, and starring in the gritty vampire nightmare Habit (1995), which was followed by Wendigo (2001) and The Last Winter (2006).

His acting roles have ranged from brief glimpses in films like Martin Scorsese's Bringing Out The Dead (1999), Brad Anderson's Session 9 (2001), Jim Jarmusch's Broken Flowers (2005), and Neil Jordan’s The Brave One (2007), to leading roles in Glenn McQuaid's I Sell The Dead (2008) and Chad Crawford Kinkle's Jug Face (2013). Fessenden can also be spotted in this year's You’re Next, directed by Adam Wingard, Hellbenders, directed by J.T. Petty, and We Are What We Are,...

Horror fans and thrill-seekers lined up Friday to experience the opening of Universal Studio Hollywood's annual Halloween Horror Nights, which followed the Eyegore Awards show. Eyegore recipients were recognized for their achievements within various categories of horror and sci-fi entertainment, setting an appropriately indelible tone for guests en route to the zombie-infested backlots. And while Halloween Horror Nights has consistently represented a wide range of horror participants, both the ceremony and the special events were striking in their embrace of variety within the industry. Story: 'The Walking Dead' Comes Alive at Universal Studios  Host McKenzie Westmore, whose

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There is a lot to be looking forward to this summer season regardless of the sect of nerdom you affiliate yourself with — ‘Man of Steel’, ‘The Wolverine’, ‘Iron Man 3′, ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’, ‘Kick-Ass 2′, ‘Pacific Rim’, and so on — but one film appeals to me on levels the others just don’t, and that’s ‘World War Z’.

I’ve been a zombie fan for as long as I can remember. I may have been watching ‘All Dogs Go To Heaven’ and ‘Fievel Goes West’ during the daytime hours as a child, but at night, I was moonlighting Tom Savini’s ‘Night of the Living Dead’ remake and Brian Yuzna’s ‘Return of the Living Dead III’.

We’ve entered a golden age of zombie media. It’s almost an oversaturation of the horde, from the small screen (‘Walking Dead’) to romantic comedies (‘Warm Bodies’). And now, in...

On Friday, 9/21, we hit the 2012 Eyegore Awards held at Universal Studios Hollywood, CA, and brought back some ocular candy from the carpet and interviews with several of the night’s principals.

Paying respect to some of horror’s most venerated players and notable newcomers, the event was hosted by Syfy’s ‘FaceOff’ host McKenzie Westmore and attended by celebrity presenter and rock legend Alice Cooper, who together bestowed Eyegore Awards to recipients Chad Michael Murray (House of Wax and the upcoming The Haunting in Georgia), Angelica Vale (and her mother Angélica María, who was unable to attend) for their series Mujeres Asesinas 2, Silas Weir Mitchell and Bitsie Tulloch of the television series "Grimm" and filmmaker Guillermo del Toro for, well, being Guillermo del Toro.

Also at the ceremony and on the carpet were Halloween Horror Nights Creative Director John Murdy, The Devil’s Carnival director Darren Lynn Bousman and wife,...

Last week, Syfy kicked off the third season of its effects makeup competition show, Face Off, with a new batch of aspiring makeup artists, plenty of reality TV drama and a wowing Star Wars cantina-themed challenge.

Tonight’s episode, “Pirate Treasure,” sends the remaining contestants to San Diego, where they get their challenge assignments aboard the Hms Surprise, the ship used for filming Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.

Briefing the contestants on their pirate-themed challenge is the show’s host, McKenzie Westmore.

Taking on the Face Off hosting...

I’m not usually a fan of competition shows, but this one fascinates me. We’re given a terrific insight into the state of the art of special effects makeup, and the results are stunning. In the new season of Face Off we will lose judge Patrick Tatopolous after the premiere, as he goes off to work on the production design of 300: Battle of Artemisia.

His replacement, Neville Page, brings some exceptionally excellent credentials. Read about him, some of the very famous guest judges, some of the challenges, and all of the contestants, right here:

Syfy’S Hit Series Face Off Debuts Season Three On A New Night And Time Tuesday, August 21 At 9 Pm Et/Pt A New Group of Talented Special Effects Make-Up Artists Join Host McKenzie Westmore for an Exciting Season of Movie Make-up Magic Returning as Judges are Ve Neill and Glenn Hetrick, Joined by New...

The "Mummy" reboot you've been waiting for has finally arrived? Variety reports that Jon Spaihts will write the script for "The Mummy," which was last seen onscreen in 2008.

Spaihts also wrote "Prometheus" (though Damon Lindelof, credited as "Prometheus" co-writer, has been getting the lion's share of pre-release buzz), and he told Variety that the new version of "The Mummy" would be "dark" in nature. His only other screen credit is the 2011 bomb "The Darkest Hour," which came and went from theaters with little audience interest last December.

Like "The Amazing Spider-Man," "The Mummy" is another recently successful franchise rebooted for a new audience that might still enjoy the previous efforts. The film emerged as a popular franchise for Universal in 1999; starring Brendan Fraser, "The Mummy" earned $415 million worldwide. Two sequels followed -- "The Mummy Returns" ($430 million worldwide) and "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor ($410 million worldwide) -- plus a spin-off,...

And now, an item from the "Bad Ideas" desk: Producer Bryan Fuller is planning to resurrect the classic '60s television series The Munsters and has signed a deal with NBC to deliver a pilot episode, with the logline "Modern Family meets True Blood." Oy! While I love what Fuller did with Dead Like Me, Pushing Daisies and even the short-lived Wonderfalls, I really don’t think the world needs another iteration of the Munster clan, especially one filtered through Fuller’s patented whimsy.

Actually, this has been tried once before to disastrous results. The Munsters Today ran from 1988 to 1991 for 72 episodes (which was two more than the original series), and I totally understand if you’ve erased it from your memory. Lord knows I’ve tried. A film version of the show — à la The Addams Family — had been planned by the Wayans brothers a few years ago, but that thankfully disappeared.

A couple of weeks ago there was a lot of buzz about the fact that this rare teaser poster (the only one known to be in existence) for the 1935 The Bride of Frankenstein was poised to break the world record for the sale of a movie poster. The record, held since 2005, was for one of four known copies of a 1927 German poster for Metropolis, which sold at London’s Reel Poster Gallery for $690,000. Prior to that the record had been held for 8 years by a poster for the 1932 The Mummy sold in auction at Sotheby’s in New York for $453,500. (The third highest selling poster of all time, for the record, is also Metropolis). It was hoped that the Bride poster would fetch over $700,000 at Heritage Auctions in Beverly Hills (Heritage, based out of Dallas, handles 70 percent of the world's movie poster auction sales) but it failed to reach its...

You know how cable networks like Starz and HBO have gotten into the wonderful habit of ordering up two seasons of really good original series before even airing the pilot?  Well, last week we thought The Walking Dead would be the latest preemptive recipient of a second season order.  According to comicbookmovie.com, Dead producer Gale Ann Hurd confirmed a thirteen-episode season series order, set to begin production in February. 

Unfortunately, AMC was quick to debunk what fans were hoping was the official word on more Walking Dead.  But I wouldn't lose hope for a season two annoucement, altogether.  Networks have a particular way of handing such things.  Hurd and Darabont may have jumped the gun on AMC's official press release, which might be forthcoming.  Just a thought.  While we wait it out, here's the latest developments from the frontlines of the war on the "Walkers."

Sometimes it pays to sit through commerial breaks.

A few weeks ago we gave you an early look at the trailer for The Walking Dead that had come out of Comic Con. Well, the real deal has finally come about, and you can check out the much clearer non-cam version of the same trailer below!

The Walking Dead is set to premiere on October 31st with a full 90 minute episode. I don't know if I want to admit that I'm lame enough to stay at home on Halloween so that I can watch a new show about zombies, but frankly I think I might be lame enough to stay at home on Halloween so that I can watch a show about zombies!

Check out the trailer and let us know what you think with a comment below!

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Edward Kean, the primary writer for The Howdy Doody Show has passed away at the age of 85. He’s also...

 

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Welcome back, Gt faithful. Listen in as Mazer hosts another rousing episode of the GeekTyrant Weekly Podcast. This time around, we travel back to 2002 for This Week in Box Office History, discuss Piranha 3D and the relevance of 3D in general, talk about some brief casting bits for Matthew Vaughn's X-Men: First Class, mull over the possibilities of Adrien Brody or Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the new Fantastic Four reboot, express varying levels of interest for Danny Boyle's 127 Hours, finally get a look at AMC's TV adaptation of "The Walking Dead", and Venkman yearns for the days of HD-DVD.

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As we filled you in yesterday, AMC has announced that its newest original series, The Walking Dead, will premiere on Halloween night, Sun., Oct. 31 at 10Pm/ 9C. The Sunday night series will debut with a 90-minute premiere episode. Subsequent episodes will be one-hour long presentations...

Today we're treated to an all new one-sheet poster featuring the zombies themselves. Feast on it below and for all other The Walking Dead news and coverage click here.

Source: AMC

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If you watched the bootleg video of The Walking Dead trailer that was on rotation at AMC's Comic-Con booth then you've already seen all of the imagery in today's official release of the trailer. The difference is that this is in better quality and sound, so why not give it another look?

The other piece of news to take away is that the channel announced that the pilot of The Walking Dead will premiere Halloween night at 10 Pm (9 Pm central). It's 90 minutes long so plan out your trick and treating accordingly.

 

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Ok ok, officially this is not a film, and doesn't belong on Motion Captured, however we've decided to make an exception because the trailer that AMC released today for "The Walking Dead" is just so darn great we wanted you to see it if you haven't already. Following, for the most part, the first few issues of the comic, we see Officer Rick Grimes wake up in his hospital bed to find the world overrun by zombies and his family missing. He travels to Atlanta by horseback in search of them. The comic was conceived as a never-ending version of the...

Excellent. Word on the street is AMC's newest zombie-tacular drama The Walking Dead will premiere with a 90-minute episode on Halloween Night - Sunday, October 31, 10pm Et/Pt and 9pm C. If I wasn't going to be out and about, desperately trying to recreate the glory that was last year's Halloween (hotel parties, tranny bands, bum wine, special candy), I would surely be watching this live at home, holding my mom's hand. Alas, DVR will have to suffice.

Watch the trailer, previously released at Comic-Con, below. Sh*t, I really gotta get going on my Han Solo costume. This year's the year.

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Hey Gang! It's here! The official trailer for AMC's new zombie TV series The Walking Dead! This is pretty much the full five minute trailer that was shown at Comic-Con this year, only it not bootleg quality. I'm extremely excited for this series, and I have a feeling it's going to be a huge hit. 

The TV series is set to premiere on Halloween - Sunday Oct 31st! I know what I'll be doing! Now check out the trailer below and enjoy!

Since the announcement of this series fans and horror buffs a like have basked in the knowledge that we are Finally getting a worthy television series and on top of that it stars Zombies. What's not to love right? A lot of things about the show have been shrouded in secrecy until today. Feast on the official trailer and launch date for the show after the break...

To view all of our The Walking Dead coverage please click here.

According to THR, "The show will launch Sunday, October 31st. That's right, Halloween night. And the first episode will be supersized to 90 minutes. The series will premiere during AMC's Fearfest, the network's annual marathon of thriller and horror films. Fearfest is celebrating its 14th year by airing 14 consecutive days of themed programming."

Source: THR

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Now a month removed from San Diego Comic-Con, many of the trailers and clips that debuted have officially hit the web, except one. Since then, fans have been chomping at the bit for a good look at one of the most anticipated television series (and horror projects in general) in years. Today, Fangoria is proud to be one of the first to debut what will be, for many fans, your first glimpse of The Walking Dead.

Fangoria #297 doesn’t hit the shelves or arrive in your mailbox till September, but we’re ready to give you a sneak peek at it now! We’ve just finalized the cover featuring an exclusive ghoul pic from the eagerly anticipated TV series The Walking Dead, one of the many major fright titles (also including Hatchet II, Saw 3D and Let Me In) covered in this extra-page Halloween special, and you can see it and the complete contents after the jump!

Yesterday, Image Comics sent over the teaser image pictured above for The Walking Dead #80. Nothing was included with the photo, so it appears we will have to wait until closer to the issue's release date to find out about the plot.

Feel free to leave any guesses regarding #80 in the comments. Given that the story is called "No Way Out," I'm hoping the story arc involves a few of the zombies forming a Phil Collins cover band. Sounds plausible, right?

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Some time ago, there was a rumor circulating that The Walking Dead was going to air on October 8. Not the case. AMC has been adamant about debuting and promoting the hell out of their new zombie series during their Halloween programming. So, what's the real date? October 31. Halloween night, of course! How awesome is that? AMC's premiere will run 90 minutes. Even better, a full trailer - what was shown and bootlegged from Comic-Con - is now online in crisp quality. You can watch it right here ...or watch it below.

One of the best graphic novels I've been reading is Joe Hill's (son of Stephen King) Locke & Key, which was originally announced as a film project over at Dimension. Vulture is reporting that Steven Spielberg, via DreamWorks TV, is teaming with mega-hyphenates Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (Transformers, "Fringe") and writer/exec producer Josh Friedman ("Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles") to turn Joe Hill's comic series into a major TV franchise!! If AMC wasn't already filming "The Walking Dead", this would be the best news of the year. First released in 2008, "Locke & Key" revolves around three kids who end up watching over a secret, spooky New England mansion filled with mystical doors that transport them to different worlds and give them special powers (like turning into a ghost). Friedman will write the pilot.

Editor’s Note: Welcome to the Marvel Films based column here on FusedFilm, The Daily Bugle. Like our DC column version in the Daily Planet, we are named after the famed newspaper in the Marvel universe comics. We hope to use this name until we told there is some copyright or trademark infringement at which point we will change. In the meantime enjoy the musings on all things related to past, present and future Marvel Films right here in The Daily Bugle column.

While I didn’t get a chance to go to San Diego Comic-Con 2010, I paid as much attention to it as possible. Especially the Marvel panel on Saturday. I knew Marvel’s presence there this year was probably going to be the most talked and blogged about when Sdcc was over and done with; turns out I was correct. Other panels were pretty big too – DC dropped...

It's almost like a new era for the horror genre, where zombies and vampires rule TV sets instead of movie screens. Starting this October The Walking Dead joins Dexter, True Blood, The Vampire Diaries and Supernatural in a growing list of horror programing. I say the more the merrier. It gives me more stuff to watch on Hulu and Netflix. Below are the newest set of images from The Walking Dead. Rick Grimes finds trouble in Atlanta.

Who doesn't love horror magazines? There is just something that bounds us to them like our favorite horror movie or that collectible that you have to have. We have our favorites and "HorrorHound" magazine is always tops on our list...

Thanks to our friends at Hh we get a sneak peak at issue #25 and it has our jaws hanging wide open. It's a look at the new TV zombie series the will premiere on AMC this October named The Walking Dead . What more could a horror fan want? We have a feeling this will sell out and sell out fast. To subscribe or pick up a copy of the rag, Click Here. Feast on the cover below and let us know what you think Bidites?

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In what many are saying could be the Battlestar Galactica for the horror community comes the famous comic book turned TV series 'The Walking Dead'. Today courtesy of AMC we get a slew of new on the set photos of zombies running a much. The zombies will come alive this October! Feast on the pics after the break...

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The Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard has admitted that he is surprised how faithful the upcoming AMC television adaptation is to the original comic series. He told the AMC blog that the design for the show's zombie make-up was based on his original artwork. "What amazed me was that they used the drawings in the book as influences at all," he admitted. "I was thinking [they were] not going to really use much of my designs... but when I got on set everyone was saying how much they were looking at the drawings in the book and going for this specific look." Adlard also dismissed suggestions (more)...

It's been a long time since I've posted an official Swag Report, and the arrival of a bunch of cool, unexpected packages at Splash Page HQ recently had me feeling the urge to give this awesome swag — and the people who sent it — a shout-out on the site.

Good stuff definitely came in threes for this edition of the Swag Report, with a great "Doctor Who" poster, an interactive "Doctor Who" toy that will probably be the death of me, and a piece of certified zombie history.

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First up is an Eleventh Doctor Sonic Screwdriver sent my way from Entertainment Earth. It's a great little "Doctor Who" toy that lights up, extends for extra screwdriverin' and makes a variety of awesome sonic screwdrivery sounds that have caused no small amount of annoyance to my fellow MTVers. (Case in point: This pic of Multiplayer editor Russ Frushtick killing my joy.

AMC announced today a full series order for the pilot that was formerly known as The Killing, from writer and executive producer Veena Cabreros Sud. Sud has signed on to also serve as the showrunner for the series, which is currently untitled.

Set in Seattle, the series is based on the wildly-successful Danish television series Forbrydelsen, and tells the story of the murder of a young girl and the subsequent police investigation.

Production on the series begins this fall in Vancouver and season one consists of 13, one-hour episodes. The series is slated to premiere in 2011 on AMC. Today’s announcement marks the fifth original series greenlight for AMC. The first four were Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Rubicon and The Walking Dead.

As “Sarah,” Mireille Enos portrays the lead homicide detective that investigates the death of Rosie Larsen. Other previously announced castings include: Bill Campbell as Darren Richmond, Seattle’s City Council President,...

(More) Zombies on TV!

The Walking Dead has yet to premiere on AMC and is already helping launch two more TV shows about the undead.  The poorly spelled SyFy Channel was first to announce a new zombie sitcom called "Zeroes" which follows members of the Zombie Extermination and Removal Operation. Here's some infor from SyFy's press release:

In this 1/2-hour single-camera satire, when the zombie population of Marshall City overcomes the 30-foot barrier separating the infected people from the rest of the city, the Zombie Extermination and Removal Operations company (the Zeros) are called in to keep the peace. When they can get out of their own way long enough to focus on a case, they are pretty effective with very unorthodox methods.

Sounds like one outrageous premise that brings the promise of hilarious zombie-killing hi-jinks!

Next is another zombie comedy, this time going all the way to a big network.

In a recent interview, Matthew Vaughn bemoans the oversaturation of superhero films, claiming that it it's due to come to an end in the next few years because they're just going to the inkwell a little too frequently:

"[Superhero movies have] been mined to death and in some cases the quality control is not what it's supposed to be. People are just going to get bored of it. I've always wanted to do a big-budget superhero film and I think we've kind of crossed the Rubicon with superhero films. I think [the opportunity to do one], it's only going to be there two or three more times. Then, the genre is going to be dead for a while because the audience has just been pummeled too much. It is a crowded room. It's too crowded."

Vaughn's in a prime position to make such a bold statement, considering he's made exactly one fucking comic book film, Kick-Ass, where he...

Because of the slavering hordes of gollumesque fanboys and their incontrovertible mythology, I usually shy away from the classic caped crusaders. But I was turned on to this newest comic strain from Mark Waid and Boom! Studios. As a fan of Fables, Y: The Last Man, Preacher, The Walking Dead, etc, etc, I can honestly say these two parallel series are my favorite.

Irredeemable introduces to The Plutonian, a Superman type crusader who gets pissed that society has essentially got unappreciative. And so he kills them all. It's a phenomenal series, twisted in the best possible way. As a companion, Waid also wrote Incorruptible, about Max Damage, the world's greatest villain, who upon witnessing The Plutonian's mad fall becomes a hero. Eschewing any possible kind of emo self-exploration -- he still keeps an eye on his sixteen-year-old former paramour Jailbait -- Max Damage tries to save the world only he's not very good at it.

Popular actor Brad Pitt goes from battling Nazis to the undead as he takes on the lead role in the big screen adaptation of "World War Z". Max Brooks, the author of the post-apocalyptic tale, confirmed that the actor would be joining on the feature film version of the tale. Then again, how is it much of a surprise to begin with. Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment has been attached to the production the whole time, since they are the ones who hold the rights for the feature.Along with that, "Quantum of Solace" director Marc Forster is still currently attached to direct. Brooks must be having a wonderful day, because not only does he have an A-list actor on "World War Z" but his two other properties have been optioned as well. "The Zombie Survival Guide" and the graphic novel "The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks" could be...

Max Brooks' World War Z (reviewed by Prisco here) is one of my favorite books in recent memory. It probably comes as no surprise that I enjoyed a book about the zombie apocalypse, but World War Z, like the Walking Dead graphic novels, is a different take on the genre -- a totally humorless, grim, gritty, brutal telling of what the world would really be like. Told without a trace of irony without any winks or nods, it's at times absolutely devastating. It's uneven in parts, but still, I found it fascinating. Much like The Walking Dead, when news broke that it was being adapted into a film, I was nervous as hell.

The novel was picked up by Plan B Productions, which is owned by Brad Pitt, and has been in production for a while. Marc Forster (Quantum of Solace) has been announced as the director, and now we've got a star.

San Diego Comic-Con International 2010 kicked off last night with the annual Preview Night, an opportunity to walk the convention floor before the true madness begins. Which is funny in a way because the floor was already teeming with people who were either after the latest freebies or checking out the behemoth booths and merchandise offered by a slew of studios, television networks, comic sellers, and, well, anything and everything under the sun. Missed Preview Night? Here's a selection below of photography capturing some of the highlights of the convention floor--from Green Lantern and Tron: Legacy to The Walking Dead--courtesy of Mark Difruscio. Wbtv Booth Tron: Legacy The Walking Dead Fox Booth Green Lantern Salt/Priest

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Comic-Con kicked off tonight with a big ol' preview of what's in store this weekend, and anyone attending the annual Preview Night didn't leave disappointed — especially if they're fans of some of the big-ticket comic book movies showcased this year.

Abin Sur of "Green Lantern" was on display at the Warner Bros. booth:

But that wasn't all convention-goers had to drool over.

Check out the "Thor" display — Mjolnir!

The zombies of "The Walking Dead" also made an appearance on the show floor:

And finally, check out Captain America's shield!

Keep it locked to Splash Page throughout the show for all your Comic-Con 2010 news, interviews, and exclusives. You can also follow your friendly neighborhood editor Rick Marshall and the rest of the Splash Page team on Twitter!

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Green Lantern, Thor, The Green Hornet, Priest and more

The ComingSoon.net/SuperHeroHype Comic-Con 2010 Gallery continues to be updated with new photos from the show, including Abin Sur from Green Lantern, Asgard's throne from Thor, the Green Hornettes with the Black Beauty, Priest banners and a motorcycle, the Batman and Wolverine costumes, a house for "The Walking Dead," and many, many more photos of non-comic book related items.

You can check out the now 14-page gallery here!

 

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