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A Zombie Destroys Two Brothers Forever in This Clip From The Cured

In The Cured, humanity has solved the zombie apocalypse. It’s over. We won. There’s a cure and everything but, those who were once zombies are not treated like everyone else. That’s the set up to David Freyne’s new film, The Cured, which stars Ellen Page as the woman torn between her dead husband and his … Continued

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George Romero’s Final Book on The Living Dead Is Getting Released

Famed director George A. Romero, the man behind Night of the Living Dead, may have passed away last year, but his contribution to zombie lore is not over yet. The book he was in the process of writing before his death will be finished by The Shape of Water’s novel co-writer Daniel Kraus. According to … Continued

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iZombie Gives Us a New Look at Seattle’s Weird, Zombie-Filled Future

For three seasons of iZombie, the undead virus has largely been kept under wraps. That is, until the climax of season three lead to a massive outbreak that’s seen Seattle walled off as a social experiment/quarantine zone. But even with a whole new status quo, this trailer shows Liv and her friends are still up … Continued

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The First Trailer for The Cured Wonders if Ex-Zombies Can Be Trusted

Thoughtful horror movie The Cured manages the nearly impossible task of introducing new elements into a genre that’s been done nearly to death. It imagines a world in which zombies have been restored back to their former human selves—and the surprisingly complex struggles come after. We already reviewed the movie when it played last year’s … Continued

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Disney Channel Hits Copy-Paste With Latest ‘Freak Chic’ Musical Zombies

How much did you love Descendants, the Disney Channel teen musical where a group of magical misfits were sent to a high school for preppy elites? Well, now you’ve got Zombies, an all-new Disney Channel teen musical where a group of magical misfits are sent to a high school for preppy elites! Only this time, … Continued

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Rick Loses More Than the Battle on The Walking Dead‘s Midseason Finale

We all knew Rick’s siege against the Saviors couldn’t work. There’s no way our heroes could fight an antagonist so powerful and defeat him with a single attack. Moreover, we knew Negan would never be beaten in a mere mid-season finale. So the question wasn’t if Rick was going to lose, but what he was … Continued

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Let’s Talk About Tonight’s Walking Dead Finale, Shall We?

Well, it was a mid-season finale. The Walking Dead likes to save its major events for premieres and finales. So although we knew the Negan/Rick conflict wasn’t even close to over, and—hmm? What? You just want to talk about that last-minute shocker? Yeah, okay. So Carl basically spends most of the episode being pretty rad. … Continued

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Zombie Reboot Day of the Dead: Bloodline Looks Sorta Braindead

The horror world lost its zombie godfather earlier this year when George A. Romero left this mortal coil. But his influence continues to be felt every time the undead roam in search of tasty brains—which they’ll certainly do in Day of the Dead: Bloodline, a “reimagining” of Romero’s classic 1985 film, which just dropped its … Continued

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Even Rick’s Sexy Bod Cannot Distract From the Inevitable Doom Coming to The Walking Dead

Here’s the thing about The Walking Dead: Even when it’s pretty good, it can still be very frustrating. And there’s probably no better example of that than last night’s “Time for After,” an episode that managed to be tense, interesting, and extremely aggravating, mostly all at once. The episode is primarily Eugene’s, as he grapples … Continued

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Morgan Will Be the One to Bridge the Gap Between Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead 

After years of denying it would happen, a few months ago we learned that The Walking Dead and its sister show Fear the Walking Dead would finally tie the crossover knot. But now we know how: in the form of Lennie James’ Morgan making his way over to Fear the Walking Dead. Announced during last night’s … Continued

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The Walking Dead Took a Breather and Rick Immediately Did Something Idiotic

After five episodes detailing the three-pronged attack on the Saviors’ headquarters, several outposts, and a great deal of post-op clean-up, it makes perfect sense that the show would finally see what the hell everyone else is up to. Unfortunately, it means last night’s episode was a bit of a letdown from its recent hot streak, … Continued

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The Walking Dead Just Delivered Its Best Episode in Ages

If there’s a reason we’ve all kept watching The Walking Dead after its last two lackluster seasons, I’d hazard a guess that last night’s episode is why. “The Big Scary U” was a reminder that the show can be legitimately excellent TV thanks to its first truly thoughtful and compelling look at Negan—and the reason … Continued

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Ezekiel Has an Extremely Bad Day on a Pretty Darned Good Walking Dead

When we last left Ezekiel, he and the soldiers of the Kingdom were getting shot to hell by a giant gatling gun located at the top of the Saviors’ compound, shortly after about three solid hours of the king gloating that not a single of his people’s lives would be lost this day. Obviously, Ezekiel … Continued

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Recovered Zombies Reflect on the Lives They’ve Lost in Poignant Short Less Than Human

What would happen if a global zombie outbreak was thwarted—not with a nuclear strike, but a medical cure? Animated short Less Than Human examines how former zombies might approach their second lease on life, as well as how the never-infected population might view them. Students at Denmark’s Animation Workshop collaborated on this mock doc, styled … Continued

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Forget the Rick-Negan War, a Much Bigger Conflict Is Brewing on The Walking Dead

Wow. The war between Rick and Negan we’d been teased with for two full seasons may have arrived—and is still in full-swing—but a different battle is taking place simultaneously, and it’s arguably the more important one. For eons, Rick has preached to his people it’s “us” or “them.” Now, he’s finally starting to see he … Continued

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AMC Threatens Us With 50 More Years of The Walking Dead

It’s a television executive’s job to put the most optimistic spin on their network’s performance while speaking with members of the press about the future and upcoming projects. But during a recent call with the Wall Street Journal, AMC CEO Josh Sapan took things entirely too far. While speaking about ratings giant The Walking Dead, … Continued

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On The Walking Dead, Jesus Saves

Alexandria, Hilltop, and the Kingdom continued their assault on the Saviors last night on several fronts. The result was The Walking Dead turning into a live-action video game with barely any zombies in it, for the most part. But there were a few interesting conflicts scattered in there that didn’t involve gunfire—often involving the post-apocalypse’s … Continued

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The Walking Dead Is Back and Rick Has Already Messed Up So, So Bad

Season eight of The Walking Dead is here, and war has begun. Rick and the Alexandrians, Maggie and Hilltop, and Ezekiel and the Kingdom have banded together to strike the first blow against Negan and Saviors, but it’s no spoiler to say something goes very, very wrong. This is The Walking Dead, after all. “Mercy” … Continued

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Let’s Talk The Walking Dead Season Premiere and the War to Come

War! The Republic is crumbling under attacks by the ruthless Sith Lord, Count—wait a minute. Wrong war. Instead, after two full seasons of build-up, Rick and Negan have finally begun their long-awaited match-up, and tonight, the first battle was fought. It’s clear that Rick won tonight’s battle, but those shots of him crying over two … Continued

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The Cured Finds a Fresh Take on Zombies by Turning Them Back Into Humans

A million movies have been made about zombie invasions, but very few have focused on what happens afterwards. Do the zombies get cured? How will society rebuild? Will the survivors actually be safe? These are questions without familiar answers in zombie lore, which makes a movie like The Cured immediately exciting. [Click here to see … Continued