Thursday, June 10, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
Vote for Zombie Bashers
Director Conor McMahon has started a web-series called "Zombie Bashers" which, in my humble opinion - looks awesome!
please go and VOTE for this as your favorite show! it is between Zombie Bashers and another show, so lets all help Conor take home the cake.
Keep on livin'
//spm
please go and VOTE for this as your favorite show! it is between Zombie Bashers and another show, so lets all help Conor take home the cake.
Keep on livin'
//spm
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Cinco de Mayo

Who loves Street Fighter?
I sure do. and if you dont, you do now ;)
Check out these awesome Zombie Street Fighter illustrations by Manuel Augusto Dischinger Moura.
Thanks to Drew for the heads up!
//spm
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Vegan Zombies

Whats more terrifying than a self-righteous vegan?! ;) a Zombie Vegan. You thought you would never see the day. I know I didn't. Attack of the Vegan Zombies is a unique take on the campy zombie genre we all know and love.
Thanks to Jim for the DL!
//spm
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Class 3 Outbreak! Glad im in this space station...

"hey honey, how do we get to the restaurant from here?"
"im not sure, let me google map it..AH SHIT!"
thats right. zombies all up on your googlemaps, son!
If any of you remember our preview post, you would know that this was coming.
and now its here! Check out the press release for CLASS 3 OUTBREAK
Thanks to Jay for the heads up!
//spm
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Romero strikes again, with "Survival of the Dead"
do I need to say anything? its Romero. Boom goes the dynamite.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Hard Cover

So today is a good day. My Hard Cover copy of "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" arrived today, and it is classier than I expected (It has a fabric bookmark!). At first I waited to purchase this book, because I had a stack of zombie books queued up to read. Now the stack has dwindled, and the release of "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" on March 2nd persuaded me to finally pick it up. Although most of you probably have already read "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies", so I assume no one is anxious for a review. Plus I have a few novels that have been sent to me, that I must read first.
Also -
Left 4 Dead 2 is coming to the Mac in April! This is exciting news for people that swear by Macs and PS3's (err...like me.)
P.S.
The Illustrations in the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Deluxe Edition are AMAZING
check out Roberto Paradas Illustrations HERE
//spm
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Dear iPhone. Stop tempting me.

MMMOOOOAAR zombie apps for the iPhone, and im sure there are dozens more to come.
Zombie Cannon Carnage.
Freeverse website reads:
No one has ever claimed that Zombies are very smart. They are however, very busy. In ZCC! three of these morons crash landed on our lovely little planet. With no other options, a fierce need to feed and a couple of spare circus parts they quickly build a cannon in a brilliant attempt to fire themselves back into space. This plan will never work, but at the very least they can save some hapless and unfortunate humans along the way and then eat their brains.
Using your Zombie Cannon fire Pee-Pee Boy and his cohorts up into the night sky. Use your Jet Pack to rocket through the city avoiding air conditioners, balconies, crane hooks and the pesky Police Helicopter. Fly too high and the military will unleash their F15 armed with Air-to-Zombie missiles. Hit pinball bumpers to up your bonus multiplier, hit multiple objects to crank up your combo bonus and try to find all eleven Signature Impacts for maximum points. If that somehow isn’t enough carnage, you can buy the power to call in Air Strikes on yourself, a chainsaw to wield, TNT crates, Radioactive Barrels and more at the Upgrade-O-Matic vending machine with the points that you have earned along the way.
Click HERE for the full article
This game came out on Tuesday, so if if you got an iPhone, you can pick this up now!
Brains.
//spm
Monday, February 22, 2010
My iPhone is infected.
Ok, I lied. I dont have an iPhone. But if I did, I would be looking forward to getting this game. This trailer made me chuckle. Yeah. I said it.....
Chuckle.
//spm
Chuckle.
//spm
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Jack Larson: Confessions of a Zombie Hero

So a few months back, I went to visit a friend of mine in L.A.
I had previously seen the documentary "Confessions of a SuperHero" which delves into the lives of Hollywood Blvd. Street people. I recommend you all check the movie out.
Anyways, I went in search of the main character of the movie (superman), and sure enough - there he was! after talking to him for a while, I had my friend take a picture of me with Superman, gave him a $5 and we were on our way.
Jack Larson was gracious enough to paint me a portrait of the picture I sent him of me and Superman - So I thought I would share it with the world.
This painting now sits at my desk at work, reminding me everyday why we run this blog.
Thanks for the AWESOME painting JL!
//spm
Friday, February 5, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Turn into a Zombie...on canvas.

Jack Larson has created dozens and dozens of zombie artwork. A good amount of it is custom zombie portraits, so if you want to be "turned" check out his blog and ebay auction site!
On JL's blog, the Dominos thin crust pizza that resembles a zombie face is hilarious. Only a true zombie fan would find such a thing.
//spm
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Zombieland DVD / BluRay: In Stores Today

Oh man, am I just going through the motions with this blog post? Im sure everyone and their grandma (dead or undead) knows about this already.
Well what are you waiting for?! Go buy it!....
Oh, and theres always Netflix ;)
Stay Alive, Friends.
//spm
Friday, January 22, 2010
Zombie Fortress: Upcoming iPhone App?
Rick contacted us to let everyone know that he is working on making this zombie iPhone Game a reality. I dont have an iPhone, but id get one for this game. good luck, and hope it goes through!
If you want this game on your phone, go pledge and back this project HERE
Happy Friday everyone.
//spm
Thursday, January 21, 2010
We are Undead.
Sorry for the brief Hiatus friends. Talk about hitting the ground running in 2010!
So Happy New Year to all. Whats going on in the zombie world these days?
Ill start with some very sad news. Many of you may of heard that Author Z.A. Recht passed away in December. This saddens me very much. I really enjoy the MorningStar saga, and was looking froward for him to complete the final book. "Plauge of The Dead" and "Thunder and Ashes" are that much more special to me. He certainly will be missed.
On behalf of all of us here. We Salute you Mr. Recht.
RIP
On a brighter note, J.L. Bourne is done writing and editing the 2nd installment of "Day by Day Armageddon". It is currently going through the layout and illustration process, so the book is right around the corner! something to be excited about in these sad zombie novel times. :)
Hope everyone is having a good 2010 so far.
//spm
So Happy New Year to all. Whats going on in the zombie world these days?
Ill start with some very sad news. Many of you may of heard that Author Z.A. Recht passed away in December. This saddens me very much. I really enjoy the MorningStar saga, and was looking froward for him to complete the final book. "Plauge of The Dead" and "Thunder and Ashes" are that much more special to me. He certainly will be missed.
On behalf of all of us here. We Salute you Mr. Recht.
RIP
On a brighter note, J.L. Bourne is done writing and editing the 2nd installment of "Day by Day Armageddon". It is currently going through the layout and illustration process, so the book is right around the corner! something to be excited about in these sad zombie novel times. :)
Hope everyone is having a good 2010 so far.
//spm
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Merry Christmas
Declan Shavley (artist of the 28 Days Later comic and the daily sketchblog Eclectic Micks) wishes you a bloody good Christmas...

Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Nothing says "Merry Xmas" better than......zombies.

I dont know about you, but when I open my presents on Christmas morn, I hope to find dismembered zombie parts under my tree. And ThinkGeek.com has just the thing.
Dismember-Me Plush Zombie is one of the coolest zombie toys out there is holiday season. So if you want to please that zombie lover in the family - go buy it!
And if you want to go the extra mile, you can leave zombie cookies for Santa ;)

Happy Holidays
//spm
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Th Morningstar Strain: Thunder and Ashes Review

Is it wrong to like this more than the first? of course not. And that is exactly what happened. But I guess when you think of trilogies - the most action packed story, is usually the second. Epic. Thunder and Ashes starts exactly where Plague of the Dead left off. Z.A. Recht really impressed me with his ability to keep me engaged throughout the entire book. This book really puts you on edge, and does a great job setting up the 3rd and final installment titled: "Survivors". I obviously dont want to give anything away, so go out and read this book. My review of the first book, I talk about the overly military language of the soldiers. I take this back. And this is not the case for the second book at all. The character development is at its peak. (Death to Sawyer!)
Some of our followers have emailed me, letting me know how much they loved this 2nd installment of "The Morningstar Strain" and I completely agree with them. Great job Z.A. Recht. I cant wait for the 3rd book!
Zombie Nation Rating: 5/5
//spm
Monday, November 23, 2009
When the outbreak happens...this is what it looks like from the space station.

Binary Space have released "Zombie Outbreak Simulator" (ZOS), a sandbox application running on Google Maps(R). ZOS allows players to unleash waves of zombies on the unsuspecting people of Washington DC. Players can tweak a number of zombie and infection variables such as zombie speed, infection rate, number of civilians and shooting accuracy to create their own version of a zombie outbreak. Watch as up to 15,000 civilians are chased down, attacked and infected by hundreds or thousands of shambling (or terrifyingly fast!) zombies over a 1km square area.
Zombie Outbreak Simulator is Binary Space's "teaser app" for their upcoming zombie RTS, "Class 3 Outbreak", which also runs on Google Maps. Game designer, Jay Weston says, "ZOS and Class 3 Outbreak are by far the most ambitious games to be released on Google Maps, we can't wait to see what the reaction is like. A large scale zombie infection has never been simulated like this before." Programmer, Saxon Druce has coded each of the 15,000 map inhabitants to behave individually and interact with terrain on Google Maps, meaning that characters move under trees, around walls and into buildings, all while running at 30+ frames per second on very average PCs.
More details about ZOS and Class 3 Outbreak can be found on the Binary Space (www.binaryspacegames.com) and Class 3 Outbreak (www.class3outbreak.com) websites.
CHECK IT OUUUTT!!!!!!!
The url to the simulator is http://www.class3outbreak.com/zombie-outbreak-simulator/
Thanks to Jay for the heads up!
//spm
Monday, November 16, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Hip Hop Zombies
An oldie but a goodie...Aesop Rock's video for "Coffee," yet MORE evidence Aesop Rock's pretty much unfuckwitable...from the album "None Shall Pass."
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Happy Halloween!
Have a good Halloween tomorrow, everyone!
Here is something interesting for all of you:
//spm
Here is something interesting for all of you:
//spm
Friday, October 23, 2009
October Zombie World Tour

We are knee deep in Zombie month, so what the hell is going on?
First off, make sure to show your zombie love with tshirts from www.icamefromnothing.com These series of artists do some sick stuff, (dinosaur zombie Michael Jackson? brilliant.) and if youre out in the UK, its free shipping. Eat that shit up, fellas.
In the mood for some good ol' fashion zombie reading? head over to Deadmeatnovel.com. Chris and Patrick Williams have 30 chapters written so far, in their online zombie novel. The site is sponsored by Permuted Press, who have brought life to other online born novels like "Day by Day Armageddon". Well be covering "Dead Meat" with a full written review soon! But for now, go ahead and start reading!

Jay over at www.binaryspacegames.com gave us the heads up last month about a zombie flash game they are developing. They are hard at work on it, and have promised to keep us updated, so stay tuned.

"Zombie Diaries" comes out on DVD November 18. from what I gather, it is another pandemic movie contrived from 28 Days Later and Romero's Diary of the Dead. Good makeup effects, so if your in the mood for mindless zombies, this one hits stores in a few weeks.
And thus, the Finale. The Left 4 Dead 2 Leaked Trailer. IMHO: Holy crap. I wish I had an Xbox just for this game. Please Valve, stop being little whinny bitches, and release this for PS3 please? ;)
Till next time.
//spm
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Treehouse of Horror XX on Hulu.com

In case any of you missed The Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror XX" on Sunday - you can catch it on Hulu.com! This year, they had a short based on "28 Days Later" and the episode as a whole is good. Not the best Treehouse, but one of the better ones!
We have a huge post coming up soon, with awesome new zombie news, great zombie t-shirt art, and zombie online novels! so stay tuuuuuned....
//spm
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Minneapolis Zombie Pub Crawl. Greatest night of the year.

The 5th annual Zombie Pub Crawl in Minneapolis, MN was nothing short of fantastic. This being my 3rd year, i have witnessed it grow by the thousands. That is not an over-exaggeration. I decided to go as a rabid sprinting zombie this year (I was a shambling slow zombie last year) and it was really fun to run around in full sprint like a complete idiot(notice the running shoes haha). Last year we missed our fellow friend and Zombie Nation contributor: R.M. Hanson. But this year he has returned to MN after a year of working out in San Fransisco, CA. So the Z-Nation crew was finally together at this years Zombie Crawl. Having RM back means nothing but good news for the future of this website. So RM, Me and Lil' Ric welcome you back home! We will post a Flickr album of pics soon. If you follow us on Facebook, we posted a zombie pub crawl album by my favorite photographer, Patrick Kelley. heres a picture of the ilovetheundead.com crew. we ARE the zombie nation ;)
What do we want? BRAAAIIINS!!! When do we want them? BRAAAAIIIIINS!!!!!!
Left: SPM | Center: Lil' Ric | Right: R.M. (beer goes well with bbrrains)
till next time, zombie lovers
//spm
Friday, October 9, 2009
Max Brooks Releases New Book

If you havent already pre-ordered and or bought this book the minute the book stores opened this morning, you may want to take a look at Max Brooks's new zombie graphic novel: "The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks"
From what ive seen so far, it has some really kick ass art - so make sure to check it out!
Max Brooks hasnt let us down so far, right?!
//spm
Friday, October 2, 2009
ZOMBIELAND REVIEW

I just got out of the midnight showing of Zombieland. if there was any part of me that was worried that it wouldnt live up to expectations, it all evaporated within the first minute of the movie. It is hilarious. Loved it. Many will try to compare it to Shaun of the Dead, but you really cant. Its 2 completely different kind of humor. I am a huge fan of British comedy, (who isnt?) but Zombieland really made me piss my pants during its shining moments. Oh. and there are zombies.
5/5
Hope you all enjoy it as much as I did!
//spm
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Zombie Apocalypse on the PSN

The Playstation Network just released "Zombie Apocalypse" for download. If you are a zombie purist, you will most likely go out and buy this game without second thought (like I did).
But as a game, its not revolutionary by any means. And it becomes a bit redundant after a while.
That being said, its still a zombie game where you can kill with 11 different weapons including teddy bears strapped with dynamite over 55 days of survival.
In a nutshell, Its Left 4 dead meets Burn Zombie Burn.
Excuse me, I must get back to killing zombies.
//spm
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Zombie month is around the corner.
October is such a great time for us zombie lovers, don't you agree? it seems as if September was the calm before the storm.
First on our plate: Night of the Living Dead: Origins
There are good and bad things about the public domain of Romeros classic, it remains to be seen which of those this 3D CGI film will be, but at this time I shall remain optimistic.
For more details, heres an article I found on it last week
Second on our plate: The Walking Dead: TV Series
Oh, did Santa get my Christmas wish list from the past 11 years? Thank You.
I can see this being really successful, and I know they will get the right people to do it (right?!)
I cannot WAIT for this. Heres the article.
Third on the Plate: [REC 2] Official Trailer and News of [REC 3]
ummm, not really - but its possible. At the Midnight Madness Premire, Spanish directors Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza joked about doing a third movie. They swore they wouldnt do a second, and yet we have it, so who knows? Looking at the [REC] 2 trailer, it seems like the same formula as the first movie (not a bad thing) - so theres only so much you can do with it.
Stay alive.
//spm
First on our plate: Night of the Living Dead: Origins
There are good and bad things about the public domain of Romeros classic, it remains to be seen which of those this 3D CGI film will be, but at this time I shall remain optimistic.
For more details, heres an article I found on it last week
Second on our plate: The Walking Dead: TV Series
Oh, did Santa get my Christmas wish list from the past 11 years? Thank You.
I can see this being really successful, and I know they will get the right people to do it (right?!)
I cannot WAIT for this. Heres the article.
Third on the Plate: [REC 2] Official Trailer and News of [REC 3]
ummm, not really - but its possible. At the Midnight Madness Premire, Spanish directors Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza joked about doing a third movie. They swore they wouldnt do a second, and yet we have it, so who knows? Looking at the [REC] 2 trailer, it seems like the same formula as the first movie (not a bad thing) - so theres only so much you can do with it.
Stay alive.
//spm
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Happy Birthday Zombie Nation!

After a full year of polling, it is the KATANA SWORD that wins the preferred zombie weapon poll!
although the AK-47 had 1 more vote than the katana, the sword had the most unique votes, meaning someone didn't just vote for it over and over again :) nice try though.
This also marks ilovetheundead.com's 1 year anniversary! thanks to all of you for following us. What started as a blog between 3 friends has bloomed into a media hub for zombie news for over a 100 followers in a half dozen countries.
We show no signs of slowing down (and neither do zombies) so continue to support www.ilovetheundead.com !
We will have something special for all our followers coming up soon, so stay tuned!
In other news, the Minneapolis Zombie Pub Crawl is right around the corner! well have a plethora of zombie pictures once again from the outbreak. Mark your calendars: October 10 2009
//spm
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Science ponders "Zombie Attack"
[Researchers from University of Ottowa] say only frequent counter-attacks with increasing force would eradicate the fictional creatures.
The scientific paper is published in a book - Infectious Diseases Modelling Research Progress.
In books, films, video games and folklore, zombies are undead creatures, able to turn the living into other zombies with a bite.
But there is a serious side to the work.
In some respects, a zombie "plague" resembles a lethal, rapidly spreading infection. The researchers say the exercise could help scientists model the spread of unfamiliar diseases through human populations.
Check out the whole story here (via BBC.)Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Godmachine Interview!
Howdy folks. I present to you now some KILLER artwork and an EXCLUSIVE Zombie Nation interview with one of my favorite artists, GODMACHINE!!!

His amazing work can be found on t-shirts, skate decks, albums, and tons of other places, including on my wall next to my drawing desk. He has done work for Zombie Liquorice , a menagerie of metal bands, and his work has been featured in the Back in Black 2 T-Shirt Exhibit, and is also the featured artist this month on www.creepmachine.com.
In short, the man is a badass. Without further ado, here is the interview:
ZN: Greetings Mr. Machine! First off, what is your favorite zombie film?
GM: Night, day and return of the living dead. The first two because I don’t think I have ever been so depressed after seeing a film. I saw them when I was a kid and it totally ripped my heart out and left me feeling sad as hell. The only thing that is any comfort in death is that live will go on without you- that a memory of you will continue- now you take that away and suggest that all of humanity goes with you is frightening. And return of’…well that’s has all the best lines- I was a tad older when seeing that , skating and listening to black flag and was able to now understand why I was feeling these things about The Omega man and zombie films and so forth. The lines in that film are funny and classic.
ZN: How long have you been interested in art and design?
GM: All my life. I hate design though- or rather the classic sense of the word ‘design’ makes me think of people who wear shirts and clinical lines and sterile angles and vast huge spaces. I don’t really hate it- its just not for me. We managed to take ‘art’ off the lecturers and the teachers and make it our own- we made it so we didn’t need huge degrees to appreciate art- we have Banksy, we have pop art ner ner ner. But we can never take design away from them. My mate has posters of actual alphabets on his walls! I look for hours but cannot understand what is going on. He assures me its something to do with subtleties and …stuff.

ZN: Did your work always contain horrific imagery?
GM: I think so- not really horrific- but I have always been drawn to the more gory side of things. I think if I was to produce work for me and no one else it would consist of twisted ugly humans, after all as artists we ‘can only ever draw ourselves’.

ZN: What/who are your major influences?
GM: Klimt, Egon, Beardsley, Giger, Horsebites, Calvin and Hobbes and anyone who drew for 2000AD during the 90’s.
ZN: How long have you been creating art commercially?
GM: For about 2 years maybe less- I think its less. If I check when I first start posting work that is being bought it says 1 year ago. Things have moved fast and I don’t know why.

ZN: Who are some of your favorite clients?
GM: All the ones who appreciate that I work long and hard for them for less money than a lot of people charge hahaha. Seriously though I can’t answer that- there are too many to mention. Ones that bug me are the ones who think I sit around waiting for them alone and only have their work to do. Or ones that think my time is worth fuck all. Really though- you should ask an illustrator what/who bugs them the most- that could go one for hours. People who say ‘can you do it for less?’ or ‘its only a small job- shouldn’t take you long- go on do it for cheap’. Grrr hahaha
ZN: What is your preferred weapon against the legions of the undead?
GM: A working brain.
ZN: What is your favorite color?
GM: Green.

ZN: Got a lucky number?
GM: Nope.
ZN: What do you do when you are not creating killer artwork?
GM: I usually watch TV and flick from station to station- I tell a lie- I would like to do that but the Mrs. would tell me off so I scan the web looking for articles and videos and people that support my outlook on life- we all do that I have noticed: we form an opinion- then we look for arguments, videos, proof, etc to support that fact. Rarely are our outlooks unbiased and logical. Everything starts with and emotional seed. Sorry- off subject. I love YouTube- you get to look at all these people you would never normally meet- it’s awesome being allowed into other peoples lives. Have you noticed how many of the most scummy comments are on YouTube though? It’s like it’s a magnet for douche bags and racists.
ZN: Aside from zombies, what is your favorite monster?
GM: The human psyche. Some scary shit. Nietzsche said, "All great things must first wear terrifying and monstrous masks in order to inscribe themselves on the hearts of humanity."

ZN: How can people contact you if they want to hire your creative talents?
GM: Close your eyes and wish really hard or use the web and email me at www.godmachine.co.uk
ZN: Dogs or cats?
GM: I like both- but cats for me.
ZN: What kind of music (if any) do you get down to while working?
GM: I am gonna list some random stuff here: Soundgarden (blast from the past) Big Business, Blade Runner soundtrack, Krull soundtrack, Taxi Driver soundtrack, the Police, Goblin Cock, Beck, Bongzilla, The Fuck Buttons, CW Stoneking, Solaris soundtrack, Corrosion of Conformity, Chris Isaak, Kyuss, Hermano, Unida,…I will leave it there

ZN: What celebrity would you most like to see return as a brain-munching shambler?
GM: I think zombies are so appealing as it’s a form of life after death. Don’t you think? Oh, celebrity….um they are all the same when they are zombies- so it wouldn’t really matter- and as long as they are after my brains: no one.
ZN: Where can people purchase your work, be it prints or t-shirts?
GM: t-shirts- I haven’t got a clue- most bands get designs just for a tour- if you don’t go and see them live- you miss out- you really have to search for them these days- nowadays there are more merch companies that deal with it all that the bands so a google search will not always produce good results.
I highly recommend you buy posters from my shop- high quality goods for affordable prices: WWW.GODMACHINE.CO.UK

Godmachine, you fucking rule, sir, and thank you for your time on this interview!
For the LOVE OF GOD(machine) check out this man's website, and if you have any need for art done, hit him up!
Hope you all enjoyed,
RM

His amazing work can be found on t-shirts, skate decks, albums, and tons of other places, including on my wall next to my drawing desk. He has done work for Zombie Liquorice , a menagerie of metal bands, and his work has been featured in the Back in Black 2 T-Shirt Exhibit, and is also the featured artist this month on www.creepmachine.com.
In short, the man is a badass. Without further ado, here is the interview:
ZN: Greetings Mr. Machine! First off, what is your favorite zombie film?
GM: Night, day and return of the living dead. The first two because I don’t think I have ever been so depressed after seeing a film. I saw them when I was a kid and it totally ripped my heart out and left me feeling sad as hell. The only thing that is any comfort in death is that live will go on without you- that a memory of you will continue- now you take that away and suggest that all of humanity goes with you is frightening. And return of’…well that’s has all the best lines- I was a tad older when seeing that , skating and listening to black flag and was able to now understand why I was feeling these things about The Omega man and zombie films and so forth. The lines in that film are funny and classic.
ZN: How long have you been interested in art and design?
GM: All my life. I hate design though- or rather the classic sense of the word ‘design’ makes me think of people who wear shirts and clinical lines and sterile angles and vast huge spaces. I don’t really hate it- its just not for me. We managed to take ‘art’ off the lecturers and the teachers and make it our own- we made it so we didn’t need huge degrees to appreciate art- we have Banksy, we have pop art ner ner ner. But we can never take design away from them. My mate has posters of actual alphabets on his walls! I look for hours but cannot understand what is going on. He assures me its something to do with subtleties and …stuff.

ZN: Did your work always contain horrific imagery?
GM: I think so- not really horrific- but I have always been drawn to the more gory side of things. I think if I was to produce work for me and no one else it would consist of twisted ugly humans, after all as artists we ‘can only ever draw ourselves’.

ZN: What/who are your major influences?
GM: Klimt, Egon, Beardsley, Giger, Horsebites, Calvin and Hobbes and anyone who drew for 2000AD during the 90’s.
ZN: How long have you been creating art commercially?
GM: For about 2 years maybe less- I think its less. If I check when I first start posting work that is being bought it says 1 year ago. Things have moved fast and I don’t know why.

ZN: Who are some of your favorite clients?
GM: All the ones who appreciate that I work long and hard for them for less money than a lot of people charge hahaha. Seriously though I can’t answer that- there are too many to mention. Ones that bug me are the ones who think I sit around waiting for them alone and only have their work to do. Or ones that think my time is worth fuck all. Really though- you should ask an illustrator what/who bugs them the most- that could go one for hours. People who say ‘can you do it for less?’ or ‘its only a small job- shouldn’t take you long- go on do it for cheap’. Grrr hahaha
ZN: What is your preferred weapon against the legions of the undead?
GM: A working brain.
ZN: What is your favorite color?
GM: Green.

ZN: Got a lucky number?
GM: Nope.
ZN: What do you do when you are not creating killer artwork?
GM: I usually watch TV and flick from station to station- I tell a lie- I would like to do that but the Mrs. would tell me off so I scan the web looking for articles and videos and people that support my outlook on life- we all do that I have noticed: we form an opinion- then we look for arguments, videos, proof, etc to support that fact. Rarely are our outlooks unbiased and logical. Everything starts with and emotional seed. Sorry- off subject. I love YouTube- you get to look at all these people you would never normally meet- it’s awesome being allowed into other peoples lives. Have you noticed how many of the most scummy comments are on YouTube though? It’s like it’s a magnet for douche bags and racists.
ZN: Aside from zombies, what is your favorite monster?
GM: The human psyche. Some scary shit. Nietzsche said, "All great things must first wear terrifying and monstrous masks in order to inscribe themselves on the hearts of humanity."

ZN: How can people contact you if they want to hire your creative talents?
GM: Close your eyes and wish really hard or use the web and email me at www.godmachine.co.uk
ZN: Dogs or cats?
GM: I like both- but cats for me.
ZN: What kind of music (if any) do you get down to while working?
GM: I am gonna list some random stuff here: Soundgarden (blast from the past) Big Business, Blade Runner soundtrack, Krull soundtrack, Taxi Driver soundtrack, the Police, Goblin Cock, Beck, Bongzilla, The Fuck Buttons, CW Stoneking, Solaris soundtrack, Corrosion of Conformity, Chris Isaak, Kyuss, Hermano, Unida,…I will leave it there

ZN: What celebrity would you most like to see return as a brain-munching shambler?
GM: I think zombies are so appealing as it’s a form of life after death. Don’t you think? Oh, celebrity….um they are all the same when they are zombies- so it wouldn’t really matter- and as long as they are after my brains: no one.
ZN: Where can people purchase your work, be it prints or t-shirts?
GM: t-shirts- I haven’t got a clue- most bands get designs just for a tour- if you don’t go and see them live- you miss out- you really have to search for them these days- nowadays there are more merch companies that deal with it all that the bands so a google search will not always produce good results.
I highly recommend you buy posters from my shop- high quality goods for affordable prices: WWW.GODMACHINE.CO.UK

Godmachine, you fucking rule, sir, and thank you for your time on this interview!
For the LOVE OF GOD(machine) check out this man's website, and if you have any need for art done, hit him up!
Hope you all enjoyed,
RM
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
World War Z Movie gets new writer

The movie is back on track!
Looks like Michael Carnahan will be rewriting the script for the upcoming World War Z movie. Although this sets the movie release back a bunch, I am really happy about this. I had read the early script from J. Michael Straczynski (which leaked on the internet) and I was displeased to say the least. It was missing some of the best stories in the book! Lets hope Carnahan puts them back in.
//spm
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Romero names his newest film
"Survival of the Dead" is the name of Romero's newest zombie flick, which has gone unnamed for a few months now. Good title, if you ask me!
On a side note - become a fan of www.ilovetheundead.com on facebook!
//spm
On a side note - become a fan of www.ilovetheundead.com on facebook!
//spm
Monday, July 13, 2009
Dan Mumford. Nuff said.

This guys work is nothing short of fantastic. Hes based out of London, and is high on my list of kick-ass illustrators (along with R.M. Hanson)
He did some zombie illustrations for a band called "Evil Nine"
You can check them all out at his website HERE
Truly impressive.
//spm
Friday, July 10, 2009
Revenant Film Festival Official Poster
So one of the projects I have just recently completed was creating the official poster for the Revenant Film Festival!
My good man Geoff at Revenant Magazine hit me up a while back, and here is the monster we have created!

This project was a fuckin' blast to do, and I am pretty pleased with the way things came out. Below are a few process sketches and color-ups, and I wanted to work in an homage to Forrest J. Ackerman's Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine covers, so that was fun too. Anyway, if you can make it up to Seattle for this momentous, gory, brain-splattering festival of Undead Cinema, get info and tickets HERE! Thanks again to Geoff and everyone at Revenant for the great opportunity!
Initial rough sketch and color idea:

Sketch for final piece:

And this is what I had originally intended as the style, but when it was in process I knew it was just going to be too goddamn muddy and confusing, so I reworked the sketch and colored it up in a more graphic style for the final. I hate how this one looks, except for the blood and guts, they look alright. Too dark and confusing on the rest.

Hope it meets all undead standards.
-RM
My good man Geoff at Revenant Magazine hit me up a while back, and here is the monster we have created!

This project was a fuckin' blast to do, and I am pretty pleased with the way things came out. Below are a few process sketches and color-ups, and I wanted to work in an homage to Forrest J. Ackerman's Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine covers, so that was fun too. Anyway, if you can make it up to Seattle for this momentous, gory, brain-splattering festival of Undead Cinema, get info and tickets HERE! Thanks again to Geoff and everyone at Revenant for the great opportunity!
Initial rough sketch and color idea:

Sketch for final piece:

And this is what I had originally intended as the style, but when it was in process I knew it was just going to be too goddamn muddy and confusing, so I reworked the sketch and colored it up in a more graphic style for the final. I hate how this one looks, except for the blood and guts, they look alright. Too dark and confusing on the rest.

Hope it meets all undead standards.
-RM
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Friday, June 26, 2009
Cubist Literature creates zombie loving fish

What are zombies good for? knitting fish of course.
CUBIST LITERATURE is based in New York, and specializes in hand knit garments and silkscreened t-shirts. He sent us one of his latest designs, and i must say- i would totally wear this shirt. AWESOME.
Click on the image for more pictures of his work!
//spm
Friday, June 19, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Where's Waldo?...i donno, probably in a bunch of pieces.

I came across this illustration by Lucy Knisley. Pretty rad stuff, my favorite part, is the zombie tackling a man through a window. *chuckle*
Cheers,
//spm
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
New "Rec 2" Photo

Oh crap...here we go again with the crazy little zombie girls. This sequel looks like its gonna be really good! It doesnt have a release date yet, but im sure we wont see it stateside anytime soon.
If you havent seen the first [REC], it comes out on dvd on July 14.
Until then, check out these teaser Clips from [REC] 2
//spm
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
UK will have an outbreak...in record numbers
The Big Chill festival is where Warp Films and Film4 plan to gather zombie extras in record breaking numbers for the shooting of "Spit on Your Rave" Directed by Chris Boyle. They have some pretty big shoes to fill - Michigan had an unofficial count of 3,370 zombies last year. Anyone want to take a trip to the UK, for some zombie action?!
Read the full article HERE
In other news, Left 4 Dead 2 was announced at this years E3, so all you Xbox fanboys - rejoice!
Being a PS3 owner myself, I shall cry myself to sleep, until Dead Rising 2 hits stores.
Read the full article HERE
In other news, Left 4 Dead 2 was announced at this years E3, so all you Xbox fanboys - rejoice!
Being a PS3 owner myself, I shall cry myself to sleep, until Dead Rising 2 hits stores.
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