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Zombies, jiangshi, draugrs, revenants − monster lore is filled with metaphors for public health

Imagine a city street at dusk, silent save for the rising sound of a collective guttural moan. Suddenly, a horde of ragged, bloodied creatures appear, their feet shuffling along the pavement, their hollow eyes locked on fleeing figures ahead.

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The 15 best horror comedies that will have you laughing from behind your sofa

A comprehensive list of the best horror comedies, featuring the most gruesome laughs you'll ever enjoy

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I've watched all the best James Gunn movies and TV shows, and this is how I'd rank them

With Superman ruling the box office, we decided to look back at James Gunn's impressive TV and film career and select his 10 best works

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The most influential zombie movie of the century is finally streaming on Hulu

The zombie movie was born in 1968 with George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead, but it wasn’t perfected until 2002.

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40 Years Ago, a Forgotten Sci-Fi Horror Changed Pop Culture History — And Kicked Serious Ass

Girls just want to have zombie-slaying fun.

Inverse

The Religious Connections To Halloween’s Scariest Monsters

The annual celebration of Halloween is marked by fun and frightening traditions that involve monsters.

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A historic low brings new hope

It's OK to embrace that bit of hope you're suddenly feeling

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You Need to Watch the Goriest Apocalypse Movie on Netflix ASAP

You don’t have to be the smartest or scariest zombie movie ever to still be one of the best.

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Frankenstein’s warning: the too-familiar hubris of today’s technoscience

Technology presuming to recreate humanity is central to Mary Shelley’s masterpiece. It is more relevant today than ever

The Guardian - AU

‘The Black guy dies first’: A Northwestern provost is our leading expert on representation in horror movies

CHICAGO — Robin Means Coleman has heard it all. Cliches like: Maybe we should split up and look. Tropes like: I didn’t get bit, I’m fine. Also: That sound — it’s probably just the wind. And: My uncle owns a cabin in the woods. Plus, of course, the evergreen: I’ll…

Chicago Tribune

From ‘Blacula’ to ‘Get Out,’ the evolution of Black horror films

"The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar" by Robin R. Means Coleman’s and Mark H. Harris; Gallery/Saga Press (327 pages, $27.99)

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35 Years Ago, Wes Craven Put his Unique Mark on the Zombie Genre

Forget George Romero -- Craven's take on zombies recalls something more primal and real.

Inverse

George Romero and Billy Cardille archives helping to turn Pitt into a horror haven

PITTSBURGH — To Ben Rubin, horror is about much more than cheap thrills and creature features.

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