Zombies and Shaun of the Dead

Although Zombies appeared in movies as early as 1919, many people credit George A. Romero with setting the standard for modern zombies. In the classic movie “Night of the Living Dead,” Romero portrayed zombies as slow-moving, flesh eating corpses. The zombies were invulnerable until someone destroyed their brains or separated their heads from their bodies.

Many movies including “Shaun of the Dead”, are based on Romero’s concept of zombies. For the most part, zombies are: Newly dead corpses reanimated by radiation, chemicals, viruses, sorcery or acts of God Mostly confined to using blunt objects as cudgels Human. Although some depictions include zombie animals Very strong, but not fast or agile Impervious to pain and able to function after sustaining extreme physical damage Invulnerable to injury, expect for decapitation or destruction of the brain Relentlessly driven to kill and eat Afraid of fir and bright lights.