BY THE VARIOUS GODS! Reddit user HotbrownDoubleDouble has created a series of maps based on the known history of the world of George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire which tracks the movement of the various groups and Houses in the series, from the millennia-old Children of the Forest and the First Men all the way to present day.
The whole thing is pretty bad-ass and is totally spoiler-free, so anyone curious about the series or the Game of Thrones TV show can dive in and wonder at the various back and forths of the families and beings that come in to play throughout the story.

It also provides a wonderful illustration of the cyclical nature of the characters and societies within the series, where vengeance seemingly piles on top of vengeance and peace never truly arrives. What is Daenerys’ claim to power against the Others, or the Children of the Forest? What is anyone’s claim to power, really? It’s a question that stands at the heart of the books and show, and it’s fascinating to see how that question has been answered continually throughout the history of Westeros and the Lands Beyond.
You can see the entire progression of maps here.
You can also combine this map geek-out with this geographical geek-out for some ultimate Game of Thrones geeking out.
M1A1 by Gorillaz from the album of the same name starts out with the sounds of two scavengers calling out “Hello! Is anyone there?” from the beginning of (I think) Day of the Dead. Beyond that, it’s not really zombie-y, but hey, you don’t want to seem like you don’t have any braaaainnzzzzzz when it comes to music, do you?
You mentioned the Creepshow- I’ve always loved their little ditty, “Zombies Ate Her Brains”. In a similar vein, the Horrorpops have “Walk like a Zombie” and “Where They Wander” to their names.
Also, Jonathan Coulton, “Re: Your Brains”. Best Zombie song EVER.
I am so coopting this for my one of my Halloween mixes…
What, no Re: Your Brains by Jonathan Coulton?
Except for the original Night of the Living Dead, I’ve never understood the fascination with zombies. Still, a post that ties Harry Belafonte and the Ramones together is definitely on to something.
Hey, ho, let’s go!
Speaking of zombies and awesome music, Left 4 Dead 2 has several kick-ass southern rock songs by a fictitious band that are worthy of inclusion on any mixtape, even if they don’t specifically mention zombies by name.
@Snowkestrel–Jason and I decided early on that including songs that only sampled zombie movies would make the task of narrowing it down to 20 tracks nigh impossible, so, alas, no Gorrilaz.
@corvus–Definitely should have included a link to the Horrorpops in the caption for Zombina, no doubt–here’s “Walk Like a Zombie.”
@corvus and Tom–We were going for forgotten or lesser known zombie tracks, but Jonathan Coulton’s ditty is indeed something special. For those unfamiliar, check it out.
@RM–Yep, and I think the aforementioned Coulton number is on there, too.
@milo and Drunes–Thanks!
Hmmm, those links appear to be broken. Here we go…
The Horrorpops: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PACStt2ecg
Jonathan Coulton: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzuRNejNZCo
There are also emo zombies.