zombie
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Overton and Uden met in 2009, during the filming of a zombie film being shot in Nottingham, when she was 29 and he was 27.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
One review called Cregger’s movie “different and much better than the other ‘Resident Evil’ movies,” which were termed “depersonalized zombie sludge.”
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Resuscitating the zombie franchise “Resident Evil,” writer-director Zach Cregger has made perhaps the greatest tentacle-based horror show of all time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
“The Walking Dead” premiered on AMC in 2010, introducing audiences to the high-stakes world of a zombie apocalypse, and ran for 11 seasons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Why not just use the verb that spawned the zombie in the first place, like appear or perform?
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
If weekend warriors can’t slay zombies on a dystopian battlefield, at least they can massacre dandelions in their backyards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
His campaign underscored his attacks against Becerra by having a handful of supporters dressed as zombies speak outside of Becerra’s Sunday evening rally in Long Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
The phrase was used to help describe the game's tense atmosphere, born from its fixed camera angles, forever encroaching zombies and a limited supply of ammunition to shoot them with.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
But there are no zombies wandering around, just an eerie silence, with weeds growing through the 294 houses and a lake with no wildlife.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
“Or is it just zombies and monsters you like?”
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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