10 Best Zombie Movies That Weren't Directed by George A. Romero, Ranked

Zombies didn’t begin with George Romero, but let’s be honest—he gave them teeth. He drew on a ton of cool ideas that had been floating around the horror space, and he crystallized them into something very potent. Night of the Living Dead birthed the modern archetype, and everything that followed owes him something: the shuffle, the bite, the collapse of society. But what’s most exciting about the genre is how far it's wandered from its origin. Different countries, different styles, different tones.