Quick Snaps: Thomas Haden Church of 'Zombie Roadkill'

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Thomas Haden Church

Texas-born actor Thomas Haden Church returned to Austin this past March to lend his dry wit and charm as emcee of the Austin Film Society's annual Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards. Church first served as emcee in 2009, and personally I would love to see him become a long-running host. It's probably not that unlikely -- Church resides on his cattle ranch near Bandera, Texas.

I've been a fan of Church since his eccentric role in the 1990s television sitcom Wings, and enjoyed his conflicted portrayal of villain Flint Marko aka "Sandman" in Spider-Man 3. He recently appeared in the teen comedy Easy A, but can also be seen in Zombie Roadkill, a new FEARnet web series. The trailers and PSAs for the series are hysterical and had me jumping out of my seat. Check out my favorite PSA after the jump.

Fantastic Fest attendees have a chance to see the first two episodes before their online debut at a special screening on Friday, September 24, at 8 pm. Director David Green, stars Thomas Haden Church and David Dorfman, producer Ryan Hendricks and writer Henry Gayden will be in attendance. The screening will be followed by the FEARnet party at The Highball.

The plot of Zombie Roadkill centers around a group of college kids on a road trip. While on an unfamiliar road. the group accidentally runs over an unsuspecting squirrel. The cursed road brings anything killed back to life to terrorize anyone who travels through the idyllic landscape. Church plays a park ranger who teams with an unsuspecting teenager, played by David Dorfman, to escape a cursed stretch of highway that resurrects roadkill in the form of flesh-eating zombie animals.

The first two episodes of Zombie Roadkill will premiere on FEARnet.com on October 4, with a new episode available daily through Friday, October 8. Zombie Roadkill will also play on the FEARnet On Demand VOD network with the first three episodes of the series becoming available on October 14 and final episodes available on October 21.

As paranoid as I already am about hitting small animals on the road, I'll be even more careful after seeing the impact of zombie forest animals!

[Photo credit: Thomas Haden Church at the 10th Annual Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards, by Debbie Cerda, on Flickr]

'Zombie Roadkill' taco truck at Fantastic Fest!

um, IN DANGER! of Squirrels? yup, loving. I have all kinds of stuff for you guys from FEARnet. The latest on 'Zombie Roadkill' is the taco truck tour kickoff at Fantastic Fest this weekend in Austin Texas. I see you have the PSA but I'll include the Trailer, 911 call and Survival Guide video below. Have it your way, wait that's McDonald's right?

'Zombie Roadkill' taco truck tour and game info: http://bit.ly/9sAXAi

Trailer: http://bit.ly/cZrTii

911 call: http://bit.ly/bzgxwA

'Zombie Roadkill' Survival Guide Video: http://bit.ly/dncqBR

-bella
FEARnet.com

Thanks Bella!

I just saw your comment, but luckily one of the gals came over to the patio and let us know about the taco truck. Loved the taco, think I had possum? skunk? -- tasty, and really did taste like chicken!