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More Than Just Horror: Zombie Films as a Social Critique74

More Than Just Horror: Zombie Films as a Social Critique

Are zombie films mindless entertainment? Or are they something more, like social commentary? You decide.

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Night of the Living Dead (1968) - Film Analysis76

Night of the Living Dead (1968) - Film Analysis

As a climax to their successful 1969 North American tour, the Rolling Stones staged a final concert at the Altamont Speedway in Livermore, California. The free concert was designed as a west coast answer to the already legendary upstate New York...

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Movie Review: "Land of the Dead" (2005)76

Movie Review: "Land of the Dead" (2005)

After twenty years of anticipation, George A. Romero's "Land of the Dead" doesn't exactly hit the mark. This movie marked the downfall of the 'Night of the Living Dead' franchise.

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Understanding Zombies as Metaphors in George A. Romero's Dead Trilogy80

Understanding Zombies as Metaphors in George A. Romero's Dead Trilogy

In each instance the zombies are more than a typical horror movie villain. In fact they frequently come across as pitiable automatons when compared to the willful violence and destruction of the surviving humans. In each film the audience is invited to see another aspect of the zombies and what they mean not only to the characters in the movie but also to the viewers and the world around them.

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THE BEST HORROR WRITERS EVER74

THE BEST HORROR WRITERS EVER

This article is about the best horror writers of all time. Stephen King, John Carpenter, George Romero and Dean Koontz are featured in this horror hub. Pictures, you tube videos, commentary, maps and a quiz are all located here.

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Night of the Living Dead: Re-living the Undead75

Night of the Living Dead: Re-living the Undead

Thanks to satomko for his article on Night of the Living Dead, which inspired me to do one myself. In case you're not familiar, Night of the Living Dead is the first in a series of horror films directed by George Romero that basically invented the...

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Romero's Zombies73

Romero's Zombies

It is evident in George Romero’s earliest film, Night of the Living Dead (1968) that he is a brilliant director, just as it is in Dawn of the Dead (1975). He develops the personalities of all his characters much differently than directors of...

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Top 5 Best Zombie Movies84

Top 5 Best Zombie Movies

I usually keep my sick fascination with zombies at bay, but with Halloween quickly approaching I decided to let it out and share my picks for the top five zombie movies ever made. Although able to walk around, zombies are undead corpses that lack a...

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Post-Apocalyptic Movies76

Post-Apocalyptic Movies

As far as movies go, post-apocalyptic movies are probably my favorite types and so I find myself remarkably forgiving of films that have other faults as long as they give me a good dose of Apocalypse! There are a couple of different types of...

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the history of Zombies63

the history of Zombies

 nzambi which means the spirit of a dead person.The word entered the english language in 1871.the origin of zombi's comes from the voo-doo culture.the voo-doo priest created a "zombie powder"that was composed of Tetrodotoxin a poison found in the...

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