A group of teenagers camping in a secluded Norwegian cabin inadvertently resurrect a regiment of Nazi zombies by taking their Nazi riches. The picture is a fairly normal horror-comedy, but the special effects and action are excellent.
European horror flick Nightmare City features radioactive zombies with the ability to think and utilize machine weapons. The film has an odd English dub and a funny zombie ending.
As refugees, some white people embrace the worst features of colonialism.
James Gunn's B-movie spoof Slither was about zombies and aliens. Even though it has a lot in common with Night of the Creeps, it's still a good movie.
Unforeseen repercussions arise when American zombie stereotypes meet cultural differences while trying to eradicate insects.
The Serpent and the Rainbow is a surprise return of the voodoo-style Haitian zombie and a reminder that it is still possible to make a voodoo zombie movie that is half serious and tries to shock.
In Juan of the Dead, Juan tries to profit off the fear and uncertainty by launching a company that spirals out of hand.
A nurse goes to the Caribbean to care for a patient who may be infected with the zombie virus and finds herself caught up in a voodoo cult mystery.
A comet is heading toward Earth and will soon vaporize and dust everyone. Despite being one of the flicks with the fewest zombies in it, individuals who have been partially exposed to the virus become zombies.
This German independent "feature film" is barely 63 minutes long. It focuses on Michael, a delusional schmuck who visits his girlfriend's apartment just as a zombie epidemic happens.
Strong emotions will cause the entire transformation into a zombie, however infection does not always guarantee death and zombification in Rammbock. It's also refreshing that there's no blood and guts in the movie.
Cemetery Man is a terrifying art comedy about a cemetery caretaker who wanders aimlessly through life. Its protagonist's despondency and sense of loss of identity are reminiscent to American Psycho.
A team of cops raids a mostly abandoned apartment high-rise to catch a group of drug dealers who killed one of their own, and then... a swarm of zombies appears!
The rule of not having a "main zombie" who escapes and removes the other infected from being seen as actual dangers is broken in 28 Weeks Later, an exciting, scary, powerful, and frustrating zombie/horror film.
The 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead by Tom Savini is a faithful adaptation. It would be a classic if it weren't for the title.
A string of killings occurs in a tiny seaside town in New England, and permanent inhabitants who resemble the tourists who were slain are strolling the streets. The zombies in this area vary in their autonomy and capacity to operate independently.
Robert Englund is a potentially zombiefied townie, while Jack Albertson is the quirky coroner/mortician.
Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, a post-apocalyptic zombie film from a young Australian director with plenty of style, offers several welcome twists on the zombie formula and is scary without being depressing, emotional without being pompous, and gory without falling into the violent slapstick of Peter Jackson's Dead Alive or Bad Taste.
One Cut of the Dead is a cute zombie film about performers trying to broadcast a zombie short film live.
One Cut of the Dead exemplifies George Romero's versatility and originality as a low-budget director.
A low-budget zombie film about a former baseball pitcher and catcher who journey across the nation together after the zombie apocalypse. The zombies are around, but they serve as a perpetual impediment and bitter reminder of everything that these guys have lost.
Hammer Horror created a number of famous monster pictures, including Dracula, Frankenstein, and The Mummy, as well as a fantastic zombie film, Plague of the Zombies. Their zombies have a rotting, horrifying appearance, and its aesthetic effect on Night of the Living Dead is very evident.
The lawnmower in Peter Jackson's horror comedy Dead Alive continues running despite being drenched in a thousand gallons of blood.
Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead is a leaner, action-packed, grisly (this site) modern zombie tale that is extremely indebted to 28 Days Later. It has one of the best opening scenes in the history of zombie movies.
Zombieland transfers the narrative to the United States and brings strangers together instead of friends. It contains terrifying zombies, humorous violence, and entertainment centered on the personalities.
South Korea's Train to Busan combines thrilling zombie action with touching family drama. The ending has a number of innovative action sequences and excellent special effects makeup.
The Beyond, directed by Lucio Fulci, is one of the most stylish of the Italian zombie horror films, combining a haunted home aesthetic with demonic possession, the living dead, and haunting apparitions.
Pontypool is a cerebral and ethereal reimagining of the meaning of the term "zombie." The film is a critique of humanity's failure to properly connect and debate vital, truly significant matters in the twenty-first century, for which I have a great deal of respect.
Demons is a zombie film set at a movie theater packed with oddball people, such as preppy teenagers, warring couples, a pimp with his prostitutes, and a blind guy.
The showing of a horror movie and the people in the audience turning into zombies or demons is part of a mysterious plan. This leads to a meat grinder of practical effects violence and people trying to stay alive.
The Italian horror film Zombi 2 is the genre's crown gem, considerably increasing the craziness level and pushing gore to new heights. It's chock-full of memorable scenes that have transcended the horror genre.
One of the funniest and most suspenseful horror films of all time, Evil Dead 2 is a remake of the first film in the series. This film exemplifies the shifting cultural perspective on zombies in cinema.
Both "28 Days Later" and "Shaun of the Dead" demonstrated that zombies can be hilarious.
Although Dawn is held in higher regard, Day of the Dead is my personal favorite of George Romero's zombie films, because it brings science back into zombie films.
The reanimated corpses in Re-Animator are treated in a manner that is both scientific and fascinating. The role of Herbert West, the mad scientist who uses glowing green slime to bring the dead back to life, is played by Jeffrey Combs.
John Russo is a relative unknown when it comes to significant characters in the history of zombie films, yet his sequel to Night of the Living Dead is one of the all-time zombie classics.