The past two decades have seen a revival of the zombie horror subgenre after a long period of creative and commercial dormancy. While it may seem like every possible angle on the undead has been exhausted by filmmakers, the success of 2025's critically acclaimed "28 Years Later" is proof that theater-goers still have a healthy, even frenzied appetite for ghoul-driven carnage. But no proper appreciation of the revenant canon would be complete without seeing these five standouts.

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While the original "Dawn of the Dead" remains the most celebrated of director George Romero's undead movies, the earlier "Night of the Living Dead" is a tighter, more coherent picture. Ba

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