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Zombie movies are getting progressively worse as the years drag on - even George Romero found himself recycling old ideas, and fumbling with his new Land of the Dead. What can be done to stop these hordes of undead films that stink worse than zombies?

A review of George Romero's Night of the Living Dead.

The third part in a four part series that examines the history of horror in films and the impact societal changes has had on this genre. This articles looks at films from the 1970s and 1980s and how the cultural and sexual revolutions of this period affect the genre.

Here is a list of the best scary movies to watch this Halloween

There are tons of cool zombie flicks out there. There are way more than five, but for what it's worth, here are my top five zombie films of all time…

Max Brooks' second book, World War Z, takes a novel approach to the Zombie genre, that of an oral history. It will be made into a movie for 2008.

George A. Romero has released his fourth movie in the Dead series: Land of the Dead. Although it does have plenty of social commentary it lacks the character development necessary to lift it above standard Hollywood horror movies.

A review of the hilarious and satirical survival guide based on the zombie genre film.

Why I love zombie movies and the best zombie movies to watch in response to an article by Adam Davies.

Just in time for Halloween, a tribute ot one of the greatest film directors of our time, George A. Romero.

A comprehensive look at the zombie films of George A. Romero and there influence on the genre.

A look at horror movies throughout the years.

Diary of the Dead is the latest in the "of the Dead" series created by writer and director George A. Romero.

Defining the "Zombie" through Romero's eyes

A look at the career of director George A. Romero

There are many influential industries in America, but none are as influential as the entertainment industry. Movies and Television have been one of the most popular cultures in America for decades.

Zombies, George Romero, Tom Savini.

These horror movies are available for free download online since they are in the public domain.

A few hundred people gather every spring in Nashville to celebrate body art and horror movies. This year horror writer and director George A. Romero will be one of he major attractions.

Think that the zombie film began with Romero? Think again! Zombie films go back the early '30s, and some of them were pretty darn strange. Here are the highlights of the genre by decade.

Halloween is closing in and a lot of people out there are terrified of horror movies and hate the Halloween holiday because of those movies everywhere on television. Here are some stepping stones to surpass being a chicken.

A look at some of the best zombie sequels and remakes that are on offer

Sprocket of the Anvil & Sprocket presents his picks for the top 5 underrated sequels to horror movies - just in time for the Halloween season!

there are certain rules that usually hold all of the zombie movies together.

Stephen King wants us to bite the big one.

This is a follow-up to the article that I wrote about the rules of zombie movies. I have found that the article raised more questions then it answered.

To be fair, most zombie movies are first rate disasters. Low budgets, poor acting, cheap special effects and over-sexed scripts were the genre's mainstay. There were a few that have stood out over the years as truly good films.

The Horror genre, with its absolutes and extremes can be an extremely powerful genre in the right hands. In the wrong hands, it can sometimes be even better.

What is it that sets zombie movies apart from all others? Zombies, by their nature, are part of the undead. It is a basic stance of science, that anything that dies, stays dead forever. Any blatant contradiction of a basic law of science has a potential to scare people.

If someone looks up zombies in a dictionary, you will find a definition that is very different from the movies that we all love so much.

A new sect of zombies is hoping to crush undead stereotypes.

Zombies are our friends...

Ten zombie films to remember this October.

In just about any horror movie, it seems that the use of zombies have been and still is appealing in most aspects of this genre. The one thing that had gotten me interested about zombies was that old computer game by Infogrames called "Alone In The Dark."

Title: 28 Days Later
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson, Christopher Eccleston, Naomie Harris, Megan Burns
Director: Danny Boyle
American Rating: R for Horror Violence, Gore, Frontal Nudity, and Language.

Back in 2001 during Halloween my dad decided to rent a whole slew of horror movies. Now among them was Dawn of the Dead, no one at the time knew of George Romero then.

In 1978, George A. Romero created a horror classic that was replicated in 2004. The buckets of blood and basic plot remained similar, but there were differences in each, differences that signify the change in American society since the 1970's.

Instead of the omnipresent horde of the undead, mankind is forced to confront an irrepressible shroud of nothingness.

Games based on movies are notorious for their mediocrity. This horror-themed shooter is plagued by irritating technical issues - but it isn't all bad.

"Night of the Living Dead" Directed by, George Romero

A look at 3D as applied to the newest remake...

"Diary Of The Dead" takes aim at a generation that has been so sucked into You Tube and of watching things not just from a distance, but an emotional distance as well.

A review of the Romero classic

Lists of pivital George Romero films that everyone should see.

I Am Legend is the third movie version of the same book. The first remains the best...as far I know.

Since the days of "Ugh-ugh" the caveman, people have been telling tales to scare the daylights out of each other.

2007 is shaping up to be a good year for fans of the zombie genre. George A. Romero is coming out with his new movie and, from what he says about it, it may be the best thing he has ever done.

John Carpenter's best film draws on influences from the western and horror genres to create an underappreciated little gem of a movie that's about 10 times as good as it has a right to be.

The beginner's guide to grindhouse.

The best horror movies should leave you with a gift: something to take home when the movie is over. These five deliver every time, and here's why.

Most people only know Rob Zombie as a heavy metal artist and a new Hollywood director. The fact is Rob Zombie has built an entertainment empire that will allow him to become one of the biggest names in the world.

Throughout the years, there have been many, many movies created and distributed that fall under the Horror genre.

Zombie movies both fascinate and disgust us. Here are a few reasons why.

You never quite know when a movie made on a credit card budget will become phenomenally successful. Here are ten films that did just that.

Even 30 years later, this zombie classic still has timely things to say about American culture and social issues.

Horror fans have had a mixed blessing type of relationship with Stephen King. Several of his films have been well crafted chillers while others have been bottom of the barrel trash.

Forget trick or treaters, candy and jack-o-lanterns. It's about the MOVIES, man!

With the vast array of horror movie choices this Halloween, it's sometimes hard to pick out the best ones. Hopefully this list will help with that choice.

A look at the inception of cinema to the inevitable corporate takeover of creativity.

Sadly this list was all too easy to compile, as there are a number of terrible films based on King's work out there.

Fun facts about the infamous writer.

Screams of lost teenagers scampering through deserted little towns complete with the usual "let's split up" antics, but something about Rob Zombie's horror movies rings truer, sicker, more terrifying and definitely more unique.

Ahh, Creepshow! One of the best horror anthologies to come out of the 1980's. It's not perfect, but is immensely enjoyable if you're into this sort of movie.

While many may assume that the blood, guts and the horror genre make for mindless entertainment, a viewing of George Romero's film, Dawn of the Dead, may result in a change of opinion.

Movies that are getting redone into complete oblivion

The horror genre is filled with movies that are gruesome and gory that leave us with the uneasy feeling that monsters lie just beneath our sheets and that zombies will one day roam the earth; but is that their sole purpose?

Review of the low budget Sci-Fi produced zombie flick, Dead & Deader.

Your favorite horror fan's holiday will be full of cheer when you pick a gift from this list. Whether they prefer movies, books or video games, this list is sure to please.

There are just some flavors you never tire of, and the savory combination of George Romero and the rotting flesh of zombies is one of them.

Zombie movies should not be taken so lightly.

a kick ass experience at the movies that I am ever so eager to see again!

Shaun of the dead gives George Romero's film Dawn of the dead, a brilliant, comedic twist.

What can a movie about flesh-eating zombies teach us about dealing with the immigration problem?

The sequel to one of the stupidest zombie video game to film translations ever, has House of the Dead 2 changed the fate of the series?

Have you ever wondered what would happen if zombies could copulate and produce offspring? Director Peter Jackson delivers the hilarious possibilities of this absurd question and more in his zombie horror-comedy flick, Dead Alive.

This June, Columbus Ohio will once again be host of a host of undead creatures as she join the ranks of many other US cities participating in an organized Zombie Walk. Confused, interested, or sickly curious? Read on for all the specific details.

Two browser-based free online zombie games, Dead Awaken and Urban Dead, allow you to pretend to be a zombie or a human hunting down the rampant zombies.

Here are the top ten movies you should watch this Halloween.

An article looking at some of the common threads between good zombie movies.

review of night of the living dead,

Wednesday 13, the band not the lead singer with the same name, Indulges listeners its in "horror movie" based metal.

A review of the black & white version of THE MIST.

An overview of some of the best Zombie movies

Based on the popular graphic novel, this adaptation of vampires in a town where the sun never rises for a month is a very poor translation, choosing to instead rely on a by-the-numbers zombie formula.

Anyone who is a fan of horror movies knows the "formula". There's the villain - a monster, human or otherwise, who just wants to kill as many people as possible in a variety of ways - the grosser the better. So why are most of the characters white?

Are You Really Networking, or Are You Surrounding Yourself with Networking Zombies?

An article for all us paranoid zombie movie fans about how to survive when the zombie apocalypse comes, with an emphasis on surviving the initial outbreak.

There is a series of circumstances that happened everyday in Europe that gave way for the stories of zombies, vampires, and the walking dead.

There are Halloween activities all month long in the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy Metropolitan Area Make some time to visit at lesat one.

Stephen King has quite a few of his novels that have been made into movies. Many of his movies could be added to any Halloween movie list.

Armed with the knowledge of what was done wrong in the past, we can now prevent ourselves from repeating those mistakes.

There are many great authors who have written many wonderful books. But the greatest storyteller of all time from the horror genre is and always will be Stephen King, in my eyes.

Fido takes place in the 50's...a war in the past broke out between the dead and the living, that war was humans against zombies. However now with Zomcor's new way of containing zombies, the living dead now can be kept under control...

It's a well known fact for some reason humans love to be scared. We may say we don't but with all the horror books and movies that are sold it is obvious we do. We pay to be scared buy buying horror books.

Yes. It's March. But why wait till October? You can scare yourself anytime of the year and this film is the one that will scare you. Read On:

What would you do if your favorite horror movie was real? Imagine zombies prowling your neighborhood, or the super flu wiping out your town.

Honey, the septic tank blew up! The movie, Mortuary is absolutely one of the worst horror movies I have ever seen.