{"id":104644,"date":"2024-05-24T03:12:39","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T03:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucm.one\/%f0%9f%8e%ac-the-science-fiction-trash-classic-astro-zombies-available-as-a-limited-edition-mediabook\/"},"modified":"2024-05-27T09:39:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T09:39:59","slug":"the-science-fiction-trash-classic-astro-zombies-available-as-a-limited-edition-mediabook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ucm.one\/en\/the-science-fiction-trash-classic-astro-zombies-available-as-a-limited-edition-mediabook\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfac The science fiction trash classic \u201cAstro-Zombies\u201d available as a limited edition mediabook"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]In 1968, director <strong>Ted V. Mikels<\/strong> created \u201c<strong>Astro-Zombies<\/strong>\u201d, a film that is still celebrated today as the epitome of the \u201cscience fiction trash genre\u201d. 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