I could blame work, home, the holidays ... you name it, but the bottom line is Awful Allan has been awfully absent from the blog scene. And I apologize.

But that's enough time in the wallow pit.

Instead, let's jump into the grave.

I love clever titles, and there's another zombie flick available on DVD that you might want to consider for the ol' collection. It's not new, having been released in 2005. But in the wake of "Shaun of the Dead" and "Fido," I didn't want you to miss it.

Titled "Boy Eats Girl" (hey, I said the grave, not the gutter!), it's about a young lad who bites the dust on the same night he tells his girlfriend he loves her.

The tagline is equally hilarious: "This zombie loves his girlfriend for her brains."

It stars David Leon (who?) as Nathan, brought back from the dead -- but not exactly back to life -- by his everlovin' mama.

"Boy Eats Girl" is good for some laughs, if nothing else. After all, it isn't easy for Nathan to control his appetite for his girlfriend, if you get my drift.

One other quick note ...

A few weeks ago, I got an e-mail from David Seidman, publicist at the graphic-novel publisher Papercutz. He wanted to call my attention -- and now yours -- to a "Tales of the Crypt" version of "American Idol."

Well, "version" isn't exactly the word.

Anyway, "Tales" has been revived as a comic book, and the issue with "A Murderin' Idol" should be out there in a comic store somewhere.

Mort Todd (writer) and Steve Mannion (artist) teamed up for the project.