What is the deal with all this zombie crap?

The Nid Hog said:

when George Romero really rethought the notion of "zombie" in first Night of the Living Dead then Dawn of the Dead

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Though referred to as "the first modern vampire novel", it is as a novel of social theme that I Am Legend impressed itself to the cinematic zombie genre by way of director George A. Romero, who acknowledged its influence and that of its 1964 adaptation, The Last Man on Earth, upon his film Night of the Living Dead (1968). Discussing the creation of Night of the Living Dead, Romero remarked, "I had written a short story, which I basically had ripped off from a Richard Matheson novel called I Am Legend."

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Psychofish said:

I will say that zombies are an internet joke in the gun forums. Lets face it, there is no point in owning an 11.5" barreled AR15 with a gemtech supressor on it, other than "I can" and "its fun." So... you make up a need for it, zombies. Want all the latest and greatest go-fast gear, blame the need incase the zombies come. When friends ask why you have 10K rounds of ammo in your room, blame the zombies (when in reality thats only about a months supply!)

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rajagra said:

It's worth pointing out the contribution of Richard Matheson's "I am Legend."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Legend_(novel)
It's a great book that could have made a wonderful movie. Unfortunately, every film based on the book has been made by people who've tried to be clever and thrown out everything that is good about the book. I had high hopes for the recent Will Smith version, but no, yet again, nothing like the book.

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