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Well excitement seems to be brewing in our area about "Dead on Delmarva."

 

A couple of weeks ago the entertainment editor for the Easton Star Democrat came to my fiance's and my home for an interview, which has been one of many. I didn't know we were going to be the front page of the weekend section!

 

http://www.stardem.com/weekend/

 

Some of the interviews were never even published, so this was a nice…

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Please check out "Dead on Delmarva" on imdb.

 

The movie is coming along nicely, but I've blown my budget of $10,000. I've alread spent $14,000 and its looking like final cost will be closer to $20,000 and thats not including rights to stock footage. *sigh*

 

 Making movies is expensive and VERY time consuming...

The Dover Line, stretching from Greensboro Maryland to the Atlantic Ocean just North of Dover, Delaware has successfully held off the oncoming wave of zombies for the past day and a half. However virtually all members of the armed forces on the Eastern Shore are currently taking part in holding the Line, leaving the rest of the Shore to fend for itself. While the Choptank River will act as a barrier against the zombies for the rest of the Shore the towns of Easton, Oxford, Trappe, and St.… Continue

We have just received the first reports of the undead in Middleton, Delaware. It appears that the zombies have managed to spread onto the Eastern Shore despite the destruction of the bridges over the Chesapeake and Delaware canal by the Delaware National Guard. Residents are advised to arm themselves and stay in their homes while a defense can be organized.

We are already receiving reports of large number of troops being airlifted into Dover Air Force Base in an effort to…

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Currently the Army and Marines are fighting in the area immediately surrounding the remains of Philadelphia. Meanwhile National Guard troops from New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania have formed a protective cordon just south of Harrisburg, east to Allentown, and over to East Brunswick in an attempt to contain the undead threat. Heavy fighting continues in Trenton with the Air Force using napalm to destroy large groups of zombies. Sporadic fighting continues to take place in Wilmington,…

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We are sad to announce the total destruction of Philadelphia by a 20 megaton thermonuclear device due to an uncontrolled outbreak of the undead. This was done by order of the President and a unanimous vote of both houses of Congress. Large numbers of US Army and Marine troops have been deployed in a wide circle around the remains of Philadelphia in the hopes of containing the outbreak from spreading further. In addition large numbers of Delaware National Guardsmen have been deployed around the… Continue

The CDC has announced a quarantine of the entire Greater Philadelphia Area. Youthie bracelet telemetry, eye witness reports, and aerial surveillance all indicate a fairly widespread outbreak of the undead in the downtown Philadelphia area. Numerous deaths and reanimations have also been reported. Pennsylvania state police and National Guard have set up road blocks on all routes in and out of the city in an effort to enforce the quarantine. Residents of Philadelphia are ordered to stay in…

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Widespread protests took place across the country due to the use of a tactical nuclear warhead on Possum city, Missouri. Today marks the third anniversary of this tragic event.

While addressing protestors in Dallas, Texas this morning the President stated that while he was sorry for the destruction and the loss of life, he and Congress had had no choice but to bomb Possum city. To quote President Doyle “It was the only means of stopping the spread of the zombie outbreak into…

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There’s nothing else quite like working on a feature length script.

First there’s the outline, then the treatment, followed by the full blown script. Sounds easy, right?

The problem is that this isn’t how I write stories. I will be doing something at my…

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