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Yeah, just like the Montauk-Monster was revealed, Bigfoot in a Freezer is a hoax as well.
Turns out, this was just a costume that these guys bought off the internet and, get this, they stuffed it full of roadkill and other dead animal parts!

They then dumped it into a freezer, ran water into it and froze it. As reported by Fox News, a national promoter, Tom Biscardi, paid them a “substantial amount of money” believing this was the real deal. Rumors state it was close to about $50,000.00. Biscardi stated that it was difficult to know the validity of this thing as it was in a frozen block of ice.
It is also stated that Biscardi wants to file fraud charges against the men involved in this hoax.

What does this tell you?

Monsters are out there, but they are rarely the fantastical type that we often times wish they were. It’s a sad sad thing when some people think they can pull a hoax like this.

I’m going to make an assumption.

Yeah, usually that’s gonna make an ASS out of U and ME, but hey, let’s face it, if you have found your way here to ZombieMall.com’s Zombie Blog, it can’t be by accident, right? With that said, my assumption is that you have seen the original George Romero Zombie flick that helped kick-start this love of zombies we all have; Night of the Living Dead. Towards the end there is a group of people going to town on zombies in a field, I mean they are unloading gun after gun on these flesh eating ghouls!

Keep that image in mind.

I got an email from a company a few weeks back called ZombieAmmo.com. They specialize in making Zombie Themed targets for shooting practice, ammo boxes with zombies on them, t-shirts, hell they even have a life size zombie standup to be used for zombie shooting practice!

They are having a Zombie Roundup on August 23rd and 24th over at Ahlman’s Gun Shop in Morristown, Minnesota. They are hosting the even and are even going to offer you the chance to shoot an AK-47, an M-1 Garand, a Nazi K98k Mauser, or a Russian M-44 Carbine at one of their Zombie Targets! They are even going to raffle off 3 (YES, THREE) World War II era battle rifles for only $1.00 per ticket!

Check em out!

So here I am looking over this nifty new book that was sent to me by Raw Dog Screaming Press. I’ve just finished reading this… I’m not sure I would call Vacation by Jeremy Shipp a novel per say, I mean it is a novel, but it’s more of a head-trip really. A whacked-out-of-your-head trip. Yeah, there’s not much horror in this read, but in all honesty, it was a nice break from my blood dripping ghouls and wispy ghost stories that I have a tendency to gravitate towards.

Simply put, Vacation is a concept that in which the Government sends each citizen on a Vacation to see the world, all expenses paid, for one year. They are sent to learn who they are, to experience exotic adventures in order to be better prepared for life. We learn that Bernard Johnson, the focus of the tale, is a teacher and is in desperate need of said vacation. While on vacation he is kidnapped by “terrorists” and set out on an adventure he never could have imagined..

Prologue, Chapter One, and Chapter Two.
This is some pretty good prose! It’s all over the place, descriptive, entertaining, unique. In fact, it is all written from the perspective of the main character in that he is writing a letter to his parents. Some twists, turns, and quite a bit of fore-shadowing is set up here.

Chapters Three to Six.
What the hell am I reading here? I’m reading these words, but damn, I must have taken a drug or something because for the most part, these chapters are making little sense to me. In fact, I had to go back and read each chapter over again to understand fully what was going on. While the story remains a narrative, it shifts consciousness on you every so often, yet there is very subtle transition. I think that is what tripped me up. More prepared and understanding now I advance onto the next chapters.

Chapters Seven to the End.
Wow. It’s definitely gotten better! There is a solid story arc here, a grand adventure! With the concepts set up in this book you can certainly see an entire set of novels set in this world. I know that Jeremy Shipp has written other books and short stories, I wonder if any of them have been set in this world.

I’m telling the truth when I say I’d love to read more of his works.

After reading the entire thing, I now fully understand chapters 3 through 6.  They have HAVE to be taken in context with the rest of the book.  When you do that, everything makes sense, it all falls into place and makes a world of difference.  It’s like a twist at the end of the movie that you never saw coming.  Only it happens in the middle of the book.  And at the end..

Don’t take my word for it, go out and buy this bad-boy today!

If you have been hanging around Myspace for any length of time, chances are you have run across an application called Mobsters. There are several of these, one let’s you play as a Vampire, another as a Zombie, a Hero in medieval times, a Rockstar, the list can go on and on. And as odd as it sounds, I tried both the Vampire and Zombie application, I just could not get into them as I have with Mobsters.

What Mobsters does is allow you to play as, well, as a mobster. You earn cash by going on hits, that is killing other mobsters and collecting the bounty, you earn cash by investing in property, you earn cash by performing missions, you even can simply fight another mob member and steal money from their pocket!

The title of this blog is Myspace.com Mobsters 6 “cheats”.

These are not cheats exactly, but they are some ACE tips on how to get to be the best you can and whack as many mobsters as you want.

1) To add someone to your Mobster family, they must first be a friend in your Myspace Page. To that end, feel free to add ZombieMall.com to your Myspace page.

2) You can have a mob family, the number allowed into your mob family is based on your level. You can have 5 for every level you are. For example, if you are level 1, you max mob size would be 5. If you are level 7, your max mob size is 35. Level 40 let’s you have a max mob size of 200. The limit of the game is 500, however, you can go beyond level 100 (you just max out with a mob size of 500 – at this time).

3) To determine how much income a mobster has, simply put them into a hit list (don’t worry, you are not committed to placing them there, you can always cancel) and determine the cost of placing a hit on them, then divide that cost by 10. For example, if I place someone onto the hit list and it’s going to cost $3,643,000 to have the hit put out on them, I then divide that by 10 and I now know how much their income is; $364,300.

4) For every person in your mob family they will use 1 weapon, 1 armor, and 1 vehicle. So if you have a mob family that has 140 members, when you go into a fight, they will be able to use 140 weapons, 140 armors, and 140 vehicles.

5) Godfather Points. Wait until you are about level 10 to spend them. Spend them on cash only. Use the cash to invest in property. If you are like me, you are not going to want to spend real world money to get more Godfather Points. You do however have the chance to earn more as you accomplish certain goals in the game. In essence there are 3 things you can spend you Godfather Points on, Cash (your level times 10,000), 1 mob member for 20 points (just recruit friends, it’s way easier), or 10 energy, refill only, for 10 points.

6) For FAST exp, put yourself on the hitlist. Be sure to have a great balance of attack power and defence when you do this, you will get attacked lots of times, and stay in the hospital healing yourself.
I saw a guy go from level 56 to level 62 in about 15 minutes.

I hope this helps in your understanding of the game, and if you wish to add me, feel free by clicking here: Add ZombieMall.com to my Myspace Friends List

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You’ve seen the crossing signs, Ped-Xing, Duck Crossing, now it’s time for ZOMBIE X-ING!

This is a heavy duty street sign, made from the EXACT same aluminum as your common highway signs (.080 aluminum).  The yellow is even the standard Highway Grade Reflective Aluminum!  This is not a cheaply made sign that will bend at the slightest breath!  Holes will be predrilled and measure 1/4″.

Overall Sign Diminsions: 18″ x 18″

You’ve seen the crossing signs, Ped-Xing, Duck Crossing, Moose Crossing, now it’s time for ZOMBIE X-ING!

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ZombieMall.com Zombie Crossing Street Sign

Enjoy!

I’m sitting here at my local Barnes and Noble book store, in their Starbuck’s Cafe’, sipping a Venti Iced Mocha. I usually don’t get whipped cream, but today I have bigger things on my mind and it never occurs to me to make mention in regards to leaving it off.

I’ve made friends here at Barnes and Noble, acquaintances really. They know I’m into Zombies and horror. One recognizes me and leads me over to the Sci-Fi section to show me the end caps.

The end cap contains Zombie Books! Oh the influence the undead have over the living! I really need to join their book member “club”. With as many books as I get I could really save some cash. Though, I’d probably use that cash just to buy more books…

As I sit here writing this, there is a kid looking at me. He cannot be more than 10 years old. It makes me nervous, so I keep shifting my gaze from what I am writing here up to see if he is looking back, which probably perpetuates his looking at me. I am a victim here. Finally his guardian gets her coffee and they walk off into the “meat” of the bookstore.

The smell of Starbucks is intoxicating. It wakens my brain. I’d want to work here just to huff the coffee beans. “Oh! pass me some of that Jamaican Blue! ohhhh yyeeeaahhhh!”

I really need a super slim laptop. Mine is old and is from the late 90′s, a Gateway. It weighs about 12 pounds and has to be plugged in. The battery no longer charges and I’m too cheap to buy a new one. It’s not easy finding a seat in Starbuck’s that is next to an outlet. How I’ll ever convince myself to buy a new laptop I’ll never know.

So… Enough bantering. What is this “bigger things on my mind” all about anyways??

Okay, it breaks down like this…

I’m at a crossroad in my life. Two roads fork in front of me. Going backwards is not an option. I’ve been doing that for years and it’s time to move forward. Shit or get off the pot, right?

Going left (just an arbitrary direction really, a metaphor) means I will “play it safe” and take the job I have (pays a paltry $9.00 an hour for 40 hours a week minus $168.00 each two weeks for insurance – OR – $552.00 every two weeks minus taxes, social security, etc) and pray I get a raise or a promotion. All the while looking for a new job that pays better and matches my education level and prior work experience.

Or.

I could take the road going right (again, just another metaphor for an arbitrary direction) and go balls to the wall, damn everything I’ve ever been TOLD what to do and chase my dream of being a writer. Sink everything I have, all of my resources, in being creative and just let the prose pour out.

But how do I find employment doing just that? I’ve got an education in Business Development and Online Marketing; over 14 years experience doing it, and yet the only job I can find is answering a phone from noon to 8:30 PM taking someone’s Flower Arrangement order.

Let me tell you, it’s not easy talking non-stop, saying the same thing every 10 minutes. There is certainly no inspiration in that! Yes, yes, I realize I’m helping someone express themselves and in that I should find inspiration. Fuck all that. I’m not looking for the philosophical here. I’m looking for something that is going to inspire ME. Something that is not going to drain me empty.

So. That leaves me with just one more option.

Fuck the forked road, walk on the grass and create my own damn road!

There is an untold amount of untapped riches in my brain just begging to be released.

The method to release them is to get myself to a place where Inspiration can flow freely and not face the stunted growth and depression it currently faces.

For those of you who have read this post to this point, what suggestions can you offer?

Okay, I love monsters.

I’m very skeptical when it comes to things that go bump in the night. Ghosts, never seen one, and despite all the evidence shown on SciFi’s show Ghost Hunters , I’ve never seen enough evidence on there to convince me. Vampires, I love the concept, but aside from the idea of Dracula and the famous White Wolf games of the same name, I have my doubts to their existance (tho I still love the romanticism of the idea). I love the show Monster Quest, and I find it truely sad that the “monster” I’m about to speak about will never show up on there…

I’m talking about this silly mocked up “Montauk Monster”. I’ve seen the news footage over at CNN and at FoxNews.com. Regardless of that, I also found a site reporting to be the end all be all of this so called “monster” that is run by an eye-witness to this same “monster”.

Nicky Papers, the guy that runs the site says “Upon first glimpse, it looked like a dead dog. Looking closer, it resembled something that I’ve never seen before. The creature was decomposing in the sun as there was a slight stench in the air.”

Of course, it’s being reported as being a monster, so ZombieMall.com is compelled to check it out. I have my doubts as to it being a so called “monster”, but in the immortal words of Fox Mulder from X-Files, “I want to believe.”

As things developed, it was brought to light that a movie company was behind this and this monster was actually just a prop. They were attempting some kind of online marketing ploy akin to something similar to what Cloverfield did. What happened blew up in their faces. They got places like CNN and Fox News asking them questions so they had to quickly “dispose of the body” so no-one could discover it was a fake.
Then there is the website, this so called expert eye witness, who decided to start up a website and document all the news of this “monster”. Guess what? That site is currently for sale. The movie company, their movie called “Splinterheads”, their domains are up on eBay. Last time I looked they had up for auction 3 related sites to their “movie”. It has 3 days left and is at a grand total of $5.50 for all three domains.
My opinion, I think they all thought they could pull the wool over everyone’s eyes. To use the vernacular of today; EPIC FAIL!!1!1!!!!
My theory; they tried to make a hype of something, tried to get as many people to visit the site, drive up false traffic, and then attempt to sell it all to a sucker. Guess what? No-one fell for it.

The sad part is; I really wanted to believe. I wanted something fantastical to truely exist. Turns out, it’s just a scam plain and simple.

Okay, I’ve had a messload of requests to get in Vampire gear. I’ve finally made a good contact and negotiated some kick ass prices and now have a slew of Vampire related items on ZombieMall.com!

You can get Vampire related Makeup!

You can get Vampire Fangs made from both Dental Distortions and Scarecrow!

You can even get a Real Bat Encased In Acrylic or for the hardcore Vampire, even a Real Life Coffin!

There are tonns more goodies to check out so be sure to point your browser over to www.ZombieMall.com and check it out tonight!