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Weekend Watchlist | Zombies!

By The Pitt News Staff • September 29, 2022

Halloween is coming up, the only holiday outside of Christmas that really lasts the whole month. Since zombies play such an important role in Pittsburgh’s history, we’re kicking off Spooky Season with some undead.

Weekend Watchlist | Zombies

By The Pitt News Staff • October 7, 2021

Zombies have a big role in Pittsburgh’s history thanks to George A. Romero’s work, so we can’t have a month of monster recommendations without some zombie movies. The Pitt News Staff recommends films and shows this week featuring the living dead.

Review: “Army of The Dead” needs to tone it down a notch

By Charlie Taylor, Senior Staff Writer • May 25, 2021

No one watches a gory, action-packed zombie flick for its emotional range, but “Army of the Dead” has about as much heart and wit as its undead antagonists.

‘Zombies’ resurrects Austen classic

By Britnee Meiser / Staff Writer • February 10, 2016

If suitors were intimidated by Elizabeth Bennet before, imagine her with a sword. Balancing Victorian romance and the zombie apocalypse, “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” is a fast-paced, surprisingly...

A tale of two monsters: how societal anxiety influences horror

By Vincent Smith / Staff Writer • October 30, 2013

Apparently “The Walking Dead” is more popular than football. According to the New York Times, the season-four premiere of the graphic-novel-turned-television-sensation garnered 16.1 million viewers,...