There were zombie films prior to George [Romero], but he pretty much invented the cannibalistic aspect. What we now think of as zombies really are Romero zombies.
Edgar Wright
There were zombie films prior to George [Romero], but he pretty much invented the cannibalistic aspect. What we now think of as zombies really are Romero zombies.
Edgar Wright
Monsters in movies are us, always us, one way or the other. They`re us with hats on. The zombies in George Romero`s movies are us. They`re hungry. Monsters are us, the dangerous parts of us. The part that wants to destroy. The part of us with the reptile ...
John Carpenter
As a certain kind of threat, as monsters from the id, they`re more affective as aggressive killing machines, but I think the whole point of the zombie as Romero framed it was that it`s us. They`re like larva. They just keep coming.
Simon Pegg