Coming Soon: Undead Monkeys

Hopefully it will be worth downloading.

 So if all you Zombie slayers have not heard, Treyarch is releasing a new map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops this Tuesday!! Well, at least for Xbox 360. The PS3 and PC players have to wait a little longer. Suckas! But anyway, the map pack is called 'First Strike' and it has 5 brand spankin' new maps. But of course the only one we care about is the new map for Zombies. Its called 'Ascension' and judging from this here trailer, there isn't much that is known about it other than there are Zombie monkeys and a floating platform. If that doesn't just get you all hot and bothered, I don't know what will. I'm not sure if these monkeys are going to spawn on special rounds like the hell hounds do, but they should make for an interesting change in the gameplay depending on how quickly they spawn and in what numbers. I wonder if monkey bombs will work on them....

What do you think about 'Ascension' and Undead monkeys? Lame? Cool? Just another Zombie to pwn?

L4D Comic. For Free.

"Comics here!"

For those of you who just can't get enough of L4D, allow me to assist your addiction. It was brought to my attention recently that at some point in time Valve created a four part, online comic book entitled, "The Sacrifice". I'm not sure if there are actual hard copies floating around out there, but it seems that Valve has put the entire comic online and its totally free. The comic is based around the original L4D characters, so rest assured, at some point in the story Louis will startle the Witch. Read the comic here.

Zombie Stationery.

I wonder what their pink slips look like...

Looking for that professional stationery that shows your fellow employees and boss that you are serious about your job? Well look no further! This design website was brought to my attention not too long ago and its pretty flippin' awesome. This was apparently a "corporate design for Germany's most famous crime and horror channel." It would certainly make filing TPS reports a lot more enjoyable. Let us appreciate their good taste in stationery and cherish this Zombie gem.

Zombie Plushies. Adorable.

"Zombies: the flamethrowa!! The kids love this one."

"Merchandising! Merchandising!! Where the real money from the movie is made!" That's right Zombie lovers, there are finally stuffed dolls to satisfy your Zombie addiction. Valve, the developers of L4D and L4D2 (Left 4 Dead for all you noobs), has given us another reason to love them for what they continue to bring to store shelves. They have plushies of three of the special Zombies from L4D- the Hunter, the Boomer, and the Tank. All three plushies have their own unique sound clips straight from the game and look like cuter versions of the characters themselves. They may not be the best gifts for children, but they would make a great addition to any adult Zombie fan's collection of goodies. Check them out at Kotaku!

Zombie Naysayers Rule Out Apocalypse

As hilarious as Zombie-cats would be, it may never happen.

So we all know how the Zombie Apocalypse will happen. Somehow a disease, most likely rabies, will evolve, somebody will catch it, and proceed to spread it to the rest of the world by chowing down on any human that crosses his/her path. Right? Perhaps. But according to Cracked.com, even if this were to happen, it would not be as devastating as we have been lead to believe.

Cracked takes you through seven well thought out scientific reasons why the Zombie Apocalypse would not last very long. Be it through natural predators, the weather effects on an undead body, or gun-totting, Tobey Keith loving Americans, Zombies just wouldn't stand a chance. As convincing as this article is, I still believe that we do not know everything there is to know about diseases and how they are created. That being said, I'm still holding on to the dream that one day Zombie killing will be a profession and business will be a'boomin. Look at the article here: CRACKED

Do you agree with heretics at Cracked.com? What say you?

Zombie versus.... SHARK!!

 The holidays bring many great things--presents, home cooking, and time spent with family and friends. Speaking personally, this holiday season brought me new revelation about Zombies. They can fight sharks.

Just when you thought they couldn't get any cooler, you find out something new about Zombies and your world is never the same. The youtube video above is a clip from the Italian film Zombi 2, which was released in Italy in 1979 and then in the U.S. in 1980. Directed by Lucio Fulci, Zombi 2 became an instant Zombie classic with its over the top gore and infamous Zombie vs. Shark scene.

The scene features an actual tiger shark battling a Zombie underwater with some trippy ambient music in the background. It is a pretty impressive sequence as I would imagine it was hard to choreograph an underwater fight scene with a real man-eating shark. That being said, I feel we all owe it to ourselves to find this gem in our local video store and start 2011 off right. Happy New Year to you all!