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this is emotionartHealing Through Intuition, Spiritual Guides & Vision Quests | Christopher HuppIn this deeply moving and expansive conversation, Michael Avery sits down with Christopher Hupp, an intuitive massage therapist, Reiki Master, and Meridian Massage practitioner whose work bridges ancient wisdom, energy medicine, and heartfelt spiritual guidance.Christopher shares his extraordinary journey from a debilitating back injury and open-heart surgery, to studying directly under an 83-year-old master healer, to embarking on multiple Native American vision quests that forever changed how he perceives reality. Together, they explore the parable of the blind men and the elephant, the importance of moving from head to heart, forgiving ourselves and others, and remembering...
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The Undead SymphonyEpisode 320: A Midweek Catchup with Marmite on ToastSend a textAnd so we are back at it. As I mentally prepare myself to watch the potentially abysmal The Curse of Hobbes House, Michael and I catch up to talk about the zombie entertainment we have seen recently, and what we plan to see in the coming weeks.Michael needs to finish the Netflix Resident Evil series, Daisy Ridley's We Bury the Dead and then move onto the first season of Black Summer. And from there we look forward to season 2 of All of Us Are Dead on Netflix with the first seasons...
2026-02-1152 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 313: 28 Years Later The Bone TempleSend a textMichael has gone rogue, going to not only watch 28 Years Later The Bone Temple but also he recorded an episode of the podcast whilst Darren writes and appears in The Fallen Diaries episode 1. Questions will be answered, including but not limited to:Does Michael like the look and feel of prosthetic penises? Has he ever joined a cult?Did Jimmy Savile fix it for him?What other BBC presenters and DJs does he think could be pedophiles?And many many more.Check o...
2026-01-2639 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 306: Angels versus Zombies (2018)Send a textAfter a destructive asteroid ushers in the apocalypse and Trump invades Venezuela, the dead begin to rise and Satan's army is unleashed onto the world. Meanwhile, seven archangels attempt to save mankind from evil.... And Michael has gone Han Solo for this one. As Darren talks to Captain Magenta about all things pirate zombie, Michael went off-piste and watched the 2018 French biblical zombie movie ANGELS VERSUS ZOMBIES. Is it PRO-WRESTLERS VERSUS ZOMBIES. Not quite! How dare you!Darren saw the trailer and that was enough, but Michael decided to throw h...
2026-01-0525 min
this is emotionartHealing the Global Fatherlessness Crisis | Curiosity CollectiveThis episode is a collaboration with and introduction to The Curiosity Collective.This is a conversation between my friends, Tim Rist and John Rist, son and father. They explore the profound impact of fatherlessness on individuals and society, and the journey towards finding connection and faith.takeawaysFatherlessness is a significant issue affecting many individuals today.Personal stories of fatherhood can provide insight and healing.Vulnerability is essential for connection and healing.Faith plays a crucial role in overcoming feelings of isolation.The journey through pain can lead to profound encounters with...
2025-11-291h 06The Undead SymphonyEpisode 284: Newtopia, manSend a textFinally the planets aligned and Michael and I managed to catch up, talk what we have seen, what we plan to see, but mostly we talk Newtopia, man.
2025-11-1332 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 279: The Harris Avery Guide to the Zombie ApocalypseSend a textIn the first of many (hopefully) we are joined by Michael's oldest son, Harris, fresh off of watching Scouts Guide and World War Z. We talk the movies he has seen and those he will now be subjected to as part of his indoctrination into the sub-genre. Pray for Harris.
2025-10-2140 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 274: Raiders of the Damned (2025)Send a textIn a post-apocalyptic wasteland a group of scientists are rescued by a military ops team so they can fight zombies for control of the planet. Sounds shit. I'm in.1.9/10 on IMDB now that is something, this could be a challenger to bottom of the barrel.From an IMDB review - Everything is poor in this movie: story, screenplay, dialogs, direction, performances, lighting, special effects, camera, fighting choreography, location and sets, nothing works. Richard Grieco resembles Michael Jackson and his ham performance with gestures and grimaces are annoying and never funny...
2025-10-1245 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 272: Neighbours vs Zombies, Zombiecon and the CraziesSend a textAn hour with Michael in which we catch up about:Neighbours vs Zombies 5/10Zombiecon Vol 1 5.5/10The Crazies (1973) 4/10The Crazies (2010) 6/10A wide ranging chat about our zombie viewing of the last week or two.
2025-10-0959 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 271: Neighbours versus Zombies and ZombieCon Vol 1Send a textEPISODE 271… still waiting for Michael. And I have been waiting a long time for him. But, much like London buses, am sure after waiting for ages 3 Michaels will then come along.In this episode, I want to start by talking about the Neighbours Halloween special, Neighbours versus Zombies, 5 episodes of 6 minutes or so, equating to a normal half an hour episode of the popular Australian soap opera. And this was Michael’s recommendation.It was entertaining, they didn’t ham it up, it was played the same way as the soap o...
2025-10-061h 11The Undead SymphonyEpisode 268: In conversation with Paul from Yammityville Horror PodcastSend a textA lovely evening chatting with Paul from the Black Country about all things zombie, from Michael Jackson's thriller to being not so thrilled with Brad Pitt's World War Z, crying over his Virus versus Voodoo score and Michael going to a parents-teacher evening for one of his brood.
2025-09-251h 23The Undead SymphonyEpisode 267: A Monday Morning catch upSend a textGood morning dear listeners, Shana Tova and happy new year to my Jewish listeners. In this catch up Michael and I discuss our movie of the year so far MadS, as well as Neighbours versus Zombies, strewth! And lots of other stuff as we prepare to talk to Paul from Yammityville Horror Podcast and Andy Beglin. Grab a half-espresso soy milk mochaccino and come listen.
2025-09-2240 min
this is emotionartBreaking Free from People-Pleasing & Gaslighting | Michael Avery, Angela Cook & Mary 'Marebear' JohnsonThis is a conversation between 3 recovering people pleasers. Is there a middle ground between doormat-ism and narciss-ism? We pendulate to find that answer. Are you a people pleaser? Do you disagree? We're curious, let us know! In the comments or @thisisemotionartMovies: Boondock Saints, Salt BurnGabor Mate parenting episode: https://youtu.be/tool-R8VJ2Y?si=1hZW6lA8QyWt5l2JArtist Spotlight: Matt James - Lucky Tiger Tattoo Parlor, Philomath ORsocials @luckytigertattooparlorMusic and Audio by Buddy Anderson......
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this is emotionartForged in Fire: A Child's Journey | Boston Avery & co-host Mary 'Marebear' JohnsonA conversation with our own Boston!Joyful sarcasm, chaos and storytelling... the absence of anything.The Dizzy Hen: https://thedizzyhen.com/ Insta @the_dizzyhenMusic and Audio by Buddy Anderson...Check him out on Spotify @fromanothamistaWhat did you think of the episode? I’d love to hear... your feedback fuels our conversations!Follow on Socials: @thisisemotionart for updates & community chats.Email Me: averycookgroup@gmail.com – Share stories or guest ideas!Partner with Us: Sponsor an episode to support our mission of crea...
2025-09-191h 26The Undead SymphonyEpisode 263: Lee Donaldson and Dead ZeroSend a textTaking a break between the Zombie Night double bill, Re-Animator and MadS in this episode of the podcast we are delighted to share airtime with writer/producer/actor and all round nice guy Lee Donaldson. We talk his zombie history, his top (I think it was 8 or 9) zombie movies and the inspiration for his zombie not-so-short DEAD ZERO. As well as his plans for the full feature.We share movie suggestions (he has to see Girl with all the Gifts) that we think Lee will enjoy, reference Michael's short lived OnlyFans account, a...
2025-09-011h 10The Undead SymphonyEpisode 261: Zombie Night (2003) and Zombie Night 2: AwakeningSend a textOh this one is on you, Stephanie Grant. This one is all on you. Zombie Night and Zombie Night 2. No, not the zombie night with Daryl Hannah, Alan Ruck and Anthony Michael Hall written and directed by Murphy from Z Nation. Nope. That scored a flat tire of a 3.5/10. This, the 2003 Canadian movie, its Sequel and then that mockumentary about the making of it were all written and directed by David J Francis, and it’s sequel may be something else entirely. Reel Zombies, the mockumentary we scored 2.5.The blurb - Following the...
2025-08-3100 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 260: Planet Terror (2007)Send a textIn a genre that can go from the ludicrous to the sublime to the horrific, from farting zombie versions of the founding fathers to our daughters slow decline into zombification to your face being ripped off and eaten in front of you, there is room for a bit of everything. We have seen Attack of the Flatulating Dead, The Sadness, Maggie, and we have seen those out there over the top productions, I am thinking Wild Zero and Tokyo Zombie and New Kids Nitro. Never to be outdone, we have this Planet Terror is...
2025-08-2834 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 256: The Zom Rom Com ChatSend a textIn this episode Michael and I talk Zom Rom Coms, the zombie romantic comedy sub sub-genre of this sub-genre of horror. Avoiding the obvious Shaun of the Dead, we discuss those we have seen and scored well. Burying the Ex, As We Know it, Warm Bodies and the most recent Life After Beth all scoring in the 6s and 6.5s. So high scoring for us.Come listen to us chat about why this much maligned sub-genre should be bringing all the hardcore zombie movie fans, and the romcom fan base together.
2025-08-2042 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 252: In the Flesh Darren and Michael recapSend a textAfter two seasons and 9 hours of dare I call it entertainment? Michael and I recap our time in Roarton. Did we love it? We certainly enjoyed season 1. Season 2 less so, but it is certainly worth a watch. There are precious few zombie shows out there, and even fewer that re worth your time. Our recommendation? Watch season 1. Maybe season 2 if you have the ability to filter out dozens of pointless and incomplete plot lines and inane unnecessary characters.
2025-08-1146 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 245: Dr Kyle Bishop aka Dr Walking DeadSend a textRECORDING IN PROGRESS!In this special episode we get to talk with zombie scholar Dr Kyle Bishop about all things zeke. We talk his studies, we talk first, last, best, and worst, we talk top 10s and so much more. And, apologies to Michael and Curtis, he scored a winning 18/20 on Virus or Voodoo. The bar has been set high. Will that score be beaten?Check out his work on Contributions to Zombie Studies herehttps://mcfarlandbooks.com/imprint/contributions-to-zombie-studies/?srsltid=AfmBOop_pk9R9FXchem4xbfpovETDMZZ-j3pH7EGJZK2...
2025-07-241h 43The Undead SymphonyEpisode 242: Messiah of EvilSend a textA terror you wont want to remember!In a film you wont be able to forget!From the makers of American Graffiti, we have… Messiah of Evil from 1974 recommended to use by Andy Beglin.Film Comment called it "one of the top 10 classic, overlooked horror films of all time." LA Times dismissed the film as a "thoroughly dismal horror picture that is sleep-inducing rather than hair-raising" and it gets 6.3/10 on IMDB and 100% on RT.A young woman goes to look for her missing father. Her trip ta...
2025-07-1936 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 239: 28 Years Later with Brian from ZombpocalypseSend a textAfter having Steph from Listeners of the Dead on last week to explain the thinking behind her 4/10 for the much anticipated 28 Years Later, we have Brian from Zombpocalypse to discuss the rationale behind his 10/10.Michael really liked the movie but only gave it 7/10.Darren thought it wasn't as bad as some people have made it out to be, but it wasn't the movie he wanted. There was just much wrong with it, pointing at Alex Garland dialing it in as he was too focused on his own movies....
2025-07-131h 21The Undead SymphonyEpisode 237: The Fallen with Kieran from the Eerie Earth PodcastSend a textIn this special episode of the Undead Symphony we are joined by Kieran Begg the writer, director, narrator, host and driving force behind the Eerie Earth Podcast. We will talk all things podcasting, and a lot of things zombie, including his first, last, best and worst, his top 10 zombie movies and TV shows.We will also be discussing the three seasons of his wonderful dramatised audio play The Fallen, as it follows Dani and Cal Cunningham as they try to survive the zombie apocalypse in Edinburgh. And Michael auditions to...
2025-07-061h 21The Undead SymphonyEpisode 235: 28 Years Later with Steph GrantSend a textAnd so here we are, a week after seeing a movie we have waited 18 years for (or 23 year for some), a movie so eagerly anticipated we bought the themed beer and drank the kool aid. But the reality was very different to the trailer. So what did Stephanie from Listeners of the Dead, Michael and I think about the Danny Boyle and Alex Garland blockbuster 28 Years Later? Well, you will need to listen to find out.SPOILER WARNING: We didn't agree.Michael 7/10Darren 6.5/10 but he was ok with...
2025-07-061h 12The Undead SymphonyEpisode 233: 28 Years LaterSend a textThere will be a nice balanced conversation about the franchise to date with Brian over at Zombpocalypse and Michael. There will also be a Michael and Darren catch up that will cover Transit 17 (now equal worst scoring with Night of the Flatulating Dead) and ChatGPT's worst zombie movie of all time Zombie Nightmare with Adam West and Shawn Levy. But that is not this episode.In sunny Corfu I went to see the much anticipated 28 Years Later, the sequel we have been waiting 18 years for, and in some quarters 23 years for. I...
2025-06-2740 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 229: I Zombie (1998)Send a textI zombieVery I Claudius or I RobotAnd no not the crappy tv show either this a film which was released by Fangoria Films in 1998; it was written, directed, produced and scored by Andrew Parkinson. It tells the story of a young man who gets infected by being bitten by a zombie and gradually starts turning into one himself. HIS SOUL WAS THE LAST THING TO GOKeith Phipps of The A.V. Club wrote that the film is too dull to appeal even to F...
2025-06-1622 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 227: Inmate Zero aka Patients of a Saint (Stupid title)Send a textWe have TUBI and Michael to thank for this episode, as we go to a small island off of Ireland where death row prisoners are injected with all manner of nastiness to try to find a cure for Alzheimers and cancer. However, as Stone, our special forces Sinead O'Connor and Ellen Ripley a la Alien 3 skinhead sporting heroine discovers, the medication turns everyone fast moving black blood spewing zeke.With decent practical effect and some good cinematography, a few good tense moments and kills, this is still average at best. The acting...
2025-06-1445 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 226: Burying the Ex (2014) chat with Michael and DarrenSend a textAnton Yelchin (we love him) and Oliver Cooper (we love him) as half-brothers from the same sack star in this Joe Dante (Gremlins/The Howling) rom zom com and we loved it. It joins Shaun of the Dead and Warm Bodies as an entry level zombie movie you could watch on a date, with grandma or the kids. Here is the chat! With special guest intro from the man we love, Bruce in As as know it and Travis in this... the wonderful Oliver Cooper
2025-06-1241 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 225: Michael and Darren talk World Ends at Camp Z and the ChatGPT Top 10Send a textAfter my scathing review of World Ends at Camp Z Michael tries to defend it, whilst CHATGPT throws up a very obvious top 10 zombie movies and a new worst? We shall have to see.
2025-06-1044 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 224: Burying the ExSend a textA change of plan. We had that list of zombie movies on TUBI. Michael was given the reigns and I asked him which one to watch next. He said Transit 17, a French/Belgian/dutch effort. I agreed then saw the trailer and reviews and now he has had his choosing privileges revoked again.That being said TUBI has redeemed itself by offering up this, a rom zom com, and there aren’t many of this… Burying the Ex2014Directed by Joe Danto who gave Gremlins and Small Soldiers, both...
2025-06-1026 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 222: World Ends at Camp ZSend a textWORLD END AT CAMP ZA campground owner learns of a prospective buyer's evil intentions concerning the land. A zombie uprising might help him stop the sale.3.3/10 in IMDB urghNo overall score in RT as it doesn’t have 50 people who could be bothered to watch it1/10The Mess at Worlds EndWhoever rated thus dog over 3 is either high or part of the film crew. It's a wandering mess without clear purpose or point. The premise was suppose to...
2025-06-0831 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 220: Death ShackSend a textI know I know I promised Michael I would watch World Ends at Camp Z, but I really don’t want to, so I am sneaking in DEATH SHACK. DEATH SHACK BABY DEATH SHACK DEATH SHACK BABY THAT’S WHERE ITS AT.2017 from SHUDDERGets a respectable 5.5/10 on IMDBAnd 82% on ROTTEN TOMATOESYup. How do you like them apples?Three teens and a drunken father on a cabin getaway discover their mysterious neighbor is harboring a house full of zombies.Wh...
2025-06-0533 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 215: Darren and Michael's Resident Evil Movie recapSend a textOk, we finally made it through the confusing world of Paul W S Anderson's Resident Evil, an inconsistent bag of cat if ever there was one.
2025-05-271h 07The Undead SymphonyEpisode 214: Resident Evil Retribution and The Final ChapterSend a textAnd it is finally here. We have managed to survive 14 years of the T-virus with Alice and a host of heroes and villains that changed more than the weather. Paul W S Anderson flip flopping constantly, we have one villainous doctor in this movie, then a different one the next movie, we have number of computer game heroes this movie, and they aren't even mentioned in the next. It was all a big mess and if anything, it shows that one person should have total control of a franchise, with no one pushing back...
2025-05-251h 04The Undead SymphonyEpisode 211: Darren and Michael Catch-up EpisodeSend a textIn this wide ranging catch-up we talk all the things we have been up to, the movies we have seen, plus 28 Years Later, Festival of the Dead and the main point of the pod, selling each other Zombie Repellent and Zombies Christmas Apocalypse. A fun chat was hadZombie Repellent 5/10Festival of the Dead 4/10Zombies Christmas Apocalypse 3/1028 Years breaking even at the box office? Unlikely
2025-05-0657 min
this is emotionartA Gypsy's Mirror on Michael | Theresa AveryA conversation with Theresa, my step mother. Theresa is a gypsy with a unique perspective on this crazy story of damage and healing, shared without fear.Delicious.Music and Audio by Buddy Anderson.... check him out on Spotify @fromanothamistaWhat did you think of the episode? I’d love to hear... your feedback fuels our conversations!Follow on Socials: @thisisemotionart for updates & community chats.Email Me: averycookgroup@gmail.com – Share stories or guest ideas!Partner with Us: Sponsor an episode to support our mission of creating connections through emot...
2025-04-271h 10The Undead SymphonyEpisode 210: Zombie Christmas Apocalypse (2024) but actually Zombies! (2016)Send a textA solo episode from Michael this time around, other than me interjecting with a HOW DARE YOU! We split to watch Zombie Repellent (Me and a 5/5 in Amazon) and Zombies Christmas Apocalypse (Michael and a 2/10 on IMDB). Was it fair? Well, no. But hey ho! All is fair in love and zombie warz. So this bag of shinola was a repackaged 2016 Tony Todd piece of shit zombie movie repackaged in 2024 with a Christmas theme and credits.I shall let Michael give you the rest.
2025-04-2418 min
this is emotionartSeder the 2ndA conversation with my mom which has changed how I see the world. Thank you for facing your fear and sharing your story with us. This is a long one, there's a lot to say, so we broke it into two episodes why not. This is part two.Names of God my mom usesElohim = GodYahveh = The LordYeshuah = JesusHere's my contact:michael@thisisemotionart.comSocials @thisisemotionart
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this is emotionartSeder the 1stA conversation with my mom which has changed how I see the world. Thank you for facing your fear and sharing your story with us. This is a long one, there's a lot to say, so we broke it into two episodes why not. This is part one.Names of God my mom usesElohim = GodYahveh = The LordYeshuah = JesusHere's my contact:michael@thisisemotionart.comSocials @thisisemotionart
2025-04-142h 29The Undead SymphonyEpisode 206: The Beyond (1981)Send a textAnd whilst Ollie Eats Brains and Michael are in a holding pattern prior to tomorrows recording I am back on the DVDs and somewhat of a classic in the genre, THE BEYOND, a movie that has terrified audiences across the world, lucio fulci face melting, blood oozing, gory glory.1981 it was also released as And you will live in terror! The afterlifeSet in new orleans Its plot follows a woman who inherits a hotel in rural Louisiana that was once the site of a horrific murder, and which may...
2025-03-2629 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 205: Dead Zone (2022)Send a textWell, hot shit, we are back for another episode. Well I am, hi. This is the Undead Symphony with me Darren Smith. And in this episode I am watching Dead Zone, not the Stephen King paranormal movie with Christopher Qalken, or the show with Anthony Michael hall, this is a zombie sci fi tech armour movie starring Michael Jai White, of Spawn Fame, Jeff Fahey of Lawnmower man fame, and Chad Michael Collins from the Sniper movie series.The blurbAn elite team of soldiers who, to stop the collapse...
2025-03-2442 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 199: Wasting AwaySend a textThe film uses color footage to show the action from the zombies' point of view in which they see themselves as normal humans and occasionally switches to black-and-white footage to show the zombies from the point of view of normal humans55% on RT and 5.7/10 in IMDB th DVD box suggests it could become an instant cult classic. We shall see about that.It stars Matt Davis from The Vamepire Dairies, Legally Blonde and CSI as MikeMichael Grant Terry from Bones as TimJuliana Robinson as...
2025-02-2438 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 192: Resident Evil ExtinctionSend a textAnd onto resident evil extinction, part 3 of the franchise that we are working our way through. We will watch the movies, then Welcome to Racoon City the reboot and the Netflix show. But before that, this is the 3rd movie on the bounce and it admittedly my favourite, and think that is because it is no longer hamstrung by being tied to the games, and therefore has to play to the audience of gamers. It can just be a movieIt opens as the first movie does with Alice in the shower...
2025-01-2738 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 190: Seoul StationSend a textSEOUL STATION – 2016 written and directed by Yeon Sang-ho. who wrote and directed all three Busan movies. It is the second released installment in the Train to Busan film series, and a prequel of its eponymous film, the aeni (South Korean animation) explores how the zombie epidemic began in South Korea before the latter's events,and revolves around the three main characters; Hye-sun, a young woman and prostitute who is attempting to survive in the world who sees her as disposable, Suk-gyu, her father who searches for his runaway daughter with help from her boyfriend, Ki...
2025-01-1534 min
this is emotionartBehind the Stagelight | Ike Avery & co-host Mary 'Marebear' JohnsonA conversation with our own Ike. A human with understanding that who he is, has mostly to do with who he sees himself to be. Free to be as he is.Starting next week we’re going to adjust our release schedule to every other week. Watch this space for new projects and ever better life balance!References:Derealization: A type of dissociation that involves a distorted perception of the external world. People experiencing derealization may feel like their surroundings are unreal, distant, or dream-like.Ga...
2024-12-301h 44The Undead SymphonyEpisode 183: Freaks of NatureSend a textYou remember those meals where you didn't really have everything you needed? Maybe it was a few days before payday and you need to make something with what you have? So you have kosher chicken hot dog wieners, Marinara sauce and 2 minute noodles for dinner? Well this movie from 2015 is that meal.In a town where Dennis Leary's factory dominates the skyline, and he sponsors everything, using the money he makes from selling the Ribblet, a processed meat product with a chemical found on Saturn (WTAF?), humans, vampires and zombies live peacefully...
2024-12-2637 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 181: The 28 Years Later trailer discussionSend a textIn this festive time Michael and I talk gifts, and the gift that is the 28 Years Later trailer that dropped this week and made the online horror community wet themselves. In short, we are both excited, but not convinced. After all, it is no Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies. How dare you!
2024-12-1343 min
this is emotionartFrom Cult Escape to Finding My Voice | Moriah AveryA conversation with Moriah... my sister by blood and by choice.References:Moriah Avery, realtor: Moriah AveryArt of Charm podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/08XveTtMJIYffPwjjVwpSM?si=9NebM3woTzOzygNPhusr4wJim Roberts Group wiki page: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brethren_(Jim_Roberts_group)For more information about Moriah and Michael’s Cookeville, TN Amish experience, listen to the previously released emotionart episode with Aaron.Body of Christ Ministries: About — Body of Christ International Mini...
2024-12-022h 03The Undead SymphonyEpisode 180: Gen Z (Episode 1)Send a textWe bring season 7 to a close with this effort from Channel 4 in the UK, a channel with a pedigree that includes Spaced, Drop the Dead Donkey, Trigger Happy TV, Black Books, Big Brother and more. It brought us Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright, and Dead Set by Black Mirror's Charlier Brooker. Although I would insist you watch the Brazilian remake Reality Z instead.This steaming turn left in a bag on my porch my Michael Avery does not live up the aforementioned billing. It is not good at all, despite...
2024-12-0130 min
this is emotionartWriter, Actor, Musician, Creator | Charlie AveryA conversation with Charlie, 13.Follow Charlie’s art on YouTube: @IggyTheBlank.To better visualize Sam Spiders, here’s how you make a Zero Eyed Bob:- Make a fist with thumbs down and rest the tip of your thumb on a horizontal surface.- Now hop it around and see how it interacts… just remember, don’t say cheese!What did you think of the episode? I’d love to hear... your feedback fuels our conversations!Follow on Socials: @thisisemotionart for updates & community...
2024-11-1050 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 177: Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End (with Michael)Send a textI waxed rhapsodic about this movie in the last episode and, after interrupting Michael's DVD stack, got him to watch this so we could talk about it today.7/10 all day long. Can't wait for the other parts. Come on, don't disappoint me now, Amazon.
2024-11-0439 min
this is emotionartPeacemaking, Motherhood & Finding True Self | Bonnie AveryA conversation with Bonnie.A bonfire is her own introduction.What did you think of the episode? I’d love to hear... your feedback fuels our conversations!Follow on Socials: @thisisemotionart for updates & community chats.Email Me: averycookgroup@gmail.com – Share stories or guest ideas!Partner with Us: Sponsor an episode to support our mission of creating connections through emotional/artistic exploration. Reach a lot of curious minds... details, rates, and sponsorship options: www.averycookgroup.comSubscribe, rate, and review this is emotionart on YouTube/Spotify/Apple to help us spread the word!
2024-10-201h 32The Undead SymphonyEpisode 172: You've got red on you - the Shaun of the Dead 20th Anniversary RecapSend a textCelebrating the 20th anniversary, Michael and I are joined by Brian from Zombpocalypse for a wide-ranging and rambling talk about all things Simon Pegg, UK-US translations, finding and then annoying a friend named Pete, Spaced, Channel 4 vs BBC comedies, and the legacy of the 2004 game changer that was Shaun of the Dead. Have you run it under a cold tap yet? We hope so. So come join us at the Winchester for some hog lumps, a pint and a game of darts so we can wait til this all blows over.Always a...
2024-10-191h 17The Undead SymphonyEpisode 171: Blood QuantumSend a textI loved this movie from the moment I saw it. 2019. First Nation characters being downtrodden by the white man finally getting their chance for a better life when mother nature infects mankind with a zombie virus that they are immune to.Beautifully shot, with some scenes reminiscent of art house cinema, and a growing tension that puts it up there as a mashup of True Detective and Fear the Walking Dead, and an excellent First Nation cast this stood out to me so much it was in my top 10 for a long...
2024-10-1740 min
this is emotionartRule #27: Everyone Does What's Important to Them | Stan AveryA conversation with my dad…Oh, that makes so much sense!😜What did you think of the episode? I’d love to hear... your feedback fuels our conversations!Follow on Socials: @thisisemotionart for updates & community chats.Email Me: averycookgroup@gmail.com – Share stories or guest ideas!Partner with Us: Sponsor an episode to support our mission of creating connections through emotional/artistic exploration. Reach a lot of curious minds... details, rates, and sponsorship options: www.averycookgroup.comSubscribe, rate, and review this is emotionart on YouTube/Spotify/Apple to help us spread the word!
2024-10-131h 11
this is emotionartDropping the Mask: Unfiltered Truth | Michael Avery & Angela CookA conversation between Michael Avery and Angela Cook about all sorts of stuff. Life. The Forge. Michael’s upbringing.What did you think of the episode? I’d love to hear... your feedback fuels our conversations!Follow on Socials: @thisisemotionart for updates & community chats.Email Me: averycookgroup@gmail.com – Share stories or guest ideas!Partner with Us: Sponsor an episode to support our mission of creating connections through emotional/artistic exploration. Reach a lot of curious minds... details, rates, and sponsorship options: www.averycookgroup.comSubscribe, rate, and review this is emotionart on YouTube/Spotify/Apple...
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this is emotionartMapping the Landscape of Human Emotion | Michael AveryA conversation between me and Ang.What did you think of the episode? I’d love to hear... your feedback fuels our conversations!Follow on Socials: @thisisemotionart for updates & community chats.Email Me: averycookgroup@gmail.com – Share stories or guest ideas!Partner with Us: Sponsor an episode to support our mission of creating connections through emotional/artistic exploration. Reach a lot of curious minds... details, rates, and sponsorship options: www.averycookgroup.comSubscribe, rate, and review this is emotionart on YouTube/Spotify/Apple to help us spread the word!
2024-09-1514 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 166: Yummy with MichaelSend a textBelgian 2019 and even though it is the first Belgian zombie movie this was done superbly well. I watched this back in Episode 46 BM (before Michael) and since then it has been a firm favourite. It is one of those movies I have seen over the last couple of years that are not on other people's radar.Joining It Stains the Sands Red and Blood Quantum in my top list of movies most haven't seen, we meet Michael, Alison and her mother Sylvia from Belgium as they head into Eastern Europe to go...
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this is emotionartCurious Questions from a Curious Mind | James AveryA conversation with Lucas James Avery, one of my boys and a child of the forge.What did you think of the episode? I’d love to hear... your feedback fuels our conversations!Follow on Socials: @thisisemotionart for updates & community chats.Email Me: averycookgroup@gmail.com – Share stories or guest ideas!Partner with Us: Sponsor an episode to support our mission of creating connections through emotional/artistic exploration. Reach a lot of curious minds... details, rates, and sponsorship options: www.averycookgroup.comSubscribe, rate, and review this is emotionart on YouTube/Spotify/Apple to help us s...
2024-09-0917 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 165: Automaton Transfusion and Summer Camp with MichealSend a textNow he is catching up with the DVDs Michael and I are discussing them. In this episode we cover Automaton Confusion, a movie that cost $30,000 to make and yet, up until the stupid its a giant experiment nonsense, was thoroughly enjoyable, punching way above its budget. It had fast paced zombies, genuine scares, and 80% of the story was basic but decent. And we have Summer Camp, a movie from the producers of Annabel, The Conjuring and REC. So Spanish. It starts as a pretty generic, four American counselors at a summer camp f...
2024-09-051h 09The Undead SymphonyEpisode 162: The Corey Feldman Double BillSend a textMichael and I talk about two films starring 80s superstar Corey Feldman - Zombie King and Zombex.Zombie King - He plays a Haitian voodoo demon that is summoned by Edward Furlong's widower to bring Ed's dead wife back from Hell.... for about 3 minutes.Zombex - He plays a scientist in the last 2 scenes along with Sid Haig and Malcolm MacDowell and Lew Temple. MacDowell is in about 5 scenes. Haig is in 1. So we know we have been conned when the big names are not in the show. R...
2024-08-201h 06The Undead SymphonyEpisode 155: The ClassicsSend a textMichael and I talk the classics this week; White Zombie, I Walked with a Zombie, and King of the Zombies. And these movies have all had a significant influence on the horror genre. White Zombie, released in 1932, is considered one of the first zombie films and is credited with popularizing the concept of zombies in popular culture. It introduced audiences to the idea of the undead being controlled by a master, a theme that has been revisited in countless zombie films since. I Walked with a Zombie, released in 1943, is often praised f...
2024-07-231h 01The Undead SymphonyEpisode 154: Tokyo Zombie and Burial GroundSend a textHow to unpick this one? Toyko Zombie first. 2005 Japanese and based on a Manga of the same name that is classed as one of the best.It certainly hit a lot of the zombie movie themes. We have the reluctant hero, the cause, it happening in the background, societal collapse, and then the rich controlling the poor, before marauders take it for themselves.But I found it quite slow, a little dull in places. Maybe, like Zom100 Bucket List of the Dead, the manga/anime is better and it just...
2024-07-201h 19The Undead SymphonyEpisode 141: Shaun of the Dawn or Dawn of the ShaunsSend a textWhere were you when you first saw the poster of Dawn 2004? Did you have the 1978 poster on your walls at college? What's your favourite Shaun quote? You got red on you? Do you have a local Winchester where you can hold up until it all blows over? In this episode Michael and I talk Shaun of the Dead and Snyder's Dawn of the Dead 2004 and the original Romero. We talk favourite scenes, zombies, legacy, game changers, how we would change 2004 to better suit our taste, guilty pleasures and more in this episode i...
2024-04-301h 26The Undead SymphonyEpisode 138: Shed of the DeadSend a textIf I said to you that Shed of the Dead is a British zombie comedy movie in the ilk of Shaun of the Dead, co-starring Michael (The Hills have Eyes) Berryman, Kane (Friday 13th) Hodder and Bill (Texas Chainsaw Massacre) Moseley in which Trevor spends all his time in the shed at his allotment fantasizing about being a wizard and drinking moonshine before the zombie apocalypse kicks him into action, it would sound alright. And on paper it is alright. The reality though is something completely different. For us to care whether ou...
2024-04-231h 13The Undead SymphonyEpisode 135: Project Wolf HuntingSend a textDo you like Korean cinema? We do.Do you like K-Horror? We do.Do you like K-Zombies? We do.Do you like overly brutal bloody violence including numerous mass stabbings, infanticide, feeding bodies of test subjects to pigs, graphic beheadings, super soldiers with no eyes beating rooms of men and women to death with anything it can get is hands on, and killing someone by forcefully face f~cking them whilst receiving a blowjob? Not so much.Still, that is Project Wolf Hunting. 5.5/10. If I...
2024-04-0839 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 130: WitherSend a textIt is our 30th country from which we have enjoyed zombie, undead and infected entertainment. Aren't we an international bunch of luvvies? And isn't the genre global? I think so.How did this one appear? After back to back episodes of the floating turds of Amazon I needed something that I knew was good. No, not Dead and Breakfast. Michael still needs to see that one. And no not Route 666 with post Brat Pack stalwarts Lori Petty and Lou Diamond Philips. So, trusting in my overseas zombie entertainment, I looked for lists...
2024-03-2632 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 123: Book of ZombieSend a textI don't know where to start. Small mercies? The movie isn't long. Conceptually? It is a funny premise. The Church of Scientology are trying to remove all other religions by creating tailored viruses that turn the believers into unkillable zombies. Their weakness? The things they weren't allowed to do in life due to their faith? That whole Mormons not swearing, no caffeine or alcohol thing. The execute? Piss poor. It sits uneasily between Pro-Wrestlers v Zombies (2.5/10) and Johnny Z (3/10) for us. Michael wanted to give it 2.51/10 but I overruled that as it w...
2024-03-041h 04The Undead SymphonyEpisode 120: As We Know ItSend a textFrom Wikipedia"Set in Los Angeles in the late 1990s, struggling writer James Bishop grapples with the emotional shrapnel of a recent breakup with his longtime girlfriend, Emily. As James holds up in his Hollywood Hills home with writer's block, his eccentric best friend Bruce shows up with bad news. The city has plunged into chaos by an unusual and hilarious zombie outbreak, courtesy of tainted soy milk.With the streets of Los Angeles swarming with the undead, James, Bruce, and Emily come together to barricade themselves in the house...
2024-02-251h 31The Undead SymphonyEpisode 119: ViralSend a text"Viral," a 2016 sci-fi thriller directed by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost, follows the story of two sisters navigating a world consumed by a mysterious outbreak. The film delves into the complexities of sisterhood against the backdrop of a viral epidemic that transforms humans into aggressive creatures. As the infection spreads, the sisters, played by Sofia Black-D'Elia, who is married to Joost, and Lio Tipton, struggle to survive and protect their bond. Despite a lot of bad reviews I think the movie skillfully blends elements of horror, drama, and suspense, keeping au...
2024-02-1739 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 118: I am a HeroSend a textIn this episode we are joined by Hannah from over at Hordes of Horror for a fun Japanese live action adaptation of the Kengo Hanazawa manga I am a Hero starring Yo Oizumi as Hideo Suzuki or Hero.The put-upon, down-on-his-luck manga associate producer has a shotgun license, and a girl friend who has had enough of his day dreaming. But when the ZQN virus decimates his city, turning people into zombies our hero needs to buck up his idea, and take that shotgun and license on the road with Hiromi.
2024-02-061h 53The Undead SymphonyEpisode 113: JunkSend a textWelcome to this episode of the Undead Symphony in which we unravel cinematic gems . In the 113th episode, Michael and I dissect the 2000 Japanese zombie flick, "Junk." And it's name is very apt. Whilst it was suggested that we immerse ourselves in a thrilling blend of horror and action as we explore the film's unique take on the undead genre, Michael and I were more disappointed than anything. Join us as we delve into the less than captivating narrative, ignore any cultural nuances and pick on the cinematic techniques that th...
2024-01-221h 10The Undead SymphonyEpisode 112: Anna and the Apocalypse with Steph Grant from Listeners of the DeadSend a textJoin us in this thrilling podcast journey into the world of 'Anna and the Apocalypse.' This unique film seamlessly blends genres, offering a perfect mix of musical, comedy, and zombie apocalypse chaos all set at Christmas and in their final year of school. Anna, a high school student, navigates the challenges of teenage life with humor and resilience, but when a zombie outbreak hits her small town during Christmas, she faces an unexpected battle for survival. As the undead hordes rise, Anna and her friends belt out catchy tunes while fighting f...
2024-01-171h 06The Undead SymphonyEpisode 107: Train to Busan rewatch with ArvindSend a textHe was here for our 80th episode to review the first season of Fear the Walking Dead and he is back again. As he sits next to Michael at work there is no escaping the torrent of film recommendations and this one he paid attention to and watched, not once, but 3 times, it is the Train to Busan, a riveting South Korean zombie apocalypse film directed by Yeon Sang-ho, released in 2016. The movie unfolds primarily within the confines of a high-speed train traveling from Seoul to Busan, as passengers grapple with a sudden and...
2024-01-0450 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 103: Dead AirSend a textBill Moseley as a shock jock (recently we saw him in Exit Humanity alongside a shock jock from a very similar zombie movie Pontypool, Stephen McHattie), Patricia Tallman (Barbara in the Tom Savini remake of Night of the Living Dead where Moseley played her brother Johnny - they're coming to get you Bar-ba-ra) as his ex-wife and producer at the radio station. Directed by LA Law's Corbin Bersen (recently seen in Herd) with a cameo for him in a dodgy beard and LA Law buddy Larry Drake over the phone. A middle e...
2023-12-041h 19The Undead SymphonyEpisode 101: White Zombie and HerdSend a textThis week, to start the new season, Michael and I are comparing old to new. Fair? Maybe not, but it is our show and it seemed a reasonable enough premise. And so a real-time game of Virus or Voodoo as we watch the 1932 Bela Lagosi "classic" White Zombie and the 2023 Herd.Back in the black and white days of cinema men were real men, women were real women, and zombies were almost entirely created by voodoo. Bela Legosi was the star of the time, Dracula in his caped finery and he plays...
2023-11-212h 06The Undead SymphonyEpisode 100: Dog SoldiersSend a textFor our 100th Episode we have sausages under the grill, pork stew on the stove and input from Janine Pipe, author of Sausages - the making of Dog Soldiers, and pal of Neil Marshall, the writer/director of one of both of our favourite British horror movies the 2002 Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd and Liam Cunningham Dog Soldiers.Yes, we are branching out, and not the branch that Bruce impaled himself on, away from zombies to the furry fun ride that is werewolf movies, for this 2002 cult classic. Infinitely quotable, one of Michael's...
2023-10-301h 21The Undead SymphonyEpisode 96: Dead Snow 2: Red vs DeadSend a textOff the back of our Dead Snow review with Curtis (one half of Gravely Serious) Michael and I are back to review the Dead Snow 2, the sequel in which sole survivor of the first movie Martin must go into battle a second time against the villainous Nazi Herzog and his zombie horde as they try to fulfil their purpose and complete their final order from Hitler, and kill everyone in the nearby town.It is bigger, badder, gorier, but overall worse despite the critics preferring it to the original (what were they...
2023-10-101h 07The Undead SymphonyEpisode 91: Dead & Buried and Dellamorte Dellamore aka Cemetery ManSend a textAfter the conversation with Michael and Steph on the top 10 Undead Symphony zombie movies I went looking for other people's top rated movies. IndieWire had a good one, but then I found the IMDB top 50. Outside of Re-Animator and White Zombie I had seen most of them, other than Dead & Buried from 1981 and Cemetery Man from 1994.Dead & Buried is a nasty, dark story of a small coastal town where the locals murder anyone that ventures there, as Sheriff Dan (James Farentino) tries to solve the murders. But then the dead are found...
2023-09-101h 16The Undead SymphonyEpisode 90: The Girl with all the Gifts with Stephanie from Listeners of the DeadSend a textThis week we have been joined by the awesome Steph from Listeners of the Dead podcast as she and Michael get to watch for the first time one of my favourite movies The Girl with all the Gifts starring Paddy Considine, Glen Close, Gemma Arterton and Sennia Nanua as Stephanie, I mean Melanie!I reviewed this back in Episode 13, so didn't include the preamble/summary plot, you can find it there if you want to listen.This is us chatting all things zombie, with movie preferences, observations of US vs o...
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The Undead SymphonyEpisode 86: Fear the Walking Dead Season 1 with Arvind DograSend a textThis episode we are joined by Arvind who suggested we all watch the first season of Fear the Walking Dead, the spin-off series that came our about 5 seasons into TWD and was like a breath of fresh air. We meet the dysfunctional Clark/Manawa family in LA as the zombie apocalypse hits, and hits hard. We are there at day zero, without really seeing the origins, but we see the fall of society to a degree as the characters experience it. This was something always missing in TWD as Rick slept through it.
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The Undead SymphonyEpisode 84: Outpost with Steph from Listeners of the DeadSend a textIn this episode Michael and I spar with the Listeners of the Dead's Stephanie, learning all about her zombie movie fixation, her podcast and her thoughts on the genre that we all love.We then take a sideways look at her movie choice, the 2008 Nazi ghost/zombie story Outpost starring the late, great Ray Stevenson and Richard Brake, and directed by Steve Barker who would go on to direct the sequel and Rezort starring Dougray Scott, one of our favourites.We cover:What song she sings with her b...
2023-08-242h 00The Undead SymphonyEpisode 79: Pro Wrestlers vs ZombiesSend a textThere are good zombie movies, the top notch, high end, often mainstream, big studio efforts such as World War Z, Army of the Dead, the Zombielands, the Shaun's, the 28 Days and Weeks. Then you have the classics, modern and otherwise, the Romero's, the 70's and 80's Italian efforts. You have sleeper hits, the Blood Quantum and It Stains the Sands Red, the European hits like Rommbock, Yummy, The Night Eats the World. The Asian hits, the All of Us Are Dead, Train to Busan and Peninsula. And then you have this...Pro...
2023-08-0959 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 78: State of Emergency and Death Do Us PartSend a textHere we have two movies we didn't hate. And that is hard with the flotsam floating in the cesspool of the genre.Both were not on the radar and were found thanks to a dumpster dive into Amazon Prime.We have State of Emergency starring Station 19s Jay Hayden from 2011. A nice and simple infection story with some good survival bits and Jim tries to find shelter from the running infected at a stable before moving to a factory space with three other survivors. I was genuinely surprised with this...
2023-08-022h 02The Undead SymphonyEpisode 75: Here Alone and What We BecomeSend a textA switcheroo here. I was planning to publish our episode on the battle of the 1970s long titled movies, with Let The Sleeping Corpses Lie at Manchester Morgue from 1974 and Children Should Not Play With Dead Things from 1972. However, Michael is playing catch-up and do we will publish that one next week.And so it gives me, more of a fan of survival horror, to give my slant on the genre a chance. This episode I am therefore watching two movies with a heavy survival theme. First we have Here A...
2023-07-091h 10The Undead SymphonyEpisode 74: Go Goa Gone and Ibiza UndeadSend a textWe aren't cheap by any stretch of the imagination and are more than willing to pay for our zombie entertainment. This week though we looked at freebies on our collective steaming services and discovered Ibiza Undead, a British movie that touts itself as being "Shaun the Dead meets The Inbetweeners and riotously entertaining". Their words, not ours. Both being British, fans of Shaun of the Dead, and Michael is a fan of the Inbetweeners and star Emily Atack who appears in this, we thought we would give it a try.Before I...
2023-06-291h 58The Undead SymphonyEpisode 73: All of Us Are Dead (episodes 7-12)Send a textWazzup! Woah, I haven't said that in years. But yes we are back for the second part of the Netflix series All of Us are Dead.We have loved this show, as we have other Korean zombie movies (#Alive, Train to Busan, Peninsula, Zombie for Sale) as they get it. They really get it.We have loved this show, with Gwi Nam the villain, and So Ju the fearless firefighter desperate to save daughter On Jo, her friend Cheung San and all their little friends from the zombie outbreak at...
2023-06-222h 19The Undead SymphonyEpisode 71: The Battery and Zombie WarzSend a textI had watched Zombie Warz (with a z) ages ago, long before Michael and I started on the journey that is All of Us are Dead but due to life getting in the way I hadn't watched a second movie to create a twofer episode. So this morning I skipped the gym and watched The Battery, an indie flick that cost $6000 to make, and reminded me a lot of the UK Among the Living, just with better acting, effects, and camera work. I liked it.Zombie Warz : Falls the Shadow w...
2023-06-081h 01The Undead SymphonyEpisode 70: All of Us Are Dead (episodes 1 - 6)Send a textThis week and we next we will be bringing you are review and commentary on the South Korean Netflix series All of us as Dead. My second viewing and Michael's first. How will our opinions differ on everything from hiding and surviving to trying to live you life, from whether Lee-Cheong San's mother was stupid or just being a mother, and whether the girl in the pink sweater was the most evil character we have come across in 70 episodes of The Undead Symphony. Guess you will just have to listen and f...
2023-06-061h 58The Undead SymphonyEpisode 69: Zombie Strippers and StripperlandSend a textIt was an odd one this week. Something I tend to do is trawl YouTube or the web for the next month of zombie watching, or I read something, get a recommendation, ask Michael what he wants to watch but I ordinarily know roughly what I am going to watch.You know what it's like? It is like you have done the weeks grocery shop. You eat the most exciting meals first and then a few days later even the idea of those chicken steaks makes you gag. And trust me, Jeruzalem...
2023-05-131h 10The Undead SymphonyEpisode 68:Frankenstein's Army and The Walking Deceased with Michael AverySend a textTrying something new this episode as I watch the steampunk Nazi craziness of Frankenstein's Army with Karel Roden, before Michael and I watch The Walking Deceased. A movie he recommended that takes us away from my path.Am really glad Michael has joined this adventure, shouldering the burden of Twitter, whilst I handle instaface and the technical aspects of the recording. He also brings me new movies to watch that may or may not be scheduled, such as the Walking Dead, Warm Bodies, Zombieland parody The Walking Deceased.One terrible...
2023-05-101h 27The Undead SymphonyEpisode 67: Zombieland with Michael AverySend a textTime to nut up or shut up. And Michael and I are back on it with one of the mainstream hits from the realm of the undead - Zombieland, starring a very bankable cast of Jessie Eisenberg (Squid and the Whale, American Alpha), Woody Harrelson (Natural Born Killers), Emma Stone (La La Land) and Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine). A mainstream cast for a mainstream movie that borrowed the red pupiled running zombies of 28 Days Later, and made them it's own.We join Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita and Little Rock as they navigate...
2023-05-0552 minThe Undead SymphonyEpisode 66: Zombie Brigade and Hell of the Living Dead aka Zombie Creeping FleshSend a textBefore Michael formerly joins the Podcast, living in the relative idyllic calm of the mainstream zombie hits (28 Days and Weeks Later, Zombieland, Shaun of the Dead), I am back scraping the bottom of the barrel, and wading chest deep through the stagnant filth that is the low end of the Z List.This week, as punishment for enjoying 28 Days and Weeks Later, I struggled (and I really struggled) through the Australian Zombie Brigade, aka Zombie Commando, and the Italian/Spanish Hell of the Living Dead/Zombie Creeping Flesh.How as i...
2023-04-301h 10The Undead SymphonyEpisode 65: 28 Weeks Later with Michael AverySend a textAnd he is back by popular demand. Off the success of his 28 Weeks Later chat Michael is back again to discuss the sequel 28 Weeks Later, it is bigger, it is bolder, it is more American, but is it in keeping with the original? Can Robert Carlisle, Idris Elba, Jeremy Renner, and Rose Byrne fill the boots of Cillian Murphy, Naomi Harris, Brendan Gleason and Christopher Ecclestone?28 Weeks after the original outbreak the US-led NATO force in the UK has deemed the country is now free of the Rage virus. Led by...
2023-04-261h 48The Undead SymphonyEpisode 64: Amityville Uprising and Among the LivingSend a textIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times. As the incredible Dead Island 2 game is released (high), but without co op play (low) we here at the Undead Symphony are working our way through the z list, as well as finding new movies.This episode we watch Amityville Uprising, a movie so bad I had to air out the house after watching it. And that was a struggle too. Off the back of Amityville Moon (a werewolf movie) and Amityville something else (a vampire movie) they made this...
2023-04-221h 22The Undead SymphonyEpisode 63: 28 Days Later with Michael AverySend a textI am joined this week by Michael Avery, a long time follower of the podcast, who has supported us throughout. And we are excited to talk all things zeke, as well as review and discuss one of the true game changers in the genre (sorry John Carpenter) of zombie horror, Danny Boyle's seminal work 28 Days Later.Starring Cillian Murphy, Naomi Harris, Brendan Gleason and Christopher Ecclestone 28 Days Later follows Jim (Murphy) as he wakes from a bike accident in a deserted London hospital to discover the rage virus has decimated the country...
2023-04-191h 08The Undead SymphonyEpisode 59: 13 Eerie and Outpost 2: Black SunSend a textThis is partially Brendan Fletcher's fault. Having seen him in The Last of Us as Robert I checked to see what else he had been in and, other than 3 episodes of iZombie (that I will not watch), 13 Eerie, a Canandian zombie flick appeared. It has a few names too, Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrel's Nick Moran, Stargate SG-1's Michael Shanks and Canada's 2008 Hottest TV Star Brendan Fehr as well as Ginger Snaps scream queen Katherine Isabelle.Set on a small desolate island in a Canadian waterway that once housed a penitentiary...
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