Win a FREE copy of the new Haynes Zombie Survival Manual from Sean Page

Want a chance to win a free copy of the awesome new Haynes manual from Sean Page?

Zombie Shop is giving away a free copy of the brand new Haynes - Zombie Survival Owner's Apocalypse Manual.

Yup, it's a Haynes Zombie Survival Manual

The competition is running over on our facebook page, for a chance to win, all you have to do is go visit the Zombie Shop facebook page and finish this sentence:

"The best thing to wear so that everyone knows you are a Zombie Slaying Survival Badass is..."

The competition will run until Halloween, Thursday 31st October 2013. A winner will be picked at random.

Want to now more? Check out our Haynes Zombie Survival Manual Review.

Product reviews... what not to use!

We'll ship the book to anywhere in the world, assuming it is legal to be sent a copy of a zombie survival book there.)

Win a copy and then try out your skills during a live action Zombie Survival Experience.

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Zombie Survival: Owners Apocalypse Manual

If you’ve had a 1973 Ford Cortina or 1967 VW Beetle, they’ve had  you covered for quite some time, but until now, you just couldn’t learn to prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse whilst carrying out an oil service in your own garage. You can now!

Ministry of Zombies

Sean T. Page, founder and figurehead of the world renowned Ministry of Zombies, brings his expert knowledge to this comprehensive and clearly illustrated zombie survival manual.

Sean T. Page is fully committed to the cause of educating the masses on the tools and techniques required to survive the zombie apocalypse. His previous educational works include The Official Zombie Handbook UK and War Against the Walking Dead and he recently even spent seven nights alone in a disused Nuclear Bunker as an N=1 Experiment to get a feel for the physical and emotional impact of living as an 'Omega Man'.

Zombie Survival Owners' Apocalypse Manual is crammed with over 100 pages of superbly useful advice and packed to the gills with Sean’s deadpan humour. Often subtle, often both barrels up close and personal and there’s plenty of laugh out loud moments.

Zombie Survival Advice

There’s advice on preparation, bug-out plans, zombie profiling and self-sufficient living. My personal favourites include the Becoming a Zombie Survivalist (fashion advice), the Zombie Home Preparation Audit and Combat for the Elderly - we owe it to our physically less capable elders to make them read this book!

Zombie Survival Owners' Apocalypse Manual is full-colour and richly illustrated on every single page, by Ian Moores, and there’s a chance (if you think you’ve got what it takes) to earn yourself a zombie survival qualification, so that you can become a self-certified Zombie survivalist. Be sure to put that on your CV!

If you’re a fan of The Walking Dead, Max Brooks or enjoy a bit of zombie gaming, it is time to get yourself ready to survive the apocalypse. This really is a must-have for any Zombie fan.

Want to win a free copy of the Zombie Survival Owners' Apocalypse Manual? Join Zombie Shop on facebook.

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SCARdiff - A brand new Horror Expo comes to Cardiff

Co-produced by Fantasy Events SCARdiff is a brand new horror expo co-produced by Fantasy Events, horror author Wayne Simmons and Shock Horror Magazine.

SCARdiff is a one day event taking place at the Mercure Holland Hotel Cardiff on Sunday 27th October 2013.

SCARdiff will feature a multitude of horror fandom awesomeness including: writers, publishers, comic book artists, actors, special effects artists and directors.

The organisers want to keep things highly interactive so there will be a number of workshops, Q&A sessions, guest panels and film screenings throughout the day.

Confirmed guests include Dominic Brunt and Joanne Mitchell (BEFORE DAWN), bestselling horror author David Moody (AUTUMN, HATER), comic-book artist and colourist John Higgins (RAZORJACK, WATCHMEN), author Adam Millard (THE DEAD series), artist Simon Williams (BAD BLOOD), actor and filmmaker Anthony D.P. Mann, actor Body Rhodes (DEMONS), author Wayne Simmonds (FLU), director James Plumb (Night of The Living Dead) and director Simeon Halligan (SPLINTERED) and many more.

There will also be a number of EXpo EXclusive launches with the Shorts Showcase. The SCARdiff Shorts Showcase is curated by writer, critic and journalist, Colin McCracken. Founder and editor of the leading genre website, zombiehamster.com, and regular contributor to the print publications RUE MORGUE, DIABOLIQUE, SHOCK HORROR and more, Colin will also be hosting several Q&As at the event.

Movie screens include:

Zombie Shop, Gadmachine, JewelVenom, Mad Science Films, Science Fiction Collectables, ShottleBop, Sovrin's Crafts, Feast of Flesh, Drown Soda and Fish4Comics will be trading among others.

SCARdiff is a ticket only 18 or over event, book your tickets now at SCARdiff.co.uk

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Zombie Survival Weekender VIII - Halloween Special

Zombie Survival Weekender VIII is the final Zombie Survival Weekender event of 2013 and the last event at the introductory price of £20!

This October Zombie Survival Weekender finishes its third year with our biggest and scariest event ever, and... they are raising the maximum number participants from 50-100! It's already looking like it will be a full event!

Zombie Survival Weekender's Halloween Special, is taking place on 26-27th October and is being held at what looks set to be The ZSW official Head Quarters for next years 26 week campaign!

The Halloween Event is the usual mix of Survival training, Horror Live action Roleplay and a party in a variety of exciting and beautiful places in South Wales. isolated islands, creepy woodland, sand dunes, castles, mountains.

ZSW VIII will follow the typical format which includes:

1 - Costume - It's Halloween! Go wild! (Although nobody is allowed to dress as a Zombie)
2 – Survival Skills Share
3 - Live Action Zombie Survival Horror Game.

She may have dated the captain of the football team, but now she's one of them!

Hot food, drinks and snacks will be served. There is ample free parking and camping space included and the events take place across 40 acres of scary woodland, overgrown fields, farm buildings, mini-palisades and sandbag bunkers.

The ZSW team will be serving hot food for just £2.50 per person, offering a Chili-con-Carne and a Vegan alternative option.

With a 26 week campaign lined up for 2014 now is the time to get started and be prepared for next year.

Find out more at Zombie Survival Weekender and book now at Zombie Shop.

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Zombie Gaming and Entertainment

Zombicide

We've been playing quite a bit of Zombicide at Zombie Shop HQ recently and we have to say that all in all we love it. It's at least as good as Last Night on Earth and rather than replacing it, it adds a new slant. Last Night on Earth is set in small town America, Zombicide brings the zombie action to the city streets!

Zombiecide was a bit of a Kickstarter phenomenon when it went live in 2012 it over-funded by £761,000.

Yes, that's right, over-funded by £761,000! This was perhaps due, as many Kickstarter projects are, in part to the superb graphic style and perhaps the fact that we gamers can't get enough Zombie action!

There's always a worry that throwing money down on a Kickstarter project might result in a great looking but not so good to play game. No worries here though!

Zombicide is a well balanced game that has clearly been well thought out and play-tested.

The components are top-notch (you get what you pay for and this is not a cheap game by any stretch of the imagination) 71 miniatures, including 6 survivors, 40 walkers, 16 runners, 8 fatties and 1 abomination.

All 71 miniatures are stunning.

The board is wonderful to behold.

Best of all, as far as we are concerned, Zombicide is co-op, so not only can you play it solo (a massive pus in our book), up to 6 players can take on the Zombie Apocalypse together. There are 10 scenarios in the basic game ranging from nice and easy to 'Oh-my-look-at-the-crap-o-meter' (with plenty more free scenarios available on the Guillotine Games Website), the Zombies are controlled by a pretty neat card deck and brings to mind Left 4 Dead as a board game. It is simple to pick up and the challenges the game presents mean plenty of re-play-ability

Our last game ended in tears for everyone... except the zombies.

Whilst the game was initially only available through the Kickstarter it is has been available on general release for some time and has been getting pretty rave reviews from gamers everywhere.

Zombicide is available now at Zombie Shop. Pick up a copy now, don't miss out on all the fun!!

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20 Questions with Elizabeth Powell

We believe that children are our future and reading with them correctly is one of the most important things we can do to help develop them learn about the world around them.  We also love zombies and see no reason why we shouldn't mix the two.

Thankfully we're not the only ones who feel this way. Elizabeth Powell is a primary school teacher whose first novel, King of the Zombies, is a fast paced adventure for children aged 9 and up, a tale of an ordinary boy and girl who must face unimaginable challenges in a world over-run by flesh-eating undead.

Elizabeth Powell

Why Zombies and why in particular as the subject of a children’s book?
I have always enjoyed writing stories since I was very young and I am always on the lookout for inspiration. One morning my son, who was then 6 years old, told me about a nightmare he had suffered the night before. In this nightmare there were zombies but they were no ordinary zombies – they were pretending to be human. I thought this was a great premise for a story and that is where it all began. I have always been fascinated by horror and I was a prolific author of werewolf fiction as a child! My over active imagination has meant I scare easily and I am always putting myself in nightmare scenarios and thinking about how I would react. Why children’s fictions? Well, as a Primary School teacher children are often my audience.

Do you mostly write in the morning, daytime or the witching hour?
I do most of my writing at night when my two children are in bed and I have more time. I also usually write in the school holidays which is why it has taken me four years to finish it.

Name one writer who has been a major influence on your work and why?
I don’t think there is one writer who has influenced me – well not knowingly anyway.

One book you think everyone should read.
Can I give you two books? ‘The Road’ by Cormac McCarthy and ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ by Khaled Hosseini. These two books have had a profound and lasting impact on me and they live with me. Some books are forgotten as soon as they are finished but I will never forget these two books.

Do you think genre fiction is finally getting the recognition it deserves?
No – but I hope it might soon.

Zombies – slow or fast and is there room for both?
There are both of these at different times in my book – they are both frightening in different ways. I think there is room for both.

Blunt instrument, firearm or blade?
Blade.

If you could save just one luxury, what would it be?
My children – does that count as a luxury? Certainly I would choose them over anything else.

What do you think is most likely to cause an outbreak of the undead?
Is it too unimaginative to say a virus? In truth I think the cause is less important than the cure!

What is your number one piece of advice for surviving a zombie apocalypse?
Well in light of my book it would have to be disguise, infiltration and then … attack!

If you were a character in one of your books, what would be your opening line?
‘Run!’

How much has music played a part in your work?
Music is important to me and it inspires different moods which can prompt writing at different times but I have never felt it has played a huge part in my work.

If you had to live in a clichéd alternate reality would you choose medieval fantasy or futuristic sci-fi?
Definitely medieval fantasy!

If you had a super power, what would it be?
Invisibility – hiding is underrated!

Star wars, Star Trek or Sci-Fi curious?
Star Wars every time!

Has Gary Gygax (creator of Dungeons & Dragons), and the phenomenon he spawned, influenced you in any way?
No I am afraid not. I always wanted to be involved in Dungeons and Dragons as a child at school but it was the domain of the geeky boys – girls weren’t allowed. It fascinated me from afar.

Do you see the influx in zombies in entertainment as good thing and do you think we are headed the right way for the genre?
It is definitely a good thing – zombies are the new vampire – I hope!

Dead Island, Dead Rising, Left 4 Dead, Call of Duty Zombies or ‘They just haven’t made one quite right yet’?
I don’t play video games really. Sorry.

Do you have a guilty pleasure you are willing to share? An interest completely unrelated to the genre?
Phil Collins – my husband would kill me for writing that but I had to say it. There goes any credibility I might have built up!

What’s next for Elizabeth Powell?
The next book – I have an exciting sequel planned. Years into the future after a complete and successful reintegration of the zombie human into normal society things start to go awry!

King of the Zombies is available for download now on Amazon.

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Zombie Survival Weekender III

We've all wondered how we might survive a zombie apocalypse: gather weapons and supplies, batten down the hatches for a while and then head out to the country, away from the meta-hordes.

You might know how to face off against the undead, but it you've ever been out in a spot of unseasonable weather it might have dawned on you that, chances are, you're more likely to die of hunger, dehydration or hypothermia than a zombie bite - It's a thought that 'Major' Dom Spens, head of contingency planning and organiser of the Zombie Survival Weekender, has often pondered.

Ground control to Major Dom
“ZSW III is going to be a little different from past events. We will still have the aspects people have come to know and love, the beautiful location, the survival skills share, the zombie game… but there will be some differences…

We’re not on the island this time, the new location is just as good. in some ways its better! The event is set in 2016 and there will be a stronger roleplaying element, so you’ll want to read the back-story and prepare your own character background.” - Major Dom Spens.

What is the Zombie Survival Weekender?
The Zombie Survival Weekender is a mix of survival training, horror live action Roleplay (LARP) and a party in a variety of exciting and beautiful places in South Wales.

Zombie Survival Weekender is held in a variety if beautiful and inspiring locations including: isolated islands, creepy woodland, sand dunes, castles and mountains.

Stage 1 – Getting to Know You
The first section is the boring administrative bit, which covers important safety aspects of the weekend, and making sure everyone has settled, gets to know everyone else and has all the equipment they need for the weekend – Yes, there’s a minimum equipment list to get you through and it is probably a good idea to prepare a more comprehensive survival kit. 

Stage 2 - Share the Zombie Love
Like everything else in life, the more you put in, the more you get out. The second stage of the weekend is a training exercise, a useful skill share session where you can learn and teach your personal experience in useful survival subjects such as: Fire craft, First aid, Distilling water, Knives, Map Reading, Camp-craft, Foraging, Shelter, Knots and much more.

Stage 3 – Brains!!!
And most people's favourite part of the weekend is the zombie-themed-live-action-non-combat-horror-roleplaying game. After the skills share and everyone’s settled, the party begins and everyone enjoys a BBQ and a drink, or four.

Achievement Unlocked - Hall of Brains
At every Zombie Survival Weekender there are of course prizes.
The standard prize is free entry to the next event they attend, and a certificate. There may also be prizes for: Sole Survivor, Best Survival Kit, Skills Expert, Chief Infector, Zombie Commander and Riddle Master.

The most valuable thing you can take away from Zombie Survival Weekender is knowledge, and new-found friends.

Testimonials
“Epic weekend and utterly genius concept! Can't wait for the next one.”

“I must say it was a pretty awesome night, it's pretty tense getting cornered by slow moving brain hungry zombie dudes in the dark! It was a good laugh and a good night, thanks for setting this up Dom, looking forward to the next one.”

“My 'passing out in the bushes' tactic seemed to work quite well for me.”

“Tell them I died doing something awesome.”

Zombie Survival Weekender III Aftermath: The Beginning of the End takes place in a secret location in South Wales on Saturday 28th to Sunday 29th July 2012.

Secure your spot at Zombie Shop or find out more at Zombie Survival Weekender.

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