Yeah, but they were unkillable; putting them in a class of their own. The corpse pinned to the floor via pick axe through the head=creepier than I expected. It had zombie animals, too.
On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 5:18 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > The Zombies in Return of the Living Dead go at full speed. Everyone > forgets! > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dug B. <[email protected]> > To: theuniquegeek <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, Jul 18, 2011 10:11 am > Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Re: 10 Fantasy and Science Fiction Copycats > that Actually Improved on the Original > > *3. 28 Days Later and Day of the Triffids* > > I love me some Triffids. BTW, the BBC TV adaptation is better than the > 1960's movie version. I do have to comment on the idea that 28 Days Later > created the "rage-zombie". I just finished re-reading Stewart Farrar's 1980 > novel "Omega". It's definitely more of a story about survival after > civilization disappears than about "fightin' zombies". Almost all of the > actual zombie stuff is "off-screen", but the descriptions we do get are very > similar to the 28 Days Later ragers. Plus it's a novel where Wiccans and ham > radio operators team up to save civilization, so what's not to love? > > >> >> On Jul 15, 12:06 pm, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: >> > http://io9.com/5821101/10-fantasy-and-science-fiction-copycats-that-a. >> .. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Unique Geek" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
