Horror comedy “Zombieland” opens today. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson and Emma Stone, the film is sure to be a hit, but zombie flicks are nothing new.
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In 2007’s “I Am Legend,” Will Smith starred as a military virologist who ends up being the last human alive in New York City after a plague transforms victims into the undead.
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Indie flick “Night of the Living Dead” helped spark the zombie craze in 1968. Directed by George A. Romero, it was the first of six “Dead” films.
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In 1990, “Night of the Living Dead” was remade. Directed by Tom Savini, the film starred Tony Todd and Patricia Tallman.
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George A. Romero returned to the zombie genre with 1985’s “Day of the Dead,” the third film in the “Dead” series, about a zombie apocalypse in which the only humans left are scientists studying zombies underground.
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In 2004’s “Dawn of the Dead,” a remake of the 1978 George A. Romero film, pursuing zombies transform from undead to dead.
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A skeleton army is seen here in this picture from 1993’s Sam Raimi-directed “Army of Darkness.” Like the new “Zombieland,” it was also a comedy/horror flick.
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In 2002’s “28 Days Later,” society devolves after the accidental release of a contagious virus. The film was directed by Danny Boyle, who would later go on to direct the critically acclaimed “Slumdog Millionaire.”
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Andy (Mackintosh Muggleton) walks around the empty streets of London in 2007’s “28 Weeks Later,” a sequel to “28 Days Later.”
