In a shocking departure from our vampire-obsessed podcast, this week we’re talking about zombies! Revisiting Danny Boyle’s cult-class film 28 Days Later, its awful sequel 28 Weeks Later, and the tonally surprising third installment 28 Years Later, we discuss the evolution of zombie media, social commentary in apocalyptic settings, and child protagonists in horror.
Media mentioned:
- Silvercloak by L.K. Steven
- The Order dir. Justin Kurzel
- Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas
- The Deviant by James Tynion IV
- On Swift Horses by Shannon Pufahl
- Say Nothing (TV show)
- Unearthed (documentary)
- Near Dark dir. Kathryn Bigelow
- Wildhood dir. Bretten Hannam
- Doctor Who
- True Detective: Night Country
- The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
- Anna and the Apocalypse dir. John McPhail
- Oppenheimer dir. Christopher Nolan
- Pacific Rim dir. Guillermo del Toro
- Once Upon a Time (TV show)
- A Quiet Place: Day One dir. Michael Sarnoski
- Romeo + Juliet dir. Baz Luhrmann
- Nosferatu dir. Robert Eggers
- The Suicide Squad dir. James Gunn
- Mad Max dir. George Miller
- A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
- Sinners dir. Ryan Coogler
- 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple dir. Nia DaCosta
- The Marvels dir. Nia DaCosta
- Ex Machina dir. Alex Garland
- Warfare dir. Ray Mendoza
- Annihilation dir. Alex Garland
Content warnings: discussions of disease, violence, death, suicide, slavery, attempted sexual assault and forced pregnancy, parental abuse, cancer, terminal illness.
