# I want Zombie movies! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 16, 2006, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-zombie-movies/344807 "2006-02-16T15:55:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RyJae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-zombie-movies/344807/1 "2006-02-16T15:55:06Z")
I admit it, I am a zombie hound. I have a few zombie movies, and want more. I ran out of titles though, I need some input from people with a passion for some brain eatin’ to help me out. These movies I already have, can anyone recommend some more. No criteria really, just have zombies! Land Of The Dead Dawn of The Dead (Both) Night of the Living Dead (both) Day of the Dead (original, though I heard someone is making a remake soon 🙂 ) 28 Days Later (Qualifies as a zombie flick, IMHO) Resident Evil 1/2 Shaun Of The Dead Day of the Dead 2: Contagium (worst. one. ever.) The Return of the Living Dead Return of the Living Dead Part 2 Return of the Living Dead 3 As well as have the two made for TV ones, that sucked about as bad as the first three in the Romeroless Living Dead series Return of the Living Dead 4 Return of the Living Dead 5 So any help fellow brain eaters? ---
**Author:** ![NailBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@NailBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NailBunny)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-zombie-movies/344807/2 "2006-02-16T16:33:19Z")
Well what yer missin’ there is, in my opinion, only the greatest zombie movie of all time: **Dead Alive**!!! Get it. Get it now. Also, pick up some Fulci flicks: **Zombie** , **City of the Living Dead** , **The Beyond** and **House by the Cemetery** all qualify as zombie movies in one way or another. And **The Dead Next Door** is a fantastic zombie film with tons of shout-outs to other famous zombie movies and directors (characters with names like Ash, Romero, etc.). It was real hard to find there for awhile, but I swear I saw it in Suncoast the other day!! Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-zombie-movies/344807/3 "2006-02-16T16:43:04Z")
[Serpent and the Rainbow](http://imdb.com/title/tt0096071/) has an interesting history. The book is a non-fiction account of the zombie phenomena by a botanist who has worked for Harvard and National Geographic magazine. The movie is a horror schlock with only about _this much more_ connection to the book he bought the rights to than the title. IIRC, Davis sued (unsuccessfully) to have the name of the film changed and his name removed from source material credits. ---
**Author:** ![RyJae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-zombie-movies/344807/4 "2006-02-16T16:47:54Z")
**Dead Alive** is that the same as **Braindead**? I just googled it and now I am this close _holds fingers an inch apart_ to kicking my butt. Little backstory, my brother offered me Brain Dead this past weekend, I didn’t google and assumed it was a comedy I vaguely remembered, I think I was wrong. ☹ As for your other suggestions I am in the middle of the online hunt to find those. ---
**Author:** ![awldune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@awldune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awldune)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-zombie-movies/344807/5 "2006-02-16T16:50:07Z")
> [@Abbie Normal](#): > > **Dead Alive** is that the same as **Braindead**? I just googled it and now I am this close _holds fingers an inch apart_ to kicking my butt. Little backstory, my brother offered me Brain Dead this past weekend, I didn’t google and assumed it was a comedy I vaguely remembered, I think I was wrong. ☹ > > As for your other suggestions I am in the middle of the online hunt to find those. Same movie. It is a comedy, but it is also freakin’ awesome. Must watch. ---
**Author:** ![RyJae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-zombie-movies/344807/6 "2006-02-16T16:55:00Z")
> [@awldune](#): > > Same movie. It is a comedy, but it is also freakin’ awesome. Must watch. Ah I see, after I IMDBed it I realized my mistake. I never watched Braindead, but I did watch a mildy (non zombie) amusing movie named Brain Donors. And I got them confused, which is why I turned down his offer. I already left him a message to call me back, I want that movie now. (Dead Alive aka Braindead) ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-zombie-movies/344807/7 "2006-02-16T16:59:06Z")
Some say the Evil Dead movies count as zombie movies, YMMV. But for a pure zombie movie, pick up The Dead Hate The Living! Very low budget, but a lot of fun. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Just\_Ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Ed)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-zombie-movies/344807/8 "2006-02-16T17:10:39Z")
I’d recommend the _Evil Dead_ trilogy; although the second and third lean more toward comedy than horror. Also in a comedic vein: [_Dead & Breakfast_](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000A3DGEY/qid=1140109172/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-6447703-2102310?s=dvd&v=glance&n=130), which is either horrible or over-the-top hilarious, depending on your taste, and [_Undead_](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ARFPPI/qid=1140109191/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-6447703-2102310?s=dvd&v=glance&n=130), a relatively recent Aussie pic that is by turns funny and strange. Then of course there’s the classic [_Carnival of Souls_](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1559409002/qid=1140109605/sr=1-4/ref=sr_1_4/104-6447703-2102310?s=dvd&v=glance&n=130). [_Dead and Buried_](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000A2V8TA/qid=1140109623/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-6447703-2102310?s=dvd&v=glance&n=130) is a neat little underappreciated flick. In the foreign aisle, [_Versus_](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000095J2Y/qid=1140108541/ref=br_lf_d_20/104-6447703-2102310?n=292315&s=dvd&v=glance) is pretty good. I’m waiting for the US release of _Dellamorte Dellamore_, myself. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-zombie-movies/344807/9 "2006-02-16T17:15:21Z")
[Ed and his Dead Mother](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106792/). It’s not a “hordes of zombies shuffling forward to break down your door” movie, but I think it qualifies. It’s a really messed up\* comedy with Steve Buscemi and Miriam Margolyes. \*Though if you watch it after _Dead Alive_, it will seem like _The Sound of Music_. ---
**Author:** ![RyJae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-zombie-movies/344807/10 "2006-02-16T17:25:56Z")
Wow thanks for the great leads, I am really happy there are even more zombie flicks out there then I had realized. Now I have a mission to track them all down. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-zombie-movies/344807/11 "2006-02-16T17:44:50Z")
[House of the Dead](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317676/) [House of the Dead 2](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435665/) [All Souls Day: Dia De Los Muertos](http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/review.php?id=574) I watched all 3 of them last weekend. Like All Souls Day the best. ---
**Author:** ![NailBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@NailBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NailBunny)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-zombie-movies/344807/12 "2006-02-16T17:56:40Z")
Sorry about that, I forgot it is also known as **Braindead**. Hands down, my favourite film ever. Along those same lines, Peter Jackson’s first film **Bad Taste** , while technically an alien movie, has some very zombie-esque elements to it and some fantastic gore. The “aliens” (just guys wearing blue jumpsuits, until much later in the movie) shamble around like zombies, and eat people as well. Hmmm…this is driving me crazy, I know I have some other good ones at home but my mind is drawing a blank! Now if you want some recommendations as to some good Herschell Gordon Lewis movies, I’m your girl… ---
**Author:** ![NailBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@NailBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NailBunny)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-zombie-movies/344807/13 "2006-02-16T18:00:51Z")
> [@Quixotic](#): > > I’m waiting for the US release of _Dellamorte Dellamore_, myself. AAH! How could I have forgotten this one? I almost named my cat Nagi, fer chrissakes. Yes, this is a must-have, great zombies and breath-takingly beautiful as well. Also known as **Cemetery Man**. I have a VHS copy I ordered off of eBay, I think. I also just remembered a movie Mr. Bunny and I rented many years ago, I believe released by Fangoria, **I, Zombie**. Not bad at all, if somewhat of a downer. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-zombie-movies/344807/14 "2006-02-16T20:46:03Z")
> [@Honey](#): > > [House of the Dead](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317676/) > [House of the Dead 2](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435665/) > [All Souls Day: Dia De Los Muertos](http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/review.php?id=574) > > I watched all 3 of them last weekend. Like All Souls Day the best. House of the Dead is soo fucking awful it is genius… while HoD2 is apparently just a shitty zombie movie. All Souls Day took waaaay too long to get interesting and then it didn’t get all that interesting really. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-zombie-movies/344807/15 "2006-02-16T20:47:56Z")
Forgot to add… See “Zombi”. Topless woman vs underwater zombie vs shark. I shit you not… ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-zombie-movies/344807/16 "2006-02-16T21:10:20Z")
> [@Push You Down](#): > > House of the Dead is soo fucking awful it is genius… while HoD2 is apparently just a shitty zombie movie. > > All Souls Day took waaaay too long to get interesting and then it didn’t get all that interesting really. I like my zombie movies to be crappy. The more awful the better. How about this one…[Kung Fu Zombie](http://www.kungfucinema.com/reviews/kungfuzombie.htm). :eek: ---
**Author:** ![mrunlucky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7993a0/32.png) [@mrunlucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrunlucky)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-zombie-movies/344807/17 "2006-02-16T22:22:26Z")
This topic often comes up on this board. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=346105](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=346105) [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=294577](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=294577) [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=344880](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=344880) I don’t think there’s a zombie movie I could mention that hasn’t been already at this point. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-zombie-movies/344807/18 "2006-02-17T01:39:15Z")
_[White Zombie](http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0023694/)_ (1932), starring Bela Lugosi. _[I Walked With a Zombie](http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0036027/)_ (1943), an adaptation of _Jane Eyre_ set on Haiti.