Undead Aotearoa

The modern zombie seems to be everywhere these days. And our guest has binged on the undead, to try and figure out what the modern contribution of the zombie actually is. He's been described as 'the… Audio

The Zombie apocolypse is coming to New Plymouth - in the form a beauty pageant. 12 zombies will hit the stage as part of Halloween celebrations this month, parading their costumes on the catwalk and… Audio

Charlie Adlard is a British comic book artist and penciller, known for his work on the long-running Image Comics series The Walking Dead. A post-apocalyptic horror story of humans fighting zombies… Audio

In his book, 'Theories of International Politics and Zombies', professor Daniel Drezner poses a serious question: what do different theories of foreign relations predict would happen if the dead began… Audio

What's your poison? Dr Leo Schep from the New Zealand National Poisons Centre about substances taken internally or applied externally that are injurious to health or dangerous to life... the science… Audio

AUT student Georgina Drain braves the zombies and clowns at Spookers Haunted Attraction Scream Park, in an attempt to understand why many people like being scared so much, that they pay for the… Audio

If zombies attacked your town, what would you do? That's the question behind Apocalypse Z, an immersive, interactive theatre experience in Auckland's Aotea Square. Audio

Simon London talks about staging a zombie apocalypse play in what was once part of Christchurch's Red Zone. Audio

David Hughes, entomologist at Harvard University's Museum of Comparative Zoology. A 48 million year old fungus has been discovered that has been transforming ants into zombie ants. Audio

Chris Humphrey's book 'Vlad, the Last Confession', is about the historical figure and inspiration for the vampire, Dracula. Audio

Kate Camp discusses the 1897 novel Dracula by Irish author Bram Stoker, which served to popularise the idea of the vampire. Audio

The Twilight Saga has stolen the hearts of many young girls as well as more mature women who should know better. Or so says Gina Barreca a professor of feminist theory in the US. She joins Noelle to… Audio

The Americans are sucking the life blood out of the Vampire genre according to delegates who attended a British conference at the weekend. Open Graves Open Minds: Vampires and the Undead in Modern… Audio

How has the representaion of vampires in popular culture changed over the years? Audio

Senior Lecturer in Communication Studies at the Auckland University of Technology, Chair of the Gothic Association of New Zealand of New Zealand and Australia, and author of The Vampire in… Audio