Introduction

Entering the world of horror blogging is a little intimidating. There are so many great horror blogs out there already that it seems a little presumptuous to add my own voice into the mix.

[Deep breath.]

I’ve been a fan of all kinds of horror movies ever since childhood. I first watched the classic Universal monster movies when I was little: I could recite Renfield’s monologues from the 1931 Dracula at an age when most of my peers were enthralled with The Little Mermaid. When The Wolfman and The Creature from the Black Lagoon became too tame for me, my dad introduced me to the great Hammer Horror classics, and by high school, I was watching Joe Bob Briggs introduce absurd slasher movies on Drive-In Theater and MonsterVision every chance I got.

From the moment I first watched Night of the Living Dead, though, I’ve always had a weakness for zombie movies. Zombies are both terrifying and hilarious. They embody our fears of death, enslavement, “the other,” poverty, loss of individuality, disease, apocalypse, and much more. They fascinate me in a way that no other monster does.

And that’s what this blog is about. I’ll be writing movie reviews, yes, but I also have a particular interest in the rise of “zombie culture” here in the US, and will be blogging just as frequently about zombie mobs, zombie burlesque, zombie eradication militias (as well as defense campaigns), zombie fiction, zombie video games, and more.

Enjoy…