The mid-1980s
The mid-1980s produced few zombie films of note (the
Evil Dead series, while zombie-influenced and notable on
their own, are not zombie films proper). 1985's
Re-Animator, loosely based on the Lovecraft story, stood
out in the genre, achieving nearly unanimous critical
acclaim, and becoming a modest success, outstripping
even 1985's Day of the Dead for box office returns.
Barbara Crampton in
Re-Animator
Lovecraft's prescient depiction is notable here; the
zombies in the film are consistent with other zombie
films of the period, and it may escape the viewer that
they are nearly unchanged from the 1921 story.
Zombies - The mid-1980s - The Serpent and
the Rainbow
|
