Category Archives: apocalypticism

’68: Zombie Horror Comic Preview by Image Comics

April 18th, 2011 | Posted in apocalypticism, comics, zombie

A new horror comic series with a focus on zombies titled ’68 is debuting from Image Comics. USA Today recently ran an article which discusses the series based upon the premise of a zombie apocalypse breaking out in connection with the Vietnam War. ’68 Exclusive Preview

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Bombs, Earthquakes, Tsunamis: Japan and Future Apocalyptic Monstrosity

March 14th, 2011 | Posted in anime, apocalypticism, post-apocalypticism, science fiction

Apocalyptic thinking seems to be the order of the day lately. As Max Brooks, author of various zombie survival guides has said, “People have apocalypse on the brain right now…. It’s from terrorism, the war, [and] natural disasters like Katrina.” The nation with perhaps the greatest sense of apocalypse is Japan. The devastation wrought in […]

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Suvudu: Could a Robot Apocalypse Really Happen?

March 11th, 2011 | Posted in apocalypticism, robotics, science fiction

A piece from an interesting website I found today was appealing. The website is Suvudu, which addresses a variety of topics of interest to TheoFantastique. In this case, Matt Staggs asks, “Could a Robot Apocalypse Really Happen?” In order to answer this he interviews P. W. Singer, author of Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution […]

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Kyle Bishop: American Zombie Gothic

August 26th, 2010 | Posted in apocalypticism, horror, post-apocalypticism, zombie

I first became aware of Kyle Bishop and his work on zombies in film and culture for his PhD while researching the surge in academic work on horror. I then came across an article on his research in The University of Arizona’s UA News, “The Zombie: A New Monster for a a New World.” I […]

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Cinefantastique Online DVD Review of THE BOOK OF ELI

June 21st, 2010 | Posted in apocalypticism, post-apocalypticism, The Book of Eli

My review of the recent release of The Book of Eli on DVD is now available at Cinefantastique Online. From the introduction: The recent release of THE BOOK OF ELI (2010) on DVD provides an opportunity for a reassessment of important elements within its story. Viewers with religious convictions have interpreted it in strongly positive […]

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THE ROAD: Post-Apocalyptic Thriller, Depressing, But Brilliant

May 29th, 2010 | Posted in apocalypticism, post-apocalypticism

Last night I had the privilege of enjoying a few movies at home with my wife, one of which was The Road. This 2009 film is based on the novel by Cormac MCarthy, and it stars Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McKee, Charlize Theron, and Robert Duvall. It tells the story of the post-apocalyptic struggle of a […]

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Article at Cinefantastique: “The Changing Face of Biblical Horror and Fantasy Films”

April 6th, 2010 | Posted in apocalypticism, fantasy, horror, post-Christendom, postmodernism

My latest contribution to Cinefantastique Online was recently posted. Below is an excerpt: In the post-Christendom context, this situation changes dramatically. I was reminded of this recently while watching 30 DAYS OF NIGHT. As the race of vampires continues its onslaught on the Alaskan town, they use an injured woman as bait to lure any humans […]

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Joshua Bellin: Battle for Terra and Environmental Apocalypse

March 19th, 2010 | Posted in apocalypticism, fantasy, Joshua Bellin

With all the national debate over healthcare in the United States these days it’s easy to forget the other national debate that will begin once the furor over healthcare legislation dies down, and that is the environment with cap-and-trade. Hollywood is fond of environmental apocalypse films these days, and while the reader is no doubt […]

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Computer Animated Zombie Apocalypse in A.D.

February 27th, 2010 | Posted in animation, apocalypticism, zombie

What do you get when Pixar-style animation meets zombie apocalypse? A great looking piece of computer animation like A.D. This is a trailer for a promised longer film by creator Haylor Garcia. An interview with those who are working on this film can be found here at the Zombie Info website. If the completed film […]

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W. Scott Poole: Legion and “Mauled by an Angel”

February 16th, 2010 | Posted in angels, apocalypticism, horror, W. Scott Poole

My friend and colleague W. Scott Poole, author of Satan in America (Rowman & Littlefield, 2009), and the focus of a previous interview here, has a commentary posted in Religion Dispatches titled “Mauled by an Angel: Why Do Americans Need ‘God’s Secret Agents’?”. In this article Scott looks at the action-horror film Legion as a […]

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