Has "The Walking Dead" Lurched Into the New Cutting Edge of Horror?
- I've always had a fascination with horror movies. In fact, one of the first things that piqued my interest in film making was reading about legendary makeup artist Jack ...
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'Doomsday Prepper' Eats Dog Food
- On Tuesday night's episode of "Doomsday Preppers" (Tue., 9 p.m. ET on National Geographic) viewers met Mr. Wayne. He's a prepper intent on reviving the ancient practice ...
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'Doomsday Prepper' Accidentally Shoots His Own Thumb Off
- Tim Ralston is a prepper. As such, he is prepared to face the unexpected -- and is even prepping his own underground bunker in case of disaster -- but perhaps accidental...
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'Doomsday Preppers' Learn Self-Defense Techniques
- A lot of people are terrified that, unlike Harold Camping, the ancient Mayans got it right and that the apocalypse (zombie or otherwise) will unfold in 2012. Many of th...
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``It's the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine),'' sang R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe, and it's a proclamation that must resonate with the people profiled in this series. That's because they are all preparing for doomsday, whether it's caused by a natural disaster, a financial collapse or a nuclear winter, and their plan is to outlast and outlive any apocalyptic scenario. The series goes inside America's ``prepping'' subculture and introduces otherwise ordinary folks who are stockpiling food, water, weapons and whatever else they think is necessary in the event basic services should falter and society turns chaotic and violent. Also, each prepper's plan is reviewed by the consulting firm Practical Preppers, which analyzes its potential effectiveness in case the prepper's worst fears become reality.