We have George A. Romero to thank for creating what we now know as the modern zombie genre. His 1968 classic Night of the Living Dead not only took the world by storm, but it established many of the tropes that we now associate with zombies. Prior to that they were primarily associated with Hatian folklore. And while there were a slew of zombie films … Continue reading 20 Years Later: How “28 Days Later” Changed the Zombie Genre
The 2000s brought with it not just the dawn of a new century and millennium. It also breathed new life into the zombie genre, and with the help of 2002’s 28 Days Later, it reinvigorated the “infected” subgenre, which arguably began with George A. Romero’s The Crazies. While 28 Days Later took the world by storm, its sequel 28 Weeks Later didn’t get quite the … Continue reading 15 Fun Facts About “28 Weeks Later”
With the whole world in a state of quarantine-induced anxiety, many are turning to watching movies about pandemics as a source of catharsis. Horror films in particular have always done a great job of taking that which we fear, and running with it to its most extreme point. Because of this, there is no shortage of films dealing with viral outbreaks and pandemics that people … Continue reading Ranking Pandemic Horror Movies From Least to Most Realistic
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