We wish to thank the following persons for their invaluable input and support: Marc Blanchard, Colin Milburn, Caleb Smith, Michael Ziser, Joshua Clover, Tiffany Gilmore, Maura Grady, Courtney Hopf, Shannon Riley, and Jack Martin. 1. Films such as Shaun of the Dead, directed by Edgar Wright (Big Talk Productions, 2004); 28 Days Later, directed by Danny Boyle (British Film Council, 2002); Dawn of the Dead, 2004 Remake, directed by Zack Snyder (Strike Entertainment, 2004); Land of the Dead, directed by George A. Romero (Atmosphere Entertainment, 2005); and the Resident Evil series, directed by Paul W. S. Anderson (Constantin Film Produktion GmbH, 2002) and Alexander Witt (Constantin, 2004). See Peter Dendle’s book The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia (Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2001); Jay Slater’s Eaten Alive! Italian Cannibal and Zombie Movies (London: Plexus, 2002); and Stephen Thrower’s Beyond Terror: The Films of Lucio Fulci (Guildford, UK: FAB Press, 1999). 2. For example, Bogus Dead, Zombie Commandos from Hell, Carnopolis, Containment,