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A still from the trailer of Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things, where the three young adults are dressed in their 70s weirdo finest, in front of some wood paneled walls, caressing a corpse and laughing at their hijinks

It’s a Boneyard: Revisiting Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things (1972) on 4K

By Orrin Grey • January 19th, 2023

Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things is a fairly accurate portrait of what macabre weirdos like us got up to – or imagined ourselves getting up to – in the days before we had the internet to distract us.

screenshot from Nightmare at noon, with four characters hiding out in a starkly lit police office. A giant framed collection of patched leans against the wall, while the officers lean on various bits of furniture and look forlorn

Meat and Potatoes Country: Nightmare at Noon (1988) on Blu-ray

By Orrin Grey • December 23rd, 2022

To an enormous extent, your enjoyment of (and even tolerance for) Nightmare at Noon will rely largely on how much affection you have for these actors, since they’re the beating heart of the film.

A small castle surrounded by green farmland. This is a screenshot from the game They Are Billions, originally taken by Steam User Killer Rabbit

An Exercise in Being Prey

By David Shimomura • December 18th, 2017

They Are Billions is a game about becoming a bigger, fatter, juicer piece of meat and being surrounded by starving hordes.

The Dumb, the Rapid, and the Bloated: 14 Years of Underworld and Resident Evil

By Amanda Hudgins • January 30th, 2017

“Coming out in 2003 and 2002, respectively, the movies in these series are critic-proof, popcorn encrusted waifu action spectacles.”

Here's the Thing

Getting Over Metal Gear Survive

By Rob Rich • October 11th, 2016

People need to stop pretending that they wouldn’t be lapping it up if it was the self-proclaimed “auteur’s” idea in the first place.

Panels & Frames: Fun With the Dead

By Ian Gonzales • November 14th, 2013

Hi, I am Ian Gonzales and I have opinions. I’ve been writing for Unwinnable since the summer of 2010. I mostly write about comic books and movies (hence the title, Panels & Frames) and I curate our annual Best Comics list. This is a place where I will ruminate on whatever catches my fancy or my ire in this all encompassing box we call culture. So, here we are. Today, I am here to write about zombies.

Survival of the Geekiest

By Dennis Scimeca • June 27th, 2013

Dennis Scimeca crafts a side story about The Walking Dead‘s fall of Atlanta.

All in My Head: A DayZ Journal – Part 4

By Jamie Dalzell • August 10th, 2012

For better or worse, James Dalzell’s DayZ journal comes to its chilling conclusion.

All in My Head: A DayZ Journal – Part 3

By Jamie Dalzell • August 9th, 2012

Jamie Dalzell tries to carve out a tiny bit of redemption as the DayZ journal continues.

All in My Head: A DayZ Journal – Part 2

By Jamie Dalzell • August 7th, 2012

Jamie Dalzell examines and embraces the lack of systems of morality in the harsh world of DayZ.

All in My Head: A DayZ Journal – Part 1

By Jamie Dalzell • August 7th, 2012

Jamie Dalzell journeys to the heart of darkness in DayZ.

Uhhhrng Brains… How We Fell in Love With Zombies

By Erik Weinbrecht • April 24th, 2012

Erik Weinbrecht applauds the world’s acceptance and newfound love for zombies.

Record Break: Zombie Rollercoaster!

By Peter Lang • September 1st, 2011

Unwinnable would like to congratulate our NJ, NYC and Philly Zombies for breaking the Guinness World Record for most costumed riders on a theme park ride – and keeping it real…real cosplay.

Decomposition Break

By Kenneth J. Lucas • August 30th, 2011

Who needs The Walking Dead? We’ve got We’re Alive, a serialized electronic broadcast about surviving a zombie holocaust. Unwinnable is sold.

Protocol Z

Protocol Z: Fear and the Network

By Stu Horvath • July 11th, 2011

Stu Horvath interviews Steve Jankowski about his Protocol Z theory, which attempts to reconcile zombies, identity death and living in a networked world.

Survive the Outbreak

Coffee Outbreak

By Rob Roberts • June 30th, 2011

Your supplies may be stocked and your gun loaded, but how will you really fare when tombstones start tumbling? Find out if your decisions can help you Survive the Outbreak!

Dead Formats & Lively Dialogue: A Spoiler-Free Review of Super 8

By Bee Tee Dee • June 23rd, 2011

Unwinnable takes a look at the revival of the “Kiddie Ensemble Adventure” in J.J. Abrams’ Super 8.

A Zombie Walk To Remember

By John McGuire • June 9th, 2011

Unwinnable’s John McGuire sits down with Jason Meehan, founder and organizer of the New Jersey Zombie Walk.

Night of the Living Dead

Zombie Break

By Stu Horvath • May 20th, 2011

The Center for Disease Control issues guidelines for surviving a zombie apocalypse.

Rammbock: 28 Duds Later

By Rob Roberts • May 12th, 2011

If there’s one thing I like more than surprises, it’s zombies. So imagine my pleasure when browsing local movie times and being surprised by an unexpected new zombie flick titled Rammbock (aka Siege of the Dead). Now imagine my displeasure at wasting time on yet another recycled pooper of a zombie movie.

‘Dead Island’ Trailer is Stunningly Haunting

By Michael Sheridan • February 17th, 2011

The new trailer for “Dead Island,” a first-person shooter pitting you against zombies on a beautiful island resort, could very well be the worst videogame in the world. Or even the best. I don’t care. What I know is that they have developed what I think is one of the greatest videogame promos I’ve seen in years.

Undead Nightmare

Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare is Brilliantly Bloody

By Michael Sheridan • December 8th, 2010

Michael Sheridan didn’t have a chance of resisting the silly awesomeness of Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare.

Zombies and Laboratories Don’t Mix

By Stu Horvath • December 6th, 2010

AMC’s The Walking Dead narrowly avoids disaster in a season finale set in a scientific facility – the kiss of death for a zombie story.

Tokyo Zombie

Zombies Around the World

By Kurt Christenson • November 16th, 2010

Kurt Christenson takes a look at Tokyo Zombie and his other favorite international zombie movies: [REC], Undead, Shaun of the Dead and Dead Snow.

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