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Genre of the Dead

GENRE A DEAD OF THE WHEN ZOMBIES INFECTED POPULAR CULTURE It Might already be too Late. The zombie outbveak is out of Contro/. Every form of Media is INfeded, and Now The žombie strain is even hybridizing with Other genres. Ive managed to trace the outhreak to its sobrce, but Im afraid I dou' have much longer. I hope whoever finds this will be able to accomplish more with it than I could. 1920s - 1950s -Precusors (date unknownl, 1922 THE (date unknownl, 1929 FloME DREW The earliest reported cases of scientifically reanimated flesh-eating MAGIC ISLAND William Seabrook's THE W.B. SEABROOK MAGIC ISLAND was responsible for popularizing word "zombi" in the U.S. according to TIME magazine (circa 1940). Inmest Seerets of the Stage corpses were witnessed in the H.P. Lovecraft story "From Reveille te Tapi" "Herbert West: Reanimator," first serialized in the H ng y Special Articles by However, unlike modern zombies, these corpses obeyed commands. They were publication HOME BREW. reanimated with voodoo to GIPFERVESONG STIMLANT OF WE AN act as mindless servants. AUGUST 4, 1932 WITH THESE ZOMBIE EYES he rendered her powerless WEIRD MARCH (?), 1950 The virus spread to film. EC Comics' horror line was an influence on both WHITE ZOMBIE contained SCIENCE WHITE zombies that were similar George A. Romero and Stephen King, among others. to those in THE MAGIC ISLAND SCIENTIFIC SUSPENSTORIES E DARE OU 10 READ! ZOMBIE in that they did not eat the flesh of the living and were WEIRD SCIENCE #12, the first issue of the series slaves to their master. (it's a long story), featured an adaptation of Lovecraft's What set these zombies apart is that they were in fact living and only appeared undead. "Herbert West: Reanimator." WITH THIS ZOMBIE GRIP he made her perform his every desire/ (date unknown), 1954 *This moy be the most tenrifying novel you will ever read." Willem Campbell Geult he Wlg yery Nel Garound Zero The first known instance I AM LEGEND of an undead apocalypse occurred in I AM LEGEND by Richard Matheson. Richard Mathesan #1 Infection E Point Although the creatures were technically considered a variety of vampire, the concept of monsters created by a virus that spreads through biting was a direct influence on Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. 1960s-1970s-Infection THEY WON'T STAY DEAD! NIGHT LIVING DEAD SEPTEMBER 2, 1978 (Italy) MAY 24, 1979 (U.s.) OCTOBER 1, 1968 When there's no more room in HELL the dead will walk the EARTH George A. Romero was named the "Grandfather of The Zombie" after his film DAWN OF THE DEAD was the second film in Romero's DEAD series, and was also the most profitable. It was recut internationally and retitled ZOMBI. Frst fhen wn IGHT F THE LIVING DEAD They keep coming back in a hs dead aain the tving IDA VEsis tur urvAI NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD defined the modern flesh- EINE A RIMEIS eating zombie. DAWN Interestingly, the word OF THE DEAD The Monroeville Mall setting later inspired the Capcom game DEAD RISING, and the film was remade in "zombie" was never used in the film. Romero originally E A called them "ghouls;" it was the TV GUIDE listing for the movie that dubbed them 2004 by MAN OF STEEL director Zack Snyder. "a plague of zombies." Dawn of The Remakes: FiLms that won't Stay DEAD NIGHT DAWN.DEAD OF THE LIVING DEAD -DAY DEAD NCIT O TEIVING ED REANIMATED SRTSUING DERU3U QUARANTINE PALL 2006 NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1990) DAY OF THE DEAD (2008) DAWN OF THE DEAD NIGHT OF THE QUARANTINE NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: REANIMATED (2009) (2004) (remake of (REC) (2008) LIVING DEAD 3D (2006) 1980s -Outbreak! AUGUST 25, 1979 (Italy) JULY 18, 1980 (U.S.) WE ARE GOING TO EAT YOU! (date unknown), 1984 ZOMBIE Z OMBIE SPECTRUMGAMES FROM QUICKSILVA It was only a matter of time before the viral genre Lucio Fulci's ZOMBI 2 faux sequel to ZOMBI (alias: DAWN OF THE DEAD). Retitled ZOMBIE in the U.S., was infected video games as wel1. The first casuality was it was an influence on the ZOMBIE ZOMBIE for the ZX games RESIDENT EVIL and Spectrum. Thankfully, the game didn't escape Europe. DEAD ISLAND. ZOMBIE It also contained the greatest showdown ever: SOFTSOLID 3D FROM Zombie Shark. SPACEMAN ..THE DEAD ARE AMONG US! RUNINaK ON THE BINOLAIRRECTUM Note: Beware of splinters. JULY 19, 1985 AUGUST 16, 1985 THEY'RE BACK FROM THE GRAVE AND READY TO PARTY! Romero's DAY OF THE DEAD Zombies first developed their taste for brains in "WNhe EAD delved deeper into the break down of society. THE RETURN OF THE LIVING andw the dakest day of heror the world has ewer kewn DEAD. A group of survivors captured half of a zombie woman, who revealed that eating brains relieved the pain of being dead. GEORGE A. ROMERO'S THE PAY Most notable was "Bub," a zombie who showed signs of learning by interacting with phones, books, and RETURN LIVING DEAD OF DEAD even a gun. We also learned that Never taunt a zombie burning zombie bodies during a rainstorm is a horrible idea. holding a gun! Films that Spawned the most Sequels THEY WON'T STAY DEADI NIGHT LIVING DEAD THEY'RE DACK PROM THE GRAVE AND RETUR YVING DEAD LA NOCHE DELTERROR CIEGO RE-ANIMATOR 3. RE-ANIMATOR 2. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD RESIDENT RETURN OF THE TOMBS OF THE THE GATES OF HELL Z EVIL LIVING DEAD BLIND DEAD NOVEMBER (9), 1987 DECEMBER 15, 1989 TIM LON POWERS ASURANGE TIDES RPG Traditional voodoo zombies Capcom's SWEET HOME returned in the Tim Powers threw survivors into a novel ON STRANGER TIDES. mansion filled with puzzles and zombies. The book inspired the LucasArts video game series MONKEY ISLAND, which in turn inspired the popular Although localized to Japan, it's influence spread worldwide when it inspired the game RESIDENT EVIL, which was originally film series PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN. The story was envisioned as a remake of eventually adapted into PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES. CAPCOM SWEET HOME. 1990s -Decline AUGUST 13, 1992 (N.Z.) FEBRUARY 12, 1993 (U.S.) (date unknown), 1992 ALONE DARK ALONE IN THE DARK was Zombies hit the shores of the first 3D surival horror New Zealand in DEAD ALIVE (alias: BRAINDEAD) thanks to a Sumatran Rat-Monkey from video game. The game's fi.xed camera Skull Island. The film by angles gave it a cinematic feel, and were a significant influence on Capcom's THE LORD OF THE RINGS director Peter Jackson also Se contained the first ever DEWO-NLIVE RESIDENT EVIL. int Ingired the Muk of ELEC documented zombie baby. Note: Lawnmowers make a great weapon. MARCH 22, 1996 (Japan) RESIDENTEVIL MARCH 30, 1996 (U.S.) We stopped taking Zombies senously.. Capcom's RESIDENT EVIL (alias: BIO HAZÀRD) combined influences from multiple zombie sources to create what GAME INFORMER and TIME magazine called one of the most important video games of all time. How could we have been so WRONG? It was also awarded "Worst Game Dialogue Ever" by the GUINESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS. CAPCOM Other Critically Acelaimed Zombie GAmes XBOK 360 E E XBOX 360 DEADRISING EAD MEGHEOKS HALF-LI FE HALF-LIFE (1998) DEAD RISING (2006) ZOMBIES ATE MY HOUSE OF HALF-LIFE 2 DEAD SPACE THE DEAD (1996) (2004) (2008) NEIGHBORS (1993) MOOVD PC O XBOX 360 ARCADE LEFT4 DEAD THE WALKING MINECRAFT DEAD THE LAST OFUS ZOMBIES SINUIA DYZ GMOJANG JR LEFT 4 DEAD PLANTS VS. MINECRAFT DAYZ THE WALKING DEAD THE LAST OF US ZOMBIES (2009) (2008) (2009) (2012) (2012) (2013) 2000s – Resurreetion MARCH 15, 2002 NOVEMBER 1, 2002 (U.K.) JUNE 27, 2003 (U.S.) EXPOSURE INFECTION EPIDEMIC EVACATION DEVASTATION George A. Romero (the. grandfather himself) was originally attached to direct RESIDENT EVIL, and wrote a relatively faithful script. Ultimately, Capcom decided they wanted something different. A new wave.of flesh eaters hit the shores of England in 28 DAYS LATER. 28 DAYS LATER The infected weren't technically undead, but the Rage Virus did turn them into fast zombie-like creatures, which inspired RESIDENT The Paul W.S. Anderson version with Milla Jovovich is on track to tie the DEAD series for most sequels. the controversial "fast zombies" in the 2004 remake of DAWN OF THE DEAD. It oppegred the ZOmbie threat had been contained. AUGUST (P), 2003 THEWALKINO DEAD Image Comics' THE WALKING DEAD by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore didn't even crack the Top 200 when it first debuted, selling only roughly 7,266 copies. We Never Saw them Comng No one suspected how big it would eventually become. A first printing of #1 can go for up to $2,500 on Ebay. Books that Are Currently Optioned for filnm CARRIE RYAN STEPHEN KING BREATHERS CELL THE FOREST OF HANDS s.G. BROWNE PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIER AND TEETH THE FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH (2009) DEADWORLD DEAD@17 CELL BREATHERS: A PRIDE AND PREJUDICE ZOMBIE'S LAMENT (2009) (1987) (2003) (2006) AND ZOMBIES (2009) ÁPRIL 9, 2004 (U.K.) SEPTEMBER 24, 2004 (U.S.) SEPTEMBER 12, 2006 WORLD WAR WORLD WAR Z by Max Brooks was a follow-up to SHAUN OF THE DEAD mixed elements of romantic comedy THE ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE and horror to create what written in the form ofa the filmmakers dubbed a fictional oral history. "rom-zom-com." However, Simon Pegg insists it isn't The movie adaptation starring Brad Pitt became the third highest-grossing AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE ZONBIE WAR SHAUNDEAD a romantic comedy about Shaun and Liz, but rather about Shaun and Ed. zombie movie of all time, though the author says the film is "WORLD WAR Z in Note: Even pubs aren't always safe. MAX BROOKS name only." #1) NOVEMBER 23, 2007 DECEMBER 14, 2007 WILL S MITH THE LAST MAN ON EARTH Released in Spain, (REC) portrayed the zombie apocalypse in a faux documentary style, and won numerous international awards. The Will Smith film was the third attempt at adapting the novel I AM LEGEND, preceded by THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (1964) and THE OMEGA MAN (1971). Not one of them got the The film was later remade ending right. PERINENME0 in the U.S. as QUARANTINE. [OREC] I AM LEGEND currently LEGEND holds the record for the highest-grossing zombie movie ($256.4M domestic). More Highest-Grossing Zombie Movies HOTEL TRINSYIVINIA OMBE AN he SIDEN VIL. Piners WARM BODIES AFTERLIFE #2 POTO: ON STRANGER TIDES ($241.1M) #Z WORLD WAR Z ($202.3M) #4 5 ZOMBIELAND #b ie66.4M) ($75.6M) Z RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE ($60.1M) U HOTEL #7 WARM BODIES TRANSYLVANIA ($148.3M). stePhen king's. PET SEMATARY RESIDENT EVIL: DAWN.DEAD PARAMIOMAN 28 DAY KC NT EVI PARANORMAN DAWN OF THE DEAD H 1 ($57.5M) ($59.0M) PET SEMATARY RESIDENT EVIL: RESIDENT EVIL: 28 DAYS LATER #8 #0 ($56.OM) #1| APOCALYPSE #/2EXTINCTION #13 ($45.OM) ($51.2M) ($50.6M) OCTOBER 2, 2009 ZOMBIELAND established 2OMBEL AN Rule #42: Use the Last Bullet Wisedy. its own set of rules for NT UP OR SUT surviving a zombie pandemic. It was notable for containing the greatest surprise celebrity cameo of all time, in which plays himself in a sequence where 2010s Escalation APRIL 13, 2012 OCTOBER 31, 2010 - NOW WÄLKING DEAD Completed in mid-2009, THE CABIN IN THE WOODS wasn't released until three AMC's THE WALKING DEAD has broken it's own ratings records multiple times. years later. The finale for season We discovered that the three made it the most- Old Gods are to blame for watched dramatic series in all of this. basic cable history. I fear zombies will never go away CABIN We also learned the at this rate. 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Genre of the Dead

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Zombies took the world by storm in the 21st Century, but the infection started far earlier. Take a leg-draggin’-saunter down memory lane in Genre of The Dead: When Zombies Infected Popular Culture.

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