First off, a big thanks to Alex for letting me on his blog today.
In This World Bites, Michael gets bitten by a zombie. So naturally, I should be able to come up with my top ten zombie movies, right? Turns out that I haven't actually seen ten zombie movies. But I've compiled a list of media that impacted me in some way while writing This World Bites.
10. The Grudge - The image of the babysitter wandering down the street with a missing jaw is forever engrained in my mind.
9. Warm Bodies - Who doesn't love a love story?
8. Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides - It's on Wikipedia, so it must count, right?
7. Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - Alright, so they aren't zombies...
6. Serentity - My friend assures the Reavers count as zombies
5. Video Game: Left 4 Dead - Fighting off zombie hordes with friends? Sounds like a good time.
4. The Mummy - Zombie bugs!
3. Game: Plants vs. Zombies - BRAINS!!
2. Dylan Dog: Dead of Night - Yes, it's cheesy, but his sidekick, Marcus, played a lot into my imagination
1. Zombieland - By far, my most favorite zombie movie of all time.
Loni Townsend
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Thanks to everyone who spread the word about the special site for Dragon of the Stars, What Are the Kargrandes?
Remember that there is a new clue and piece of the puzzle every Monday morning up until release day. So, check it out today!
Several of you asked about pre-written Tweets. Yes, something I should’ve done last week! Below are a couple you can use and save – adjust as necessary. Thanks!
What are the Kargrandes? New clue every Monday! http://whatarethekargrandes.com/ #whatarethekargrandes @alexjcavanaugh
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Rocking Into Mordor
The moment you’ve all been waiting for – I have one minute of me playing Marillion’s Easter. I wanted to pick a more complicated song than what my band plays and it took me many tries to get it right. Here you go – listen to it while you read the rest of the post! (Or watch on You Tube)
Movie Review
Predestination
Staring Ethan Hawke as a time-traveling Temporal Agent. His final assignment involves tracking down a criminal and bringing in a new recruit.
Where to begin? This movie is a total mind-mess. Think Memento and Looper. I can’t tell you much about the film without giving it away, and you need to discover the twists and turns for yourself.
It’s a quiet, slower-paced film. Reviews online are mixed, so it’s either a love it or hate it kind of film.
Ethan Hawke and the other leads do a fine job in their roles.
You want a film that will make you think, and possibly blow your mind, this is it.
Recommended!
Roland Yeomans has a new site - Return of the Last Shaman. If you’re into weird occurrences in the natural world, he offers some cool stuff.
Lisa at Flash Fiction posted her Annual List Of Possible Topics For the #AtoZChallenge. If you’re still searching for a topic, check out her suggestions.
Found a new website - Indie-Visible
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Thanks to Leandra J. Wallace for the tip!
New releases!
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The next book in the TOONS series.
Find it on Amazon
What zombie things have influenced you? What are the Kargrandes – any clues yet? Have you seen Predestination? Need some topic ideas for the A to Z Challenge? And now you’ve finally heard me play – what did you think?
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 227 of 227Modern fave zombies of mine are in the Walking Dead series and 28 Days (Weeks) Later series.
Love the sound of that movie Alex! I just watched Hobbit and felt a little let down, although I still gasped and cried through it. Lol!
Awesome guitar playing - Have a great weekend.
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Yay for the pop-up window for replies!!
Loni - I loved your list, and I'm not sure you have to do more zombie research. The less you know, the more you can come up with your own original ideas. Congrats on your new book!
I saw the new piece of the Kargrandes puzzle! I LOVE your guitar playing! I was beautiful, contemplative and made me smile. You're very talented. Please post your playing again soon. :)
Congrats to Medeia and Nigel on their releases!
Hey, Alex! I came back when I re-read your list of non-Zombie movies. Serenity should be a must -see for all FireFly fans; AND the Reivers were created by a gov't program. AND Resident Evil, any number, is reserved for people like my husband who watch just about any movie remotely like Resident Movie.
What movies would you rec'd for this weekend?
Love the performance. Go you! I haven't even heard of Predestination, but if it's like Looper, I'm in. I'll look for it. :D Have a great weekend, Alex!
Nice playing, but I did NOT see a ninja dude in that video. Tricky. (I guess that's why they call you a ninja.)
Zombies? Personally, I try to avoid them, because if someone has his eye on me, I don't want it to be literal. Besides, I'm not done using my brain yet. They can jolly well wait to eat 'em after I'm dead.
Nice music! Rock on :)
Alex, great playing...wish it had been a longer clip. I for sure will be pre-ordering you new book. Thanks for the email!
I'm sure it's already been said numerous times, but The Walking Dead needs to be added to the list. Your guitar playing snippet was sweet. I wish I could play that well.
M Pax - I don't watch a lot of zombie stuff, unless it's funny. I like the funny zombie stuff. :)
Nicola - Just watched that on Tuesday and I laughed all the way through.
Mina - The Walking Dead is on my list.
Mason - Great choice for a band name!
Ava - I'll have to rewatch it and pay closer attention to the ending. It's been a while since I've seen it.
Leovi - I don't either. That's why Cera is battling them, so she can beat them up for me. :)
Yolanda - Oooh, nightmares aren't fun. I wish you zombie-free dreams.
Lexa - Ah, but see, if you deviate too far, people complain. I do throw my own twists in there though. ;)
Susan - HA! You crack me up.
Michael - Yep, I've added it to my TBS(een) pile.
Carole, wow! Yes, you'll have to live much, much longer.
Thanks, Shah!
Lexa, so happy the pop-up window is back. Thanks for you kind words. And you have a good point about the zombies.
Susan, Loni appreciates the suggestions. As for this weekend - nothing in the theaters, that's for sure. Rent an MST3K or a RiffTrx.
Susan, Ninjas should never be seen...
Chuck, good to hear from you!
Thanks, everyone!
Indie Visible looks helpful.
Have a good weekend, Alex.
Lori: Don't do it!!!!!
Alex---SWOON!!!! I had no idea you play SO well! How long have you been at the guitar? Whoa! <3
♥.•*¨Elizabeth¨*•.♥
Finally made it by and I'm so glad I did. I LOVE your snippet! Thanks for sharing it with the masses & giving me a heads up!
Sandra, having a great weekend!
Thanks Elizabeth and Nancy.
Thank you very much, good suggestions for Lisa, great! Happy Sunday!
That was some awesome playing.
As far as zombie recommendation Dawn of the Dead has to be one of the best straight zombie movies out there. Funny enough I don't mean the 1978 version, but the 2004 version.
Awesome playing Alex.
As far as recommendations. Dawn of the dead 2004 Dawn of the Dead is my favorite non-comedy zombie movie.
Shawn of the Dead is awesome too.
Just added Predestination to my queue; saw it in SciFi magazine and forgot about it. Reavers are zombies? Hmmm. I thought zombies were reanimated corpses. Walking Dead is my favorite, hands down.
I'm not normally into zombies. I did watch World War Z last weekend with my son, though, and I enjoyed it. Great guitar playing!
I'm off to tweet! :)
Every time you mention Kargrandes I see big underground things lurking, ready to pop out. The AtoZ Challenge is off and running! And there are books galore to look forward to.
Thanks Alex!
HI, Alex,
BEAUTIFUL PLAYING.... I've always like classical guitar. I know you are not classical, but in this piece it almost sounded that way.
Stringed instruments are my favorite. Always wanted to learn piano and in my next life I will. It is my final challenge to completing myself as a true Renaissance man. I have art/literature/writing covered now it's just music....
CONGRATs on your new website for you book... I will drop over there now!
That was wonderful to hear, and far more personal than you telling us your favorite movies.
Excellent.
What Mureez said :-) Hope you share audio clips more often!
Thanks so much, Alex, for sharing my book release. I'm going to work on promo this week! My art has me way behind in that.
Thanks for the plug!
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