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Robert Merkin: "As a little introduction to me and zombies"

Robert Merkin is a writer and journalist based in Masschusetts, USA. He is the author of two books: "Zombie Jamboree" (1985, left) deals with his life as a draftee in the US military during the Vietnam war, while "The South Florida Book of the Dead" chronicles crime scenes he witnessed as a journalist in Florida in the 1980s. We contacted Robert via e-mail, requesting an interview. What follows is his four-part (mostly unprompted) response, a meditation in prose on all things Zombie, from voodoo to World War Two. As Merkin writes: "I would write my zombie thoughts in poetry, but I am, as Faulkner called all novelists, a failed poet, and I just lazily grew more comfortable with prose ."

Justin Treyvaud: mod_piece man

Justin Treyvaud and Bec Lean published a literary journal by the name of mod_piece for two years between October 2001 and October 2003. A grand total of 22 issues were produced in this time (because they took January off each year, like real Australians). We got the goss on this unique mag in an exclusive interview.

Peter and Michael Spierig are twins, so they finish each others’ sentences; they’re also on the verge of worldwide stardom, so their reserved manner is initially disarming. Undaunted, I decide to get right down to business and ask them about their film Undead - a zombie film that’s about to be released both domestically and overseas. ...