Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Zombie Flicks: A List



Since their official and successful debut in 1932, celluloid zombies have proven themselves as quite the survivors. Ever evolving with the times and generations of filmmakers, they march forward across the silver screen frightening movie audiences throughout the world. Initially, they rose up as mindless slaves powered by the magic of voodoo. During the 1950s they were controlled by extraterrestrials or were the subjects of secret scientific experiments. When the '60s fell upon us, these silent ghouls took to the wrestling ring and pitted themselves against masked Mexican superheroes. But it wasn't until 1968 that these infamous creatures morphed into something far more dangerous and terrifying... they became flesh-eaters! These cannibals ate their victims alive and learned to attack in large numbers, spreading an infectious virus among the threatened human race! The odd '70s introduced us to biker zombies and these monsters even appeared in blaxploitation cinema until they shuffled their way across European boarders where they dined heavily on victims prominent in the erotic film industry. By the time the '80s were half-way over, our undead friends reigned in Italy, were mistaken for mummies, impersonated by demons, discovered the ability to talk, had invaded MTV music videos, and starred in numerous comedies... whew! Like every other genre in the 1990s, nothing new developed for the living dead. Instead, the decade reverted back to previous successful incarnations of the zombie until Asian shock cinema took over to give us some of the most bizarre and action-packed zombie flicks ever! During the new millennium, zombies had evolved into martial artists and discovered the ability to 'run' after their human prey and hunt them down with various weapons (i.e. guns, chainsaws, swords, etc.).

Down below I have listed all the zombie films I have come across. Films like The Evil Dead series have been omitted because, although they resemble zombies, they are actually demons possessing human bodies. (Such titles will be listed soon under DEMON FLICKS: A LIST.) If by chance a title has escaped me... please feel free to inform me so that I can add it to the list; however, please suggest ONLY films that actually feature zombies. 

A special note: most of the titles claiming to be ZOMBI(E) 2, 3, 4, etc. are not sequels and have nothing to do with one another. Originally, they were (and continue to be) slapped onto the films to capitalize on the success of George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead (1978), which was released in Europe under the alternate title Zombie.

  1. Chalta Purzae (1932) a.k.a. Chalta Purza/Passing Show/The Zombie -- lost silent film
  2. White Zombie (1932)
  3. The Love Wanga (1935) a.k.a. Crime of Voodoo/Drums of the Jungle/Ouanga
  4. Revolt of the Zombies (1936) a.k.a. Revolt of the Demons
  5. The Ghost Breakers (1940)
  6. King of the Zombies (1941)
  7. I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
  8. Revenge of the Zombies (1943)
  9. Zombies on Broadway (1945)
  10. The Face of Marble (1946)
  11. Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957)
  12. Zombies of Mora Tau (1957) a.k.a. The Dead That Walk
  13. Gu wu Jiang Shi (1959) a.k.a. Zombie in a Haunted House
  14. Invisible Invaders (1959)
  15. Teenage Zombies (1959)
  16. The Dead One (1961) a.k.a. Blood of the Zombie
  17. Santo Contra los Zombis (1962)
  18. The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies (1964) 
  19. War of the Zombies (1964) a.k.a. Night Star: Goddess of Electra/Roma contro Roma/Rome Against Rome
  20. Cemetery of the Living Dead (1965) a.k.a. Terror-Creatures From The Grave
  21. The Frozen Dead (1966)
  22. The Plague of the Zombies (1966) a.k.a. The Zombie/The Zombies
  23. Cult of the Damned (1968) a.k.a. La Isla de los Muertos/Island of the Snake People/Isle of the Snake People/La Muerte Viviente/The Snake People
  24. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
  25. The Astro-Zombies (1969)
  26. Nightmare in Wax (1969) 
  27. I Eat Your Skin (1970) a.k.a. Voodoo Blood Bath/Zombie/Zombies
  28. Escape (1971) 
  29. Dead of Night (1972) a.k.a. Deathdream 
  30. Garden of the Dead (1972)
  31. Horror Express (1972) a.k.a. Pánico en el Transiberiano
  32. Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972) a.k.a. The Blind Dead/Mark of the Devil Part 4: Tombs of the Blind Dead/La Noche del Terror Ciego/Revenge from Planet Ape/Tombs of the Evil Dead
  33. Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1973) a.k.a. Revenge of the Living Dead
  34. Messiah of Evil (1973) a.k.a. Dead People/Revenge of the Screaming Dead
  35. Return of the Evil Dead (1973) a.k.a. El Ataque de los Muertos Sin Ojos/Mark of the Devil 5: Return of the Blind Dead
  36. Terror of the Living Dead (1973) a.k.a. Beyond the Evil Dead/Dracula the Terror of the Living Dead/La Orgía de los Muertos
  37. Vengeance of the Zombies (1973) a.k.a. La Rebelión de las Muertas
  38. A Virgin Among the Living Dead (1973) a.k.a. La Nuit des Étoiles Filantes
  39. Corpse Eaters (1974)
  40. Horror of the Zombies (1974) a.k.a. The Blind Dead 3/El Buque Maldito/Horror of the Evil Dead/Ship of Zombies
  41. The House of Seven Corpses (1974)
  42. The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (1974) a.k.a. Breakfast at the Manchester Morgue/Don't Open the Window/Let Sleeping Corpses Lie/No Profanar el Sueño de los Muertos/Non Si Deve Profanare il Sonno dei Morti
  43. Sugar Hill (1974)
  44. Night of the Seagulls (1975) a.k.a. The Blind Dead 4/Night of the Evil Dead/La Noche de los Gaviotas
  45. Revenge of the Zombies (1976) a.k.a. Black Magic II/Gou Hun Jiang Tou
  46. The Child (1977)
  47. Shock Waves (1977) a.k.a. Almost Human
  48. Dawn of the Dead (1978) a.k.a. Dawn of the Living Dead/Zombie/Zombies 
  49. Salinnabileul Ggotneun Yeoja (1978)
  50. Zombie (1979) a.k.a. Zombi 2/Zombie Flesh Eaters
  51. The Alien Dead (1980) 
  52. Bloodeaters (1980) a.k.a. Toxic Zombies
  53. The Children (1980)
  54. City of the Walking Dead (1980) a.k.a. Incubo sulla Città Contaminata/Nightmare City 
  55. Further Than Fear (1980) a.k.a. Más Allá del Terror 
  56. The Gates of Hell  (1980) a.k.a. City of the Living Dead/Paura nella Città dei Morti Viventi 
  57. Hell of the Living Dead (1980) a.k.a. Apocalipsis Canibal/Night of the Zombies/Virus/Zombie Creeping Flesh
  58. Sexy Nights of the Living Dead (1980) a.k.a. In der Gewalt der Zombies/Le Notti Erotiche dei Morti Viventi -- porno
  59. Zombie Holocaust (1980) a.k.a. Dr. Butcher M.D./Zombie 3/Zombi Holocaust 
  60. Zombie Lake (1980) a.k.a. Le Lac des Morts Vivants/El Lago de los Muertos Vivientes 
  61. Absurd (1981) a.k.a. Monster Hunter/Rosso Sangue 
  62. The Beyond (1981) a.k.a. ...E tu Vivrai nel Terrore! L'Aldilà/7 Doors of Death 
  63. Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror (1981) a.k.a. The Nights of Terror/Le Notti del Terrore/Die Rückkehr der Zombies
  64. Dead & Buried (1981)
  65. Heavy Metal (1981)
  66. Kiss Daddy Goodbye (1981) 
  67. Kung Fu Zombie (1981) a.k.a. Wu Long Tian Shi Zhao Ji Gui 
  68. Night of the Zombies (1981) a.k.a. Night of the Zombies II/Sister of Death
  69. The Aftermath (1982) 
  70. The Curse of the Screaming Dead (1982) a.k.a. Curse of the Cannibal Confederates
  71. I Was a Zombie for the F.B.I. (1982)
  72. Panic (1982) a.k.a. Bakterion  
  73. Revenge in the House of Usher (1982) a.k.a. El Hundimiento de la Casa Usher/Neurosis: The Fall of the House of Usher/Zombie 5
  74. The Treasure of the Living Dead (1982) a.k.a. L'Abîme des Morts Vivants/The Oasis of the Living Dead/La Tumba de los Muertos Vivientes
  75. Hysterical (1983)
  76. Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983)
  77. Wilczyca (1983)
  78. Night of the Comet (1984) 
  79. The Rape After (1984) a.k.a. Yin Zhong  
  80. Terror in the Aisles (1984) 
  81. Attack of the Beast Creatures (1985)
  82. Day of the Dead (1985)
  83. Hard Rock Zombies (1985)
  84. La Mansión de los Muertos Vivientes (1985)
  85. Re-Animator (1985)
  86. The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
  87. Goremet: Zombie Chef from Hell (1986)
  88. Night of the Creeps (1986) 
  89. Ozone! Attack of the Redneck Mutants (1986)
  90. Raiders of the Living Dead (1986)
  91. The Supernaturals (1986) 
  92. Death House (1987)
  93. I Was a Teenage Zombie (1987) 
  94. Killing Birds: Raptors (1987) a.k.a. Killing Birds/L'Attaque des Morts Vivants
  95. Night of the Living Babes (1987)
  96. The Revenge of the Living Dead Girls (1987) a.k.a. La Revanche des Mortes Vivantes 
  97. The Video Dead (1987)
  98. Zombie High (1987) 
  99. Zombie Nightmare (1987)
  100. Dead Heat (1988) 
  101. The Discarnates (1988) a.k.a. Ijin-Tachi To No Natsu 
  102. Flesh Eating Mothers (1988)
  103. FleshEater: Revenge of the Living Dead (1988) a.k.a. Zombie Nosh
  104. Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988) 
  105. The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) 
  106. Spirit vs. Zombie (1988) a.k.a. Jiang Shi Da Nao Xi Men Ding 
  107. Waxwork (1988)
  108. Zombi 3 (1988)
  109. Zombie Brigade (1988)
  110. After Death (1989) a.k.a. Oltre la Morte
  111. The Aliens and Kong Kong Zombie (1989) a.k.a. Oigyeingwa Kongkong Gangshi  
  112. Bride of Re-Animator (1989) a.k.a. La Novia de Re-Animator/Re-Animator 2
  113. The Chilling (1989) 
  114. Chrome Hearts (1989) a.k.a. Chopper Chicks in Zombietown/Cycle Sluts 
  115. Curse of the Zombi (1989) a.k.a. Shi Jiang 
  116. The Dead Come Home (1989) a.k.a. Dead Dudes in the House/The House on Tombstone Hill
  117. The Dead Next Door (1989)
  118. The Dead Pit (1989)
  119. Hellgate (1989) 
  120. The Laughing Dead (1989)
  121. Night Life (1989) a.k.a. Campus Spirits/Grave Misdemeanors 
  122. Pet Sematary (1989) 
  123. Redneck Zombies (1989) 
  124. Todd Sheets' Zombie Rampage (1989)
  125. Working Stiffs (1989)
  126. Zombie vs. Ninja (1989) a.k.a. Gravedigger/Zodiac America: The Super Master/Zombie Rival: The Super Ninja Master 
  127. Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout (1990)
  128. Night of the Living Dead (1990)
  129. Zombie '90: Extreme Pestilence (1990)
  130. Zombie Attack (1990)
  131. Battle Girl: The Living Dead in Tokyo Bay (1991)
  132. The Boneyard (1991) 
  133. Kadunlakaisijat (1991)
  134. Nudist Colony of the Dead (1991)
  135. Zombie and the Ghost Train (1991) a.k.a. Zombie ja Kummitusjuna
  136. Zombie Cop (1991)
  137. Dead Alive (1992) a.k.a. Braindead
  138. Dead Is Dead (1992) 
  139. Killer Dead (1992) a.k.a. Non-Vegetarian Zombies from Outer Space/Tierra de Zombies
  140. Pet Sematary II (1992)
  141. Urban Scumbags vs. Countryside Zombies (1992)
  142. Vågn Op! (1992)
  143. Zombie Rampage 2 (1992) 
  144. Ed and His Dead Mother (1993) a.k.a. Bon Appetit, Mama
  145. Grey Knight (1993) a.k.a. The Killing Box
  146. My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
  147. Return of the Living Dead Part III (1993)
  148. Space Zombie Bingo !!! (1993) a.k.a. Zombie 6: Part 2/Zombie 10: Die Zombier 
  149. Zombie Bloodbath (1993)
  150. Zombie Genocide (1993)
  151. Cemetery Man (1994) a.k.a. Dellamorte Dellamore
  152. Shatter Dead (1994)
  153. La Cage aux Zombies (1995)
  154. Death Metal Zombies (1995) 
  155. Legion of the Night (1995) 
  156. Ozone (1995)
  157. Zombie Bloodbath 2 (1995) 
  158. Zombie Holocaust (1995) a.k.a. Female Mercenaries on Zombie Island  
  159. House of the Damned (1996; Full Circle Filmworks) 
  160. Living a Zombie Dream (1996)  
  161. Back from the Dead (1997)
  162. The Necro Files (1997)
  163. Plaga Zombie (1997)
  164. Premutos: Der Gefallene Engel (1997)
  165. Zombie Gangbangers (1997)
  166. Zombie: The Resurrection (1998)
  167. Attack of the Flesh Devouring Space Worms from Outer Space (1998)
  168. Bio-Zombie (1998) a.k.a. Sang Dut Sau Shut/Sun Faa Sau Si 
  169. I Zombie: The Chronicles of Pain (1998)
  170. Laughing Dead (1998)
  171. Natural Born Zombie Killers (1998)
  172. Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998)
  173. Zombie Cult Massacre (1998)
  174. Zombie Toxin (1998)
  175. Crossclub: The Legend of the Living Dead (1999)
  176. Hot Wax Zombies on Wheels (1999)
  177. Mutation (1999) a.k.a. K78 Mutation 
  178. Violent Shit III: Infantry of Doom (1999) a.k.a. VS3: Infantry of Doom  
  179. Wild Zero (1999)
  180. Zombie! vs. Mardi Gras (1999)
  181. The Dead Hate the Living! (2000)
  182. Flesh Freaks (2000)
  183. Junk (2000) a.k.a. Junk: Shiryô-Gari 
  184. Machine Head (2000)
  185. Meat Market (2000)
  186. Prison of the Dead (2000)
  187. Versus (2000)
  188. Zombie Bloodbath 3: Zombie Armageddon (2000)
  189. Zombie Snake (2000)
  190. Biker Zombies (2001) a.k.a. Biker Zombies from Detroit
  191. Biohazardous (2001)
  192. Children of the Living Dead (2001) 
  193. Hunting Creatures (2001)
  194. Meat Market 2 (2001)
  195. Mulva: Zombie Ass Kicker! (2001)
  196. Mutation 2: Generation Dead (2001) a.k.a. Mutation 2: Die Generation des Todes 
  197. Plaga Zombie: Zona Mutante (2001)
  198. The Resurrection Game (2001)
  199. Route 666 (2001)
  200. Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies (2001) a.k.a. Stacy
  201. The Zombie Chronicles (2001)
  202. Dead/Undead (2002)
  203. Deathwatch (2002)
  204. The Last Days of Humanity (2002)
  205. Mutation 3: Century of the Dead (2002)
  206. Necropolis Awakened (2002)
  207. Resident Evil (2002) 
  208. 28 Days Later (2002) 
  209. Walk Like a Zombie (2002)
  210. Zombie Campout (2002)
  211. Battlefield Baseball (2003) a.k.a. Battlefield Stadium/Jigoku Kôshien 
  212. Beaver Lake Zombies (2003)
  213. Beyond Re-Animator (2003)
  214. Blood of the Beast (2003)
  215. The Bog Creatures (2003)
  216. Daddy (2003)
  217. Deadhunter: Sevillian Zombies (2003)
  218. Exhumed (2003)
  219. The Ghouls (2003)
  220. GoreGoyles: First Cut (2003) a.k.a. Goregoyles: The Holy Terror 
  221. Gory Gory Hallelujah (2003) 
  222. Graveyard Alive (2003) a.k.a. Graveyard Alive: A Zombie Nurse in Love 
  223. House of the Dead (2003)
  224. The Mental Dead (2003)
  225. The Naked and the Living Dead (2003) a.k.a. Shin Kaidan Zangyaku Hidô: Onna Keiji To Ratai Kaibôki 
  226. Necro Files 2 (2003)
  227. Noctem (2003)
  228. The Revolting Dead (2003) 
  229. Undead (2003)
  230. Wiseguys vs. Zombies (2003) a.k.a. Zombies vs. Satan  
  231. Zombie Beach Party (2003)
  232. Zombie Night (2003)
  233. Zombiegeddon (2003)
  234. Zombiegore (2003) 
  235. Â! Ikkenya Puroresu (2004)
  236. Bad Friend (2004)
  237. Bone Sickness (2004) 
  238. Burning Angel's Re-Penetrator (2004) a.k.a. Re-Penetrator -- porno 
  239. Choking Hazard (2004)
  240. Corpses (2004) 
  241. Corpses Are Forever (2004)
  242. Curse of the Maya (2004) a.k.a. Dawn of the Living Dead
  243. Dawn of the Dead (2004)
  244. Dead & Breakfast (2004) 
  245. Dead Clowns (2004)
  246. Dead Meat (2004)
  247. Feeding the Masses (2004)
  248. Fuck Norge (2004)
  249. Ghost Lake (2004)
  250. Hide and Creep (2004)
  251. Lord of the Undead (2004)
  252. Night of the Living Dorks (2004) a.k.a. Die Nacht der Lebenden Loser  
  253. Punk Rock Zombie Kung Fu Catfight (2004)
  254. Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
  255. SARS Wars (2004) a.k.a. Khun Krabii Hiiroh/SARS Wars: Bangkok Zombie Crisis 
  256. Shadows of the Dead (2004)
  257. Shaolin vs. Evil Dead (2004) a.k.a. Shao Lin Jiang Shi 
  258. Shaun of the Dead (2004) 
  259. Space Zombies: 13 Months of Brain-Spinning Mayhem! (2004)
  260. Tele-Zombie (2004)
  261. They Came Back (2004) a.k.a. The Returned/Les Revenants 
  262. Vampires vs. Zombies (2004) a.k.a. Carmilla the Lesbian Vampire 
  263. Zombie Attack! (2004) a.k.a. Museum of the Dead 
  264. Zombie Honeymoon (2004)
  265. Zombie Nation (2004)
  266. Zombie Planet (2004)
  267. All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos (2005)
  268. Beneath Still Waters (2005) a.k.a. Bajo Aguas Tranquilas 
  269. Boy Eats Girl (2005)
  270. Day of the Dead 2: Contagium (2005)
  271. Day X (2005)
  272. Dead at the Box Office (2005)
  273. Dead Life (2005)
  274. Dead Men Walking (2005) 
  275. Dead Roses (2005)
  276. Dead Things (2005)
  277. Die You Zombie Bastards! (2005)
  278. Le Divan Vert (2005)
  279. Doom (2005)
  280. The Drunken Dead Guy (2005) 
  281. Evil (2005) a.k.a. To Kako 
  282. George A. Romero's Land of the Dead (2005)
  283. Hood of the Living Dead (2005)
  284. House of the Dead 2 (2005) a.k.a. House of the Dead 2: All Guts, No Glory 
  285. Knight of the Living Dead (2005)
  286. Livelihood (2005)
  287. Living Dead Lock Up (2005)
  288. The Lost Way of the Zombies (2005) 
  289. Mortuary (2005; Echo Bridge Entertainment)
  290. Pot Zombies (2005)
  291. Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis (2005)
  292. Return of the Living Dead 5: Rave to the Grave (2005)
  293. Rise of the Undead (2005)
  294. The Roost (2005)
  295. Severed (2005)
  296. Slaughter Disc (2005) -- porno 
  297. Song of the Dead (2005)
  298. The Stink of Flesh (2005)
  299. Swamp Zombies!!! (2005)
  300. Tokyo Zombie (2005) a.k.a. Tôkyô Zonbi  
  301. The Veil (2005)
  302. Zombie Planet 2: Adam's Revenge (2005) 
  303. Die Zombiejäger (2005)
  304. Zombiez (2005)
  305. After Sundown (2006)
  306. Automaton Transfusion (2006)
  307. City of Rott (2006)
  308. Dead & Deader (2006)
  309. Dead in the Water (2006)
  310. The Dead Live (2006)
  311. Die and Let Live (2006) a.k.a. Zombi 9 
  312. Doomed to Consume (2006)
  313. Dorm of the Dead (2006)
  314. Ed Lee's GrubGirl (2006) a.k.a. Grub Girl -- porno  
  315. Electric Zombies (2006)
  316. Fido (2006)
  317. Horrors of War (2006)
  318. Last Rites (2006)
  319. Last Rites of the Dead (2006) a.k.a. Zombies Anonymous 
  320. Meat Market 3 (2006)
  321. Mulberry St (2006)
  322. Night of the Dead: Leben Tod (2006)
  323. Night of the Living Dead 3D (2006)
  324. Pathogen (2006)
  325. The Plague (2006)
  326. Porn of the Dead (2006) -- porno
  327. Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (2006)
  328. The Quick and the Undead (2006)
  329. A Real Friend (2006) 
  330. Shadow: Dead Riot (2006) 
  331. Siren (2006) a.k.a. Sairen
  332. The Slaughter (2006)
  333. Slither (2006)
  334. Special Dead (2006)
  335. Stoned Dead (2006)
  336. Storm of the Dead (2006)
  337. They Must Eat (2006)
  338. War of the Dead (2006)
  339. Wicked Little Things (2006)
  340. Zombie Commando (2006)
  341. The Zombie Diaries (2006)
  342. Zombie Night 2 (2006) a.k.a. Awakening 
  343. Zombie Outbreak (2006)
  344. Zombie Self-Defense Force (2006) a.k.a. Zonbi Jieitai
  345. Zombies by Design (2006)
  346. American Zombie (2007)
  347. Awaken the Dead (2007)
  348. Beneath the Surface (2007)
  349. Brain Blockers (2007)
  350. Brain Dead (2007)
  351. Days of Darkness (2007)
  352. Dead Heist (2007) 
  353. Dead Moon Rising (2007)
  354. Doomed (2007)
  355. Evil Keg (2007)
  356. Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane (2007)
  357. Fog²: Revenge of the Executed (2007)
  358. Forest of the Dead (2007)
  359. The Forever Dead (2007)
  360. I Am Omega (2007) 
  361. Island of the Living Dead (2007) a.k.a. L'Isola dei Morti Viventi 
  362. Living Dead Lock Up 2: March of the Dead (2007)
  363. The Mad (2007)
  364. Motocross Zombies from Hell (2007)
  365. Mutation: Annihilation (2007) -- condensed single-feature film version of Mutation 2: Generation Dead (2001) and Mutation 3: Century of the Dead (2002) 
  366. Outpost (2007)
  367. Raiders of the Damned (2007) a.k.a. I Gi Ton Daimonismenon 
  368. Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
  369. Rise of the Dead (2007)
  370. Rising Dead (2007) 
  371. Robert Kurtzman's The Rage (2007)
  372. Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror (2007) a.k.a. Grindhouse: Planet Terror/Planet Terror
  373. Street Team Massacre (2007)
  374. 28 Weeks Later (2007)
  375. Undead or Alive: A Zombedy (2007)
  376. Urban Decay (2007)
  377. Wasting Away (2007)
  378. Yûrei Zonbi (2007) a.k.a. Ghost Zombie
  379. Z: A Zombie Musical (2007)
  380. Zibahkhana (2007) a.k.a. Hell's Ground 
  381. Zombie Cheerleader Camp (2007) a.k.a. Zombie Cheerleading Camp 
  382. Zombie Farm (2007)
  383. Zombie Hunters (2007) 
  384. Zombie Town (2007)
  385. Zombie Wars (2007) a.k.a. War of the Dead
  386. Zombies Gone Wild (2007)
  387. Zombies: The Beginning (2007) a.k.a. Zombi: La Creazione 
  388. Bubba's Chili Parlor (2008)
  389. Colin (2008)
  390. Dance of the Dead (2008) 
  391. Dark Floors (2008) 
  392. Dawna of the Dead (2008) -- porno 
  393. Day of the Dead (2008) 
  394. Dead and Gone (2008)
  395. Dead Country (2008)
  396. Deadgirl (2008)
  397. Descendents (2008) a.k.a. Solos
  398. Diary of the Dead (2008) 
  399. Edges of Darkness (2008)
  400. Evilution (2008)
  401. Flick (2008)
  402. Grave Mistake (2008)
  403. Graveyard of the Living Dead (2008)
  404. I Sell the Dead (2008)
  405. Insanitarium (2008)
  406. Living Dead Lock Up 3: Siege of the Dead (2008)
  407. Make-Out with Violence (2008)
  408. Mangue Negro (2008) a.k.a. Mud Zombies
  409. Mutant Vampire Zombies from the 'Hood! (2008) 
  410. Mutants (2008)
  411. Night of the Giving Head (2008) -- porno
  412. Ninjas vs. Zombies (2008) a.k.a. Zombie Contagion
  413. O.C. Babes and the Slasher of Zombietown (2008)
  414. Oneechanbara: The MovieZombie Bikini Squad (2008) a.k.a. Chanbara Beauty/Onechanbara: Zombie Bikini Squad
  415. Otto; or, Up With Dead People (2008) 
  416. Pontypool (2008)
  417. Quarantine (2008)
  418. Reel Zombies (2008)
  419. Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008) a.k.a. Baiohazâdo: Dijenerêshon/Biohazard: Degeneration 
  420. Retardead (2008)
  421. Rika: The Zombie Killer (2008) a.k.a. High School Girl Rika: Zombie Hunter/Saikyô Heiki Joshikôsei: Rika - Zonbi Hantâ vs Saikyô Zonbi Gurorian 
  422. Risen (2008) a.k.a. Armageddon of the Dead 
  423. Sabbath (2008)
  424. Sexykiller: Morirás por Ella (2008) a.k.a. Sexy Killer: You'll Die for Her
  425. Trailer Park of Terror (2008) 
  426. Uniform SurviGirl I (2008)  a.k.a. Seifuku Sabaigâru I 
  427. Uniform SurviGirl II (2008)  a.k.a. Seifuku Sabaigâru II 
  428. The Vanguard (2008)
  429. Virus Undead (2008)
  430. Yoroi: The Samurai Zonbi (2008) a.k.a. Samurai Zombie
  431. Zombie Apocalypse Now: A Zombie Hunter (2008) a.k.a. Un Cazador de Zombies
  432. Zombie Strippers! (2008) 
  433. Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! (2008)
  434. Autumn (2009)
  435. Bio Dead (2009)
  436. Blood Moon Rising (2009)
  437. The Crypt (2009)
  438. Dead Air (2009)
  439. Dead Snow (2009) a.k.a. Død Snø 
  440. Die-ner (Get It?) (2009)
  441. Doghouse (2009)
  442. Drive-In Horrorshow (2009) 
  443. Eat Me: A Zombie Musical (2009)
  444. Evil - In the Time of Heroes (2009) 
  445. Fast Zombies with Guns (2009)
  446. La Horde (2009)
  447. Last of the Living (2009)
  448. Mutants (2009)
  449. Platoon of the Dead (2009)
  450. The Revenant (2009)
  451. Romeo & Juliet vs. The Living Dead (2009)
  452. Silent Night, Zombie Night (2009)
  453. Survival of the Dead (2009)
  454. Untot: Undead Unleashed (2009)
  455. Urban Scumbags vs. Countryside Zombies Reanimated (2009) 
  456. Woke Up Dead (2009) -- TV series  
  457. ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction (2009)
  458. Zombie Dearest (2009) 
  459. Zombie Farm (2009)
  460. Zombie Reanimation (2009) 
  461. Zombie Town: The Movie (2009)
  462. Zombie Women of Satan (2009)
  463. Zombieland (2009)
  464. Zone of the Dead (2009) 
  465. Ada: Zombilerin Dügünü (2010) 
  466. All American Zombie Drugs (2010) 
  467. Attack of the Vegan Zombies! (2010) 
  468. Biophage (2010) 
  469. Blood Pigs (2010)
  470. Bloody Good Movie (2010)
  471. The Book of Zombie (2010) 
  472. The Box of the Dead (2010) 
  473. Broken Springs (2010) 
  474. Dale of the Dead (2010) 
  475. Danger. Zombies. Run. (2010)
  476. The Dead (2010) 
  477. The Dead Can't Dance (2010) 
  478. The Dead Matter (2010) 
  479. Dead Past: Rache aus dem Jenseits (2010)
  480. The Dead Undead (2010) 
  481. Doomsday County (2010) 
  482. The Dreadful Hallowgreen Special (2010)
  483. Eat Me! (2010) 
  484. Gakuen Mokushiroku (2010) a.k.a. Highschool of the Dead -- TV series 
  485. Kyonyû Doragon: Onsen Zonbi vs Sutorippâ 5 (2010) a.k.a. The Big Tits Dragon
  486. L.A. Zombie (2010) -- gay porn   
  487. La Meute (2010) a.k.a. The Pack 
  488. Mørke Sjeler (2010) a.k.a. Dark Souls/Zombie Driller
  489. The Neighbor Zombie (2010) a.k.a. Yieutjib Jombi  
  490. Nihon Bundan: Heru Doraibâ (2010) a.k.a. Helldriver
  491. One Last Sunset (2010)
  492. Only One Way to Kill a Zombie (2010)  
  493. Opstandelsen (2010)
  494. Porto dos Mortos (2010) a.k.a. Beyond the Grave
  495. Project Nine (2010)
  496. Pushin' Up Daisies (2010) 
  497. Rammbock (2010) 
  498. Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D (2010) 
  499. Sella Turcica (2010)
  500. Slices of Life (2010) 
  501. Stag Night of the Dead (2010) 
  502. They Walk (2010) 
  503. Toxic Lullaby (2010) 
  504. 28 Hours Later: The Zombie Movie (2010)  
  505. Ugly Americans (2010-2012) -- TV series  
  506. Voodoo Cowboys (2010) 
  507. The Walking Dead (2010-) -- TV series  
  508. Writer's Strike: Zombie Etiquette (2010)
  509. Zombie Abomination: The Italian Zombie Movie Part 1 (2010)
  510. Zombie Allegiance (2010)
  511. Zombie Apocalypse (2010)  
  512. Zombie Beach (2010) 
  513. Zombie Driftwood (2010) 
  514. Zombie F. Kennedy (2010)
  515. Zombie Undead (2010) 
  516. Zombies March (2010)
  517. Zombies Unleashed (2010)
  518. Zompyres: Texas (2010)
  519. ZVU Zombie Victims Unit (2010)
  520. Alien Zombie Invasion (2011)
  521. Among the Fallen (2011)
  522. Attack of the Atomic Zombies (2011)
  523. The Big Bad (2011)
  524. Bloodlust Zombies (2011) 
  525. Bong of the Dead (2011) 
  526. Bulong (2011) 
  527. A Cadaver Christmas (2011) 
  528. Chillerama (2011)
  529. Concrete Castles (2011) 
  530. The Dead and the Damned (2011) a.k.a. Cowboys & Zombies 
  531. Dead End (2011)
  532. DeadHeads (2011)
  533. Eaters (2011)  
  534. Effrem Adams Presents Safe Haven (2011) a.k.a. Safe Haven
  535. Exit Humanity (2011) 
  536. Expiration (2011)
  537. Extinction: The G.M.O. Chronicles (2011)
  538. Falls the Shadow (2011)
  539. Fear North (2011)
  540. Forever Yours (2011)
  541. Gancore Gud (2011) a.k.a. Dead Bite
  542. Harold's Going Stiff (2011)
  543. Humans Versus Zombies (2011) a.k.a. HVZ: Humans Versus Zombies
  544. Juan de los Muertos (2011) a.k.a. Juan of the Dead
  545. Kore Wa Zonbi Desu Ka? (2011-2012) a.k.a. Is This a Zombie? -- TV series  
  546. My Valentine Girls (2011) 
  547. Nerd of the Living Dead (2011)
  548. New Kids Nitro (2011) 
  549. The Night Shift (2011) 
  550. Ninja Zombies (2011)
  551. Overtime (2011)
  552. Papá, Soy una Zombi (2011) a.k.a. Daddy, I'm a Zombie
  553. Plaga Zombie: Zona Mutante - Revolución Tóxica (2011) 
  554. Pop Punk Zombies (2011) 
  555. Quarantine 2: Terminal (2011)
  556. Retro (2011)
  557. Rise of the Damned (2011)  
  558. Sinister (2011)
  559. Skeleton Key 3: The Organ Trail (2011)
  560. State of Emergency (2011)
  561. Steve Niles' Remains (2011)
  562. Stripperland (2011)
  563. Swamphead (2011)
  564. 1313: Giant Killer Bees! (2011) 
  565. Turbo Zombi: Tampons of the Dead (2011) a.k.a. Turbo Zombies from Hell
  566. War of the Dead (2011) a.k.a. War of the Dead: Stone's War  
  567. Way Darker Than You Think (2011) 
  568. A Way Out (2011) 
  569. Xombies 3D (2011) 
  570. Zombadings 1: Patayin sa Shokot si Remington (2011) a.k.a. Remington and the Curse of the Zombadings
  571. Zombie Apocalypse (2011)  
  572. Zombie Apocalypse: Redemption (2011)  
  573. Zombie Babies (2011) 
  574. Zombie Dawn (2011)
  575. Zombie Diaries 2 (2011) a.k.a. World of the Dead: The Zombie Diaries  
  576. Zombie Doomsday (2011) 
  577. Zombie Go Boom (2011) -- reality TV series   
  578. Zombie Infection (2011) 
  579. Zombie Killer (2011)
  580. The Zombie Zone: Zombie Etiquette (2011)
  581. The Zombies Are Coming to Town! (2011)  
  582. Zonbi Asu (2011) a.k.a. Zombie Ass: The Toilet of the Dead (2011) 
  583. Zonbideo (2011) a.k.a. Zomvideo 
  584. Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (2012) 
  585. Ace the Zombie: The Motion Picture (2012)
  586. The Amazing Adventures of the Living Corpse (2012) 
  587. Atom the Amazing Zombie Killer (2012)  
  588. The Battery (2012) a.k.a. Ben & Mickey vs. The Dead 
  589. Before Dawn (2012)
  590. Christmas with the Dead (2012)
  591. Cockneys vs Zombies (2012)
  592. Dark Cuts (2012)
  593. Dating a Zombie (2012)
  594. Dead Before Dawn 3D (2012) 
  595. The Dead Mile (2012) 
  596. Dead Season (2012)
  597. Detention of the Dead (2012)
  598. Dorm of the Dead (2012)  
  599. The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead (2012)
  600. Frost Bite (2012) 
  601. Gallowwalkers (2012) 
  602. Gangsters, Guns & Zombies (2012) 
  603. In-Lyu-Myeol-Mang-Bo-Go-Seo (2012) a.k.a. Doomsday Book
  604. Infected (2012)
  605. A Little Bit Zombie (2012)  
  606. Moo-Seo-Woon I-Ya-Gi (2012) a.k.a. Horror Stories
  607. Nederdood (2012)
  608. Night of the Dead (2012)
  609. Night of the Living Dead: Resurrection (2012)  
  610. Night of the Living Dead 3D: Re-Animation (2012) 
  611. Osombie (2012) a.k.a. Osombie: The Axis of Evil Dead
  612. ParaNorman (2012) 
  613. Portrait of a Zombie (2012) a.k.a. About a Zombie 
  614. Pot Zombies 2: More Pot, Less Plot (2012)  
  615. Raifu Izu Deddo (2012) a.k.a. Life Is Dead
  616. Reipu Zonbi: Lust of the Dead (2012) a.k.a. Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead
  617. Rise of the Zombies (2012)  
  618. Scary or Die (2012) 
  619. Shake Rattle and Roll Fourteen: The Invasion (2012)
  620. Sick (2012) a.k.a. Sick: Survive the Night
  621. Sôginin: Andâteikâ (2012) a.k.a. Undertaker
  622. A Sweet and Vicious Beauty (2012)  
  623. True Love Zombie (2012) 
  624. Wu Jian Zui (2012) a.k.a. Endless Crime/Wu Jian Zui: Jiang Shi Chong Sheng/Zombies Reborn
  625. The Year After Infection (2012) 
  626. Z-108 Qi Cheng (2012) a.k.a. Zombie 108
  627. Zima Mertvetsov: Metelitsa (2012) a.k.a. Winter of the Dead: Meteletsa
  628. Zombibi (2012) a.k.a. Kill Zombie!
  629. The Zombie Christ (2012)
  630. Zombie eXs (2012)
  631. Zombie Family (2012) -- TV series  
  632. Zombie Hamlet (2012) 
  633. A Zombie Invasion (2012) 
  634. Zombie Mutation (2012) 
  635. Zombies from Outer Space (2012) 
  636. Zombies vs. Strippers (2012) 
  637. American Horror Story: Coven (2013-2014) -- TV series 
  638. Bath Salt Zombies (2013)  
  639. Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2013) 
  640. Grimm: "The Waking Dead" (2013) -- TV episode
  641. Grimm: "Goodnight, Sweet Grimm" (2013) -- TV episode 
  642. Reipu Zonbi: Lust of the Dead 2 (2013) a.k.a. Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead 2
  643. Reipu Zonbi: Akiba Teikoku No Gyakushû (2013) a.k.a. Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead 3
  644. Rise of the Undead (2013)  
  645. Warm Bodies (2013) 
  646. World War Z (2013) 
  647. Zombie Chronicles: Infected Survivors (2013)  
  648. Zombie Hunter (2013) 
  649. Zombie Night (2013) 
  650. Zombie TV (2013-) -- TV series 
  651. Zombieland: The Series (2013) -- TV pilot   
  652. Ame-Agari No Kimi (2014) a.k.a. Rain for the Dead (2014)
  653. Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie (2014) 
  654. Bad Timing (2014 - ) -- TV series  
  655. Beautiful People (2014) 
  656. Beyond the Dark (2014)
  657. The Biker Warrior Babe vs. the Zombie Babies from Hell (2014) 
  658. The Bloody Indulgent (2014) 
  659. Burying the Ex (2014) 
  660. Chrysalis (2014) a.k.a. Chrysalis: The Last Zombie War  
  661. The Coed and the Zombie Stoner (2014)  
  662. Dead Bounty (2014) 
  663. Dead Down Under (2014)
  664. Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014) a.k.a. Død Snø 2  
  665. Dead Within (2014)  
  666. The Devil in White (2014) 
  667. The Digital Dead: Rise of the Zombies (2014) 
  668. Fantasmatique (2014) a.k.a. Eroddity(s)
  669. Ghoulish Tales (2014)
  670. Goal of the Dead (2014) 
  671. The Half-Life Horror from Hell; or, Irradiated Satan Rocks the World! (2014)
  672. Heaven Is Hell (2014) 
  673. Helix (2014 - ) -- TV series  
  674. Honky Holocaust (2014) 
  675. How to Kill a Zombie (2014)  
  676. Hunger Z (2014) a.k.a. Hunger of the Dead (2014) 
  677. Lazarus: Day of the Living Dead (2014) a.k.a. Hollywood Apocalypse 
  678. Life After Beth (2014) 
  679. Meltdown (2014) 
  680. The Mothertown (2014) 
  681. Night of the Living Dead: Origins 3D (2014) 
  682. Ojuju (2014) 
  683. Paranormal Bad Trip 3D (2014) a.k.a. Bad Trip 3D
  684. Phantasmagoria (2014)
  685. Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies (2014) 
  686. Reipu Zonbi: Kurôn Miko Taisen (2014) a.k.a. Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead 4 
  687. Reipu Zonbi: Arata Naru Zetsubô (2014) a.k.a. Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead 5 
  688. Revenge of the Bimbot Zombie Killers (2014) 
  689. Scarewaves (2014)
  690. Shinsengumi of the Dead (2014) a.k.a. Samurai of the Dead (2014)
  691. Socialistický Zombi Mord (2014)
  692. Thr33 Days Dead (2014) 
  693. Vampariah (2014) 
  694. What Tomorrow Brings (2014) 
  695. What We Do in the Shadows (2014)  
  696. Within the Woods of Undead County (2014) 
  697. Z: Hatenaki Kibou (2014)
  698. Z Nation (2014 - ) -- TV series 
  699. Zombeavers (2014)  
  700. Zombie Dream (2014) 
  701. Zombie Pirates (2014)
  702. Zombies vs Narcos (2014)








Sunday, February 6, 2011

Night of the Living Dead: The Novels

1974; Warner Publications

Night of the Living Dead fans and ghoul-lovers everywhere should be interested to know that there is not just one, but TWO novelizations of the 1968 zombie classic! For those of you who can't get enough of the flesh-eating dead, getting your hands on these two books by authors John Russo and Christopher Andrews may help appease those hunger pangs as well as provide for an intriguing comparative evaluation of both interpretations.


NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
by John Russo
1974, 1st edition
Publisher: Warner Publications
ISBN: Mass paperback 9780446764100




1981; Pocket Books
First... a little background information that is relevant to this review. George A. Romero was responsible for writing the first half of NOLD's film script. When Romero's attention was needed in the directing seat, ASAP, he turned over the scripting duties to John Russo, who, in turn, reedited Romero's draft and completed the remaining half of the script. As filming went underway, many last-minute changes were made to the finished script and even the actors, themselves, contributed much to the dialogue by being allowed to ad lib most of their lines. It was a collaboration that worked very well as is evident in the finished product.
   
Six years later, John Russo's official novel-ization of the popular zombie flick was released to the public. However, new readers expecting an exact recap of the film should take heed -- the author's literary vision is based heavily on the original script! Russo does elaborate on the story by borrowing minimally from the film and using his imagination. Fans of the film will especially notice the difference on how scenes are executed (like Johnny's death scene at the graveyard) and much of the descriptive action is lifted right off the pages of the script. Also, obviously absent are the popularly quoted lines that the actors had ad libbed. But blood and guts aficionados will no doubt be delighted to know that this novelization is packed with far more gore and violence than anything witnessed in the actual movie! A bonus treat you will enjoy are the pages located in the center of the book featuring over 46 rare photographs from the movie! WOW!!!
  


1997; Commonwealth Pubns Inc
In reading Russo's novelization, one will also notice that the character of Barbara has very few lines and practically little to do once the other characters are introduced. Comparatively, Judith O'Dea's portrayal of the hysterical Babs was, believe it or not, much meatier in the film. And by that I mean she had far more to scream and blab about, react to, and fight for. Additionally unlike the finished film, the character of all-around-nice-guy Tom was conceived as a 16 year old; nor did he have a girlfriend named Judy! The author maintains his earliest imagining of the teenager but fuses both script and film versions here by borrowing the movie's last-minute addition of the Judy character and including her in the novel. Unfortunately, like Barbara, the book version of Judy has very little to say or do. In a brilliant decision by author John Russo, the frightening, but popular character of little Karen Cooper was also lifted from the film and included in the book. Anyone who has seen the movie will definitely remember the ghoulish girl rising from the dead to murder and feast on the flesh of her parents! The scene is considered one of the most disturbing moments in the history of horror cinema. Originally, the script called for a young boy named Timmy, but the scripted scene was not nearly as powerful as the improved upon changes to the film. Kudos to Russo! 
   

2010; Kensington
Because the script was so short, Mr. Russo turned to his imagination to help lengthen the book by providing details of the characters' surroundings, painting a vivid picture of gloom and despair. In fact, it's not until the approaching climax that readers may feel any ray of hope that, perhaps, one or two of the characters will make it through this nightmare alive as the approaching Sheriff McClellan and his rescue party move in ever closer to the farmhouse where our protagonists are held up. The original script DID allow for someone to make it out alive. Was it Ben? Barbara? Does Russo end the book faithfully to the script or the finished film? Read the book and find out! (How evil of me!!!)

SPECIAL NOTE: John Russo wrote a followup to his book called Return of the Living Dead (1978). Eventually, both books were re-released together under a single format called Undead (2010). Later, Russo also wrote the novelization to the film entitled Return of the Living Dead (1985) -- not to be confused with his earlier book of the same name. In addition, George A. Romero co-wrote his own book adaption of Dawn of the Dead (1978), the definitive film sequel to 1968's NOLD



NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
by Christopher Andrews
2009, 1st edition
Publisher: Rising Star Visionary Press
ISBN: Trade paperback 9780982488218
   


2009; Rising Star Visionary Press
Die-hard fans of 1968's cinematic ghoulfest will especially enjoy Christopher Andrews' completely faithful adaption of the motion picture. In fact, the inspired author gives more credibility to the film by adding justifiable explanations and forming legitimate reasoning to what viewing audiences have, for years, noticed as errors or inconsistencies in the movie. Why is the graveyard ghoul faster and stronger than the other flesh eaters we are later introduced to? Why do the undead wait until the climax to use objects as weapons or to break into the boarded up farmhouse? Why is Barbra's personality inconsistent in the beginning, during the middle, and the ending of NOLD? Using alternating and engaging prose in the first and third person, Andrews answers these questions and more!

A highlight of this novelization is the author's elaboration on the characters' backgrounds -- fleshing them out, so to speak -- all the while, taking the reader on an incredible and jolting roller coaster ride as we discover just how our protagonists happen to arrive at the old abandoned house. (Previously, movie audiences had only witnessed Barbra's story.) The first few exciting chapters reveal -- in gruesome detail -- Ben's earliest gut-wrenching escape from a horde of frenzied zombies attacking everyone around him; lovers Tom and Judy's chilling first encounter with the living dead as they rise from a nearby lake and materialize from the surrounding woods; and then there's the dysfunctional Cooper family's shocking initial confrontation with the cannibalistic ghouls, resulting in little Karen getting bitten and infected with zombie koodies! Yuck!!!

The action is fast paced from the get-go and the violence and gore generous. And if you assume your interest will waver once you read the chapters that retell the movie... put those fears aside! Mr. Andrews proves skillful in keeping the readers' attention and making it difficult to put the book down... even for a potty break! The author knows what his readers want and he delivers. He proves this in the very beginning of his novel by quoting NOLD's most famous phrase, "They're coming to get you, Barbra...," as the opening line. The book also ends with a special nudge to George A. Romero's sequel Dawn of the Dead: "...there was simply no more room in Hell."