What a very exciting time to be alive if you love the dead. That may not have come out right, but it's still very true. The great thing about the world of zombies is that the more excited people get and the more widespread the audience, the more content will be produced. That means comic books, zombie shirts, literature, television shows, and movies will all be featuring our new favorite undead. Move over sparkling vampires, because a new monster is in town.
The popularity of zombies started in 1968 with an independent film called, "Night of the Living Dead." this film was so low budget that it was shot in black and white and they used chocolate syrup for the blood effects. The film was also the very first movie to ever star a black actor in a leading, heroic role. The director, George Romero, wanted to show that when society broke down, it didn't matter what color your skin was anymore. People were either living, or undead. It wasn't long before the first "Night of the Living Dead" zombie t shirts started showing up.
Romero followed the cult hit status of "Night of the Living Dead" with two more movies to make an amazing zombie trilogy. What was so awesome about these films is that it gave an epic world view of how society might fall apart if confronted with a devastating event such as a zombie apocalypse. These movies were "Dawn of the Dead" and "Day of the Dead" respectively, and I still have my zombie shirts from both of these flicks.
It wasn't until the late 90's that zombies really became a mainstream attraction. This is when Romero's classic "Dawn of the Dead" was remade for modern audiences. The zombies were changed from slow-moving shamblers to fast-moving ceiling-crawlers. While this certainly made some old-school fans upset, it made zombies truly exciting for new fans. Overnight, people started buying zombie tee shirts and eating anything up that had anything remotely to do with zombies. There are even zombie plush toys now.
Zombies are now even more popular than they ever were, thanks to authors Max Brooks and Robert Kirkman. Both of these men have taken the Romero zombie torch and ran with it. They have seen heaps of success with their written works, and will be seeing even more now that "World War Z" and "The Walking Dead" are on film respectively. Since I've loved zombies since before anyone even knew what they were, I am extremely excited to see all of this amazing new content out there for me to absorb. You can also rest assured that I will have zombie shirts dedicated to both of these films before you can say "Zombies are cool."
The popularity of zombies started in 1968 with an independent film called, "Night of the Living Dead." this film was so low budget that it was shot in black and white and they used chocolate syrup for the blood effects. The film was also the very first movie to ever star a black actor in a leading, heroic role. The director, George Romero, wanted to show that when society broke down, it didn't matter what color your skin was anymore. People were either living, or undead. It wasn't long before the first "Night of the Living Dead" zombie t shirts started showing up.
Romero followed the cult hit status of "Night of the Living Dead" with two more movies to make an amazing zombie trilogy. What was so awesome about these films is that it gave an epic world view of how society might fall apart if confronted with a devastating event such as a zombie apocalypse. These movies were "Dawn of the Dead" and "Day of the Dead" respectively, and I still have my zombie shirts from both of these flicks.
It wasn't until the late 90's that zombies really became a mainstream attraction. This is when Romero's classic "Dawn of the Dead" was remade for modern audiences. The zombies were changed from slow-moving shamblers to fast-moving ceiling-crawlers. While this certainly made some old-school fans upset, it made zombies truly exciting for new fans. Overnight, people started buying zombie tee shirts and eating anything up that had anything remotely to do with zombies. There are even zombie plush toys now.
Zombies are now even more popular than they ever were, thanks to authors Max Brooks and Robert Kirkman. Both of these men have taken the Romero zombie torch and ran with it. They have seen heaps of success with their written works, and will be seeing even more now that "World War Z" and "The Walking Dead" are on film respectively. Since I've loved zombies since before anyone even knew what they were, I am extremely excited to see all of this amazing new content out there for me to absorb. You can also rest assured that I will have zombie shirts dedicated to both of these films before you can say "Zombies are cool."
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