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This is the board game "Maul of America" by Jolly Roger Games. It is very much like the licensed Dawn of the Dead game. (Click here to see the back of the box.) |
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This is a menu from the 2000 DVD Summit in Dublin, Ireland. It has been notated and signed by Bart Pierce, who was the Director of Photographic Special Effects for Evil Dead. This was brought to me by my good friend James Grunke, who sat next to Pierce at dinner. |
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When I purchased the Dawn of the Dead 8mm movie from special effects artist Greg Nicotero of the KNB EFX Group, he sent along this autographed picture of himself and his partners Robert Kurtzman and Howard Berger. KNB did the effects for Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness, Pumpkinhead and From Dusk till Dawn in which Greg had a cameo. |
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This is the video board game Nightmare II, featuring Baron Samedi Zombie. This is a VHS game where you play the tape while moving around the board. Every so often the Baron will jump up, scare the pants off the players and give instructions. It is a cool game to play in the dark. |
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This is the definitive source for zombie movie lovers. Published by the UK magazine, The Darkside, it is full of pictures and authoritative text on zombie films from around the world. (Jump on over here to see the back cover.) |
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A button advertising the release of Day of the Dead. |
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This is really stretching the collecting habit, but with a kid on the way I just had to have this rather cute baby bib. Gotta start them off early. |
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The Living Dead Survival Guide. A fun little book with helpful tips on avoiding zombies, demons, reanimators and other creatures. (Click here to see the back cover.) |
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Bruce Campbell and me in the VM Labs / NUON booth at this year's E3. |
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This is an action figure from McFarland Toys featuring Bruce Campbell as Ash in Army of Darkness. It is one of the most detailed figures I have ever seen. |
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Here I am at E3 with Lloyd Kaufman, the president of Troma Studios, one of the nicest guys you could ever meet. Along with us are my good friends the Toxic Avenger and Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD. (Lloyd and I are in the middle.) Not exactly zombie related, although Troma released Redneck Zombies. |
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These are custom designed Lego characters done by a very creative guy at Zomboid.com. They include One Hand, The Chef, The Redneck and The Hoodlum. I just couldn't pass these up when I found them. |
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This is Issue #1 of The Zombie Chronicles, a 1995 fanzine created by Keith Milford. Quite possibly the most in-depth 'zine ever created covering Romero and his films. As far as I know, only six issues were published. I have them all. |
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This is a 3D jigsaw puzzle made by Lagoon Games in the UK. I found this at Hambly's toy store in London. It comes with 3D glasses that really give the puzzle an extra-spooky look. (Click here to see the box cover.) |
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This is the role-playing game All Flesh Must Be Eaten from Eden Studios. It is a very involved pen-and-paper RPG that takes place in world taken over by zombies. (Hit this link to see the cover of the Zombie Master's Screen.) |
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A compilation of zombie stories from the likes of Clive Barker, Robert Block, Ramsey Campbell and others. |
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Subtitled, "The Insider's Guide to Making Your First Horror Movie," John Night of the Living Dead Russo's book is long on the film school side, but short on entertainment. |
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The Far Side's Gary Larson knows the humor in zombies. |
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This is a film book for the Japanese release of The Return of the Living Dead. I've got my fingers crossed someone will be coming out with a special DVD edition of this hysterically funny and gory film. For now, this is the only item I have related to the film. |
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Although 1990 may have been dubbed "Year of the Zombie" by Fangoria magazine, this yearbook is more a listing of all horror films released that year than a guide to zombie films. |
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This book -- published in 1976 -- takes a rather shallow look at early Hollywood horror movies. While it leans more toward the vampiric side of the living dead, it does have quite a few pictures from some long forgotten films. |
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Imagine my surprise when I found this off-Broadway musical styled as a 1950's-era B movie. I'm still looking for the cast album to hear what it's all about. The show opened 4/9/96 at the Variety Arts Theater in New York. I believe it closed shortly thereafter. |
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This trading card pack (with signatures of the writers and artists) tells the story of an invasion of zombies from outer space over the span of its 51 cards. Unfortunately for Earth, these guys know how to use weapons. (Click through to see more cards.) |
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This is the instruction manual for the magical Zombie Ball (seen on the left in my office display). When done correctly, the silver ball seems to float in the air without any strings. I have still not been able to do it correctly. |
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The "Champion of Worms" trilogy from the Zombie World comic series by Mike Mignola and Pat McEown. (Jump here to see the back covers.) |
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