Real Zombies Among Us!

Xnewsman send in an absolutely horrific article from the New York Time that reports on the current issue of the Journal of Experimental Biology which deals with the naturally occurring zombies in nature!

 For the Doubting Thomas' among you, should be aware that zombies are FAR more frequent than you think! Viruses, fungi, protozoans, wasps, tapeworms and a vast number of other parasites have developed very specialized biology that hijacks another's brain and nervous system for their own needs.

Like a Costa Rican spider that ends it's life weaving a special web for the larva of a parasitic wasp, or a virus that infects certain caterpillars and drives them to climb high into the canopy unlike the caterpillar's regular behavior to stay low and out of sight of predators. Once it is at the highest point, it's body disintegrates spreading millions of copies of the virus.

Mammals and humans are not immune from parasitic infections and even chemical alterations of their brain chemistry....yes Zombifacation!

Check out the New York Times article here

War of the Worlds Gets Zombiefied!

Crystalwizard over at Abandoned Towers always has something interesting going on. Latest news is that Eric Brown who, "writes the articles on comics for Abandoned Towers", is in fact the same Eric Brown that writes his science fiction with a healthy dose of Zombies mixed in.

Now if you're a zombie fan then you have got to be interested in Eric's newest venture "War of the Worlds get Zombiefied" which is part of a growing trend of retelling the classics with a twist. Brown's book is "The War of the Worlds Plus Blood, Guts and Zombies" pretty much says it all!

GI Joe does The Thing!

Hey, I know what you been missin! Some GI Joe stop motion sci-fi action! Am I right? huh?
Ready to serve up some mutilated John Carpenter's "The Thing" is this music video from the band Zombie Zombie



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How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse

Wired online has a very tongue in cheek article from their "how to wiki" that will give you in depth instructions on how you should prepare and how to survive the onslaught of the zombie hordes! According to the article, Your earthquake preparedness kit is well-stocked, but are you ready for a zombie apocalypse? Make sure you have what it takes to repel an undead army should one appear on your doorstep. Follow our guide and submit your own tips on Wired's How-To Wiki