Posts Tagged Zombie

Ever been curious about zombies? Well, if your a student at the University of Baltimore, wonder no more as they now offer a class solely about zombies. The class will be taught by Arnold Blumberg, author of Zombiemania: 80 Movies To Die For, which takes a look at one of the most popular horror movie subcultures of all time, zombies. According to the Baltimore Sun, the students in English 333 will watch 16 different zombie movies, and read zombie comic books. Also, as an alternative to taking their final, students can write a script or draw storyboards for a would-be zombie film. However, the University of Baltimore isn’t the first school to have a course on zombies, schools such as Columbia College in Chicago, and Simpson College in Iowa have also offered classes about the undead. It may seem like a joke, but the class, while learning about zombies, will also learn how literature and mass media work. So, if you need info about the undead, there is a place for you!

Rob Zombie does it again! He has created a horror flick that has all of the perfect ingredients to becoming a classic!

The main plot is nowhere near the Halloween II brought to us by John Carpenter in 1981. It is a totally different take on the iconic movie, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Rob Zombie’s version shows you who Michael Myers really is, and what motivates him to do the things he does. He follows the ghost of his mother for miles and miles, to get to his sister, Angel Myers (Laurie Strode). This movie will draw you in, making you want to know what happens next, and the ending is shocking.

The acting is great, it contains nearly all of the cast from the 2007 adaptation of the original horror masterpiece. Laurie Strode is played by Scout Taylor-Compton, and Michael Myers is played by Tyler Mane. The only character that changed was Michael Myers in child form. Chase Wright Vanek plays young Myers, as opposed to Daeg Farch. The acting is pretty good, even thought there are only a few known actors/actresses in the movie.

The gore level is absurd, though not quite as absurd as 2007’s Halloween. However, the kill count is still high, and the heads are rolling!