Zombie films (Genre/Form Term)
- Broader heading: Monster films
- Broader heading: Paranormal films
López, D. Films by genre, ©1993 (Zombie movie; traditionally, zombies are corpses reanimated into a semblance of life by the magic of a voodoo priest. They are strong and powerful and obey unquestioningly their master's orders. At present, voodoo trappings are no longer necessary to awaken the dead; any supernatural or pseudo-scientific method will do.)
Wikipedia, Aug. 11, 2022 (Category:Paranormal films. Films about the paranormal, purported phenomena described in popular culture, folk, and other non-scientific bodies of knowledge, whose existence within these contexts is described as beyond normal experience or scientific explanation; paranormal phenomena include extrasensory perception (ESP), telekinesis, ghosts, poltergeists, life after death, reincarnation, faith healing, human auras, and so forth)
Fictional films that feature the reanimation of corpses that prey on human beings.
