Isaac Levy

Zombie Chart

When I was around 6 or 7 years old I saw George Romero's Land of the Dead on TV during a sleepover. While the movie didn't necessarily scare me in the moment, from that point on I became too scared to watch any other movie that involved zombies in any way. It was only in mid-2021 that I finally broke the spell that Land of the Dead held over me by watching it and the rest of Romero's Of the Dead series. Since then, zombie movies have become one of my favourite genres, particularly the multitude of fast-zombie movies made in Korea and Southeast Asia.

As of April 2026, I've watched 27 zombie movies and shows. For a while now I've wanted to chart out each of these movies and highlight similarities and differences between them!

Night of the Living Dead

George Romero
Chemical
Gradual - Hours
Incurable
Tool use
Slow

Dawn of the Dead

George Romero
Chemical
Gradual - Hours
Incurable
Tool use
Slow

Day of the Dead

George Romero
Chemical
Gradual - Hours
Incurable
Tool use
Speech
Slow

Land of the Dead

George Romero
Chemical
Gradual - Hours
Incurable
Tool use
Slow

Train to Busan

Yeon Sang-ho
Chemical
Gradual - Minutes
Incurable
None
Run