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SPACE: Cosmic Zombies

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Cosmic Zombies - NASA

Close encounters with medium-size black holes can reanimate dead stars, if only momentarily, a new study suggests. A team of astronomers performed computer simulations to determine what happens when a burned-out stellar corpse known as a white dwarf passes close to an intermediate-mass black hole — one that harbors between 1,000 and 10,000 times the mass of Earth’s sun. The researchers determined that the black hole’s powerful gravity can stretch and distort the white dwarf’s previously inert innards so dramatically that nuclear-fusion processes can reignite for a few seconds, converting helium, carbon and oxygen into heavier elements such as iron. … Read more

SCIENCE: Why We Love the Undead

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The Walking Dead - AMC

1) We like considering an apocalypse. People have been making predictions about the end of times for a very, very long time. They’ve never been correct, but that doesn’t seem to deter modern-day apocalypse forecasters. Live Science previously reported on the growing trend of apocalypticism, and how an increasing number of books, television shows and movies have portrayed postapocalyptic worlds over the past several decades. Among them is AMC’s sci-fi series “Fear the Walking Dead” (which airs on Sundays at 9 p.m. EDT/8 p.m. CDT). The show, now in its fourth season, follows characters as they try to survive a … Read more

SCIENCE: Catching a Zombie (Virus)

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There’s no way around it: Viruses are scary. They’re invisible to the naked eye, they can be difficult to get rid of and many are capable of spreading quickly. That’s why it’s important to detect a disease-causing virus before it has the chance to infect so many people that it’s impossible to contain. Failure to detect and contain a deadly virus early enough to prevent an outbreak is a key component of the story in AMC’s sci-fi series “Fear the Walking Dead” (which airs on Sundays at 9 p.m. EDT/8 p.m. CDT, starting Aug. 12). The show, now in its … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: The End, by M. Rose Flores

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The End

QSFer M. Rose Flores has a new Bi Horror book out: On Cate Mortensen’s seventeenth birthday, her family is scattered in a fight for survival, and she and her sister Melody are catapulted headfirst into a world where their phones are just hunks of plastic, they must scavenge for every bite, and they sleep with weapons in their hands. Traveling alone, and then not so alone, they follow the route their family planned to Alcatraz Island where the hope of safety and a real life awaits. After more than a year on the road, Cate has found three things to … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Dead Man Dating, by Jambrea Jo Jones

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Dead Man Dating

QSFer Jambrea Jo Jones has a new MM paranormal book out: Hollis Morgan’s zombie life would be considered boring by most, but for him it was perfect. Until his best friend tricked him into speed dating. With friends like Felix, he didn’t need enemies, but after meeting Dr. Umberto Yanukovich, he might forgive Felix. Only problem? The doctor was human. Can there be a future for a zombie and a human? Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo Excerpt LBGTAQ Zombie Speed Dating. Hollis Morgan gazed at the black banner in horror. It had white writing with blood spatter on it. It … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Parasite, by Soren Summers

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Parasite

QSFer Soren Summers has a new MM paranormal book out: It’s been one hundred and forty-five days since the world ended. Paragon has swept through the city of Pleasance like a reaper’s scythe. Now the dead walk the earth, seeking the flesh of the living. Still Jarod Samuels refuses to die. As a hunter, Jarod safeguards the Hive, the ruined mall he calls home. He exterminates zombies to protect the city’s last few survivors, and to keep Gabriel Anderson unharmed, their lives intertwined now more than ever. But in a city ravaged by Vertex’s corruption, there’s no telling what dangers … Read more

NEWS: That Zombie Outbreak Was Probably fake

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Indiana Zombies

Indiana residents can breathe easy after emergency radio alerts of a zombie attack were deemed to be the product of a hack. The broadcasts, which were “replayed frequently” on a Winchester station around noon on Wednesday, warned of the flesh-eating attack as well as a related disease outbreak from dead bodies, authorities in Randolph County announced on Facebook. “There is no local emergency,” the sheriff’s department assured in a statement. “We have contacted the radio station and notified the Indiana Department of Homeland Security. Again there is no emergency or disease outbreak in Randolph County.” By Nina Golgowsku – Full … Read more

Announcement: Lifehack, by Joseph Picard

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Lifehack

QSFer Joseph Picard has a new FF paranormal book out: Regan has her ups and downs. Dumping her girlfriend: Down. Moving in with her loving brother: Up. Waking up to a plague of undead: REALLY down. After the undead began roaming the neighborhood, Regan lost track of her brother. She’s spent the last two years searching for him. In the meantime, she’s fallen in love, only to be told, “Sorry, I’m straight. And you’re a lunatic.” There’s a psycho out there somewhere who caused the outbreak, using nanotechnology, just for the fun of it, and Regan intends to hunt him … Read more

Announcement: The Harbinger, by Keegan Kennedy

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The Harbinger

QSFer Keegan Kennedy has a new sci fi book out that includes gay characters: It starts as a whisper, barely audible. Rumors. Paranoia. Conspiracy theories. Subterfuge. Like lightning, the plague moves across the globe, spreading out in all directions. When the naysayers can no longer ignore the wails and moans of the dying, the Harbinger will already have them by their throats. But the end is only the beginning… Discovered in the Alaskan permafrost, the ancient virus was reanimated and genetically-altered. The new strain showed great promise in curing many of mankind’s afflictions. When the specimen fell into the hands … Read more

Film: Sauna The Dead

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Sauna the Dead

The world’s largest LGBTI short film festival, the Iris Prize, is set to return to Cardiff, Wales, from 12-16 October. This will be the festival’s tenth anniversary… The shortlisted movies for the main Iris Prize were selected from over 300 submissions, while the Best of British prize (sponsored by Pinewood Studios), come from over 100 entries. Highlights in the latter category include the wittily-titled Sauna The Dead, a 20-minute gay zombie bathhouse movie, and the downbeat and gritty G O’Clock, which offers an inside look at the chemsex party scene. By David Hudson – Full Story at Gay Star News