Greg Nicotero's Zombie Cameo Tribute on The Walking Dead: A Fan Letter

Nicotero at the Walker Stalker Con via ComicBook.com

ComicBook.com sat down and spoke with "The Walking Dead" producer and makeup guru, Greg Nicotero at the Walker Stalker Con in Chicago. Nicotero, known for his special effects makeup mastery, gave the website some insight on the fun he has behind the scenes when creating certain looks for walkers on the show.

It's no secret that the zombie aficionado will often slip in sly nods to other notable zombie characters, such as the flyboy and plaid shirt zombies from "Dawn of the Dead," saying "I love doing it [...] We’re thinking about all these cool zombies, and they’ll be in there. And none of the producers…no one really knows…I just do it because it’s fun. And I want the fans to be like, ‘Look, look, that was that zombie from that movie.’” He revealed that the most epic nod would be appearing in the season 4 episode, "Us," but refused to give any further details until the episode aired and fans could catch the cameo on their own.

Fast forward to last nights episode, "Us," when Glenn and Tara enter a dark, and seemingly familiar tunnel. A recent cave in has trapped some of the walkers underneath the rubble, but the duo decide to go over and see what lays on the other side. Oh, more walkers, you say? Color me surprised. However, one of them shambles out of the shadows and I find myself ridiculously excited, yelling at my television and scaring the holy hell out of my sister...

'Walker Stalker Con' Returns with Double the Con Fun in 2014

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The debut of Georgia based Walker Stalker Con was such a success that they are planning two weekends worth of zombie goodness in 2014! This March 14-16, 2014, the Walker Stalker Con will be hitting Chicago. They'll be returning to Atlanta October 17-19, 2014.

While a Chicago venue has yet to be named, they state on their website that they've leased out four floors at a new location in Atlanta. This means they will have two full exhibition floors, as well as an entire floor dedicated to panels.

It was announced earlier, that Scott Wilson (Hershel) on "The Walking Dead," will be returning to the Atlanta leg of the con. You're not going to want to miss this convention, especially now that you have two chances to attend!

Don't forget to tune into the convention-founding Walker Stalkers podcast, and keep checking back here for up-to-date information.

-Nowal Massari

Andrew Lincoln Added To Walker Stalker Con

There is a sheriff heading to Atlanta this November because Andrew Lincoln from "The Walking Dead" is appearing at Walker Stalker Con.

His first non-San Diego Comic Con event, the man who plays Rick Grimes will appear at the zombie con Nov. 1-3, alongside pretty much the entire living cast (and many of the dead) from "The Walking Dead" as well as horror actors from "Hatchet," "Night of the Living Dead" and more.

Of course, "The Walking Dead" Season Four premieres Oct. 13, and Lincoln will be a huge draw for the con. Of course, Norman Reedus, Greg Nicotero, Danai Gurira, Giancarlo Esposito and a lot, lot more don't hurt either.

The con is still promising two more guest announcements but this is a biggie.

-Aaron Sagers

Walker Stalker Con Adds Two Big Names

Not too long ago, we announced that Jim Frazier and Eric Nordhoff of the "Walker Stalker Podcast" would be bringing listeners and zombiphiles the "Walker Stalker Con" this November in Atlanta. At the time of their announcement, the guest list was already pretty impressive, but now they've added two big names.

Joining the con will be Melissa McBride who plays "Carol" on The Walking Dead and crossbow toting Daryl Dixon, Norman Reedus.

The Walker Stalker Con runs (shambles?) from November 1-3 in Atlanta, GA. Get your tickets here before they're gone!

-Nowal Massari

'Walker Stalker Con' Comes to Life This November

Fans of The Walker Stalkers podcast, or zombiphiles in general, get excited!

Podcast creators Jim Frazier and Eric Nordhoff have announced that this fall they will be putting on their own horror/zombie convention, aptly titled "The Walker Stalker Con."

“Join us – James and Eric, from the popular Fans of The Walking Dead podcast – The Walker Stalkers. We want to put on THE BEST, most fan-centric zombie and horror-themed convention ever! We want this event to be over-the-top extreme fan-centric. You, the fans, will get great access to actors and celebrities like no other convention before at Walker Stalker Con 2013!! Be a part of something big! We will have tons of special guests, actors, filmmakers and celebrities from popular zombie, horror and sci-fi TV shows and films.”

The convention will take place November 1-3 at the Atlanta Convention Center, with the Westin at Peachtree Center acting as host hotel for the event. Guests of the Walker Stalker Con can expect the
exhibit hall to be full of make-up artists, vendors, comic book artists and much more.

While a full guest list has yet to be announced, some of the guests you can expect to see are Lauren Cohan (The Walking Dead), Judith O'Dea (Night of the Living Dead) , Lew Temple (The Walking Dead), Jose Pablo Cantillo, Tyler Chase, Adam Green (Holliston), Nick Gomez, Daniel Thomas May, Addy Miller, Vincent Ward, E. Roger Mitchell, Corrie English, Parker Wierling, Kylie Szymanski, Laura Ortiz, Larry Mainland, Joe Lynch, Sonya Thompson, William Sibley Hart and Moses J. Moseley, Mike Christopher, Leonard Lies, Travis Love, Theodus Crane, Jay Bonansinga, and Sonequa Martin-Green.

More guests are expected to be announced.

To make this Con come to (un)life, James and Eric have set up a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for the convention, raise awareness about the Con itself and give sponsors and fans some extra
special goodies.

-Nowal Massari