Here, we will take a look at some of the most popular zombie films and see how these creatures have changed over the years in their appearance and abilities. Life isn't the only thing that evolves. Death (or the undead) must evolve as well. Check it out.
Life isn't the only thing that evolves. Death (or the undead) must evolve as well. Check it out.
This is the first of George Romero's brilliant, influential zombie trilogy. Again, the set-up is simple: Zombies walk the earth, and a few survivors take refuge in a house in the woods. Night's zombies weren't anything too elaborate in terms of their design - their look, for the most part, was achieved by spreading oatmeal all over the actors' faces. What's most striking about the zombies isn't their so-so makeup job, but how unrelentingly focused they are.
The zombies move slowly, creeping in the shadows of the trees, achieving their intimidation just by their sheer mindlessness - and they just won't go away. The yard outside the house seems like the size of a closet. Rarely has a horror film created such an unrelenting sense of claustrophobia - the sight of these creatures swaying around outside the window, one step at a time, is more terrifying than any swarming attack en masse. Don't worry - there are plenty of those moments, too.
