Zombies Over Multiple Generations

From “World War Z” and “Warm Bodies” to classics such as “Night of the Living Dead” and “White Zombies,” the zombie horror film has been popular since the 19th century.

“White Zombies” (1932) is usually considered the first legitimate zombie film and is known for introducing the word “zombie” into the genre’s vocabulary.

However, the modern depiction of zombies is mostly due to the 1968 film “Night of the Living Dead” by George A. Romero.

Generally, zombies in older movies are depicted as slow, lumbering and unintelligent. Throughout the years, though, zombies have evolved into agile, intelligent and strong creatures, mostly shown as living humans infected with a mind-altering pathogen.

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