Even though the infected AREN'T zombies, Danny Boyle's film made sub-genre popular again, beginning with Zack Snyder's 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead.
Alex Garland acknowledges Resident Evil (1996) and George A. Romero's Dead trilogy were chief to screenplay, with the opening hospital sequence inspired by John Wyndham's 1951 novel The Day of the Triffids, and/or Steve Sekely's subsequent film adaptation.
Why not throw The Crazies (1973) into the mix too?
But enough about all that, let's rock and roll.
The Walking Dead #1
Deputy Rick Grimes and bicycle courier Jim awake from respective comas to some bad news.
I have a question. Why the FUCK was Cillian Murphy brought in naked?
Is this supposed to be his rebirth or something?
Err.
On how strikingly similar opening sequences are, co-creator Robert Kirkman has stated:
"I saw 28 Days Later shortly before the first issue was released, which came out in October 2003. 28 Days Later was released in the States in June 2003, and by that time, we were already working on the second issue by the time I saw it."
Regardless of what you believe, I reckon a spy in England gave him the idea.
(Laughs).
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| Rick finding a corpse is unique to comic. |
Which is more exciting then watching Jim guzzle Pepsi.
Meanwhile, in Quahog.
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| Family Guy - Peternormal Activity (S14 E4) Cleveland has the idea of setting a horror film inside an abandoned hospital. |
State of Emergency¹ (2011)
The Rage (2007)
¹unrelated to 2002 video game of same name.
Others
Mutants (2009)
The Last Seven (2013)
The Girl with All the Gifts² (2016)
²Colm McCarthy's adaptation of M. R. Carey's 2014 novel of same name takes multiple cues from Boyle's film, but is basically an unauthorised version of The Last of Us (2013).
The Night Eats the World (2018)
French film even steals Frank's idea of placing containers outside to collect rainwater.
Miscellany
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
To paraphrase news report towards the end.
"6 months after Z-Day, director Edgar Wright rubbishes the virus was caused by 'rage infected monkeys³', dismissing claims as bull-⁴."
³Chimpanzees are apes. Anachronism may have been intentional.
⁴Liz abruptly cuts things short.
My Dead Girlfriend (2006)
Opening text:
"The course of true love never did run smooth."
-A Midsummer Night's Dream.
"Shoot 'em in the head..."
-Night of the Living Dead.
28 HOURS LATER
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| The Simpsons - Treehouse of Horror XX (S21 E4) - Don't Have a Cow, Mankind Made from cannibalized cows, the Krusty Burger² transforms people into munchers. |
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| Community - Modern Warfare (S1 E23) After an hour's kip, Jeff finds Greendale's campus seemingly deserted. |
Party Rock Anthem (2011)
On March 1, LMFAO's Redfoo and Sky Blu slipped into comas after excessive party rocking.
The next morning, their new single was released to the world.
Music video premiered on March 9, but opening caption confirms events take place on March 30.
Significance of date is unknown.
Malcolm Goodwin (a parody of Louis from Left 4 Dead), grabs dance duo and explains that ever since song came out, all the world wants to do is "shuffle".
What's this?
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| The fourth part of first campaign No Mercy is The Hospital. To reach Rooftop Finale, a lift must be called which terminates on Floor 28. |
Left 4 Dead 2 (2009)
At some point during The Passing, graffiti is written on a wall.
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| REPENT THE END IS EXTREMELY ------- NIGH |
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| Before Jim meets survivors Mark and Selena, uncensored message is seen in church. |
Private Mailer
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| Chained up geezer is a tribute to Bub in Day of the Dead (1985). |
Also.
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| Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) Extra portraying the zombie Dr. Isaacs attempts to domesticate is uncredited. |
Anyway, check out these cheeky bastards.
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| Little Nightmares II (2021) |
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| State of Decay 2 (2018) |
Cheating slightly.
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| The Evil Within (2014) Before freeing bastard to activate boss fight, Sadist is initially chained up in a barn. |
Family Guy - Brian's Got a Brand New Bag (S8 E4) vs Poster 1
Yes, it's all about the writing.
Dangerous Animals (2025) vs Poster 2
In full.
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| The infected don't have yellow eyes, but I suppose red would blend in too much. |
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| Marvel Zombies 3 #2 (December 2008) |
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| President Evil⁵ #2 (September 2009) |
⁵By pure coincidence, comic series shares the German title for comedic slasher The Tripper (2006).
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