Zombies

An Oxford Companion to Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse

Daniel Parker | Posted 15.05.2013 | UK Comedy
Daniel Parker

As May is International Zombie Awareness Month, I offer my bloodied hand to guide you through the five things you need to know to survive a zombie apocalypse... armed only with some of Oxford University Press's finest online products and a ferocious temper. Are you ready? Let's go!

Is The Zombie Revival Dead?

Planet Ivy | Posted 10.05.2013 | UK Entertainment
Planet Ivy

With dystopian sci-fi ascending to become the go-to genre for big-budget productions (see Oblivion, Star Trek and The Hunger Games), bastardised gothic-horror is finally being beaten into submission, receding into the shadows like a sparkly vampire. Hurrah.

Michael Rundle

Dead Island: Riptide: Another Tough Day At The Zombie Coalface

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Rundle | Posted 26.04.2013 | UK Tech

One would almost feel sorry for zombies, were they not mindless consumers of human flesh. Not only are they (a) dead, and (b) without genuine charm...

The Best of the Video Nasties

Kieran Turner-Dave | Posted 21.04.2013 | UK Entertainment
Kieran Turner-Dave

Due to the advent of home video technology coinciding with a time of mass unemployment in the UK, many independent retailers began to spring up selling videos, which at the time did not have age restrictions and were not required to be classified by the BBFC.

Self-Improvement for Adults - What Zombie Survivalists Can Teach Us

Mr Pickwick | Posted 29.04.2013 | UK Comedy
Mr Pickwick

The problem with Self-Improvement is it is all very grown up. I have great admiration for grown up friends and colleagues who read "The Economist" for instance but when I try I start with enthusiasm before grinding to a dead stop after two or three articles.

Biologists Create 'Zombie Cells' In The Lab

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 16.04.2013 | UK Tech

Biological researchers have created dead 'zombie' cells in the lab which outperform living cells. Seriously. A team at Sandia National Laborator...

Zombie Apocalypse Hoax Broadcast On US Emergency Alert System

Huffington Post UK | Posted 15.04.2013 | UK Tech

A hoaxer who hacked a local news station in America and broadcast footage of a zombie apocalypse also managed to hack the national emergency alert sys...

Why Are They Called 'Smart' Phones Anyway?

Morgana Edwards | Posted 02.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Morgana Edwards

I must at this stage confess, I have an iPhone 4S. A bizarre statement to make while trying to recruit members of my anti-smart phone army, but bear with me. I have only had it since December and, no, it wasn't my choice.

Who Should You Call In The Event Of A Zombie Apocalypse?

The Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 26.12.2012 | UK

In the dead of the night, when the zombies come, you're only going to want to know one thing - who's in charge? And luckily, thanks to one member o...

Can You Spot a Zombie?

Richard Godmon | Posted 23.12.2012 | UK
Richard Godmon

If businesses and their advisers are communicating regularly, they will already have a very good measure of who they are dealing with. And if they do not, perhaps more than one of them is the zombie.

Going Down? Brazilians Punked In Corpse Elevator Prank

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 04.12.2012 | UK Comedy

The merry japesters who brought you the terrifying "Ghost in an elevator" prank are back - and this time they've got a dead body. Brazil's version...

WATCH: Brad Pitt In Terrifying Zombie Apocalypse

The Huffington Post UK | Sarah Dean | Posted 09.11.2012 | UK Entertainment

The thrilling and unnerving trailer for Brad Pitt's latest blockbuster 'World War Z' has been released and its music alone is enough to put the fear i...

Police Swamped With Calls From Spooked Brits

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 31.10.2012 | UK Comedy

If there's something strange in your neighbourhood, who you gonna call? In the absence of Ghostbusters, we mean. Actually, newly-released data reve...

Stage Your Own Derren Brown's Apocalypse

Toby Earle | Posted 02.11.2012 | UK Entertainment
Toby Earle

Commuting; it's disgusting. Aboard a morning rush hour train you become more acquainted with a neighbour's elbow than its owner, are forced to listen to shrill one-sided perspectives of personal crises, and are forced into positions yogis only achieve after years of spine-worrying atop a mountain.

Five Ways to Survive The Walking Dead

Toby Earle | Posted 19.10.2012 | UK Entertainment
Toby Earle

There was a time in horror when survival of the fittest meant the only the most attractive outlasted the reaper's minions. The egalitarian devastation of The Walking Dead (FX, Friday 10pm) means blade-sharp cheekbones are no defence against hordes of the undead.

Darren Shan's Zom-B Terror!

Scott De Buitléir | Posted 25.11.2012 | Home
Scott De Buitléir

Shan - real name Darren O'Shaughnessy - became a full-time writer at the age of 23, and has since sold over 20 million copies of his books worldwide, becoming bestsellers in the US, UK, Ireland and elsewhere.

A Casualty of the Porn Industry but a Pioneer in the War Against a Potential Zombie Apocalpyse

Ronnie Joice | Posted 10.08.2012 | UK Comedy
Ronnie Joice

Imagine every time you made love to somebody, you had Louis Theroux come up behind you and back you on the back. It'd be truly mortifying, wouldn't it? And that's just happened to this guy. I imagine the only reason he's still doing it is because he needs more money for his zombie truck

Blood Money: Why the Public Loves Zombies

Adam Baker | Posted 06.08.2012 | Home
Adam Baker

Back in the seventies and eighties, zombie flicks were disreputable trash, little better than pornography. Nihilistic gore-fests shelved at the back of the VHS rental store alongside other 'special interest' titles. Hiring Zombie Flesh Eaters was a furtive and shameful act. These days, zombies have gone mainstream. What the hell happened?

WATCH: 'Mad Men' Meets... 'The Walking Dead'? (VIDEO)

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 10.04.2012 | UK Comedy

Love Mad Men? Love The Walking Dead? Love the idea of those two shows being mashed together into an amateur comedy extravaganza? Well, prepare to clic...

WATCH: Zombie Appears Behind 'Channel 4 News' Presenter

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 27.03.2012 | UK Comedy

Most of the time, being a news anchor is a relatively simple affair. You read the news, you interview someone, you shuffle your papers, you sign off. ...

WATCH: The Cranberries' 'Zombie' Gets Covered By Two Identical Twins Playing Harps

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 07.03.2012 | UK Comedy

When was the last time you watched a YouTube video of two identical twins playing a harp-based cover version of The Cranberries' classic Zombie? Chanc...

Are You Prepared For A Zombie, Alien Or Napoleon Invasion? How Councils Spent £31m Answering Ridiculous Questions

PA | Posted 21.02.2012 | UK Politics

Council officials making preparations for a crash landing by Santa's present-laden sleigh this weekend could have to reveal their plans publicly. C...

PICTURES: Zombies Storm Mexico City

Huffington Post | Alastair Plumb | Posted 30.11.2011 | UK

Most cities would be pretty upset to discover a zombie invasion on their doorstep. But in Mexico City it seems they actively encourage it, with nea...

Zombie Animals: Fungi, Insects And Parasites That Resemble The Walking Dead

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 31.12.2011 | UK

Fortunately for humanity, even on Halloween the zombie menace is still basically a fictional threat. But a look to the animal kingdom might make y...

Ned Simons

2.8 Hours Later: Zombie Apocalypse Comes To South London

HuffingtonPost.com | Ned Simons | Posted 28.12.2011 | UK

Zombies are fast. And the more bitey variety are stalking the dark streets of South London, trying to eat our brains. Dripping with blood and dress...