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Meet the Mayor: Emerson College - Walker Building

Welcome to "Meet the Mayor," a segment in which we interview local Foursquare Mayors in their natural habitats. Emerson College - Walker BuildingCindy Rodriguez Just...
By Barry Thompson | January 06, 2012

Twelve sweet ideas for Maine in 2012

With the new year upon us, we're looking into the future to see what things will be making Maine better in the coming 12 months. Here's a selection of things we'll be watching — and you should, too.
Better by the dozen
By DEIRDRE FULTON, JEFF INGLIS, AND NICHOLAS SCHROEDER | January 06, 2012

The fantasy (and reality) of Halloween costumery

We all wish we'd worn better costumes.
Failure
By KARL STEVENS | October 28, 2011

Night of the Republican Debate, Part X

Death won't stop them from campaigning!
Big Fat Whale
By BRIAN MCFADDEN | October 28, 2011

Fantasy camp

Wizards & Warriors Camp is a living video game, putting kids in control of everything from plotline to character personality.
Where Lord of the Rings meets Lord of the Flies
By ARIEL SHEARER | August 12, 2011

Sexy cheerleader chainsaws pink-blooded zombies in newest Suda51 game

I thought I'd never live to write a headline quite like that. Sometimes, the Japanese come up with something so baffling -- yet genius --...
By Wei-Huan Chen | July 26, 2011

Review: Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo's newest handheld console, the 3DS, costs $250 — the same amount the Wii cost at first, making the 3DS the most expensive handheld to date.
Is Ocarina of Time enough to make the Nintendo 3DS worth it?
By MADDY MYERS | July 15, 2011

The Curious Case of Junk That Eats Junkies: Flesh-rotting drug “krokodil” grips Russia

George Romero himself couldn't make this shit up. But after reading about the horrors of the newly popular Russian street drug known as krokodil (see:...
By Nate Homan | June 29, 2011

Aziz Ansari gets ready for his close-up

Though he hasn't been in the public eye for long, Aziz Ansari is quickly proving to be a pop culture mainstay.
Dangerous fun
By JESSE PAPINEAU | June 17, 2011

Review: Rammbock

Marvin Kren's grim foray into the zombie genre (a German first) has all the right components.

By ALEXANDRA CAVALLO | May 06, 2011

Photos: Arisia 2011

Sci-fi and fantasy fans attend Arisia 2011 at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel at January 14-17, 2011.
Arisia 2011 | Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel | January 14-17, 2011
By DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN | January 21, 2011

Photos: The Walking Dead's zombie plague infests Boston

In the run-up to AMC's The Walking Dead (premieres October 31, 2010), a horde of promo zombies terrorized the streets of Boston.
What it looks like when the undead rise (with the help of a professional makeup crew)
By TARA JONES | October 29, 2010

The Walking Dead zombie invasion "infects" Boston tomorrow

The Walking Dead trailerOkay, everybody, gather up your battle shovels and cans of baked beans. You know that impending zombie apocalypse the past 75 years...
By Steve Miller | October 25, 2010

Photos: Rock & Shock 2010 Horror Convention

Attendees, vendors, and horror-themed merch on the convention show floor of the seventh annual Rock & Shock.
Rock & Shock Horror Convention | DCU Center | October 15-17, 2010
By ANDY WARE | October 22, 2010

Six things I learned at Rock and Shock

George Romero talks zombies, Creepshow, and cockroach wrangling at Rock & ShockLast weekend, Rock and Shock invaded Worcester's DCU center and Palladium. For the uninitiated,...
By Michael Neel | October 20, 2010

Getting Your Hands Dirty

It's easy to get apocalyptic. Worst case scenarios can be conjured in a few broad strokes — oil crisis, poisoned reservoir, terrorists murder the Internet.
A few basic skills could help you survive the apocalypse — and reconnect to the real world
By NINA MACLAUGHLIN | October 15, 2010

PHOTOS: Feast of Flesh X: Night of the Living Dead Trekkies

As our slideshow would attest, plenty of wonderfully oozy ghouls made it out to the Somerville Theatre for J. Cannibal's "Feast of Flesh X," the...
By Shaula Clark | October 08, 2010

Photos: Zombies spotted at J. Cannibal's Feast of Flesh X

A night of horror burlesque and zombie antics in Davis Square
A few of the ghouls that trekked out to the Somerville Theatre last weekend
By DEREK KOUYOUMJIAN | October 08, 2010

LO500 Featured Battle: Resident Evil 4 vs. Left 4 Dead

Resident Evil 4's chainsaw chase, or Left 4 Dead's boomer bile? VOTE NOW: The Laser Orgy 500 - the Phoenix's quest to crown the greatest...
By Maddy Myers | September 22, 2010

Reivew: Resident Evil: Afterlife

Within the first 15 minutes of Resident Evil: Afterlife , an army of Milla Jovovich clones have ripped 500 bad guys to shreds and Tokyo has been reduced to a smoking crater. The action gets only more gonzo from there.
It's no Resident Evil 4 , but it'll do
By SHAULA CLARK | September 17, 2010

Photos: Throwed!'s Zombie Party

An undead-themed Throwed!, Middle East Downstairs, August 31, 2010
An undead-themed Throwed!, Middle East Downstairs, August 31, 2010
By KELSEY MARIE BELL | September 10, 2010

Review: Fitz and the Tantrums | Pickin' Up the Pieces

The Achilles' heel of so many bands who try and go for that big vocal sound is that they can't really sing.
Dangerbird (2010)
By JONATHAN DONALDSON | September 03, 2010

Cannibalistic comic "Chew" joins "The Walking Dead" in its lurch to TV

"The Walking Dead" trailer (Comic-Con bootleg version)Alright, Comic-Con, you may have been over for several weeks now, but we're still reeling from your swift upper-cut...
By Steve Miller | August 22, 2010

Slideshow: Images from 'Night Of The Living Dead: Reanimated'

A "collaborative artistic mash-up" of George Romero's 1968 cult classic zombie film
Artists re-interpret Night of the Living Dead through mixed media
By WILD EYE RELEASING AND MVD VISUAL | July 09, 2010

Review: Survival Of The Dead

The dead barely survive in this sixth in George A. Romero’s zombie series — except for a few instances of intestine chewing, they seem more of an afterthought than an epidemic.
A New Jersey-fied Irish Western, with zombies
By PETER KEOUGH | May 28, 2010

Voodoo economics

To paraphrase The Communist Manifesto , a specter is haunting Hollywood. Actually, two of them: zombies and vampires. The undead.
What vampire and zombie movies can tell us about the future of capitalism
By PETER KEOUGH | May 21, 2010

Review: Zombies Of Mass Destruction

What microcosm of mankind shall desperately resist the zombie plague this time around?
A parody that's eat-your-face subtle
By PETER KEOUGH | May 07, 2010

The Robby Billionaire Show

He does those zombie robots, right?
Failure
By KARL STEVENS | March 05, 2010

Review: The Crazies

George Romero has always had a knack for raising the deceased and having them dine on family and friends.
Glorious gore, without too much overkill
By TOM MEEK | March 05, 2010

Zombie overdrive

Pete Witham and the Cozmik Zombies are and are not exactly what you'd think. Sure, they're silly and ironic and probably wish it were 1954 all over again. But behind a bit of hokum lies a damn good band, more than a few smart turns of phrase, and an int
Pete Witham's Cozmik view of Americana
By SAM PFEIFLE | February 12, 2010

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