Zombie apocalypse

Zombie apocalypse is the term for an uprising of undead individuals overtaking and at least temporarily assuming dominance over the living population of a planet. This commonly results in societal collapse. The underlying root of the zombies has been seen to be scientific, such as radiation,Night of the Living Dead - John Russo & George A. Romero - Image Ten - Release date 1 October 1968 - Retrieved 29 January 2025Let Sleeping Corpses Lie - Sandro Continenza & Marcello Coscia - Star Films S.A. - Release date 30 September 1974 - Retrieved 31 January 2025Nightmare City - Piero Regnoli & Tony Corti & Jose Luis Delgado - Dialchi Film - Release date 1980 - Retrieved 30 January 2025 chemical weapons,The Return of the Living Dead - Dan O'Bannon - Hemdale Film Corporation - Release date 16 August 1985 - Retrieved 29 January 2025Hell of the Living Dead - Claudio Fragasso & José María Cunillés - Beatrice Film - Release date November 1980 - Retrieved 29 January 2025Zombi 3 - Claudio Fragasso & Rossella Drudi - Flora Film - Release date June 1988 - Retrieved 29 January 2025The Lifeless - Lorne Dixon - Coscom Entertainment - Published 1 August 2009 - Retrieved 29 January 2025 or drugs and pharmaceuticals.Zombie Night Terror - NoClip - Release date 20 July 2016 - Retrieved 30 January 2025 Viruses of varying nature,Vampires vs. Zombies - Deadliest Warrior S3 E10 - Airdate 14 September 2011 - Spike - Retrieved 30 January 2025Don't Escape 2 - Scriptwelder - Release date 6 February 2015 - Retrieved 30 January 2025 including both naturally evolvedThe Zombie Survival Guide - Max Brooks - Three Rivers Press - Published 16 September 2003 - Retrieved 30 January 2025Exit Humanity - John Geddes - Eggplant Picture & Sound - Release date 18 September 2011 - Retrieved 29 January 2025Zombie Apocalypse - Craig Engler & Brooks Peck - The Asylum - Release 29 October 2011 - Retrieved 29 January 2025Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies - Richard Schenkman - The Asylum - Release date 29 May 2012 - Retrieved 29 January 2025 Rise of the Zombies - Keith Allan & Delondra Williams - The Asylum - Release date 27 October 2012 - Retrieved 29 January 2025DayZ - Dean Hall & Brian Hicks - Bohemia Interactive - Release date 13 December 2018 - Retrieved 30 January 2025 and genetically engineered viruses28 Days Later - Alex Garland - DNA Films - Release date 1 November 2002 - Retrieved 29 January 2025Zombie Strippers - Jay Lee - Larande Productions Release date 23 February 2008 - Retrieved 30 January 2025Puppies and Kittens - Karl Schaefer	- Z Nation S1 E01 - The Asylum - Airdate 12 September 2014 - Retrieved 29 January 2025The Last Light - Matt Negrete & Maya Goldsmith & Carson Moore - The Walking Dead: World Beyond S2 E10 - Air Date 5 December 2021 - Retrieved 30 January 2025 have been seen. Supernatural causes such as voodoo curses,Zombi 2 - 	Elisa Briganti & Dardano Sacchetti - Variety Film - Release date 25 August 1979 - Retrieved 29 January 2025After Death - Rossella Drudi & Maurizio Baglivo - Flora Film - Release date 1989 - Retrieved 30 January 2025 and intervention from Hell's forcesThe Beyond - Dardano Sacchetti & Giorgio Mariuzzo & Lucio Fulci - Fulvia Film - Release date 29 April 1981 - Retrieved 29 January 2025Doom 3 - Matthew J. Costello - id Software - Release date 3 August 2004 - Retrieved 29 January 2025Rec - Paco Plaza & Luis A. Berdejo & Jaume Balagueró - Casteleo - Release date 23 November 2007 - Retrieved 29 January 2025Broforce - Evan Greenwood - Free Lives - Release date 15 October 2015 - Retrieved 29 January 2025 have also been observed. There are also yet more indeterminate origins.Cockneys vs. Zombies - James Moran & Lucas Roche - Limelight - Release date 23 August 2012 - Retrieved 29 January 2025
New societies often form following the collapse of civilisation at large, often dictatorial,7 Days to Die - The Fun Pimps - Release date 25 July 2024 - Retrieved 30 January 2025 but on occasion democratic. Infighting and rival factions often present a difficulty in rebuilding humanity.Too Far Gone - Seth Hoffman - The Walking Dead S4 E08 - AMC - Airdate 1 December 2013 - Retrieved 30 January 2025Blood Quantum - Jeff Barnaby - Prospector Films - Release date 5 September 2019 - Retrieved 30 January 2025 In spite of these problems, large scale zombie uprisings do not always result in the destruction of society.Shaun of the Dead - Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright - StudioCanal - Release date 29 March 2004 - Retrieved 30 January 2025Fido - Robert Chomiak & Andrew Currie & Dennis Heaton - Anagram Pictures - Release date 7 September 2006 - Retrieved 30 January 2025Maggie - John Scott 3 - Grindstone Entertainment Group - Release dates 22 April 2015 - Retrieved 30 January 2025
Individual zombie apocalypses have been seen to present a threat to entire multiverses when circumstances allow for spread between universes.Crossover: Part 1 - Mark Millar & Greg Land - Ultimate Fantastic Four Volume 1 #21 - Marvel Comics - Published September 2005 - Retrieved 29 January 2025Crossover: Part 2 - Mark Millar & Greg Land - Ultimate Fantastic Four Volume 1 #22 - Marvel Comics - Published October 2005 - Retrieved 29 January 2025Crossover: Part 3 - Mark Millar & Greg Land - Ultimate Fantastic Four Volume 1 #23 - Marvel Comics - Published November 2005 - Retrieved 29 January 2025Infestation Volume 1 #1 - Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning & David Messina - IDW Publishing - Published January 2011 - Retrieved 29 January 2025
== Links ==
* Zombie apocalypse on Wikipedia
* Zombie Apocalypse on TV Tropes
== See also ==
* Zombie Multiverse
== References ==
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