Yours truly

People ask me why I love zombies as much as I do.  They jokingly ask me if I have a plan to survive, they wonder how much material I’ve absorbed.  It’s the one thing I will nerd rage about, almost on command.

For me, zombies represent horror in isolation. It’s not how you will survive; it’s whether you even want to.  The scariest thing about the zombie apocalypse is the battle against your own wits.  From our little outside bubble, we can say we would have shot that zombie, or shut that door, but would we?  Would it be possible for us? How many of us would freeze up?

In celebration of the profound moral implications and horrifying dramatizations zombies have brought to our world, I present to you a few great moments in my personal catalogue of zombie history:

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Hardcore Zombie heads want to know why I skip Night, the rest of you are lucky to have even seen this film.  Acting aside (and it wasn’t really as bad as we’ve seen in horror films), this movie was brilliant.  Dawn of the Dead defined zombies as more than a horror villain, they became a symbol of oppression and complacence.

Lucio Fulci’s Zombie (1979)

Zombie creates a sensible beginning to the Zombie apocalypse.  It provides sound (although outrageous) reasoning behind the beginnings of the attack.  It features some of the bloodiest scenes ever put on film including a particularly hair raising scene that would make fans of Hostel gag.

We are going to eat you. We are going to eat you up.

BrainDead AKA Dead Alive (1992)

Today, I leave you with this footage:

Long before Peter Jackson took the reigns on Lord of the Rings, creating special effects that astounded audiences and kept us seated for almost 12 hours total, he was strapping lawn mowers to the chest of Tim Balme and telling him to walk into a room full of zombies. A laugh out loud ridiculous film that will make you see things you can’t unsee.

Stay tuned for a continued exploration of Great Moments in Zombie History next Monday when we explore Milla Jovovich’s numerous contributions.

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