4D4Films donated DVD copies of In The Event Of A ZOMBIE ATTACK and Stolen Moment to a local charity auction and bidders generously pledged a total of $70 for the short films.

Telisa Steen (Professor Merike Stone/In The Event Of A ZOMBIE ATTACK and the Driver/Stolen Moment), will be playing the role of Clare in the Do North Theatre Company's production of Tennesee Williams' masterpiece Out-Cry (The Two-Character Play).

Out-Cry opens November 7 and will run through November 23 playing Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM and Sundays at 2:00 PM.

Tickets are $15.00 at the door or in advance through Brown Paper Tickets. View the Out-Cry postcard for all of the details and discount information.

For reservations, advance tickets, or more information call (206) 325-4161, visit www.brownpapertickets.com/event/43859 or email do.north@live.com.

Find out more about Telisa on IMDb and TPS Online.

Jeff Freels, Olympia's Blind Cartoonist/Artist, has announced the 2009 YEAR OF THE ZOMBIE Calendar is now available. Make sure you and your loved ones are you prepared for the impending zombie outbreak! You get 12 timely tips to get you through the upcoming year. The tips are illustrated here in a retro style that's sure to entertain while educating young and old alike!

Visit the Zombie Attack Storefront to find out how to get your Deluxe or Standard Edition YEAR OF THE ZOMBIE Calendar.

It is never too soon to begin zombie preparedness education and now you can download a FREE pamphlet and have the most important zombie preparedness information available within reach.

Jeff Freels, the mastermind behind the YEAR OF THE ZOMBIE Calendar, and the gang at InTheEventOfAZombieAttack.com have put together this handy pamphlet, designed for all ages.

Visit the Zombie Attack Downloads page and download and print your FREE pamphlet today to share with family and friends!

In The Event Of A ZOMBIE ATTACK now has its own entry on the Zombie Movie Data-Base (ZMDB). Similar to IMDB, the ZMDB is focused solely on zombie movies and television shows, episodes and series. The ZMDB has it all — including a rating system that is by the fans for the fans. If it's got zombies, you'll find it at the ZMDB!

With our inclusion in the ZMBD, we have joined the ranks such classics as Shaun of the Dead, Bubba Ho-Tep, Return of the Living Dead and George A. Romero's classic that started it all... Night of the Living Dead.

Visit the In The Event Of A ZOMBIE ATTACK page on ZMDB for all the gory details.

Telisa Steen (Professor Merike Stone – In The Event Of A ZOMBIE ATTACK) has been cast as the character Steph in the feature film Eyes in the Dark.

Synopsis: On a last hurrah before graduation from college, eight students decide to spend their last weekend together at a ski lodge in the Cascades. While there, they discover something ancient and evil, the reason behind one of the biggest mysteries of the mountains.

You can find out more about the film by visiting the official website at: www.EyesTheMovie.com. Find out more about Telisa on IMDb and TPS Online.

The Tumwater branch of the Timberland Regional Library will be showing In The Event Of A ZOMBIE ATTACK during a teen sleepover in August.

We are very happy to announce that all three of our short films are now on IMDb! With the recent inclusion of Love Sick and Stolen Moment our entire catalog is now on IMDb.

Visit the Love Sick page and the Stolen Moment page on IMDb for all the details.

We had a great time at the 2008 Seattle True Independent Film Festival! Along with screening In The Event Of A ZOMBIE ATTACK, we had a chance to see some other shorts and features, meet a few filmmakers, interact with the festival staff (everyone was friendly and helpful) and watch films in all 3 venues in use for the festival.

Some of the films we enjoyed:

• Clean Freak - a mockumentary about OCD
• PK-Granny – an animated short involving a Granny trained in the art of Parkour
• Under An Influence – a mockumentary about "bringing back the instructional film"

The film that really capped it for us was Hope Springs Eternal. An animated short about Mort, a broken-hearted sad sack who decides to end it all. But he’s such a loser, he can’t even kill himself without screwing that up too. If you get a chance to see this short, we highly recommend it, in fact if/when it ever becomes available on DVD, we’ll be buying a copy ourselves!

Friday the 13th proved to be a bit unlucky for our screening. The bulb in the projector was on its last legs during the screening of In The Event Of A ZOMBIE ATTACK and finally died about a minute and half into the Vampire Diaries (the feature that followed us). That along with the left speaker not working and the black-out curtains that allowed too much light in took a little away from the screening, but everyone there seemed to enjoy it anyway.

In terms of venues, the Central Cinema was our favorite. While the location is a little less than desirable, the venue and the staff were fantastic. Seating on the floor is booth-style with a table for your food and drinks, the screen nice and big, the sound was great and not a bad seat in the house.

Even with our misfortunes on Friday the 13th it was a great festival to be a part of and kudos go out to Clint Berquist (Festival Director), Brian Shelley (Program Director) and the rest of the hardworking staff for putting on a very memorable event!

Update: 12/14/2009 - The review has been reposted on Shades Of Gray: If you need help surviving a zombie attack.

Steve Miller, a movie reviewer who writes for RottenTomatoes.com, was in attendance for our screening at the 2008 Seattle True Independent Film Festival and he posted a nice review of In The Event Of A ZOMBIE ATTACK.

Additionally, he also gave us a mention in his review of Zombie Calling. Steve states - If there's a fan of zombies in your life, this book, couled with a DVD "In the Event of a Zombie Attack", will make a fun and unusual gift. I'm certain they'll think it the best present they've received in a while.

Rotten Tomatoes is one of the premier online movie and video game review sites.

The June issue of The Zombie Times is sporting a full-page feature on In The Event Of A ZOMBIE ATTACK (see page 6). In addition, they are also running a contest and one lucky subscriber will win a copy of the In The Event Of A ZOMBIE ATTACK DVD (see back page for details).

The Zombie Times is an e-zine with over 4000 subscribers from around the world. Sign-up for the free newsletter and get all the latest zombie news delivered directly to your inbox.

Special thanks to Zombie Ed and the Terror4Fun Team at Terror4Fun.com for their ongoing support of independent/undead, cinema, art and so much more!

It has been our mission since we made our first film, Stolen Moment, to get on IMDb and with the screening of In The Event Of A ZOMBIE ATTACK, at the 2008 Seattle True Independent Film Festival, we finally did it!

IMDb doesn’t accept every movie/television show that is submitted. In fact, they have a rather involved review process to ensure every submission meets their criteria. It’s been an interesting journey, but it was definitely worth the effort!

Visit the In The Event Of A ZOMBIE ATTACK IMDb page to rate the film.

We are extremely happy to announce that In The Event Of A ZOMBIE ATTACK has been selected for the 2008 Seattle True Independent Film Festival (STIFF)!

In The Event Of A ZOMBIE ATTACK will be shown on Friday, June 13th, 2008 at 4:30pm with Thicker Than Water: The Vampire Diaries Part 1 at the Capitol Hill Arts Center.

The festival runs June 6-15, 2008 in Seattle, WA and also features music and comedy performances.

Visit the Olympian to see our listing for the film and festival.

For more information, visit the In The Event Of A ZOMBIE ATTACK STIFF 2008 page or the Seattle True Independent Film Festival website at: TrueIndependent.org.

Thanks to Zombie Ed and the Terror4Fun Team at Terror4Fun.com for the complimentary banner advertising the In The Event Of A ZOMBIE ATTACK DVD in the March Issue of the Zombie Times. The banner which has an image of the DVD, our website address and the text "This is not a DVD, this could be the next best thing to a van load of BIG guns... " is located on page 3.

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Evan Tucker, who played "Paul" in Love Sick, is proud to announce the Festival of Northwest Plays, which is perhaps the largest celebration of Northwest playwrights, directors, and performers to ever hit the Northwest. Evan is the Production Manager for the festival.

Three new full-length plays - Three evenings of ten-minute plays!

Including works by C. Rosalind Bell, Brent Hartinger, Ki Gottberg, John Longenbaugh, Gregory Hischak, Kamarie Chapman, Paul Mullin, Bryan Willis, Beth Amsbary, Phillip Atlakson, Sol Olmstead, Eva Suter, Glenn Hergenhahn, Dan Erickson, Sean Walbeck, C.P. Stancich, Emily Freece, Michael Gaiuranos, Lindsey Newman, Gregory Youtz, Adam Quesnell, Terri Clark, Jon Haller, Nadescha Bunje, Dano Madden, Arlitia Jones....

It all begins Thursday (Feb 21), with "Geography Club" by Tacoma native Brent Hartinger. The play is an adaptation of his award-winning novel by the same name and explores the lives of a group of gay high school students who find a way to start a club without drawing too much attention to themselves. Mr. Hartinger's many book honors and awards can be found at: brenthartinger.com.

Friday (Feb 22) follows with "In the Sawtooths" by Boise, ID native Dano Madden. This play received its first reading with Northwest Playwrights Alliance in Olympia and was recently voted "Best full-length play in the U.S." by the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. We are extraordinarily proud of Dano and his beautiful play. NPA is pleased to offer all of the night's ticket proceeds to the United Way of Pierce County, made possible by a gift from Pacific Slope Properties.

Saturday (Feb 23), Northwest Playrights is thrilled to present the second staging of "The New Orleans Monologues," a powerful play by current Tacoman and former New Orleans resident C. Rosalind Bell. The University of Puget Sound's first run of performances sold out 5 of 6 times, if that's any indication of the buzz around this show. Ms. Bell was recently featured on a panel with Seattle Repertory Theatre Artistic Director David Esbjornson, discussing writers' responses to Hurricane Katrina.

On Sunday (Feb 24) Northwest Playrights is excited to present 16 short plays by Northwest writers, in two distinct performance groupings. These wonderful little gems cover just about every genre, topic, and setting you ever thought possible. Here are just a few highlights:

1. "Poor Shem," by Gregory Hischak. Office routine stops cold when co-worker Shem is killed in the xerox machine. Do we call a rabbi or use the by-pass tray?
2. "The Soft Sand," by Dano Madden. By the author of the Kennedy Center's "Best play in the United States - 2006.*" The King of Self-Editing learns to dance.
3. "A Shoe Story," by Arlitia Jones. The deep meaning of life unveiled in a fight over shoes.
4. "Mammals," by Ryan Dowler. Voted the best ten-minute play in the U.S. by the Kennedy Center in 2006. Two college students make a video unlike anything you've ever seen.
5. "Kuwait," by Vincent Delaney. Free Press vs. Free Rein when a journalist is withheld by U.S. forces.

The following Thursday (Feb 28) it starts over again, giving second performances to every one of the shows, and adding a special one-time-only performance of NPA's British Arts Tour, a collection of 14 short plays that is co-sponsored by the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival and Western Washington University, and is currently touring the state before complete the run with performances in England later this spring.

Read the Tacoma Weekly coverage of Festival of Northwest Plays (.pdf).

Where: Theater on the Square, Broadway Center for the Performing Arts, 905 Broadway, Tacoma (Directions & Parking)

When: Feb. 21 - March 2, 2008

• Thursdays 7:30PM
• Fridays 8PM
• Saturdays 4:30PM & 8PM
• Sundays 2:30PM, 5PM & 7:30PM

Tickets: Buy online at Ticketwindowonline.com or by calling (206)325-6500.

Visit our store to buy your copy of In The Event Of A ZOMBIE ATTACK DVD and make sure you and your loved ones are prepared!

This instruction film is based on the YEAR OF THE ZOMBIE Calendar by our very own Jeff Freels, these helpful hints and words of wisdom could just save your life. Dr. Elizabeth Kerslake and Professor Merike Stone present twelve timely tips that are sure to entertain and educate. They will show you what makes a zombie, preparing for a zombie outbreak and surviving an undead siege.

Additional Features include:

• Scene Selection
• Outtakes and Deleted Scenes
• Photo Galleries
• English Subtitles - for the hearing impaired
• Stolen Moment Trailer
• Love Sick Trailer

So don't delay, order your copy of In The Event of A ZOMBIE ATTACK today!

Stolen Moment won for Best Drama and Love Sick won for Best Horror at the 2008 Plomondon Independent Film Festival (PIFF), held February 8-9 at the Morgan Arts Centre in Toledo, WA.

Stephanie Macknight was nominated for Best Actress for her performance in Stolen Moment and In The Event Of A ZOMBIE ATTACK had it's premier in the Educational/Instructional category.

We got some great feedback on all three films, networked with local filmmakers, and had a good time. Thanks for Mike and Di for putting on a festival that gives no-budget filmmakers an opportunity to screen their films!

Join us for the Olympia premier of In The Event Of A ZOMBIE ATTACK, the weekend of February 15th-16th at Whirligig (located in downtown Olympia, WA). In addition, we'll also be screening our first two short films - Stolen Moment and Love Sick.

Based on the YEAR OF THE ZOMBIE Calendar by our very own Jeff Freels, these helpful hints and words of wisdom could just save your life. Dr. Elizabeth Kerslake and Professor Merike Stone present twelve timely tips that are sure to entertain and educate. They will show you what makes a zombie, preparing for a zombie outbreak and surviving an undead siege.

Friday, February 15th, 2008 - SOLD OUT!!!
Doors open at 7:30pm, films begin at 8pm

Saturday, February 16th, 2008
Doors open at 7:00pm, films begin at 7:30pm - Tickets can be purchased in advance at Whirligig either in-person or by calling (360) 943-1403.

LOCATION: Whirligig, located at 314 Capitol Way N, Olympia, WA 98501 (Get Mapquest Driving Directions to Whirligig)

COST: $6 at the door or $4 with a food donation for the Thurston County Food Bank, a portion of the proceeds from the event will benefit TCFB.

There will be complimentary snacks and beverages and a Q&A with the filmmakers and cast after the screening.

We will also be featuring the artwork of Jeff Freels and the music of local singer/songwriter Elizabeth Hummel.

View the full Premier Weekend flier (.pdf)

You will also be able to purchase a copy of In The Event Of A ZOMBIE ATTACK as well as our first two films Stolen Moment and Love Sick (or the Double Feature) at a special premier weekend price!

For those unable to attend the premier, the In The Event Of A ZOMBIE ATTACK DVD will be available for purchase in our store the week following the premier.