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Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping zombie movies into the ol’ VCR. 

Friends, we all knew this had to happen eventually. It’s not that I’ve been purposely avoiding zombie movies, but a piece on zombies (or “ghouls” as George A. Romero would say), just hasn’t been at the top of my list. 

However, it’s a new year, and it’s time to rip the bandaid off that undead flesh. 

POV: You’re a barista working the morning rush, and mobile ordering is down. 

I don’t hate zombie movies. Hell, you’re talking to someone who keeps her copy of Max Brooks’s The Zombie Survival Guide handy…just in case. I rewatch Anna and the Apocalypse every single December. 

BUT, the zombie genre has also been beaten to death, then resurrected, and continued to be beaten. 

I’ll go on the record as saying that I’ve never been able to make it past the second season of The Walking Dead, and I’ve never watched any of the spinoffs (even though I did read most of the graphic novels). I’ll also go on the record as saying that the film adaptation of World War Z is disgraceful, and Max Brooks deserved better. I digress. 

If she doesn’t get this meme, she’s too young for you. Or, y’know, didn’t watch early YouTube. 

Despite all of the cynicism I’ve thrown out, there are definitely zombie movies I enjoy because they either a) helped shape the genre or b) breathe fresh life (or unlife, I guess?) into the genre. 

If you’re like me and want to watch some zombie movies that don’t follow the traditional format, or are just here for a good time, you’ve come to the right place. Some of these movies are obvious, and some are lesser known. Either way, I think you’ll find something you can enjoy. 

Before I bring out the list, I want to go ahead and address the elephant in the room. Yes, the Zombies musical trilogy is on this list. No, I won’t apologize for it. 

Without further ado, here are some zombie movies and episodes/segments to unearth if you want to bring your love of zombies back from the dead. 

How I look in my grandmother’s eyes for having two nose piercings.

Movies 

• One Cut of the Dead 
• Night of the Living Dead 
• Diary of the Dead 
• Shaun of the Dead 
• Return of the Living Dead 
• Return of the Living Dead 3 
• Anna and the Apocalypse 
• Black Friday
• Contacted 
• Dawn of the Dead (I’m surprisingly going to recommend both) 
• Planet Terror 
• Zombieland 
• Cargo 
• Zombies trilogy 
• Fido 
• Aaah! Zombies! (aka Wasting Away)
• Boy Eats Girl 
• Zombeavers 
• Warm Bodies 
• 28 Days Later 
• Dead Snow 
• Little Monsters 
• Train to Busan 
• [Rec] 
• Dance of the Dead 

Segments/Episodes 

• “A Ride in the Park” segment from V/H/S 2
• The “New Year’s Day” episode of Fear Itself 

• 

Saltburn (2023) 

P.S. Learn from my mistakes, and don’t just Google “Boy Eats Girl.”