Zombies 101

By the time The Walking Dead's opening credits had run, it was clear to me that this was going to be a good one.

The creators of The Walking Dead have an ongoing thematic endgame that is being run.

What the hell, Walking Dead? Are you just messing with us, now?

So, if you're interested in low/no-budget horror films by new, independent directors, you can't go wrong by checking out Night Terrors.

I would watch Carol and Daryl running around on their own every single week of The Walking Dead if I could.

Director Ernest R. Dickerson does everything he can to make this episode of The Walking Dead work, but a weak script undermines the dramatic twist that I think just about everyone saw coming.

The Walking Dead generally seems to be a little squeamish regarding rape as a plot point,

And we all know what happens to the characters who try to maintain some sort of pre-apocalypse moral code...

The popularity of the walking dead has done nothing but grow since the initial 1968 release of George A. Romero’s seminal Night of the Living Dead, with zombies infiltrating nearly every level of our pop culture

I honestly don’t think there’s another show running currently with this approach to scripting and it’s one of the reasons I love Gimple’s run on The Walking Dead.

From 2005 on Romero has restricted himself to making zombie films, expanding on the universe he created back in 1968 to lessening impact each new go-around.

As Season Five of The Walking Dead kicks off, Gimple gets the band back together and drives home the simple fact that Carol is a badass and that Rick was wrong.

My Fair Zombie is a film that wasn't just lucky to cross the finish line; it sprints home well ahead of the pack.

It walked a delicate line between the nightmare violence and gore of The Walking Dead and the emotional devastation of France’s Les Revenants.

Shaun of the Dead is the best zombie film ever made. There. I said it.

All I can really say is that Braindead is extremely funny.

Dawn of the Dead 2004 may not have any pie fights or biker gangs, but it does have a relentless pace and some quite brutal set piece scenes.

I wouldn't say it's a better made film, but it's just as enjoyable as Romero's own.

While Romero's work focuses on the human survivors and how existing in this new world changes them, Return is all about the thrill and the gore.

Instead, what we have is a fleeting glimpse of an original living dead idea, brought to life with talent and grace that still failed miserably in the marketplace.