Zom-pocalypse NOW!

"When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the Earth..."

This Sunday -- Halloween -- brings the debut of a new series I've been eagerly salivating over for ages now -- The Walking Dead. Incredibly, AMC, the network that's given us such critical triumphs as Mad Men and Breaking Bad has had the cojones to turn Robert Kirkman's jaw-dropping comic into their next high profile TV series! I've enjoyed all 78 heart-stopping issues of this comic -- so I've written about the news of this series before and been waiting with baited breath.

But on Sunday the 31st, this baby finally debuts, shepherded into reality by none other than Frank Darabont, the maestro who gave us The Mist, which for my money was the best horror film in ages -- it's such a dream come true. Because if you're thinking this is going to be a nonstop gore-o-rama, you don't know The Walking Dead, as these are character-driven stories, first and foremost, and with both Darabont and Kirkman involved, I just have the feeling were about to witness the birth of something truly special.

Real horror that's not something to be embarrassed of comes along so rarely these days. We're about to see something raw and shocking and true to its source. I absolutely can't wait...

So lock your bloody doors...