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One story is dominating zombie news right now. Have you read about it? Maybe even heard about it on the news? This is pretty powerful stuff, and people don’t even understand what’s going on.
A man was shot dead last week. A man who lived in Florida. The man who was shot dead was shot for good reason. Police found the man completely naked eating the face of a homeless man. Yes you read that right. Eating his face. I’m not talking Mike Tyson biting the ear off his opponent eating. I’m talking taking his teeth, grabbing flesh of the homeless man’s face, ripping it off, chewing, and swallowing the pieces.
Rudy Eugene was shot dead after being found eating the face off of Ronald Poppo {1}
When police tried at first to approach the attacker he stopped what he was doing, turned toward the police, and with flesh hanging out of his mouth growled at them. After his merry little chat he promptly went back to chewing off the poor man’s face. Reports say it took at least four shots to kill the man. Some reports say six. The initial shots didn’t even faze him.
Some people fear that Rudy Eugene was a cannibal. Some say he was a zombie. Police say he was on a very powerful version of LSD. Let’s look at the facts. Although Eugene did get in trouble with the law earlier in his life, he never showed any signs of being a cannibal. Besides, cannibals don’t usually eat people raw or in front of the public. I think we can safely stop calling him a cannibal.
This leaves the LSD or the zombie option. I want to see the autopsy report on this one. I don’t want to jump right to either explanation of this bizarre event. Of course, if it is a zombie attack, the report won’t be released, or a fake report will be produced. The government will want to keep it on the down low. Prevent panic. I hate to agree with anything Glen Beck is pushing around (and reading the comments of his fans under the article is even worse than listening to Beck himself. Seriously people? You want to blame this on Obama? WTF?). But the point to be made is that if the government wants a cover up, they will cover it up.
After rescue from police, Ronald Poppo was discovered with most of his face being eaten by Rudy Eugene. One report states that the missing area spanned from the top of his forehead to his jawline. {2}
However, there are other similar incidents that have happened to help support the drug claims. Incidents where people have been found naked (in the same area no less) and causing a disturbance to the public. It is said that these offenders were often found using their teeth as weapons, found growling and grunting, and not susceptible to pain. The reports also claim that these same individuals were unreasonably strong and it often took several people and the help of sedatives to restrain the individuals. Those that have come out of their episodes have admitted to taking a drug referred to as “Bath Salts.”
With this evidence I am leaning more and more toward the drug issue than a zombie issue. But as I said, the truth will be in the autopsy report. Were there drugs found in Rudy’s body? What was his temperature at the time of his death? And one of the questions I’m sure is on everybody’s mind, where did the last shot land that ultimately stopped the attack?
The fact that the victim in this case has been in the hospital for several days without a sign of any zombie like condition is good news. However he is in critical condition, so they probably have him sedated.
The question you must ask yourself now is, do I run? If it’s not a zombie attack, I look like a fool for running and I’ve probably lost my job as well. If it is a zombie attack, I would be first one out and stand a better chance of survival. If it were me? I would find an excuse to get out of Dodge until reports come up that it is safe. I can always get a new job, but I can’t replace my life or the life of our loved ones. At the very least, I would be double checking my bug out bag and setting up my escape routes. All I can say at this time is to b careful.
Thanks for the original story go to Ryana Hunter. A second thank you goes to my brother for finding the follow up article. (Original Sources: www.huffingtonpost.com and newsone.com)
That’s all for the zombie news of the week. Don’t forget that if you find a zombie current event you would like to share, email me at penguinprince@grimcrew.com. You can also follow Dead Future on Facebook and Google +. You can also follow me on Twitter and Google +.
Till Fate brings our Future…
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{1} & {2} were taken from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/29/rudy-eugene-identified-as-naked-cannibal-face-attack-miami_n_1552249.html?ref=mostpopular#s=1030070
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I poke fun of a lot of things on this blog. And you would think that a time like Memorial Day I would say something about the fallen soldiers in the Great Zombie War or something like that. But Memorial Day for me is too important to brush aside with a joke or a smart ass remark.
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. ~Joseph Campbell {1}
Today is the day that we set aside to honor the memories of the soldiers who have died to protect our rights and our freedoms. Not all the time do people believe in the reasons for war, or even in war itself, but Memorial Day is not about that. Young men and woman have given their lives in wars fought all over this world in order to protect their countries and the people that they serve. If there is any greater cause than protecting others to give one’s life for, I don’t know of it. And the men and women who have died in the service of their countries deserve to be honored and remembered with dignity and respect.
Better than honor and glory, and History's iron pen, Was the thought of duty done and the love of his fellow-men. ~Richard Watson Gilder {2}
No matter what country you call home, chances are your lives have been affected in some way by someone who has died for your country. Chances are you know of a family who has a son or daughter who has passed away due to the horrors that are war. Or maybe it’s someone in your family. Please take an opportunity to honor their sacrifice however you can at this time. Please remember that through their sacrifice, our freedoms and our comforts can be enjoyed today.
We who are left how shall we look again Happily on the sun or feel the rain Without remembering how they who went Ungrudgingly and spent Their lives for us loved, too, the sun and rain? ~Wilfred Wilson Gibson {3}
Till Fate brings our Future…
Penguin Prince
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{1} http://johnib.wordpress.com/category/memorial-day/
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If you are relatively new to the blog, you have probably seen me gush about a lot of zombie stuff. I like most things zombies. I don’t really mind that everyone and their mother is trying to use zombies to make a buck. If I did I would be a hypocrite. Now I don’t make any money doing the blogs for this site (sigh…), but we are trying to sell zombie comic books here.
But those who are not new to this site and have read my blog a few times (thank you!) know that I hate it when people sell “zombie” products and do a really piss pore job of it. Not the sales themselves, but they put out such a cheesy product, it makes you want to take the marketers and punch them right in the baby makers. I have ranted about one such product before. Now I’m going to rant about another one.
It might look familiar. I featured it in Wednesday’s blog. Take a look.
This peace of crap is made by Sabre. {1}
Zombie pepper spray. Are you F*&(ing kidding me? How desperate do you have to be to make zombie pepper spray? Not only is the marketing idea dumb, but it could put people in grave danger (ok… pun intended). The zombie craze and weapons are nothing new. Zombie swords, zombie guns, zombie bullets, even zombie bow and arrows and crossbows all make sense. But pepper spray?
What is pepper spray going to do to a zombie? You can’t make a zombie cry. This is part of what makes them scary. Impale them on a pike, cut off an arm, shoot a cannon ball through their chest, that’s not going to stop them. They will find a way to continue to crawl, swivel, or scootch their way to your tasty, tasty brains. You think pepper spray is going to stop them? Make them cry and beg you to stop? I think not.
According to my sources (read Wikipedia and www.yourgreatestprotection.com) pepper spray works because of a chemical called oleoresin capsicum which is derived from peppers, like chili peppers. When the solution is sprayed into the face of an attacker the common reaction you will get (beside oww my GD face!) will be almost immediate closing of the eyes. Coughing and runny noses are common side effects as well. Pepper spray will even work on individuals that feel no pain because the solution is an inflammatory agent, so it irritates the mucus membranes in the skin, eyes, and upper respiratory regions. So even a zombie that does not suffer from pain will be affected by it.
The problem is the effects won’t stop the zombie. Zombies do not need to breath, they do not need to see, and they are unable to cry. The sad thing is, you won’t even piss it off because it can’t feel pain! It’s going to keep coming at you like nothing is wrong and just have spicy brains. You’ll be doing it a favor by improving your flavor!
Now someone may argue that by not being able to see or smell, a zombie would not be able to find you if you run. But it can still hear. For pepper spray to work properly, you must be within 8 to 20 feet of the intended target (closer and you’ll get yourself with the spray and that’s just counterproductive.) This spray canister looks like it probably won’t get that 20 foot mark, so I’m guessing somewhere between 8 and 10 feet is your effective range for this weapon. In that time it takes you to ready the canister and fire an effective dose of the pepper spray, you could have shot it in the head with a bullet, prepared an ax to swing, or even I don’t know, ran away? Besides, if the spray doesn’t work (and it won’t) then the zombie will be that much closer to you before you realize you’ve been wasting time.
If they make pepper spray a weapon in Call of Duty, I'm going to start a riot. {2}
Now keep in mind, I’m not discussing the effectiveness of the pepper spray itself. Regular humans and wild animals will probably be effected normally The website for the spray boasts about it being easy to use and convenient to carry. Would I carry some with me for protection in an apocalypse? You bet your ass I would! Save a bullet, spray the bear in the face instead. Because if the first bullet doesn’t kill it, you’ve just pissed of an angry Yogi. Better yet, spray the bear in the face, then unload a clip in it’s skull. Then you have taken care of the threat, plus you have tasty bear meat to feed your survivor group as well as a warm coat to protect you in the winter.
But when it comes to a zombie, I’m going to stick with my 9mm thank you very much. You want to advertise this as apocalypse spray? Fine. Just leave zombies out of it. By misleading your customers into thinking this will stop the undead, you are doing a disservice to your customers as they will become helpless victims instead of powerful zombie slayers. You would do better with a stun gun to be honest. Then at least the electricity you send through the body may fry the brain of the zombie with any luck (and tweaking of the safety mechanisms).
What weapon would you like to learn about next? Send me an email at penguinprince@grimcrew.com or again, leave a comment below. You can also follow Dead Future on Facebook and Google +. You can also follow me on Twitter and Google +.
Till Fate brings our Future…
Penguin Prince
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{1} http://www.sabrered.com/servlet/the-261/Zombie-Pepper-Spray/Detail
{2} http://blog.koldcast.tv/2010/koldcast-news/5-surefire-signs-that-youre-a-zombie/
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Zombie news last week was a little slow. Limping one might say. It moaned for some life. Unless you want to talk about the UFC fight with the Korean Zombie, which comprised a majority of the news articles related to zombies, there wasn’t much to talk about. Sure there was the few zombie walks, or races that are usually held some place in the world, but there were very few articles that stood out as true news about zombies. I was however able to pick four articles that stood out among the crowd and I hope you enjoy what I’ve found. And for those who were wondering, yes the Korean Zombie was victorious.
A dangerous drug is out there. It makes real life zombies. And it seems like every super power in the world has had their hand at experimentation with the drug. From Nazis to the CIA, the secrets of this drug have been tested as a truth serum, as a tool of coercion, and undoubtedly as a tool of death. Scopolamine is a drug that is derived from plants that is similar in consistency and appearance as cocaine, but the effects are dramatically different. It leaves it’s victims fully alert and coherent, but extremely susceptible to suggestion. I could go on to tell you the dangers of this drug, but I think that the 35 minute video that was made by VICE does a much better job at explaining what it does, where it comes from and how dangerous it is than I ever could. See our Original Source for more information and the video that will give you another reason to cover your drinks, and wear a gas mask. Original Source: www.gizmodo.com.au
This leads us loosely to our second story. If the zombies are coming from Columbia as our previous story may suggest, British Columbia is going to be prepared eh? Many government organizations have been using zombies as a push for emergency preparedness, don’t ‘cha know? But the Canadians have to beat the Americans at something besides curling and ice hockey. Therefore, the campaign put out by BC is a little more, aggressive. Tweets were sent out about a zombie outbreak. The tweets went to blogs reporting survivor stories of the outbreaks. We are talking War of the Worlds hysteria here. Well it could have been if those gosh darn too nice Canadians hadn’t had disclaimers saying that the attacks weren’t real in the blogs. Just when I thought Canada was going to get a little bit more fun. I’m poking fun here, but in all seriousness I hope their campaign was successful in spreading the word of emergency preparedness and was fun for those that were involved. Original Source: www.theglobeandmail.com
You go you bad ass Canadians! {1}
Those of you who read the blog on a regular basis will know about my weapon blogs I try to have regularly. I usually try once a month to report on a specific gun, and a non conventional weapon you could use during an emergency (i.e., a chair, an iron poker, a frying pan, a lawn mower). Well one weapon I may expound more on is a new can of mace that is being advertised as a zombie deterrent. Although I do think it’s a great idea to carry a small can of mace to use against wild animals, or hostile human foes, do not, I repeat DO NOT use mace on a zombie. It’s a waste.
Mace can cause the eye lids to swell as your attacker tears up. It can cause nerves in the mouth, throat, nose and eyes to be hyper sensitive and is a good distracter… to someone who feels pain. As zombies will not react to pain stimuli it is pointless to waste your time spraying them with mace. The mace may still temporarily blind, disorient, or kill the zombies sense of smell (if it indeed uses vision and smell). But a blind zombie can still stumble into you and bite off your fingers (thus rendering you unable to spray more mace). And as he will not react to the burning sensation he may just think your brain has some extra zing to it to make it all that more tasty. See the source for more information on how this ridiculous pepper spray is being advertised and just know to say no to bad zombie gimmicks. Besides, have you ever seen a crying zombie? Original Source: www.chron.com
That being said, you may want to still consider getting mace for protection against someone like the admitted carjacker in this next story. After a drunken debate over the popular tv show The Walking Dead, a 22 year old man in Novi Michigan reportedly woke up and stole a car from a local dealership. The reason? He was scared about the zombie apocalypse.
Before you go laughing at the guy think about it. You have been drinking all evening with your friends talking about a realistic zombie show. The conversation turns to what you would do during the zombie apocalypse. At some point you pass out. The last thing on your mind is the zombies are coming. You wake up. No one’s there. The zombie apocalypse is still fresh on your brain. So are the booze. You get out on the abandoned streets (it’s the middle of the night). Everything’s dark. No restaurants are open, no signs lit up, and your still a bit hammered. You assume the worse. The zombies ate your neighbors and friends. You go into survival mode. You look for food and realize your car is an old beater and will never survive the zombies. So the logical thing to do would be to get a better car.
This is what that guy thought he looked like jacking that car. Unfortunately, with breaking through that glass door, it's probably an accurate description.{2}
Now in a real zombie apocalypse situation I for one wouldn’t think twice about jacking up the local Ford dealership to get me a sturdy, road ready, zombie splattering machine. Neither did this guy. Unfortunately for him, there was no apocalypse. He was just smashed. Like that glass door he took out on his way to escape the dealership. So now he will have to think about the consequences to his actions behind bars. And this people is why alcohol and zombies do not mix. Original Source: plymouth-mi.patch.com
That’s all for the zombie news of the week. Don’t forget that if you find a zombie current event you would like to share, email me at penguinprince@grimcrew.com. You can also follow Dead Future on Facebook and Google +. You can also follow me on Twitter and Google +.
Till Fate brings our Future…
Penguin Prince.
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{1} http://dontgetbit.wordpress.com/2011/07/08/canadian-zombie-hunter-cleared-for-killing-a-human/
Did you guys know I also write another blog? I also update the blog over at www.grimcrew.com. I try to update it once a week with information relating directly to the comics we produce at Grim Crew. You mayalso see updates about some of the comics over at www.tummelvision.com. Well since the latest blog over at the Grim Crew site directly affects Dead Future, I wanted to share a little bit of it with you. And for those of you who are wondering, this has nothing to do with me wanting to be lazy and not have to write two separate blogs. None whatsoever.
So for the big news, Grim Crew now has it’s store up and running. You no longer have to go to a third party website to purchase all that sweet comic goodness that we throw in your faces. You can get all of Grim Crew’s most popular works strait from our site now! Currently we are selling the Dead Future Anthology, Extraordinary 1 & 2, and last but certainly not least, Stitchwork / Electronica #0!
One of Grim Crews most dramatic series.
You want more? I’ll give you more. Our sister company Tummelvision has a store as well. Now you can purchase Tales of Kidthulhu (the infinity issue), and not one, not two, but three different Kidthulhu posters strait from that site. Not to mention the Grim Furry Tales poster. Now these items were previously only available at conventions so now is your chance to grab one if you haven’t been able to get to a convention we have attended.
The Elder God of Madness in his cutest version yet.
For your convenience, both the Grim Crew and the Tummelvision stores accept PayPal. No worrying about giving your credit card information over the internet with PayPal’s convenient and safe payment program. If you don’t have a PayPal account yet, sign up for one at www.paypal.com.
If you were interested in digital comics, DriveThru Comics still hosts all of our comics for digital download! And let’s say you didn’t get a copy of Dead Future #2 before they sold completely out. Or even Grim Furry Tales. You can still get a print copy of these books and more at Indy Planet!
With all these places to get your favorite comics, there’s no need to wait any longer! Be sure to check back regularly as we will be adding items to the stores as they become available.
Now you no longer have to wait for conventions to purchase your favorate swag from Grim Crew and Tummelvision. But if we have carried something at our conventions that you would like to see in the stores, please send me an email at penguinprince@grimcrew.com. If there is enough demand we may start carrying it again! You can also bug us at Dead Future on Facebook and Google +. You can also follow me on Twitter and Google +.
Till Fate brings our Future…
Penguin Prince
Till Fate brings our Future
Penguin Prince
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So I promised the next book I would blog about would be a little more mature. And I’m still working on a great one. I admit I read slow and don’t really fit reading books into my busy schedule as much as I should. But my cousin gave me a book last weekend that I couldn’t pass up. Not only was it an easy read, but it was entertaining as hell.
Mother Goose will be cooked!
Jack and Jill Went Up to Kill is a book of zombie nursery rhymes written by Michael Spradlin and illustrated by Jeff Weigel. Now I am 26 years old. I have not read nursery rhymes since I was maybe 6. Yet as I was reading this book I could not help but be driven back to my childhood, sitting on my mother’s knee reading my oversized book of Mother Goose and Grimm. I can remember sitting there and laughing with Mother over the exploits of Humpty Dumpty and delighting in the imagery of the Three Blind Mice. 20 years later not much has changed. I’m too big to sit on Mother’s knee anymore, but I did share this ghouled version of the nursery rhymes with her. And instead of laughing at the silliness of the Little Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, we were busting a gut over the gruesomeness of Baa, Baa, Zombie Sheep.
As far as creativity I loved the way Spradlin was able to instill in the rhymes in order to make them as zombie appropriate as possible. All the while for the most part he was able to keep up the same rhyming patterns and cadence of the original poetry. Not always was he perfectly successful, but when you’re dealing with zombies, sometimes things are going to get messy. Below is one of my favorite transformations from the book.
Little Miss Muffet Turned on a Tuffet
Little Miss Muffet Turned on a tuffet,
Eating fresh brains all day;
Along came a human,
She added some cumin,
And munched the poor man away.
Just as equally as creative was the effort of Jeff Weigel and his zombie illustrations. Just like most nursery rhyme books, every poem had a corresponding picture which helps the reader interpret the scenery played out in the story. His illustrations were critical to the success of the book as he brought to life to the undead imaginings of Spradlin’s creations. I had fun reading the poems and then matching the image in my head to the images in the book. Weigel’s work was much more hilarious.
Illustration for Three Zombie Mice
If you’ve liked what you’ve seen, Jack and Jill Went Up to Kill is published by HarperCollins. Jeff and Michael also have two other zombie themed books out entitled It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Zombies!, and Every Zombie East Somebody Sometime.
If you have a recommendation for a zombie book you would like me to review, please send me an email at penguinprince@grimcrew.com. You can also follow Dead Future on Facebook and Google +. You can also follow me on Twitter and Google +.
Till Fate brings our Future…
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As I spent yesterday with my own mother, I could not help but think about all the zombie mothers out there. I mean yea, they are just as much flesh hungry as the next ghouls. But even zombie mothers take care of their young like our mothers. And so in that line of thinking I have decided that I’m going to declare today, the day after Mother’s Day, Zombie Mother’s Day! In honor of Zombie Mother’s Day, I have decided to share some pictures of the zombie mother’s I have found out there.
Some zombie mothers will even take care of those that aren't theirs, albeit begrudgingly. {1}
This one was too cute not to post. {2}
Awwww {3}
I also wanted to mention a design for a t-shirt that I saw, but because the artist is trying to the work I didn’t feel right putting the image on the site. However follow this link for the cutest Shirt.Woot ever!
Wherever you are, I hope you didn’t forget about your mother this holiday. And even if you didn’t, call her again today to reminder her how special she is to you.
Till Fate brings our Future…
Penguin Prince
Image Sources:
{1} http://www.garygretsky.com/blog/?p=200
{2} http://goregirl.wordpress.com/2009/08/16/2009-vancouver-zombie-walk-2/
{3} http://www.roliana.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=191449
So we finality managed an entire week without some scientist making headlines because they developed something that could turn us into zombies. But that doesn’t mean I wasn’t able to find some fun zombie articles for the week. You may have noticed that I am reporting on less and less zombie social events such as movie screenings and zombie walks. I’ve come to realize that with the popularity of zombies, events like these are now happening at such a rate, that they would dominate these current event posts and distract from some of the more substantial news articles I could be reporting on. I may mention one or two of them still, but you will see these articles phased out as i don’t feel they contribute well to the article. What I may do instead is have a list at the bottom of the post listing all the events that I find. This way you can still find out what’s happening near you, but in a condense and concise format that won’t take up the time I can use on other articles. Regardless, keep in mind that these posts are a work in progress and your opinions are greatly valued so I can write articles that you would enjoy reading. So if you have any suggestions, or would like to submit an article to be featured in these posts, please email me at penguinprince@grimcrew.com
Who you gonna call? I an't afraid of no zombie. {1}
I was able to find some creative marketing this week using zombies in some great ways. Ontario’s Haunted House of Horrors has created a zombie hunting vehicle that should leave you impressed. This monster of a truck features decapitation bumpers, an aresenal of guns which can be uesed in the hunting of zombies or in defense of the truck. The interior even boasts bed lining for the floors so zombie goop is easily washed away. The only critisium I have of the vehicle is the thing that makes it the most unique and eye catching. The truck boasts a containment cage on the back that can hold up to eight zombies. Now I realize that this is a promotional truck so the cage was really designed so they could put zombie manicans and actors in the back to draw attention. However if we look at this as a zombie fighting truck, the cage is way too unsafe. Zombies could easily reach through the bars and snatch a snack that accidently wanders too close. Now I really don’t understand why containment would be an option. To me I would rather kill the zombie first, then use the truck to gather the re-dead corpse for disposal. But if for some reason you needed to contain live zombies, I would use a trailer more like a horse trailer as passers buy would be in a lot less danger that way. You can look for the promotional vehicle at local parades, car shows and around the town for various events. Original Source: www.timesunion.com
Car makers are using zombies in an increasing number of advertisements. Maybe it’s because cars are a convenient way to run from zombies and provide decent protection if your looking for an immediate protection in case you come under attack. Chevy wants to point out all these features in their new advertising spot for the Cruze. It’s not the most original advertisement for zombies I’ve seen but I think it get’s it’s point across. Soriginal Source: gmauthority.com
Tired of all the protesting done in this country Feel like people have said what they want to say and feel like people are now just protesting for something to do? So do some students at Indiana University. So in protest of all the protests that have cropped up around campus, these students turned to zombies as a way of expressing their feelings. An Anti-Zombie protest was orginized with signs reading “More Guns, Less Bites”, and “Pro Cremation.” So maybe the protest was also a way for students to blow off steam before finals, but come on, this is funny. But not to everyone. Some missed the humor and the underling message of the protests by complaining that the students needed to find a real cause to get involved with. Party poopers. Original Source: www.idsnews.com
We all have had discussions on who we would ideally want on our zombie survival team. Celebrities or athletes that might contribute well to our plans of end of the world survival. Well a list of top five UFC fighters that would most likely survive a zombie apocalypse has been created. Now I admit, I don’t watch UFC all that much but I could see where it might be important to have someone who knows their way around the fisticuffs with you in the last days. The list was compiled not only based on fighting ability, but also on leadership skills and resilience in the ring. I don’t know how accurate the list is, but hey it’s good entertainment and a conversation peace next time you are around your buddies. Original Source: bleacherreport.com
More and more people are tending to take the zombie threat seriously. 5 years ago you wouldn’t have thought that people would have wasted their money on a zombie survival class. Now your looking for the closest one so you can sign up. Well a winter hunting club in New Jersey has found a way to make money in the summer by offering a zombie survival course during the summer. Students learned everything from how to shoot a gun, to how to hot wire a car for a quick escape, these classes are legit. I like the fact that they teach you real firearm usage and not just a paintball gun. They are also taught other useful fighting techniques including melee attack, and the ever trusty crossbow. The instructors of the course feel that the course may not be for everyone, and are afraid that most of their students will forget their training if the apocalypse ever does come. But sometimes survival is about the silver lining behind the dark cloud. The feeling is that at least the ones that don’t know how to protect themselves will serve the purpose of a distraction for the zombies, as the ones that do will be able to make a break for it. Original Source: www.lfpress.com
West Virginians have the right idea when it comes to emergency preparedness. Some may be content on testing their emergency response teams with only 100 people, but Berkeley County wants it’s entire population to participate in what they hope will be their largest emergency training ever. The plan is in June to turn the South Middle School into a zombie attack zone in order to facilitate training for the Berkeley County Health Department. Similar exercises they say did not effectively test their metal due to the lack of volunteers. With a population of over 10,000 residence, they know they need an event that will turn up larger crowds so they can better prepare for an emergency situation. Original Source: www.wvmetronews.com
That’s all for the zombie news of the week. Don’t forget that if you find a zombie current event you would like to share, email me at penguinprince@grimcrew.com. You can also follow Dead Future on Facebook and Google +. You can also follow me on Twitter and Google +.
Till Fate brings our Future…
Penguin Prince
Image Source: {1} http://www.timesunion.com/business/press-releases/article/The-Zombie-Disposal-Unit-Prepares-For-The-Coming-3523616.php
Nothing I’m about to show you is cool. It’s really kind of distrubing on all levels. But hey, this is a zombie blog, we cater to the disturbing right?
I don’t know about you, but I love my smart phone. It provides me games when previously I was just board. I can look up facts within seconds. And I’m loving the fact that my background no longer has to be some boring picture. With most smart phones know you have the option of using a wallpaper that moves, and is sometimes interactive with what you are doing on the screen. Well it was only a matter of time before the moving backgrounds were given the zombie touch, and made totally creepy.
Central Core studios thought it would be a good idea to explore what happens on the celular level when you are bitten by a zombie. Their set of three backgrounds corrospond to 3 stages of infection.
Almost like the twilight zone for your veins. {1}
The first one is introduction. In this stage most of your personal cells are healthy, but a zombie bacteria is being introduced into the blood stream. In this background you can see the threatening bacteria coursing through the veigns of our victom with every heartbeat. To the passerbuy it looks strage, yet not quite threatening yet as you wouldn’t be able to tell instantly what’s going on.
It may look pretty now, but wait till your first gut wrenching craving for flesh, then you'll wish you didn't trust your doctor. {2}
The second background shows the cells of a body actually being altered by a virus that was introduced as a cure to the harmful bacteria. The virus does it’s job by eating up the bacteria, but it also puts you further down the path to zombieisum as it mutates your cells.
We already know our nerves don't have to be alive in order to move your mussels. As long as they continue to receive electrical stimulus you can walk and moan long after you expire. {3}
The third and possibley the most creepy one yet shows off the full effects of the infection as deadened nerves continue to fire despite their blue-black look. I imagin that our bodies would look something like that as our deadend nerves are still abused by our altered brain, being told to respond to the electrical stimulus is applied to the dead nerves causing our bodies to expand and contract our muscels even long after we are no longer in our right minds.
If you would like to get a hold of these fabulus backgrounds, or just want more information, you can search for Radiantwalls HD Zombie Virus in the Android Market place. The free versions only come with one of the three backgrounds and it is only $1.50 for all three. You can also check out Centeral Core’s website for more information about their other projects.
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Till Fate brings our Future…
Penguin Prince
Image Sources:
{1},{2},{3}: http://www.centralcorestudios.com/radiantwalls-hd-zombie-virus/
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