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There be spoilers ahead, so if you have NOT seen the American Horror Story: Asylum finale, do not proceed...

Last week, ShockTillYouDrop.com sat in on a special screening of the American Horror Story: Asylum finale with co-creator Ryan Murphy in attendance.  After, he sat down for a Q&A.  

You can read most of the discussion about season 3 here, however, I've been sitting on one quote I thought was amusing that tied in to Asylum's finale.  And now that the season is over, now is a good time to run it.

When asked if Murphy had an itch to connect Asylum to American Horror Story season one, he shared an early idea the creative team had that did indeed bridge the two seasons.

Tonight marks the end of American Horror Story: Asylum as the final episode plays out and there is already buzz surrounding season 3.  Co-creator Ryan Murphy told us last week that he'd like to see some cast members from season one return for the third season.  Moreover, those who did not appear in Asylum.  Word dropped today as to who might be returning.

Two more are being added to Under the Dome's cast.  

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Alex Koch and Natalie Martinez will join Colin Ford (the first to be cast).  The former is playing Junior Rennie, the pain-in-the-ass - and deeply troubled - son of "Big Jim" Rennie, the story's town politician and car dealer.  Martinez, meanwhile, is going to be Deputy Linda.

Martinez previously starred alongside Jason Statham in the Death Race remake (pictured).

The entertainment industry is pushing into pilot season, that time when networks load up on material, give the green light order to pilots for potential television shows and, overall, spend a lot of money on projects that might not even happen.  While it's tough to tell what will hit and what will miss (most pilots will never been seen beyond a network office), we'll do our best to keep you posted on what might be coming to the small screen near you.

We'll begin with The Sixth Gun.  NBC has apparently ordered up a pilot for this title from Carlton Cuse, whose credits include Lost and the upcoming Bates Motel, says EW.

Based on the Oni Press comic book, thes story is set "during the darkest days of the Civil War when wicked cutthroats came into possession of six pistols of otherworldly power. In time the Sixth Gun, the most dangerous of the weapons, vanished. When the gun surfaces in the hands of an innocent girl, dark forces reawaken. Vile men thought long dead set their sights on retrieving the gun and killing the girl. Only Drake Sinclair, a gunfighter with a shadowy past, stands in their way."

The Walking Dead returns from hiatus in a few weeks with the remaining eight episodes of Season 3.

We've found a new trailer for the upcoming back-half with all new footage from the remainder of the season. Check it out inside!

With his group in tatters, his sanity in question, and his own son questioning his every move, Rick must somehow pull everyone together to face their greatest challenge -- the Governor.  In order to survive, he must risk everything, including the group's very humanity.

Based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics, The Walking Dead stars Andrew Lincoln, Laurie Holden, Steven Yeun, Norman Reedus, Chandler Riggs, Lauren Cohan, Scott Wilson, Melissa McBride, Chad Coleman, David Morrissey and Danai Gurira.

Just a few days ago, casting information broke regarding a small screen take on the 2009 horror comedy Zombieland.

Today, Broadcast Now reveals that the series is, indeed, on the way and is being developed by Amazon as an original series. 

Planned for 30-minute episodes, the "television" version of "Zombieland" returns the franchise to its original concept of an ongoing serialized comedy adventure. As revealed in the casting breakdowns, Zombieland will blend familiar characters from the feature film with brand new characters specifically for the series.

It appears Amazon doesn't want to be left out of the "genre series" business.  This maneuver seems like an appropriate counter to what is brewing at Netflix like Hemlock Grove, an original series debuting on April 19th.

NBC's forthcoming Dracula series has found its female lead in Jessica De Gouw.  The actress was recently seen on The CW's Arrow as The Huntress.  She'll play opposite Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors) who is taking on the role of Dracula.

If you were bummed about the news that a Zombieland 2 will probably not happen, at least you still have the television series to look forward to.  

A casting sheet has leaked for the proposed CBS series, revealing some of the characters you'll find in the show.

If you recall, Zombieland initially began as a series concept TV until it was reworked into a feature film.  Then, in late 2011, word broke that the title was going to make a transition to the small screen.

He's tussled with the Queen Alien, Pumpkinhead and many other genre baddies, now, Lance Henriksen is going to face Hannibal Lecter.  TV Line reports the acting vet will appear in NBC's Hannibal series as a guest star for one episode.  His role is being kept a secret for now.

Syfy's longest-running unscripted series, Ghost Hunters, goes Hollywood for its ninth season premiere on Wednesday, January 16 at 9 PM ET/PT with two Los Angeles-based investigations and a Twitter takeover by famed film director Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy series, Pan's Labyrinth), executive producer of Universal Pictures' upcoming supernatural thriller, Mama.

In the Season 9 Ghost Hunters premiere episode, "Hollywood Horror Stories," which airs at 9 PM ET/PT, Jason Hawes leads TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society) on spooky Los Angeles investigations at the historic Sowden House - said to be the site where Elizabeth Short, aka "The Black Dahlia," was gruesomely murdered - and Madame Tussauds Hollywood.

From Frank Darabont to Glen Mazzara to...  Scott Gimple?  It appears AMC may have found its new showrunner for The Walking Dead.  Gimple is in talks to take over the fourth season, says Variety, after Mazzara exited last month.

Some of literature's most iconic figures will step into the light on Showtime in Penny Dreadful, a psychosexual horror series created, written and executive produced by Skyfall's three-time Oscar nominee John Logan and executive produced by Oscar winner Sam Mendes and Neal Street's Pippa Harris, it was announced today by David Nevins, President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks.  We first brought this project's attention to you here, however, more details have been revealed.

The series will begin production in London in the second half of 2013.

CBS revealed this weekend that Under the Dome, the series based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, will debut on June 24th 10/9c.

Niels Arden Oplev, the director of the original The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, will helm the first episode.  Brian K. Vaughan (Lost) adapted the tome for the screen.

The story tells of a small town in Maine which is cut off from the rest of the world by an invisible dome. With air, food and patience dwindling, societal norms within this town begins to break down.

A&E has released three new teasers for the forthcoming Bates Motel, the show which presents the life of Norman Bates before the events of Psycho.

The first episode airs on March 18th and stars Freddie Highmore and Vera Farmiga and Norman and Norma Bates.  The teasers you'll find inside are called "Hand," "Breath," and "Dance Party."

In Bates Motel, following the tragic death of her husband, Norma Bates buys a motel on the outskirts of the idyllic coastal town of White Pine Bay, seeking a fresh start. As Norma and Norman get ensconced in their new home, they discover this town isn't quite what it seems, and the locals aren’t so quick to let them in on their secrets. But the Bates’ are done being pushed around and will do whatever it takes to survive – and will do whatever it takes to protect their own secrets.

We have a trailer to share with you from the Netflix Original Series Hemlock Grove from executive producer Eli Roth and based on Brian McGreevy's novel of the same name.  It has been revealed that the series will be available for members to watch instantly and in its entirety beginning April 19, 2013.

All 13-episodes of the series, which stars Famke Janssen, Bill Skarsgard, Landon Liboiron, Penelope Mitchell, Freya Tingley, and Dougray Scott will debut concurrently in all territories that Netflix is available – U.S., Canada, the UK, Ireland, Latin America, Brazil and Scandinavia.  

Head inside for the trailer.

Marking its official entry into developing long-form event series, Fox Broadcasting Company announced today that it has inked a development deal for Wayward Pines, from M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable) and FX Productions.

Fox will order its first event series pilot later this year with plans to debut its first long-form event series in 2014.

"With top-notch auspices and feature-quality production plans, 'Wayward Pines' and 'Blood Brothers' represent exactly the kind of high-impact, 10- to 12-part events we set out to develop when we entered the limited series business," said Kevin Reilly, Chairman of Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company. "These two series are the first of many big ideas, big names and big talent that you can anticipate will be on our air in the next 12-24 months." 

Fox has aired this new 3-minute promo for The Following, starring Kevin Bacon and premiering on Monday, January 21 at 9/8c. The Following is the upcoming psychological thriller from creator/executive producer Kevin Williamson (“The Vampire Diaries,” “Dawson’s Creek,” the "Scream" franchise). Check out the clip inside!

Read our review of The Following's first episode.

The FBI estimates there are currently up to 300 active serial killers in the United States. What would happen if these killers had a way of communicating and connecting with each other? What if they were able to work together and form alliances as they left a trail of blood across the country? What if one brilliant and charismatic, yet psychotic serial killer was able to bring them all together and activate a cult of believers following his every command?

When it comes to The Munsters, NBC execs know this: What Bryan Fuller did to recreate TV's beloved gang of misfits did not work for them.  

The network hired Fuller do an update of the monstrous family.  He turned in a pilot called Mockingbird Lane, however, NBC opted not to run with a series based on that pilot.  Instead, they aired it as a Halloween special.  

That doesn't mean The Munsters is entirely dead at NBC, however.

Consider October's "Halloween special" Mockingbird Lane a one-off.  It has been decided by NBC execs that Bryan Fuller's reboot of The Munsters will not return to the small screen.  Fuller broke the news today via Twitter.

Keep it together, The Walking Dead!  Sheesh...  

Just when the AMC series was getting really interesting and really fun, news has come in that showrunner Glen Mazzara is releasing his reins and stepping away.  Mazzara took on the role of showrunner when Frank Darabont bowed out, leaving Mazzara and his team to do their thing.  And that "thing" as we were coming to learn, was improve the series greatly.

Head inside for the official AMC statement...

As True Blood beefs up its sixth season, a new addition to the cast is being made.  Arliss Howard (Full Metal Jacket, Medium) has been brought aboard to fill the shoes of a Louisiana governor.  Full details inside.

In addition to a new in-development feature film, now The Twilight Zone is being groomed for its return to television.

According to Deadline, Bryan Singer is spearheading the effort to revive the brand on the small screen.  He will develop, produce and (possibly) direct.  Because it is so early in this project's journey, it is too soon to tell where the series will land (Deadline speculates CBS) or who else will contribute.

The team at FEARnet exhumed the Cryptkeeper and roped in actor John Kassir for the Cryptkeeper's return to television.  This is big news for fans of Tales from the Crypt and his animated series Saturday morning cartoon spin-off.  Read on for the official announcement...

This December, make a resolution to join the Cryptkeeper for FEARnet’s first-ever New Year’s Shockin’ Eve “Tales from the Crypt” Marathon from 6 p.m.-6 a.m. ET/3 p.m.-3 a.m. PT on Monday, December 31.

The marathon is hosted by the Cryptkeeper, himself, in exclusive all-new interstitial content for the first time in 15 years. See the cool ghoul take a blast through the past, decomposing the best of the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s and ‘00s, on his way to welcoming in 2013. Who needs Ryan Seacrest when you can watch the old year die a slow, painful death on the Cryptkeeper’s very own countdown clock? And all night long viewers can take part in an interactive “Would You Rather?” poll, available on FEARnet.com, where they can answer questions based on the episodes they are watching in special segments dubbed “Cryptkeeper’s Conundrums.”

Oh, Dexter.  You corrected yourself early on in season seven, but descended back into your wild "anything goes" attitude, ending on an explosive note that felt like an organic direction.  I'm just not sure if I liked the execution of the dramatic turns you made.  And now you might have one more season to make things right.  Maybe.

It appears not even showrunner Scott Buck knows if Dexter will conclude next season or not.  Vulture sat down with the man to get a progress report on season eight and he said, next season "might be the last. That hasn’t been announced yet. We’ve been picked up for one more season, but whether that is the last one or not has not yet been determined."

The X-Files' Gillian Anderson (Agent Scully) is the latest actress to join the cast of NBC's Hannibal, which is currently shooting.  According to Entertainment Weekly, she'll play Hannibal Lecter's therapist!  Her role will carry her through a few episodes, says the site.

Mads Mikkelsen, Hugh Dancy and Laurence Fishburne star in the series as Lecter, Will Graham and Jack Crawford, respectively.

Hannibal will air sometime in 2013.  David Slade is helming the first episode and Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies) is serving as the showrunner.  The synopsis for those who have not read it...

CBS is going to bring Stephen King's "Under the Dome" to life in 2013.  According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network has given it a "straight to series" order, meaning it bypasses the usual pilot order and consideration.

This baby's going to happen and it's going to happen fast.

A screen adaptation of Under the Dome was originally kicked around in mid-2011 and, at the time, Showtime was going to air it.  CBS has instead taken the reins and will air 13 episodes next summer.

Early next year, Netflix gets in on the televised horror game with the original series Hemlock Grove and it's doing so with the help of Eli Roth.  No start date has been announced but as of a few weeks back, when ShockTillYouDrop.com spoke to one of the stars, the show was still in production.

Today, the first photo from the show - in which Roth serves as an executive producer and director of episode one - hit the web and you can find it inside.

Lili Taylor, Landon Liboiron, Famke Janssen, Bill Skarsgard, Dougray Scott, Freya Tingley, Aaron Douglas and Penelope Mitchell star in the series which is based upon the book by Brian McGreevy.

The show revolves around the murder of a young girl found close to the former Godfrey steel mill. The suspects in her killing include Peter (Liboiron), a 17-year-old Gypsy kid from the wrong side of the tracks, and Roman (Skarsgard), the arrogant Godfrey Scion, whose sister Shelley is disturbingly deformed and whose mother, Olivia (Janssen), is the beautiful and controlling grand dame of Hemlock Grove.

FX has ordered the next book of the award-winning miniseries American Horror Story, picking up 13 hours of a new miniseries from Twentieth Century Fox Television, it was announced today by John Landgraf, President and General Manager of FX Networks. Production of the untitled AHS will begin next summer and premiere in the fall of 2013.

American Horror Story: Asylum, the latest hit in the American Horror Story saga, wraps up its run on Wednesday, January 23 at 10 PM E/P. Last night's episode (11/14/12) of Asylum topped all broadcast networks in the 10 PM time period in delivery of Adults 18-34 (2.1), Women 18-34 (2.4) and Men 18-34 (1.7). 

"With American Horror Story: Asylum, Ryan and Brad have raised the bar in every way from Murder House, the first American Horror Story miniseries," said Landgraf. "And their original idea - the notion of doing an anthological series of miniseries with a repertory cast - has proven groundbreaking, wildly successful and will prove to be trendsetting. We can't wait to see what deviously brilliant ideas they come up with for their third miniseries."

A few months back, rumors circulated that The CW was looking into buying the rights for Battle Royale to turn the cult hit into an American series.  Clearly, the network was looking to fill some void that a Hunger Games clone could fill and it appears that it might have found something.  But it's not Battle Royale.

Guillermo del Toro's The Strain is going to live on as a television series, as we learned in September.  Fox commissioned a greenlit pilot and when we spoke to Del Toro shortly after the announcement, he told us: "Fortunately for me, that means they're not commissioning a screenplay or development. We're going right to pilot. That's a very good piece of news."

Del Toro has provided another update on the potential series, this time he's talking to MTV and he's providing a time frame in which we'll be seeing some big developments occur.

This season of AMC's The Walking Dead has been fairly pivotal in the way it's been introducing elements from Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's popular comics, for instance, bringing the group of survivors to a large maximum security prison and also introducing the Governor, played by David Morrissey, the counterpart to Andrew Lincoln's Rick over at another community known as Woodbury. (And if you aren't caught up on the the show or haven't read the comics, we'll advise you not read this piece in order to avoid spoilers for the third season so far.)

Anyone who's read the comics knows that the Governor has far more nefarious plans for the "walkers" (or "biters" as the folks at Woodbury likes to call them) and working with the Governor to achieve his yet-to-be-revealed goal is a scientist named Milton, played by Dallas Roberts, another element that hasn't appeared in the comics. We first met Milton in the fourth episode of the season, "Walk with Me," and in the most recent episode "Say the Word," we saw Milton tangling with a "walker" out in the field and showing distaste for Woodbury's choice in recreational pastimes.

The Following, the upcoming psychological thriller from creator/executive producer Kevin Williamson (The Vampire Diaries, the Scream franchise), is set to premiere on January 21, 2013 and today revealed an all-audience trailer, a Red Band version and a teaser poster.

The synopsis rolls like this: The FBI estimates there are currently up to 300 active serial killers in the United States. What would happen if these killers had a way of communicating and connecting with each other? What if they were able to work together and form alliances as they left a trail of blood across the country? What if one brilliant and charismatic, yet psychotic serial killer was able to bring them all together and activate a cult of believers following his every command?

The Following is from Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Outerbanks Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television. The series is created, written and executive-produced by Williamson. Marcos Siega (“Dexter,” “The Vampire Diaries”) also serves as an executive producer and directed the pilot.

An official poster of sorts has been discovered for Larry Fessenden's Beneath, which has been shooting in Connecticut for the Chiller channel.

In the film, a group of young friends commemorating their high school graduation take a trip to the remote Black Lake, their celebration turns into a nightmare with the sudden appearance of a bloodthirsty, underwater predator.  Stuck in a leaking boat with no oars, the teens face the ultimate tests of friendship and sacrifice during a terror-stricken fight for survival.  

Head inside for a larger look at the promo.  

Danny Zovatto, Bonnie Dennison, Chris Conroy, Jonny Orsini, Griffin Newman, Mackenzie Rosman and Mark Margolis star.

Starz has revealed this new trailer for "Da Vinci's Demons," coming in 2013. The eight-episode series, written by David S. Goyer (Man of Steel, The Dark Knight Rises), is described as follows:

In a world where thought and faith are controlled, one man fights to set knowledge free. The secret history of Leonardo Da Vinci's tantalizing life reveals a portrait of a young man tortured by a gift of superhuman genius. He is a heretic intent on exposing the lies of religion. An insurgent seeking to subvert an elitist society. A bastard son who yearns for legitimacy with his father. 

Shout! Factory has landed the exclusive DVD rights to Beetlejuice the animated series.

All 94 episodes will arrive on the format; no release date has been set.

Featuring the voice talent of Stephen Ouimette, Alyson Court, Roger Dunn and Elizabeth Hanna, Beetlejuice is the highly popular animated series adaptation of Tim Burton’s hit movie that ran successfully on television from 1989 - 1992. 

Deadline is reporting that Skyfall director Sam Mendes and screenwriter John Logan are teaming up again for a TV vampire hunter drama.

The site says that the project "is described as an origin story set in the 1800s London in the vein of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (pictured), which also was set in 19th century Europe, including London, and featured an assortment of fictional literary characters. The Logan/Mendes project features such characters as Van Helsing and Doctor Frankenstein as they hunt for vampires."

This one is for our readers who are fans of NBC's Grimm.  We've received a handful of behind-the-scenes FX photos from this tomorrow night's (October 26th) episode of the show which is entitled "La Llorona.

In this episode, despite the enthusiastic anticipation of the city's residents for Halloween, a series of horrifying child abductions make their way to Portland, quickly spoiling the holiday spirit.  Nick (David Giuntoli) and Hank (Russell Hornsby) join forces with Valentina Espinosa (guest star Kate del Castillo, Telemundo's "La Reina del Sur"), a mysterious detective from Albuquerque, to help find and capture the elusive suspect.  Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch) joins their investigation, acting as the precinct's fill-in Spanish translator.  

The more Nick digs into the case, the more he realizes the pattern of the kidnapping matches those in the famed Hispanic horror story "La Llorona," a story with its roots intertwined with his own family's history.  Meanwhile, Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell) celebrates the holiday in fine style as he teaches the neighborhood bullies a lesson.  Sasha Roiz and Reggie Lee also star.

Shooting has begun on BBC America's new original series Orphan Black.  Tatiana Maslany (pictured) stars in the lead role of Sarah, an outsider and orphan whose life changes dramatically after witnessing the suicide, of a woman who looks just like her.  Maria Doyle Kennedy (Downton Abbey), Dylan Bruce (The Bay), Jordan Gavaris, Kevin Hanchard, Michael Mando, Elizabeth Saunders and Ron Lea also star.

The series is shooting on location and in studio in Toronto, Ontario through February 2013.

After witnessing a woman's suicide, Sarah assumes her identity hoping that cleaning out the dead woman's bank account will solve all of her problems. Instead, the street smart chameleon is thrust headlong into a kaleidoscopic mystery. She makes the dizzying discovery that she and the dead woman are clones... but are they the only ones? With an assassin hot on her trail, Sarah is racing for answers.

Dean Koontz's Frankenstein novels are now in development at TNT, says Deadline.  The feature film rights were sold to 1019 Entertainment back in 2010, however, it seems the production outfit believes TV is now the way to go.  

James V. Hart and his son Jake Hart are penning the adaptation.  The former also scripted Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Koontz previously brought Frankenstein to the screen in a 2004 made-for-TV movie that was directed by Marcus Nispel and starred Parker Posey and Vincent Perez.  The books he penned endured, however, even if the made-to-TV movie proved to be a dud.

ShockTillYouDrop.com had the chance to chat with Holliston series creator and star Adam Green and co-star Joe Lynch.

Season one arrives on DVD and Blu-ray today and the show has already been picked up for a second season which will air on FEARnet.  The guys talk with us about the success of the shows first season, what’s in store for season two and the fan reaction to the show. 

Holliston is the story of two down and out aspiring filmmakers struggling with life, their careers, and the opposite sex as they attempt to make it out of the small New England town they are trapped in and into the big time.

You haven't forgotten that NBC is working on a television series surrounding Dracula, have you?  That's right, NBC is horror hungry right now working on Dracula, Hannibal and Mockingbird Lane (the network has yet to officially pass on The Munsters, in spite of what rumors are saying).  The latest on ol' Drac is that Dan Knauf has come aboard the series as showrunner.  Knauf was producer on Wolf Lake, Carnivale and Spartacus: Vengeance.

A bit of big news for you True Blood fans out there.  TV Line reports that Rutger Hauer will have a regular role on the HBO's series' sixth season.  According to the site, he'll play a character named Macklyn who has "close ties" to Sookie and Jason.  Hmm, after last season's revelations, I wonder who he could be.

On October 13th, SyFy will debut the original film American Horror House from director Darin Scott.  Scott previously penned Tales from the Hood and directed Dark House and a number of Femme Fatales episodes for Cinemax.

For his latest offering, he pulls together a cast that includes Morgan Fairchild and Alessandra Torresani.  The film is set against the backdrop of Halloween night (naturally) and a sorority house is overrun with ghosts.  Meanwhile, a vengeful housemother goes on a killing spree.

Dear Dracula, the Image Comics/Shadowline graphic novel has been adapted and will air on the Cartoon Network October 16th at 7pm.

The hour-long story of a young boy named Sam who loves horror films and vampires so much that he writes to Dracula for Christmas instead of Santa Claus, Dear Dracula was written by Joshua Williamson and drawn by Vicente “Vinny” Navarrete. Sam gets an unexpected reply to his letter, when Dracula himself shows up on his doorstep, ready to make Sam’s dream of being a vampire come true.

A potential new show we've been avidly following may not ever reach the small screen.  Deadline reports things are not looking good for NBC's reboot of The Munsters, Mockingbird Lane.  

The Bryan Fuller-created, Bryan Singer-directed pilot episode failed to connect with NBC's top dogs and while a final decision has yet to be made, it doesn't look like Mockingbird Lane will be taken to series.

Taking a break from its bite-sized teasers for American Horror Story: Asylum, FX has released a two-minute featurette that takes you behind-the-scenes and presents some new footage from the show.

Episode 1, which kicks off on October 17th goes like this: Welcome to Briarcliff Manor, a notorious insane asylum home to the deranged serial killer, Bloody Face.

Lurking in the shadows of this “sanctuary of healing” are terrifying evils that blur the boundaries between reality and insanity.

Jessica Lange, Joseph Fiennes, James Cromwell, Adam Levine, Zachary Quinto, Chloe Sevigny, Evan Peters, Britne Oldford, Sarah Paulson, Lily Rabe, and Lizzie Brochere star.

Now that we have hopefully put The American Scream - a documentary on Halloween home haunting - on your radar, here are two TV spots touting its premiere on Chiller.  The film airs on October 28th and was directed by Michael Stephenson (Best Worst Movie).  You can read our 10/10 review from the Fantastic Fest premiere right here.

ShockTillYouDrop.com has been provided with over 50 photos from The Walking Dead season 3 featuring images from episodes 1 - 8.

The third season of the hit AMC series begins October 14th with the episode entitled "Seed."  

In the highly anticipated new season, Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and his fellow survivors continue to seek refuge in a desolate and post-apocalyptic world and soon discover that there are greater forces to fear than just the walking dead. The struggle to survive has never been so perilous.

A press release about AMC's new partnership with the American Red Cross has confirmed that we'll definitely be seeing The Walking Dead return for a season four.  Read on for the goods and look for The Walking Dead season three to begin October 14th.  After the jump, you'll find a special "PZA" (Public Zombie Announcment.

AMC and the American Red Cross have joined forces to raise awareness about the constant need for blood. In the event of a natural disaster or even a zombie apocalypse, it's the existing blood supply that will help save lives.

During the second season of The Walking Dead, we saw the world expand via a series of webisodes directed by Greg Nicotero (who pulls various duties on the AMC series including FX).  Season three - beginning October 14th - will be no different.

A fresh batch of webisodes are on the way, getting ready to launch on October 1st on AMCTV.com.  Nicotero is back at the helm of the mini-series which is being called Cold Storage.