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Homepage of the Dead has the largest collection of living-dead related fiction on the internet. Each day a contribution is featured in the form of a 'little bite'. If you want to read more simply visit the Fiction Section.
Upon a Pale Horse by David P. Varnes (Genre: Science Fiction)
"I'm serious, you need to come see this!" my wife hollered again. Something in her voice caught my attention this time. She rarely called twice, and I had never heard this amount of emotion in her voice, although I couldn't tell what it was. Sighing, I turned off the shower. I would just have to stink that night.
Stepping out of the shower, I just had time to hear the water start to drip off of me and onto the bathroom tile when my wife appeared in the doorway. Right away, I knew something was wrong. Normally, my wife was one of the most cheerful people you could ever meet. She spent so much time smiling that you would think she was born that way. If it wasn't for the way she relaxed her mouth when she slept (she would pout out her lips just like the Gerber baby) I would have agreed with you. But at that moment, she looked different. Her face was almost slack jawed, her eyes glazed over as if in shock. Whatever she wanted me to see, it had transformed my wife from an intelligent woman who spent her days teaching preschool at a prestigious private school into a barely educable idiot, almost.
To say the least, her look took me by surprise, and I stood there for a moment, until I realized the only sounds I could hear were the water dripping onto the bathroom tile, and the muted babble of whatever was being shown on the TV out in the living room. Finally, I cleared my throat. "What is it?" I asked, my throat dry with a touch of fear. I guess seeing your wife looking like that will scare any husband a little bit.
"You have to see what's playing on the TV," my wife said again. It was at that moment that she started to shake. It started almost imperceptibly, with a slight tremor in her hands, but it quickly moved through her whole body. In the two steps it took me to cross the bathroom, it had grown to full fledged tremors. It felt like I was hugging one of those vibrating massagers, but one that was five feet eight inches tall. Holding her tightly and shushing into her ear, it took me almost a full minute to get her to calm down enough that I felt certain she wasn't going to have a breakdown. I knew the worst of it was over when I heard her mumble into my chest, "Eeeew, you're all wet."
"Yeah, that's what happens when you get me out of the shower," I replied. "Now, let's go see what's got you so freaked out on TV."
My wife pulled away slightly. "No, you go. I can't watch that again," she said. "I'll get you some clothes." I was surprised, but nodded. I had to see what had my wife so scared. This was the same woman who, on the morning of 9/11 when half of America was freaking out and hiding under their beds, merely packed me a larger lunch (I was still active duty Army then) and asked me to give her a call when I knew I might be coming home. Three days later, when I finally did call, she merely had dinner waiting for me and a warm hug when I walked in the door. So whatever the hell it was that had spooked her, it had to be bad.
Of course, nothing could prepare me for the images I saw once I got to the living room. You probably know what I'm talking about. The TV screen quartered, with a horrified anchorperson in the lower left corner, while surrounding her were three mushroom clouds, one over London, one over Beijing, and one over Washington, D.C. Then Moscow a few minutes after that. That crazy North Korean fuck had finally done it, going off the deep end. I barely noticed when my wife brought in my clothes, and I put them on. Soon we were both enraptured by the news. Even if we had wanted to, we couldn't have gotten away from it.
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We have some exclusive interview clips from Autopsy of the DeadMore... | |
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Board up the windows and doors! More than 40 years after filming the 1968 horror masterpiece, Night of the Living Dead, the "dead" return in an all-new documentary from director Jeff Carney entitled Autopsy of the Dead.
144 Minutes / 4:3 / Color
Special Features
· Locations of the Dead: A visit to the original filming locations
· 1967 Behind-the-Scenes Newsreel
· Profile: Rick Catizone of The Animators
· Archive of the Dead: A gallery of authentic props & memorabilia
· Blooper Reel
· Original Theatrical Trailers, TV & Radio Spots
· Original Publicity Still Gallery
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| | HUGE news for The Living Dead Festival on October 30 & 31...
"My Jacket's Caught!"

That's right, Night of the Living Dead's JUDITH RIDLEY will make her first-ever event appearance in the 42 years since the film was made. Ridley portrayed "Judy," part of the ill-fated boyfriend-girlfriend duo that died in the fiery blaze of a pickup truck explosion during the mad dash to the gas pump in the original 1968 shocker. Now is your BIG chance to meet one of the screen's ultimate horror heroines for the first time anywhere.
The Living Dead Festival is held annually in the town of Evans City, PA where Night of the Living Dead was shot in 1967. The event is organized by Gary Streiner, soundman and key production personnel on the film and at George Romero's Latent Image. Gary is busting butt big-time to put together the ultimate event for Night of the Living Dead fans, so it's time to help him out by spreading the word.
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"Speaking of the Dead"

Lee Karr interviews George A Romero, in "Speaking of the Dead". Lee gets to ask about his latest zombie film... and other interesting stuff too!
Check out this awesome interview in the Bits and Pieces section.
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| | Homepage of the Dead has a copy the 'Tonight Of The Living Dead CD' from 400 Lonely Things to give away.
“Fascinating CD. I found the album very memory invoking. Listening to Tonight of the Living Dead was like musically leaping back in time to relive all the nuances of my character Barbra’s struggle to survive all the horrific night terrors forced on her in Night of the Living Dead. Thank you so much for creating such a soul searching CD.”
Judith O’Dea - “Barbra” in George A. Romero’s NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
A remix project over a year in the making, Tonight of the Living Dead is a collage of treated audio and a 12-page booklet of treated imagery taken from the 1968 George Romero film Night of the Living Dead.
With their tendency for darkish music told mostly through samples, remixing Night of the Living Dead is a project ideally suited to 400 Lonely Things. While so many are indebted to this movie for introducing them to the world of horror cinema, Tonight of the Living Dead pays tribute to a lesser-known legacy of this film: the ground-breaking precedent of plunderphonics and remixing established in the composition of the original 1968 soundtrack. | |
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| | Yeah so I don't normally post news - I leave it to Neil - but I figured I'd go ahead with this one. I've started a HPotD facebook group for fans of this site... Would be really appreciated if you guys could show you support by joining up too.
It only takes 2 clicks 
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| | Ok ghouls and Goblins, here we go, the official Homepage Of The Dead Short Zombie Film Contest. Each contestant will make a short film using the rules listed below.
- Sign up to HPotd to become a member, even if it is just for the contest
- The Movie will be a short film: No Longer than 10 minutes with credits.
- All audio/music must be legally cleared, meaning licensed or 100% original.
- Footage/Audio from any Zombie film already released will be prohibited, this includes Night of the Living Dead.
- Films made previous to the contest are prohibited. (Meaning you have to make a brand new film)
- Films must be in the English language, or at least contain english subtitles if in a foreign language.
- Films must be framed in one of the two cinema aspect ratios (1.85:1 or 2.35:1) Meaning, no 4:3 films.
- Your film must contain zombies. (runners or shamblers are fine.)
- Films with Explicit language, Gore, Nudity, or Sex must contain a REDBAND warning to alert viewers.
- Films can be any genre format.(Romance, Comedy, Action, horror, Documentary, Western, etc)
- Don't forget to include your contact details when you submit your film for judging.
- All films must be submitted by June 16th 2009 12:00 EST
The CONTEST begins on March 16th 2009, and ends July 16th 2009.
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| | Two business were destroyed and two others sustained damage in a plaza fire overnight in Monroeville.
Three firefighters were injured while fighting the blaze in the 4000 block of William Penn Highway.
Municipal officials said a firefighter is believed to have been struck by a car, breaking his leg.
One firefighter suffered smoke inhalation and another got a minor cut. Both were treated at the scene.
The fire destroyed the roof over the building that houses Jack's Tuxedos, the East Oriental Food Store, Jae's tailors and cleaners, a three other businesses.
The two-alarm fire was reported just before midnight. It was brought under control and the scene was about to be cleared after about four hours before the rubble rekindled.
The food store and tailor shop appeared to have sustained the heaviest fire damage. Smoke and water damaged the others.
The cause of the fire and damage estimates are pending further investigation by the Allegheny County fire marshal.
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| | Lee Karr visits the set of Romero's latest, yet to be named, living-dead film and reports back.
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| | Lee Karr interviews Paul Gagne, author of probably the most important book to any Romero fan, 'The Zombies That Ate Pittsburgh'.
Check out the interviews in the Dawn of the Dead section.
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