Mark your calendars and spam your friends!
Radio from Hell is here!
Tomorrow night (5-23-2009) will feature ZombieMall’s 1st ever Radio show! I have no idea what you should expect, but be sure to tune in, one never knows what horrors will be revealed!
Details here (it is a secure site so you may need to adjust your settings to gain access):
https://www.blogtalkradio.com/ZombieMall
Thanks and…
Stay Scary!
I love horror and scary icky things. I am careful to seperate my fondness of that subject from my daughter (4 1/2 years old) and my son (1 year old). I am careful to hide my horror DVD’s away like they were something to be ashamed of. Of course they are not, but seriously, the cover art on most of them are certainly not appropriate for a 4 1/2 year old! With that said, I am very careful as to what I introduce to my children.
A friend of mine over at Raw Dog Screaming Press, Jennifer Barnes, recently wrote a children’s story with a bit of a “fright” to it. It’s not horrid, it’s not explicit, it’s not graphic. It is a children’s story called, Better Haunted Homes and Gardens. It is illustrated by Kristen Margiotta. It is published by Imaginary Books and is about 15 pages long.
My daughter (I’ll concentrate on her views rather than my son’s because his comprehension is simply various smiles and coos right now) does have a streak in her that enjoys being scared. She will hide in a doorway and jump out at me, yelling “BOO!” as loud as she can. She has very nearly made me poop myself a few times doing that! I’m so proud of her! There was another time when I went to see a scary movie and she wanted to go. My wife explained to her that I was going to see a scary movie, to which my daughter replied, “but I like scary movies, I saw the Backyardigans Halloween cartoon!“ Oh how my heart broke!
Okay, Better Haunted Homes and Gardens is a fun quick read before bedtime, well.. maybe. Ivy is someone who is looking for a home to purchase because her bug collection had outgrown the room she was currently renting. (My daughter loves bugs and crawly things too by the way) The story takes us to different homes that Ivy is looking at. Finally she finds one that is described as having “12 secret passages” in the main foyer (could there be more?). The house is big and full of secrets.
The really cool part to this book is that there is certianly room for further adventures with Ivy and her bugs.
My take; it’s certainly something I’ll add to my daughter’s book collection.
My daughter’s take: “daddy I want a big bug collection too, read it again.”
All in all, I liked it, my daughter liked it, when my son is old enough I’ll introduce it to him as well.
Check it out, it’s a fun read!
The recent scare of H1N1, also known as the Swine Flu, has many people concerned, not just in terms of health, but also in terms of what the future holds. Many of the zombie enthusiasts are keeping a close eye on this pandemic for any signs of the Zombie Virus.
Let’s examine what is going on:
This flu sprung up almost over night.
The President of the United States has pledged “great vigilance” in confronting this Swine Flu outbreak.
The World Health Organization has raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 5.
As of this writing outbreaks have happened in Mexico, the United States, Canada, Scotland, New Zealand, Spain, Britain, Germany, Austria, and Israel.
Symptoms include fever, cough, body aches, chills, and fatigue, as well as vomiting.
Infected people may exhibit symptoms between 1 and 7 days after contracting the virus.
It is no surprise that Zombie watchers are keeping a close eye on this one. Thankfully, there does appear to be hope with the Swine Flu. The CDC has announced that the use of Oseltamivir or Zanamivir can be used as a treatment and/or preventative measure of infection for the Swine Flu. No such treatment exists for the Zombie Virus, which is 100% fatal.
Now, why is this important for the Zombie community? Simply put, it’s a test run. It’s an event to keep alert of for when the zombie virus does surface.
For now we strongly urge you to keep in the know, be aware of what is going on around you, and understand that when the zombie virus does come about, it will more than likely happen exactly like this swine flu, only faster.
For now, let’s be thankful there are no reported cases of the Z1N1 virus.
