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Horror trope
Nazi zombies are common in art and popular culture. Here they can be seen in an art exhibition by
Jake and Dinos Chapman .
Nazi zombies are a
horror
trope found in
films ,
video games , and
comic books . Nazi
zombie narratives usually feature undead
Nazi soldiers resurrected to fight for the
Third Reich . The book Nazisploitation!: The Nazi Image in Low-Brow Cinema and Culture described the
genre as a small theme of horror films.
[1]
The first Nazi zombies films
King of the Zombies and
Revenge of the Zombies were produced during
World War II .
[2]
Nazisploitation began to appear concurrently in other film subgenres.
[3] These include a mini-invasion of Nazi zombie films such as
Shock Waves ,
Night of the Zombies ,
Zombie Lake and
Oasis of the Zombies .
[3]
[4] The increased popularity of the zombie film in the 2000s increased interest in the Nazi zombie subgenre, with films such as
Horrors of War ,
Dead Snow , and
Frankenstein's Army .
[5] More modern films such as
Overlord , continue the Nazi zombie
film genre .
[6] Nazi Zombies also feature in the
Wolfenstein series,
Call of Duty series, and
Sniper Elite series of video games.
[7]
Selected media featuring Nazi zombies
Films
See also
References
^ Magilow (2012). Nazisploitation!: The Nazi Image in Low-Brow Cinema and Culture . A&C Black. p. 249.
ISBN
978-1441183590 .
^ Dendle, Peter (2012). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2: 2000-2010 . McFarland. p. 69.
ISBN
978-0786461639 .
^
a
b
c Magilow (2012). Nazisploitation!: The Nazi Image in Low-Brow Cinema and Culture . A&C Black. p. 72.
ISBN
978-1441183590 .
^ Dendle, Peter (2012). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2: 2000-2010 . McFarland. p. 69.
ISBN
978-0786461639 .
^ Magilow, Daniel H.; Silverman, Lisa (2015). Holocaust Representations in History: An Introduction . Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 90.
ISBN
978-1472513007 .
^
a
b Ordoña, Michael (November 8, 2018).
" 'Overlord' promises Nazis and zombies but delivers disappointment" .
San Francisco Chronicle .
San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved November 9, 2018 .
^ Howerton, Ross (June 11, 2019).
"Where Do all these Nazi Zombies Even Come from Anyway?" .
Parallax Media .
Parallax Media . Retrieved July 28, 2020 .
^
"King of the Zombies" .
American Film Institute . Retrieved April 19, 2020 .
^
a
b Dendle, Peter (2012).
Zombie Movie Encyclopedia: 2000–2010 . McFarland. pp. 256–.
ISBN
9780786492886 . Retrieved 19 May 2013 .
^
"Revenge of the Zombies" . American Film Institute. Retrieved April 19, 2020 .
^ Magilow (2012). Nazisploitation!: The Nazi Image in Low-Brow Cinema and Culture . A&C Black. p. 97.
ISBN
978-1441183590 .
^
"THE MADMEN OF MANDORAS" . American Film Institute. Retrieved April 19, 2020 .
^ Dowell, John A.; Miller, Cynthia J. (6 December 2017). Horrific Humor and the Moment of Droll Grimness in Cinema . Lexington Books. pp. 131–132.
ISBN
978-1498565004 .
^ Green, Paul (2017). Encyclopedia of Weird War Stories: Supernatural and Science Fiction Elements in Novels, Pulps, Comics, Film, Television, Games and Other Media . McFarland. pp. 74–75.
ISBN
978-1476666723 .
^
"Shock Waves" . American Film Institute. Retrieved April 19, 2020 .
^
"Le Lac des morts-vivants" . bifi.fr (in French). Retrieved November 26, 2013 .
^
Lucas, Tim (July–August 2013). "Discs in Depth".
Video Watchdog . Cincinnati, Ohio: 65.
^ Dendle, Peter (2012). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2: 2000-2010 . McFarland. p. 69.
ISBN
978-0786461639 .
^ Dendle, Peter (2012). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2: 2000-2010 . McFarland. p. 69.
ISBN
978-0786461639 .
^ Magilow (2012). Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide . Chicago Review Press. p. 31.
ISBN
978-1569766835 .
^ Russell (2015). Book of the Dead: The Complete History of Zombie Cinema . FAB Press. p. 251.
ISBN
978-1903254332 .
^
"Devil Story (1985)" .
AllMovie . Retrieved August 1, 2020 .
^ Dendle, Peter (2010). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia . McFarland. p. 75.
ISBN
978-0786463671 .
^
"Zombie Movie Review - Operation: Nazi Zombies" . 29 May 2012.
^ Green (2017). Encyclopedia of Weird War Stories: Supernatural and Science Fiction Elements in Novels, Pulps, Comics, Film, Television, Games and Other Media . McFarland & Co Inc. pp. 137–138.
ISBN
978-1476666723 .
^ Dendle, Peter (2012). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2: 2000-2010 . McFarland. p. 69.
ISBN
978-0786461639 .
^ Pulliam, June Michele; Fonseca, Anthony J. (2014). Encyclopedia of the Zombie: The Walking Dead in Popular Culture and Myth: The Walking Dead in Popular Culture and Myth . ABC-CLIO. p. 181.
ISBN
978-1440803895 .
^
"Død Snø" . Filmweb (in Norwegian). Filmweb AS. Retrieved 16 January 2009 .
^
"Review: Nazi zombies lead to 'Dead Snow' " .
San Francisco Gate . July 17, 2009.
^
"Fantastic Fest Review: First Squad" .
Film School Rejects . November 3, 2009.
^
"First Squad" .
Fantastic fest . Retrieved April 19, 2020 .
^
"War of the Dead" .
Toronto After Dark . Archived from
the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2020 .
^
"Film Review:Attack of the Herbals (2011)" .
Horror News . Retrieved July 30, 2020 .
^
"Outpost:Black Sun" .
Sitges Film Festival . Retrieved April 19, 2020 .
^
"ANGRY NAZI ZOMBIES (2012)" .
Ain't It Cool News . Retrieved July 28, 2020 .
^
a
b Watson, David (September 2013).
"The 67th Edinburgh International Film Festival" .
The British Journal of General Practice . 63 (614): 488–489.
doi :
10.3399/bjgp13X671768 .
PMC
3750791 .
^ Cooper, Tracie.
"Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014)" .
AllMovie . Retrieved April 19, 2020 .
^
"Zombie Massacre 2: Reich of the Dead (2015)" .
AllMovie . Retrieved August 1, 2020 .