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When Filmmakers Strike Back

Keyboard Warriors A bane of social media is the “Inspirational Tweeter.” This is the person whose life is going so well, they feel the need to tell you how you too can find the happiness they have. They’re a digital Hallmark Card, the cyber chicken soup for the soul. It’s amazing how much annoyance can be packed into 140 characters. Another facet is the “Hipster Movie Reviewer.” These are the folks (usually male) with a blog or You Tube Channel who think they know about movies. Some are ballsy enough to take on real reviewers like Scott Weinberg and tell THEM how they’re wrong or “set them straight” especially when it comes to super hero or Adam Sandler films. These “reviewers” usually have little production value. Their videos are shot with no lighting or professional sound and while some have under 50 views they usually start their critiques with “Hey Everyone…” Everyone? You mean the 6 viewers minus the ones

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Capt McNeely

Aug 12, 2015

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NOT A REBOOT. NOT A REMAKE. IT’S A REPACKAGING

The Summer of the Dinosaur Dinosaurs clobbered the combined super hero talents of The Avengers. They also handed Schwarzenegger his T-800 ass. Interestingly all three films are bred from the same cynical experiment that might have started in JJ Abrams’s lab…repackaging. Cynema has evolved or been upgraded much like Arnie’s T800 at the end of the latest Terminator franchise. My definition of Cynema says that a movie is made deliberately bad even if the filmmakers have the means to do it better. In the case of Jurassic World, Terminator Genysis and Star Trek: Into Darkness they are beautifully produced films, but all the more deceptive. These films all lack a central thing: a well done script. All three of these films are not unfolding stories, but rather set pieces stitched together with basic dialogue and character development to push things toward the next set piece. The argument could be made, that in a few years, the need for directors and

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Capt McNeely

Aug 12, 2015

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Comic Review: “Blood & Gourd” Issue #1

A bit about this book from it’s creators: It’s Devil’s Night in Olympia, WA – and out at Henderson Farms, the festivities are reaching a crescendo. Young and old have gathered to pick their own pumpkin, drink hot apple cider, and partake in the usual pumpkin farm fare. However, something has awakened from deep within the fertile soil. After years of abuse and humiliation, the pumpkins…are ready to pick us. You can Beg! You can plead! You can scream! But these hell’s lanterns are lit only with the burning desire to watch. You. Die! Through crowd-funding and sheer determination, the Dead Peasant team has successfully conjured up one of the most bizarre, offbeat, and exciting comic books in years. With its roots in the classics and its vines in the new, Blood & Gourd is like EC Comics meets ’70s/’80s cult horror in 2015. Murderous pumpkins and assorted Halloween horrors bring to the fore an all new set of myths

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Capt McNeely

Aug 12, 2015

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Norman Reedus returns to video games in “The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land”

Norman Reedus A.K.A Daryl from “The Walking Dead” is making a return to the video game spectrum this year with Next Games “The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land”. Announced last year by AMC “No Man’s Land” is a mobile action adventure game with RPG and strategy elements. Set in “The Walking Dead” universe, it has you taking control of a group of survivors and you must help them survive the zombie apocalypse with the help of Daryl who will indeed be voiced by Norman Reedus. New game play was officially revealed today in a short trailer and from what I saw it’s easy to see that Next Games (the developers) are huge fans of “The Walking Dead” with even the CEO of Next Games Teemu Huutanen stating “We are very excited about the momentous opportunity to bring one of the most adored TV shows into the mobile realm in collaboration with our partner AMC, the creators of the TV series”.

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Capt McNeely

Aug 11, 2015

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New Comic Book Day Horror Comics 8/12/15

Hey Horror fans! It’s me, Shane AKA Deadman, your comic reading and reviewing fiend here at ZADF.ORG. Every Wednesday is New Comic Book Day, that glorious day when all the new comics come out each week. This week 8/12/15 there are a ton of Horror Comics coming out to suit your need to read. Here is my list of what I think you should pick up or add to your pull lists: Image Comics – The Walking Dead #145 IDW Comics – X-Files Season 11 #1 DC Comics – Constantine: The Hellblazer #3 BOOM! Studios – Sleepy Hollow Providence #1 Dark Horse Comics – Harrow County #4, Abe Sapien #25, & Negative Space #2 Dynamite Comics – Vampirella/Army of Darkness #2, & Masks 2 #5 Avatar Press – Providence #3 Zenescope– Grimm Fairy Tales #113 So head down to your local comic shop or supplier and tell them that ZADF.ORG sent you!

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Capt McNeely

Aug 11, 2015

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Video Game Review: Telltale’s The Walking Dead: Season 2

After weeks of delay I was finally able to finish Telltale’s second season of their award winning “The Walking Dead” series and after years of avoiding spoilers I was able to see if this game was up to par or better than it’s predecessor and well long story short; it’s good but not as good. Season 2 picks up a couple of months after the events of Season 1 and through a series of unfortunate events Clementine, the young girl we had to take care of in the 1st season is now older, mature and most importantly exposed to the horrors of living in a zombie apocalypse. She ends up with a new group of survivors with a shady past and together embark on a trip to head north and hope that the winter is too much for the dead. Story wise Season 2 is very strong with plenty of twists and difficult decisions unfortunately most of these choices and

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Capt McNeely

Aug 8, 2015

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Review: Zenescope Comics’ “Grimm Tales of Terror # 13”

This issue is the final book in Volume One of the Grimm Tales of Terror series. The issue is entitled “Dead Girl Walking”. The book opens with Keres the Goddess of Death posing as a bartender at the Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles. The murderously macabre vixen has set her sights set on an older man at the bar. The older man at the bar has been wolfishly eyeing an obviously younger women from afar. It is evident that his intentions are not pure as he slips off his wedding ring and asks the bartender to make him a drink. She mixes his drink and warns him that he should be careful when meeting new people because you can’t always tell what they’re like from looking at them. She then offers to tell him a tale while she pours him the shots he requested.He would do well to take her words to heart. It is also ironic because the reader

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Capt McNeely

Aug 4, 2015

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Review: Dark Horse Comics’ “Negative Space # 1”

It took me several weeks to obtain a copy of Negative Space # 1 to review as I prefer to review comics in print. It was sold out at every local shop but was available online. After reading it I now understand why. This comic is game-changing. This comic will change lives. I mean that. *Spoiler Alert* The story starts with an American Indian writer named Guy Harris who is struggling with writer’s block. However, this isn’t just any story that he is attempting to pen. He is writing his suicide note. Guy decides to go for an evening stroll to try to calm his mind. He isn’t trying to talk himself out of taking his own life. Rather he is looking for the words to express his feelings to those he will leave behind. He goes to order from a local coffee truck ran by his friend Woody. He gets his coffee and Woody can sense something is wrong.

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Capt McNeely

Jul 26, 2015

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Review: Dark Horse Comics’ “Death Head # 1”

The premier issue of this comic follows the members of the Burton family in three different plotlines. The first part revolves around Niles and Justine Burton. They are an expectant couple who are going for a weekend camping trip in a National Park for their “babymoon”. They have decided that they need time to bond and unwind before the arrival of their new baby. Instead they find an abandoned town full of moths, with a creepy crematorium, and sinister secrets. The second storyline follows their daughter Maggie who is attending a Catholic school, although she is far from saintly. She has a problem with authority, attending school, following the rules, and no faith in God at all as it turns out. However, she does have a spiritual awakening of sorts with the help of some shrooms she got from the girl she is in love with. The third and final feature follows their son named Bee who is being bullied

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Capt McNeely

Jul 22, 2015

ProductReviews

This Elvira Mistress Of The Dark Maquette Statue Will Steal Your Heart

Entertainment Earth has announced that the “Elvira Your Heart Belongs To Me” Maquette Statue from Tweeterhead is now available for pre-order. This magnificent model of The Mistress of The Dark was sculpted by Trevor Gore. Elvira has been a fan favorite ever since The Queen of Halloween came on the scene in 1981 with Elvira’s Movie Macabre, a weekly television show that showcased horror movies. Elvira was masterfully portrayed by Cassandra Peterson who brought the ghoulishly gothic vamp to life and now you can have her in your home. This Maquette Statue is 1/6 Scale and 14 inches tall and features a glittered red gown made complete with a custom blood red color and a human heart in her left hand. I am sure she will steal your heart away so hurry and pre-order yours now as it is limited to 250 hand numbered pieces that come with a certificate autographed by Elvira. You can find out the details of

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Capt McNeely

Jul 20, 2015

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