Malcolm McDowell

McDowell is principally known for his roles in the controversial films If…., O Lucky Man! and A Clockwork Orange. His versatility as an actor has led to his presence in many films and television series of different genres, including Tank Girl, Star Trek Generations, the TV serial Our Friends in the North, Entourage, Heroes, Metalocalypse, animated film Bolt and the 2007 remake of Halloween and the 2009 sequelHalloween II. He is also well known for his narration of the seminal 1982 documentary, The Compleat Beatles.

Max Brooks, author of World War Z & Zombie Survival Guide

ZomBcon continues to bring the biggest names in Zombie fan culture and pleased to announce that New York Times best-selling author and Zombie Survival expert Max Brooks has signed on as a featured guests scheduled to attend to convention on Friday, October 29th for ZomBcon in Seattle.

Max will be joining us for featured panels, book signing, and joining as our featured interactive fan workshop based on his book Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the living Dead.

Recently, it was announced at SDCC’10 that his New York Times Best selling book World War Z was green lit by Brad Pitt’s production company Plan B for a 2012 release date and furthermore, Brad Pitt is expected to star in the film.

Max isn’t always battling Zombies, after hitting it big with the undead, World War Z author Max Brooks is penning a miniseries about everyone’s favorite paramilitary action figures. And his comic promises to be a much grittier interpretation of the Joemythos. Here is the full article courtesy of io9.

Max Brooks is considered by many to be one of the world’s foremost Zombie preparedness experts. As we all know, the world we live in has become a rather scary place, and the global increase in the number of Zombie attacks isn’t helping matters any. According to the Office of Homeland Security, Brooks is the preeminent authority on dispatching the relentless, flesh-eating armies of Zombies that seem to be everywhere these days.

Zombie Survival Guide Workshop comes to ZomBcon

Brooks’ latest release, The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks (2009), is the graphic novel that fans demanded: major zombie attacks from the dawn of humanity. Recorded Attacks reveals how other eras and cultures have dealt with—and survived—the ancient viral plague. By immersing ourselves in past horror, we may yet prevail over the coming outbreak in our time.

The Zombie Survival Guide, Brooks’ first release, is your key to success against the hordes of the undead that may be stalking you right now. The book is the result of Brooks’ tireless search for both the living dead and ways to eradicate them, which has taken him to over 30 countries and territories in Europe, Russia, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Arctic and Sub-Saharan Africa.
A New York Times best-seller, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (2007), tells the story of the world’s desperate battle against the zombie threat with a series of first-person accounts “as told to the author” by various characters around the world. Publishers Weekly called the novel “surprisingly hard to put down.”

Max Brooks Bio -

The son of Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft, Max Brooks is completely dedicated to the cause of raising awareness on the issue of Zombie survival. Brooks is ready to come to your campus or community to help prepare your audience with the latest Zombie survival techniques.

Born in New York City in 1972, Brooks’ introduction to the living dead began with a traumatic childhood incident, an incident he still refuses to discuss. Since that time, he has devoted much of his life to the study and development of anti-ghoul security. He is, at present, the leading Western student in the Afro-Caribbean martial art of Mkunga- Lalem, the world’s oldest and most effective anti-ghoul fighting skill.

After working for the B.B.C. in Great Britain and East Africa, Brooks began writing The Zombie Survival Guide. A former writer for Saturday Night Live, he lives in New York City with his wife, Michelle and their miniature dachshund, Maizey.

Bruce Campbell scheduled to attend ZomBcon 2010

“Give me some sugar, baby! That’s right folks, you heard it here first for just one of  ZomBcon’s big guest announcements, Mr. Bruce Campbell will be attending ZomBcon this October for the world’s premiere Zombie convention at the Seattle Center.

But wait, it gets better! Thanks to Grind House Releasing, Seattle International Film Festival, and ZomBcon; we are giving fans the ONLY screening  in Seattle of the newly restored EVIL DEAD this Halloween!

It’s a newly restored 35MM print that will play on Saturday, October 30th as part of the Seattle International Film Festival’s film series, MOVIES THAT ATE OUR BRAINS. A 10-part movies series all weekend long as part of the festivities of ZomBcon 2010. You won’t want to miss it!

Bruce Campbell will be in attendance for the EVIL DEAD screening and introducing the film, along with the LADIES OF THE EVIL DEAD. The Ladies will be hosting a Q &A at the Screening of EVIL DEAD 2 that is part of the ROTTEN FLESH midnight series!

The Ladies of The Evil Dead will be here for the ONLY Seattle screening of the re-release of The Evil Dead! Stay tuned for more action and jucy details coming soon!

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The good news keeps staggering through our office like a bloody corpse as the undead continue to leave their bloody fingerprints all over Seattle and this promises to be the biggest bloody handprint of all.

We are very pleased to announce that the Godfather of Zombie Movies, Mr. George A. Romero will be attending ZomBcon 2010 – Seattle to kick off the convention.

In honor of his royal Zombiness, we have a very special engagement on Friday, October 29th that will be the Opening Gala Film Ceremony honoring George A. Romero in front of thousands of fans in the Zombie Capital of the World – Seattle for the big Halloween weekend.

This will be the ultimate bloody red carpet that will feature plenty of special guests for a huge night for Zombie fans and one hell of a Halloween celebration in Seattle in front of thousands fans. Romero is as big as they come for Zombie legend join us for the Seattle Convention followed by a Halloween Costume party at the elustrious Neumos Crystal Ball Lounge on Capitol Hill for the ZomBcon Zombie Prom Party. Presented by ZomBcon and the Seattle International Film Festival, we will be honoring his contribution and legacy within the Zombie Community since 1968, when he brought the world Night of the Living Dead.

He will be honored with ZomBcon’s Golden George Award, along with a retrospective of his amazing career and a sneak peak of what is next for the legendary director. You won’t want to miss this amazing event and be sure to make Seattle your destination this Halloween weekend.

George A. Romero will be in attendance for the entire three day convention hosted at the Seattle Center. He will involved in panel discussions, film screenings, and fan signing opportunities, and perhaps a sneak peek of what’s next for the legendary director. More news to come in the next two weeks, as we announce more details about the event and how you get the opportunity to join us and met George A. Romero at ZomBcon.

Tickets for this special engagement are limited and details on how to get your tickets will be announced July 21st, so stay tuned for the details and your chance to see a legend honored in Seattle, The Zombie Capital of the World this Halloween weekend!

Viva La Zombie.

He is a veteran critic, interviewer and pop culture writer who was on the Seattle Times team that won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news.Mark Rahner is a veteran critic, interviewer and pop culture writer at the Seattle Times.

Media appearances include Headline News, MSNBC TV, numerous radio shows, and the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (“Rahner’s Rotten Rentals”).

Mark is joining as a featured guests and panel moderator at ZomBcon International this Halloween.