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‘Resident Evil Zero’ rises again Dec. 1

October 29th, 2009, 8:27 am by Jayson Peters

Resident Evil Zero Nintendo GameCube Capcom zombiesCapcom announced today that the Wii-exclusive Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero will ship on Dec. 1.

Priced at $29.99, the game is described as a prequel that exposes the back story and internal tyranny of the Umbrella Corporation. Players will explore the origins of the T-Virus in an epic storyline that tells the horrors leading up to the infamous mansion incident.

Resident Evil Zero was originally released for the Nintendo GameCube in 2002. The Wii version adds support for the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers.

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Is this how the zombie apocalypse begins?

October 28th, 2009, 12:13 am by Jayson Peters

In a Mexican food restaurant … in Iowa???

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Zombieland’s sense of humor alive and kicking

October 2nd, 2009, 12:08 am by Chris "KeL" Adams
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Despite the abundance of gore and cannibalistic undead, “Zombieland” isn’t a horror movie. While there are a few scares and tense moments, on the whole the film is played more for laughs than for chills. Clearly taking a page from the brilliant English romantic comedy/zombie movie “Shaun of the Dead,” the characters are usually more concerned about their personal wants and needs than the ever-present threat posed by the ravenous ghouls.

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They’re coming to induct you, Barbara!

September 9th, 2009, 12:35 am by ebehrendt

MADCAP Theaters at 730 S. Mill Ave. in Tempe will be hosting this year’s International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival Oct. 15-18, 2009.

Judith O'DeaThis year’s inductees into the IHSFF Hall of Fame include Judith O’Dea, known for her role as Barbara in the George A. Romero 1968 classic zombie film Night of the Living Dead; Marilyn Burns who played Sally in the original The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Casper Van Dien, who is best known for his role as Johnny Rico in the 1997 science fiction classic Starship Troopers. The IHSFF Hall of Fame honors those individuals that have made a difference in Horror and Science Fiction film.

The three-day festival will include screenings of more than 50 films, including Donkey Punch, Friday the 13th, The Wizard of Gore, Rapturious, Tokyo Gore Police, Vampire Hookers, Ray Bradbury’s Chrysalis, Alien Raiders, The Blob, Hell’s Ground, Jerome Bixby’s The Man From Earth, Deadly Event, Farmhouse, Re-Animator, Farmhouse, Jerome Bixby’s The Man From Earth, Frazetta: Painting with Fire, Hell’s Ground, and of course The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

The festival will also include parties, a gore girl competition, and discussions with filmmakers and directors.

For more information please call the Phoenix Film Festival at (602) 955-6444 or visit www.horrorscifi.com.

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‘Resident Evil 5′ dated for PC

July 16th, 2009, 4:34 pm by Jayson Peters

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The PC version of Capcom’s Resident Evil 5 will release on Sept. 15.

The port features stereoscoping 3D effects that require NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision glasses (sold separately).

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Romero rises again!

January 16th, 2008, 4:24 am by Chris "KeL" Adams

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Lock your doors and board up your windows, horror film writer-director George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead, Creepshow) returns to the genre he pioneered with his latest zombie movie, Diary of the Dead. There’s a trailer here for the film, which opens February 15. I know where I’m taking my sweetie for Valentine’s Day! Read the rest of this entry »

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