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The original Zombie
The original zombie was a voodoo slave without a mind obeying the bidding of a human master. -
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Before Romero
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The pain of the seventies
During this time, producers didnt really know what to do with the new take on the brand new zombie genre. A couple of decent attempts but none worth mentioning until Romero's "Dawn of the Dead". -
The revolution.
George Romero's, night of the living dead was an absolutely new concept, where zombies were now a deadly army of undead with only one thing in mind, consuming human flesh. -
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The roaring 80's
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Zombie movies take off
During the 80's, zombie movies added many of the classics that we know today; not only was the genre very popular, but also certain rules became staples that would define the genre for the years to come. -
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The poor 90's
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The mistakes
During the 90's, the zombie film producers lost their way; believing the course to take was to simply add gore to the scenes. This time was characterized by having the goriest movies ever. -
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The modern era
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A bright future
The zombie genre now remains one of the most popular in film culture, comtemporary tittles show that the zombie will continue to invade our theaters for the years to come.
