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‘Zombie’ attack Texas-style: Man tripping on ‘synthetic pot’ goes wild, attacks family and neighbors, then eats family dog ALIVE

Written by Philip Caulfield, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, June 26, 2012

Michael Daniel smoked synthetic marijuana, known as 'spice' or 'K-2,' then started his atttacks, while running around on all fours and barking and growling like an animal.

A Texas man snapped and went “zombie,” while tripping on a designer drug. He ate his family dog while the pooch was still alive, police said.

Michael Daniel, 22, was smoking synthetic marijuana, known as "spice" or "K-2," at his home on Jun 14, when he suddenly started attacking his family members and neighbors, running around on all fours and barking and growling like an animal, local station KAIT television reported.

Witnesses said that Daniel then grabbed his family's dog, beat it, choked it and then bit off chunks of its flesh.

Police later found him on a front porch with blood smeared on his face and clothes. They took him to a hospital.

Police arrested him on Monday on felony animal cruelty charges.

The dog died from the attack, KAIT reported.

Maine officials receive "zombie apocalypse" training

Courtesy of www.MyFoxBoston.com Fox 25 News, June 23, 2012

Officials across the country prepare for various forms of attacks, but have you ever heard of anyone preparing for a "zombie" pandemic?

According to the Bangor Daily News, nearly 100 officials from several Maine counties recently ran exercises to prepare themselves for a zombie attack.

The mock emergency centered on an infectious outbreak that originated in Jamaica and spread through the world by bites from zombies.

While the premise may seem silly, the goal was to provide emergency personnel with the skills needed to respond do a worldwide outbreak of an infectious disease.

Similar training could be seen in other parts of the country. The Center for Disease Control recently came out with a book called "Zombie Novella" which they describe as a "fun new way of teaching the importance of emergency preparedness."

Another Florida ‘zombie’ attack? Naked man storms girlfriend’s house, bites chunk out of man’s arm

Written by Philip Caulfield, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, June 21, 2012

Drug-addled man takes off all of his clothes in his lover's home and then bites another man on the bicep. Police had to taser him twice to subdue him.

The "Summer of Zombies" continues.

A west Florida man was in a drug-fueled craze on Wednesday night when he stormed his girlfriend's home, stripped naked and then bit a chunk of flesh from another man's arm, police said.

Charles Baker, 26, was supposed to be visiting his children at his girlfriend's Palmetto home when the attack occurred at 10:15 p.m., the Bradenton Herald reported.

Police said Baker burst inside when his girlfriend opened the door, stripped naked and started screaming and cursing.

A man who was at the house, Jeffery Blake, 48, tried to restrain him, but Baker took a bite out of the man’s bicep.

Police eventually arrived and tasered Baker twice before arresting him.

He was taken to Manatee Memorial Hospital for evaluation and charged with aggravated battery.

Police said Baker was high on an unknown drug.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta recently went out of its way to assure the public that there is no ongoing zombie apocalypse. The tongue-in-cheek post to the organization’s website came on the heels of previous flesh-eating attacks.

Over Memorial Day weekend, Rudy Eugene, 31, attacked vagrant Ronald Poppo, 65, near a Miami highway and chewed off his nose and eyes.

Earlier this month, Baltimore college student Alex Kinyua, 21, used a knife to kill Kujoe Bonsafo Agyei-Kodie, 37, and then ate parts of his heart and brain.

‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 2’ Zombies Will Be More Competitive, Treyarch Promises ‘A Lot More Zombies’ And ‘A Lot More Players’

Written by Lisa Eadicicco, International Business Times, June 18, 2012

One of the most critical gameplay features in the "Call of Duty" franchise is the renowned Zombie Mode, a multiplayer game in which players fend off hordes of the undead to make it through multiple rounds. There hasn't been much word on a Zombie Mode for "Black Ops 2" yet, but developer Treyarch recently gave a little more insight into what players can expect.

Treyarch announced that it will be adding competitive zombie modes into the upcoming "Black Ops" sequel, according to Gaming Blend. The usual zombie mode features four players working together to take down zombie forces. But in the new game, there will be a zombie survival mode that involves two teams of four players trying to outlast each other, Treyarch's Daniel Suarez told Bebop Vox. It is unclear whether or not these teams will be able to inflict harm upon each other, but the team to survive the longest is the winner.

This isn't the only competitive zombie challenge that players may find in "Black Ops 2." For example, another type includes two teams that may have to complete objectives while defeating zombies. Or, Treyarch may also include a challenge that requires players to compete against each other to rack up the most zombie kills, as Gaming Blend points out.

A producer for the development team has hinted that the game will take a bold new direction, and shed some light on where the idea for the well-received Zombie Mode came from.

"I don't know if you know the story, but during World at War the very small team was playing around with the concept of a tower defense game within 'Call of Duty' and that evolved into Zombies, and it sort of got this underground movement within the studio," the Treyarch producer said to the Official Xbox Magazine. "It's become a much bigger part of the game that we never anticipated was going to be as big as it is."

The Treyarch rep added to OXM that the programming code used to run the zombie mode will be geared toward multiplayer in "Black Ops 2."

"Typically, zombies would run on what we call the single player, the code base that's more single player centric," the Treyarch team member said. "We've now moved that over to multiplayer. You guys haven't seen what that means. But for us, it's a lot more zombies, it's a lot more players."

Game Director Dave Anthony has also said that the multiplayer mode in "Call of Duty: Black Ops 2" will be more social, according to T3: The Gadget Website. At E3 2012, Anthony told T3 that fans can expect something very different from previous multiplayer modes and that Treyarch will be releasing more details over the coming months.

"We sat down and tried to work out how we could surprise people," he said. "Multiplayer is no different to that. We've made a real emphasis on the social side of this because we know people play this with a lot of friends with the focus on trying to encompass all of that in the experience. I think it's going to blow people away."

"Call of Duty: Black Ops 2" will be released on Nov. 13 and takes place in a futuristic war-torn Los Angeles setting. Be sure to check out the trailer below if you haven't already seen it.

Hyundai's Zombie Survival Machine

Courtesy of FoxNews.com, June 18, 2012
 
Hyundai is looking toward the future.

Unfortunately it’s a bleak future, where humanity is on the verge of extinction brought upon by the Zombie Apocalypse, but, hey, you’ve got to plan for everything, right?

The automaker has teamed up with the creator of the “The Walking Dead” comic book series, Robert Kirkman, to create a Zombie Survival Machine based on its new Elantra Coupe, which will be unveiled at San Diego Comic Con on July 11th.

The car was designed by Kirkman who tapped a decade of experience vanquishing zombies to come up with the key protective features of the vehicle. These include a spiked cow catcher for plowing through slow-moving zombie mobs, spinning blades protruding from the wheel hubs, slotted metal plates protecting the windows and a metal fence that pops up around the sunroof opening to create a protected firing position. The car runs on all-terrain rally style tires for high speed driving and has an old-school CB radio to communicate with other survivors.

Talk about safety as a selling point.

Zombie culture has reached apocalyptic levels in recent years, with dozens of best-selling books, a TV version of The Walking Dead, and Brad Pitt’s upcoming film, World War Z on the way. Although we hope that the Zombie Survival Machine will ever need to go into production, an illustrated version of it will appear in the 100th issue of “The Walking Dead,” where Hyundai hopes it will connect with fans and send hordes into its showrooms.

Zombie Apocalypse? CDC Reacts To Zombie Rumors

Written by Derrick Williams, Solon Patch, June 15, 2012

Photo courtesy of Rick Uldricks

After a series of bizarre attacks that made news during the past weeks, the Centers for Disease Control felt compelled to address people's worries, due to 'Undead' sightings.

The state of Ohio made the abuse of bath salts illegal last year.

Unfortunately, that hasn't stopped everyone from using them, stealing them or performing some bizarre crimes while under their influence.

Because of some high profile news stories about people using bath salts and cannibalism the CDC is seriously addressing the issue and telling people how to prepare for a Zombie Apocalypse. Really.

On the CDC Site, under a heading of "Emergency Preparedness and Response" is a subhead called "Social Media: Peparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse." There's a tongue-in-cheek novella shown there called "Zombie Pandemic" which "demonstrates the importance of being prepared in an entertaining way that people of all ages will enjoy." You can follow along with the adventures of "Todd, Julie, and their dog Max as a strange new disease begins spreading, turning ordinary people into zombies."

The CDC wasn't expecting any Zombie Pandemics to occur when they published the novella, but it's a really neat way to appeal to folks on the importance of being prepared in an emergency.

And that was that ... up until this past week when a series of particularly gruesome events made sensational headlines that seemed to indicate that we were in the midst of a Zombie Apocalypse and no amount of Twinkie weaponry would be sufficient.

Time.com creates a time-line starting with the May 26th episode in Miami during which a man attempted to chew off the face of a homeless man; he was shot dead after growling at police. Reports are that he was high on bath salts. Not exactly a Zombie-fying disease.

To be clear, the type of bath salts we're talking about here have nothing to do with hygiene. They are synthetic cannabinoids that were marketed as "incense" and other legal euphemisms.

Every bit as weird is the report of a New Jersey man who stabbed himself repeatedly, then "threw bits of flesh" (and perhaps entrails) at police when they tried to subdue him. According to NBC New York, as of May 31, he was in critical condition at an area hospital and mental illness or drug abuse was suspected as the cause of the incident.

Another incident from Baltimore in the cannibalistic slaying of his roommate, and the accounts of a bear who ate a convicted murderer rounded out a series of unusual events that might has disquieted some.

However, the CDC says not to worry. There is no zombie Apocalypse.

“CDC does not know of a virus or condition that would reanimate the dead (or one that would present zombie-like symptoms,” David Daigle, a spokesman for the CDC told The Huffington Post.

He dismissed the possibility of Dr. Steven C. Schlozman's fictional disease Ataxic Neurodegenerative Satiety Deficiency as the culprit.

Some folks just don't want to take the chance that the CDC might be wrong, so if you still have concerns, you might want to check out ehow.com's "How To Fight Zombies."

Clearly written by professionals and those "who would know." Always remember their warning:

Although zombie fighting is often fun, it can be dangerous. Observe all standard safety rules when using guns and swords. The undead are no excuse for personal irresponsibility!

Brad Pitt’s ‘World War Z’ is a behind-the-scenes horror story itself, says report

Written by Ethan Sacks, New York Daily News, June 13, 2012
Photo courtesy of Jeff J Mitchell, Getty Images

Much of the horror in Brad Pitt's zombie apocalypse epic “World War Z” is reportedly happening behind the camera.

Paramount’s blockbuster project was originally set for a December release, but was bumped to June 2013 after major problems that one insider called “a nightmare from top to bottom,” including a budget that swelled to $170 million and a convoluted ending requiring weeks of reshoots, according to a Hollywood Reporter account.

Before the cameras started rolling, the studio had high hopes — possibly even as the first installment of a trilogy — for the movie based on Max Brooks’ popular novel, particularly given the popularity of AMC’s “The Walking Dead.”

It should be remembered that James Cameron’s “Titanic” — beset by an out-of-control budget and delays — was compared to the nautical disaster before sailing on to become the highest-grossing movie of all time.

Pitt, who doubles as the film’s star and producer through his company Plan B, personally tapped “Finding Neverland’s” Marc Forster, but the director had no experience on a major effects-heavy movie the scale of “World War Z.”

Though Forster had helmed a Bond movie — 2008’s “Quantum of Solace” — it was largely considered a disappointment compared to its predecessor, “Casino Royale.”

To surround him with an experienced crew, Pitt and producing partner Dede Gardner hired several industry veterans, including second-unit director Simon Crane, but that led to too many chefs stirring the pot, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

“The director was not empowered,” an insider told the publication. “There was nobody that steered the ship. … When you get [a director\] who can’t do it all … you get a struggle as to whose is the singular voice.”

Among other problems plaguing the production, according to the report, are:

l Just weeks before the film was set to shoot, the filmmakers were struggling to determine the look for the zombies, arguably the single most important decision for a genre film.

l In August, Pitt himself had to rescue a female extra from being trampled during the filming of a scene that involved 700 actors swarming George Square in Glasgow, Scotland.

l Two months later, the production was temporarily halted after a Hungarian anti-terrorism unit confiscated 85 fully functional, military-style assault rifles that were supposed to be used in the movie in a raid. The movie company’s employees apparently made a mistake — and an illegal one, at that — by acquiring working automatic rifles.

“The film is already over budget and over schedule,” a source told US Weekly at the time. “Brad is furious.”

l Though the principal shoot is long done, Paramount just tapped “Prometheus” screenwriter Damon Lindelof to rewrite the last act of the movie, which will require the reshoots.

“The footage from this film looks fantastic, but we all agreed it can have a better ending,” Paramount film group president Adam Goodman told Hollywood Reporter. “Getting the ending correct is essential, and we are in that creative process. ‘World War Z’ is a giant summer movie and we are confident it will be a global hit when it’s released June 2013.”