28 Days Later – The Rage
Review of 28 Days Later – The Rage, a fan-made short film that takes place in the 28 Days Later universe.
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Neon City – A Post-Apocalyptic Road Trip
Neon City from 1991 is Stagecoach in the post-apocalypse, with toxic clouds, concentrated sun storms, and a few Mad Max-style road chases thrown in to keep the characters on their toes.
Continue readingDeluge – One of the Earliest Post-Apocalyptic films from 1933
Wikipedia’s list of Apocalyptic films begins with a film called End of the World from 1916, and another film, also called End of the World, from 1931. The third one…
Continue readingThe Day Called X (1957) – Nuclear Attack Dramatization
A Day Called X is a dramatized CBS documentary film set in Portland, Oregon, in which the entire city is evacuated in anticipation of a nuclear air raid.
Continue readingAnother Appearance on the Post Apocalyptic Media Podcast – June 2021
In this episode I joined Shawn of PostApocalypticMedia.com to talk about the week’s post-apocalyptic news. We talked about the new season of War of the Worlds, the upcoming WOOL series on Apple TV+, and then a non-spoiler discussion of Sweet Tooth on Netflix.
Continue readingPlanet of the Apes – Power Records Listen and Read Along (1974)
Released in 1974 by Power Records, Planet of the Apes was the first of four “listen and read along” adaptations based on the series of films. It featured a 20-page full color comic, accompanied by 7″ 45rpm record with dramatized narration and musical soundtrack.
Continue readingWarning Red (1956)
Produced under the auspices of the Federal Civil Defense Administration in 1956, Warning Red is a little different from the myriad of other Civil Defense films in that it uses a dramatization of an atomic attack and its immediate aftermath to demonstrate the value of being prepared for such an event.
Continue readingA Fire in the Sky (1978)
A Fire in the Sky debuted on NBC in 1978. It follows astronomer Jason Voight as he tries to impress on politicians and the public the danger of an impending comet strike on the city of Phoenix.
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Hosted by Derek, Steph, and Shawn of PostApocalypticMedia.com, the Post Apocalyptic Media podcast is your number one source for all the latest post-apocalyptic genre news.
Continue readingOne World or None (1946)
Released in 1946, One World or None is regarded as the first “atomic scare” film, and portrays the horrors of the use of nuclear weapons.
Continue readingMedic: Flash of Darkness (1955)
This “what-if” episode imagines what would happen in the event of a nuclear strike on Los Angeles.
Continue readingArk II – Episode 1 – The Flies (1976)
Ark II is an American live-action science fiction series, aimed at children, that aired on CBS, beginning and ending in 1976, as part of its Saturday morning line-up. Only 15 half-hour episodes of Ark II were ever produced; however, these episodes were re-run by the CBS television network for several years.
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