Mar 11th, 2010 · While the Abraham Lincoln is widely lauded for saving the Union and freeing millions of slaves, his valiant fight against the forces of the undead has remained in the shadows for hundreds of years. Seth Grahame-Smith, author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, sheds light on the "true" story.
Oct 30th, 2009 · Psychiatrist Steven Schlozman recently expanded his practice from humans to the inhuman. Poring over his library of classic zombie films, he came up with neurobiological explanations for the behavior of the undead, such as lack of a frontal lobe and an overactive amygdala.
Oct 29th, 2009 · On the Internet, it helps to be an omnivorous reader — like Tina Brown, who scours the Web for compelling, well-written articles. In an interview, Brown discusses three recent pieces that caught her eye. Among the topics: Vladimir Nabokov's last novel and Martin Scorsese's favorite scary movies.
Oct 18th, 2009 · As Halloween approaches, new generations of literary zombies are rising from the dead and shambling towards the bookshelves — ready to entertain (and frighten) readers of all ages.
Oct 2nd, 2009 · Officials at the University of Florida are making sure they are reading for an attack by zombies. The school has a plan for responding to the undead on its Web site among outlines for dealing with hurricanes and pandemics. A spokesman says the exercise was written by an employee to "add a little bit of levity" to disaster preparation discussions.
Oct 2nd, 2009 · Legions of the undead are out for blood, but that doesn't mean a ragtag bunch of the uninfected can't have a little fun. The riotously messy Zombieland suggests that with the right friends, and the right set of rules, you can survive the coming zombie apocalypse — and if not, you'll at least die laughing.
Aug 6th, 2009 · A chronicle of two 18th-century grave robbers and their adventures among the Irish undead, Glenn McQuaid's feature film debut is more slapstick than horror. But as bargain-basement gore goes, it's smart, swift, witty and likable.
Jul 1st, 2009 · Zombies, long a horror-movie staple, are taking bigger bites out of pop culture, infecting books, banking, even our vocabulary. Beth Accomando surveys a genre trope that refuses to die.