Must-See Zombie Films To Catch Before OVERLORD

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There’s nothing scarier than the sight of a Zombie Horde!

From 1964’s Vincent Price disconcerting THE LAST MAN ON EARTH and the 1971 Charlton Heston’s apocalyptic THE OMEGA MAN to George Romero’s NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, movie geeks have been fascinated with the undead feeding on the living.

With TV’s wildly successful “The Walking Dead” now in the middle of season nine, along with its partner series “Fear The Walking Dead,” fans looking for their weekly zombie fix need look no further than Paramount Pictures’ OVERLORD, opening in theatres and IMAX on November 9.

With only hours until D-Day, a team of American paratroopers drop into Nazi-occupied France to carry out a mission that’s crucial to the invasion’s success. Tasked with destroying a radio transmitter atop a fortified church, the desperate soldiers join forces with a young French villager to penetrate the walls and take down the tower. But, in a mysterious Nazi lab beneath the church, the outnumbered G.I.s come face-to-face with enemies unlike any the world has ever seen. From producer J.J. Abrams, and directed by Julius Avery, OVERLORD is a thrilling, pulse-pounding action adventure with a twist.

As OVERLORD prepares to invade theaters around the world, Abrams couldn’t be more excited to thrill a whole new generation of moviegoers. “With Overlord, what you get is an incredibly fun, terrifying, weird, freaky, bizarre, sweet, and ultimately satisfying roller coaster ride.”

Currently the film is sitting at 88% at Rotten Tomatoes.

Author Stephen King recently went to Twitter to sing the film’s praises:

Don’t miss OVERLORD, coming November 9th. I’ve seen it, and it’s as good–as scary-fun–as the early Spielberg.

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) November 1, 2018

Before you head out to your local cinemas to see OVERLORD this weekend, here’s a list of must-see Zombie films to catch on DVD, streaming or on Netflix.

WORLD WAR Z – This moving starts off fast and keeps a damned near break-neck pace until the end. It’s different…

DAWN OF THE DEAD (2004) – One of our all-time favorites, we got Olympic-level zombies in this one, and it reinvigorated the zombie genre.

I AM LEGEND – Okay, so, they were supposed to be vampires, but they wound up being zombies…Will Smith used his charm big time here.

28 DAYS LATER – Not technically zombies, but this one kept you jumping, and how!

ZOMBIELAND – Showing that Woody Harrelson can steal the show even from zombies. Damned those Twinkies are good.

SHAUN OF THE DEAD – A very English zombie movie; fun, funny, bloody and satisfying.

ARMY OF DARKNESS – By the end, you’ll love Ash almost as much as you love chainsaws.

STATE OF EMERGENCY – Yikes

WYRMWOOD – This shows that Aussies can turn anything funny, and the twists were outstanding.

THE HORDE – In order to avenge the murder of one of their own by a group of ruthless gangsters, four corrupt cops go on a rampage against the mob responsible. A horde of bloodthirsty cannibal zombies complicates matters. I still bang my head on the floor because of this one.

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) – Really, this one deserves credit for being the scariest damned B&W movie of all time.

DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978) – George, you did an outstanding follow up.

THE CRAZIES – A husband and wife in a small Midwestern town find themselves battling for survival as their friends and family descend into madness in The Crazies. A mysterious toxin in the water supply turns everyone exposed to it into mindless killers and the authorities leave the uninfected to their certain doom in this terrifying reinvention of the George Romero horror classic.

RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE – Milla Jovovich makes you believe that a 100lb girl in leather can destroy even a badass mutant zombie dog.

Contributed by Michelle Hannett and Marc Butterfield