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Fans Are Calling For The Return Of Constantine

Fans were ecstatic to see Constantine make a cameo last week (November 4th) on ‘Arrow’. The episode (S4 Ep5), “Haunted”, proved a couple of things, that the fan base for Constantine, played by Matt Ryan, is very much alive and are still calling for the series’ return. The second thing, as if that wasn’t enough, the episode boosted ‘Arrow’s’ ratings by 10%, proving that Constantine still has value, of which, a network should be taking advantage. Earlier this year fans were crushed to learn that Constantine had been cancelled by NBC, after it’s first season and have since been begging for someone to bring the series back, with the cast from it’s one and only season. Fans have gone so far as starting a petition, that has already surpassed 50,000 signatures, in hopes that it will get the attention of a network. At the moment the rights to Constantine are owned by The El Rey Network, but there has been

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 13, 2015
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A Whole New Thing: When a Remake Isn’t a Remake

It’s Not A Remake The Thing, 2011, is NOT a remake. It is a prequel. I just did more than the entire Universal Studios marketing department with that clarification. John Carpenter got royally screwed on his 1982 masterpiece. Some call The Thing his greatest film. Others, like me, call it one of the greatest films ever made for any genre. Carpenter’s film was buried in 1982 by a candy pilfering alien and Spielberg. Between a lackluster marketing campaign by Universal Studios and America’s pop sugar desire for heart glowing aliens, The Thing, 1982, never really had a chance. Carpenter himself saw the handwriting on the wall after exiting a plane to giant advertisements for ET: The Extraterrestrial. “We’re done,” he lamented. However home video and cable gave his film a new life, and eventually the tortoise caught up and passed the alien. Today, Carpenter’s film is regarded as timeless and as mentioned, by many, his best. The film is deserving

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Capt McNeely
Nov 12, 2015
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When We Were Human by Kate L. Mary

When We Were Human by Kate L. Mary is one of those books that I keep meaning to buy, but just haven’t yet. Kate L. Mary is the author of the Broken World series, which I love, and beyond that When We Were Human just was a Silver Medalist for the 2015 Moonbeam Chilldren’s Book Award for YA Fantasy/Science Fiction. Now, to add to that, it’s on sale! The book is typically $3.99, but to celebrate her big award win she has opted to drop the price to $0.99 from now Nov 12-Nov 18th. I’m definitely going to pounce on this offer before it goes away. While the title isn’t technically horror, the premise still reads like something out of a horror movie, so it sounds like it’s definitely worth the investment. Book Description: Eighteen-year-old Eva has spent the last year punishing herself for her sister’s death and hiding from everyone she comes into contact with, human or otherwise. With

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Fox Emm
Nov 12, 2015
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Comic Book Heroine Wynonna Earp Coming To SYFY In New Series

Wynonna Earp, brought to life in Beau Smith’s comic book series, is getting her own live-action show on the SyFy channel. The supernatural series follows Wynonna Earp, descendant of “the” Wyatt Earp, who is a special agent for the U.S. Marshalls’ Monster Squad. Earp battles supernatural threats including vampires, zombies, demons and mummies. Wynonna Earp will be played by Melanie Scrofano, who has appeared in films such as 2014’s ‘RoboCop’, ‘Saw VI’ and ‘Wolves’. Scrofano will also be appearing in the upcoming series ‘Damien’. Tim Rozon (End of the Line) will play the role of Doc Holliday and ‘Defiance’ actor Shamier Anderson has been cast as Agent Dolls. The Synopsis of the new series: “After years on the run and in juvenile detention, Wynonna Earp is finally coming home. The only problem is no one back home wants her to return. But when she becomes the town’s only hope of eradicating mysterious demons, Wynonna must chose which side of the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 11, 2015
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New Comic Book Day: Horror Comics 11/11/2015

Hey Horror Comic fans! It’s me, Shane AKA Deadman, your comic reading and reviewing fiend here at ZADF.ORG ! Every Wednesday is New Comic Book Day, the day when all the new comics come out each week. This week 11/11/15 there are plenty 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 #148 , Mythic #5 , Limbo #1 , ’68: Last Rites #3 DC Comics – Constantine: The Hellblazer #6 , Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #63 IDW Publishing – The X-Files: Season 11 #4 Action Lab Comics – Zombie Tramp #16 , Puppet Master #8 BOOM! Studios – Sleepy Hollow: Providence #4 Dark Horse Comics – Harrow County #7 , Abe Sapien #28 Dynamite – Alice Cooper vs. Chaos #3 Avatar Press – Crossed +100 #11 Vertigo Comics – The Twilight Children #2

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Capt McNeely
Nov 11, 2015
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The Walking Dead’s Negan Has Officially Been Cast !

After months of rumor and speculation, the role of The Walking Dead’s big, bad, brutal character Negan has been cast. Multiple sources, including The Hollywood Reporter have stated that ‘Supernatural’ actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan will play the role of The Walking Dead’s f-bomb dropping psycho path and leader of “The Saviors”. During the casting process the role of Negan went under the name Orin to prevent fans and press from finding out. Jeffrey Dean Morgan played the role of Sam and Dean’s father in Supernatural. He also had roles in 2012’s ‘The Possession’, ‘Jonah Hex’, ‘Watchmen’ and many other shows and films. Negan, known for carrying a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire, nick named “Lucille”, makes the Governor look like a sweet fluffy kitty in comparison. Those of you who have read the comics know exactly what kind of character Negan is and what that possibly means for our favorite characters. Stop reading now if you want to avoid

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 10, 2015
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George A. Romero’s Empire Of The Dead Being Adapted For AMC

King of he undead, George A. Romero, will soon have his own series on AMC. Romero’s graphic novel ‘Empire of the Dead’ is being adapted for TV. The show will be penned by Romero himself, along with his long time partner Peter Grunwald. Romero, Grunwald, William D. Johnson and Sam Englebardt will be producing. We reported back in May that the books would be getting an adaption, but at the time the network was unknown. The graphic novels are set in New York City and not only have zombies, but vampires as well. In ‘Empire of the Dead’, humanity is caught in the conflict between a race of vampires and the undead. Manhattan has been quarantined and those inside are stuck in the middle of the supernatural war. The Marvel series consists of issues referred to as “Acts”. Act one of the series, released in January of 2014, sold over 1 million copies. ‘Empire of the Dead’ artist Arthur Suydam

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 9, 2015
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The Witcher Is Coming To The Big Screen

Fans of the hit game and book series The Witcher will be pleased to know that it is getting a Hollywood adaptation. I know for sure that I am. In fact, I’ve already started chatting with friends about who could play who. However, the plot is unknown at this time, so who knows who is going to make an appearance. Well, besides Geralt… not really a Witcher movie without him. From what we know so far, the movie won’t be a direct adaptation of any of the games or novels, but in fact inspired by events and themes from two short stories written by Witcher author Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher and Lesser Evil. I haven’t read the stories myself, but after playing the games I think it’s safe to say there will be monster slaying beautiful set pieces. And thanks to Game of Thrones, there’s a good chance we will get an 18A/R rating to truly hit the tone of

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Nov 7, 2015
Horror Fuel

The Infected: Nightfall by Joseph Zuko

This post is about The Infected: Nightfall, the third book in Joseph Zuko’s zombie apocalypse survival series. This time around rather than a review I’m posting a book notice. Why? Well, by a bizarre turn of events I actually ended up editing this one. Since I was part of the project, I can’t review it in good conscience, but I will say that as a fan of the first two books in this series – volume three doesn’t disappoint! This book will not only make your heart race, but will tug on your heart strings as well. Book Description: Jim and Karen Blackmore have discovered that when it comes to the zombie apocalypse, there is no such thing as safety in numbers. Between their separate groups of survivors is a city of the living dead, hungry for flesh and growing in numbers by the minute. As Jim and his newly minted gang of zombie killers fight their way to his

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Fox Emm
Nov 7, 2015
Horror Fuel

CBS Getting A New Zombie Detective Series Based On Best Selling Novel

CBS is adapting Stefan Petrucha’s best-selling novel ‘Dead Mann Walking’ for a new TV series. ‘Continuum’ creator Simon Barry will be penning the script for the series, according to THR. Barry “After Hessius Mann was wrongfully convicted of his wife’s murder, suppressed evidence came to light and the verdict overturned. Too bad he was already executed, but thanks to modern science, he was brought back to life, sort of. Now that he’s joined the ranks of Fort Hammer’s pulse challenged population, Hessius attempts to make a “living” as a private investigator. But when a missing persons case leads to a few zombies cut to pieces, Hessius starts thinking that someone’s giving him the run-around and it’s not like he’s in any condition to make a quick getaway…”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 5, 2015

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Fans Are Calling For The Return Of Constantine

Fans were ecstatic to see Constantine make a cameo last week (November 4th) on ‘Arrow’. The episode (S4 Ep5), “Haunted”, proved a couple of things, that the fan base for Constantine, played by Matt Ryan, is very much alive and are still calling for the series’ return. The second thing, as if that wasn’t enough, the episode boosted ‘Arrow’s’ ratings by 10%, proving that Constantine still has value, of which, a network should be taking advantage. Earlier this year fans were crushed to learn that Constantine had been cancelled by NBC, after it’s first season and have since been begging for someone to bring the series back, with the cast from it’s one and only season. Fans have gone so far as starting a petition, that has already surpassed 50,000 signatures, in hopes that it will get the attention of a network. At the moment the rights to Constantine are owned by The El Rey Network, but there has been

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 13, 2015
Horror Fuel

A Whole New Thing: When a Remake Isn’t a Remake

It’s Not A Remake The Thing, 2011, is NOT a remake. It is a prequel. I just did more than the entire Universal Studios marketing department with that clarification. John Carpenter got royally screwed on his 1982 masterpiece. Some call The Thing his greatest film. Others, like me, call it one of the greatest films ever made for any genre. Carpenter’s film was buried in 1982 by a candy pilfering alien and Spielberg. Between a lackluster marketing campaign by Universal Studios and America’s pop sugar desire for heart glowing aliens, The Thing, 1982, never really had a chance. Carpenter himself saw the handwriting on the wall after exiting a plane to giant advertisements for ET: The Extraterrestrial. “We’re done,” he lamented. However home video and cable gave his film a new life, and eventually the tortoise caught up and passed the alien. Today, Carpenter’s film is regarded as timeless and as mentioned, by many, his best. The film is deserving

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Nov 12, 2015
Horror Fuel

When We Were Human by Kate L. Mary

When We Were Human by Kate L. Mary is one of those books that I keep meaning to buy, but just haven’t yet. Kate L. Mary is the author of the Broken World series, which I love, and beyond that When We Were Human just was a Silver Medalist for the 2015 Moonbeam Chilldren’s Book Award for YA Fantasy/Science Fiction. Now, to add to that, it’s on sale! The book is typically $3.99, but to celebrate her big award win she has opted to drop the price to $0.99 from now Nov 12-Nov 18th. I’m definitely going to pounce on this offer before it goes away. While the title isn’t technically horror, the premise still reads like something out of a horror movie, so it sounds like it’s definitely worth the investment. Book Description: Eighteen-year-old Eva has spent the last year punishing herself for her sister’s death and hiding from everyone she comes into contact with, human or otherwise. With

Continue reading →
Fox Emm
Nov 12, 2015
Horror Fuel

Comic Book Heroine Wynonna Earp Coming To SYFY In New Series

Wynonna Earp, brought to life in Beau Smith’s comic book series, is getting her own live-action show on the SyFy channel. The supernatural series follows Wynonna Earp, descendant of “the” Wyatt Earp, who is a special agent for the U.S. Marshalls’ Monster Squad. Earp battles supernatural threats including vampires, zombies, demons and mummies. Wynonna Earp will be played by Melanie Scrofano, who has appeared in films such as 2014’s ‘RoboCop’, ‘Saw VI’ and ‘Wolves’. Scrofano will also be appearing in the upcoming series ‘Damien’. Tim Rozon (End of the Line) will play the role of Doc Holliday and ‘Defiance’ actor Shamier Anderson has been cast as Agent Dolls. The Synopsis of the new series: “After years on the run and in juvenile detention, Wynonna Earp is finally coming home. The only problem is no one back home wants her to return. But when she becomes the town’s only hope of eradicating mysterious demons, Wynonna must chose which side of the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 11, 2015
Horror Fuel

New Comic Book Day: Horror Comics 11/11/2015

Hey Horror Comic fans! It’s me, Shane AKA Deadman, your comic reading and reviewing fiend here at ZADF.ORG ! Every Wednesday is New Comic Book Day, the day when all the new comics come out each week. This week 11/11/15 there are plenty 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 #148 , Mythic #5 , Limbo #1 , ’68: Last Rites #3 DC Comics – Constantine: The Hellblazer #6 , Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #63 IDW Publishing – The X-Files: Season 11 #4 Action Lab Comics – Zombie Tramp #16 , Puppet Master #8 BOOM! Studios – Sleepy Hollow: Providence #4 Dark Horse Comics – Harrow County #7 , Abe Sapien #28 Dynamite – Alice Cooper vs. Chaos #3 Avatar Press – Crossed +100 #11 Vertigo Comics – The Twilight Children #2

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Nov 11, 2015
Horror Fuel

The Walking Dead’s Negan Has Officially Been Cast !

After months of rumor and speculation, the role of The Walking Dead’s big, bad, brutal character Negan has been cast. Multiple sources, including The Hollywood Reporter have stated that ‘Supernatural’ actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan will play the role of The Walking Dead’s f-bomb dropping psycho path and leader of “The Saviors”. During the casting process the role of Negan went under the name Orin to prevent fans and press from finding out. Jeffrey Dean Morgan played the role of Sam and Dean’s father in Supernatural. He also had roles in 2012’s ‘The Possession’, ‘Jonah Hex’, ‘Watchmen’ and many other shows and films. Negan, known for carrying a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire, nick named “Lucille”, makes the Governor look like a sweet fluffy kitty in comparison. Those of you who have read the comics know exactly what kind of character Negan is and what that possibly means for our favorite characters. Stop reading now if you want to avoid

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 10, 2015
Horror Fuel

George A. Romero’s Empire Of The Dead Being Adapted For AMC

King of he undead, George A. Romero, will soon have his own series on AMC. Romero’s graphic novel ‘Empire of the Dead’ is being adapted for TV. The show will be penned by Romero himself, along with his long time partner Peter Grunwald. Romero, Grunwald, William D. Johnson and Sam Englebardt will be producing. We reported back in May that the books would be getting an adaption, but at the time the network was unknown. The graphic novels are set in New York City and not only have zombies, but vampires as well. In ‘Empire of the Dead’, humanity is caught in the conflict between a race of vampires and the undead. Manhattan has been quarantined and those inside are stuck in the middle of the supernatural war. The Marvel series consists of issues referred to as “Acts”. Act one of the series, released in January of 2014, sold over 1 million copies. ‘Empire of the Dead’ artist Arthur Suydam

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 9, 2015
Horror Fuel

The Witcher Is Coming To The Big Screen

Fans of the hit game and book series The Witcher will be pleased to know that it is getting a Hollywood adaptation. I know for sure that I am. In fact, I’ve already started chatting with friends about who could play who. However, the plot is unknown at this time, so who knows who is going to make an appearance. Well, besides Geralt… not really a Witcher movie without him. From what we know so far, the movie won’t be a direct adaptation of any of the games or novels, but in fact inspired by events and themes from two short stories written by Witcher author Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher and Lesser Evil. I haven’t read the stories myself, but after playing the games I think it’s safe to say there will be monster slaying beautiful set pieces. And thanks to Game of Thrones, there’s a good chance we will get an 18A/R rating to truly hit the tone of

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Nov 7, 2015
Horror Fuel

The Infected: Nightfall by Joseph Zuko

This post is about The Infected: Nightfall, the third book in Joseph Zuko’s zombie apocalypse survival series. This time around rather than a review I’m posting a book notice. Why? Well, by a bizarre turn of events I actually ended up editing this one. Since I was part of the project, I can’t review it in good conscience, but I will say that as a fan of the first two books in this series – volume three doesn’t disappoint! This book will not only make your heart race, but will tug on your heart strings as well. Book Description: Jim and Karen Blackmore have discovered that when it comes to the zombie apocalypse, there is no such thing as safety in numbers. Between their separate groups of survivors is a city of the living dead, hungry for flesh and growing in numbers by the minute. As Jim and his newly minted gang of zombie killers fight their way to his

Continue reading →
Fox Emm
Nov 7, 2015
Horror Fuel

CBS Getting A New Zombie Detective Series Based On Best Selling Novel

CBS is adapting Stefan Petrucha’s best-selling novel ‘Dead Mann Walking’ for a new TV series. ‘Continuum’ creator Simon Barry will be penning the script for the series, according to THR. Barry “After Hessius Mann was wrongfully convicted of his wife’s murder, suppressed evidence came to light and the verdict overturned. Too bad he was already executed, but thanks to modern science, he was brought back to life, sort of. Now that he’s joined the ranks of Fort Hammer’s pulse challenged population, Hessius attempts to make a “living” as a private investigator. But when a missing persons case leads to a few zombies cut to pieces, Hessius starts thinking that someone’s giving him the run-around and it’s not like he’s in any condition to make a quick getaway…”

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 5, 2015
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