Let's meet up at midnight for a brief history of the zombie in film: After zombies were once the comic figures of the horror genre, we are currently in the midst of a revival of these undead creatures. Reason enough to trace the evolution of the zombie—from a religious revenant to a mindless monster, then to a symbol of consumerism critique, and finally to a vehicle for bloody social commentary—while also rediscovering its humorous side.

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