Speaking of Frank Darabont…

…who wrote and directed The Shawshank Redemption, which I referenced (again!) in my previous post. Per the Daily Variety, looks like Darabont is yet another movie guy making the transition to cable TV:

AMC is venturing into zombie-drama territory with multi-hyphenate Frank Darabont.

Cabler is close to finalizing one of the richest development deals ever with Darabont to write and direct a series adaptation of the Image Comics graphic novel series “The Walking Dead,” penned by Robert Kirkman. Gale Anne Hurd of Valhalla Motion Pictures and David Alpert of Circle of Confusion are also on board to exec produce.

Project is set among a group of zombie survivors of an apocalypse who are led by a police officer, Rick Grimes, in search of a safe place to live. Numerous editions of the “Walking Dead” graphic novels have been published since 2003.”

Zombies continue to be a popular sub-genre in Hwood:

“The Harvard Zombie Massacre”

“Pride Prejudice Zombies”

“Breathers: A Zombie’s Lament”

So what’s your take on the attraction to zombie stories?

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