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Zombie Strains

John Corey, Andy Rau, Bradley Dumont

Zombies rule the world of horror cinema--fast zombies, slow zombies, voodoo zombies, and so many other strains. How did zombies evolve into the monsters we know and love today? Join John and Andy as they shamble through zombie film history, one movie at a time.

tv & film film history

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75:17

I Walked with a Zombie (1943)

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2025/03/26

Based on Charlotte Bronte’s lyrical Jane Eyre and directed by legendary French director Jaques Tourneur, I Walked with a Zombie is a beautifully shot melodrama about… Wait what the hell is going on here?! Have John and Andy stumbled into the wrong podcast?! Or have they stumbled into… a good movie? Join us to discover what it is like when an auteur enters the zombie-verse!

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76:02

Bowery at Midnight (1942)

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2025/03/19

What is this? Bowery at Midnight stars Bela Lugosi as a kindly man running a soup kitchen for the down-and-out residents of the Bowery? Can you believe it !? Haha, no. We couldn't believe it either. As Bela builds his crimal empire, one of his henchmen secretly introduces one of the most critical Zombie Strains yet! Join John and Andy as they analyze the movie and share the startling results.US theatrical release date: October 30, 1942US theatrical release poster1942 US box officeTheme music

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73:12

King of the Zombies (1941)

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2025/03/12

King of the Zombies is the next mini-boss for our intrepid zombie adventurers, John and Andy. This film has the increasingly familiar mad scientist mixed with voodoo mash-up. But King of the Zombies adds a twist…Not just a mad scientist, but a Nazi mad scientist... using his zombies to uncover American military secrets. Will his foul plan succeed?! Or will he become a victim of his own machinations? Tune in to find out!US theatrical release date: May 14, 1941US theatrical posterAFI Archive 1942

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85:25

The Gorge (2025)

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2025/03/05

John and Andy get reckless and jump all the way to the present with The Gorge (2025) starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller. It is an action movie! And a love story! But is it a zombie movie? Join us as we try to figure out what The Gorge is trying to tell us about zombies today.Movie Poster2024 US Domestic Box Office2024 US Horror Films Box OfficeInterview with writer Zach DeanTheme music composed by Neil

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71:12

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

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2025/02/26

Last episode, John and Andy watched the first zombie comedy, The Ghost Breakers (1940). This episode John and Andy watch the best zombie comedy. Like an oasis from the future in the desert of the 1940s, Shaun of the Dead arrives to remind us why we fell in love with zombie movies in the first place.Original U.S. one sheet poster2004 Box Office2004 Horror Box OfficeEdgar Wright's early influencesTheme music composed by Neil Dube.http://www.pond5.comzombiestrainspodcast@gmail.comInstagram

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71:47

The Ghost Breakers (1940)

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2025/02/19

We have a new Strain of zombie movie! Our first zombie comedy, starring Bob Hope(!?), Paulette Goddard, and Willie Best. Released in 1940, it is one of the first horror comedies. Dan Akroyd even cites it as a huge influence on Ghostbusters! Join Andy and John in the lab to analyze all of these new zombie developments. Producer Brad tells the tale of how he met Bob Hope decades ago. Don’t miss it! Drops on Wednesday.US Theatrical Release Date: October 30, 1942PosterDan Ackroyd cites The Ghost

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75:34

Revolt of the Zombies (1936)

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2025/02/12

Revolt of the Zombies (1936) is our fourth and final zombie film from the 1930s. Set in Cambodia during World War I, it was intended to be a sequel to White Zombie (1932). It trades Haitian voodoo zombies for ancient Asian zombies. It starts off with a collection of generals fearful that zombies will disrupt the balance of world power. In the end, this is another love story about a boy, standing in front a girl, asking her to love him, and using his zombie powers to make it come true.US Theatrical

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56:11

Ouanga (1936)

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2025/02/05

After watching Maniac (1934), John and Andy are praying that the next zombie movie on their list, Ouanga (1936), is a return to the horror movies they love. What looked like another run-of-the-mill “voodoo” zombie movie contained an unexpectedly amazing performance. What other secrets does Ouanga hold?! Listen on your podcast app!US Theatrical Release Date:Ouanga posterLink to view restored version with discussion hosted by UCLA.Theme music composed by Neil

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74:38

Maniac (1934)

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2025/01/29

John and Andy take an unexpected turn on their zombie journey and stumble into Maniac (1934), an early exploitation flick. The film’s poster promises “dynamic sex lectures” and “strange loves exposed”, but the movie delivers mad scientists, murder, a cat named Satan and maybe one zombie.US Theatrical Release Date: September 11, 1934US One Sheet PosterTheme music composed by Neil Dube.www.pond5.com Contact:zombiestrainspodcast@gmail.comwww.zombiestrainspodcast.comInstagram

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66:11

White Zombie (1932)

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2025/01/22

John and Andy go back 93 years to the dawn of zombie films to watch White Zombie (1932), the very first zombie movie. Horror movie legend Bela Lugosi stars as a sinister zombie master, just one year after he terrified audiences as Dracula. What connections to modern zombie strains will John and Andy find?US Theatrical Release Date: August 4, 1932US One Sheet PosterAFI ArchiveMotion Picture Producers and Distributors of America "Dos and Don'ts) page 5Theme music composed by Neil

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61:49

The Girl with All the Gifts (2017)

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2025/01/15

It’s Andy’s turn to present his baseline zombie film. His choice, The Girl with All the Gifts (2017), is strikingly different than John’s. Fast zombies? Check. Fast transmission? Check. Hordes of children who turn into zombies at the scent of humans? That’s new! Andy and John discuss this thought-provoking movie as they take another step on their zombie journey.US Theatrical Release Date: February 24, 2017US One Sheet PosterBox Office for February 24, 2017The Girl with All the Gifts Box OfficeTop

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67:39

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

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2025/01/08

John and Andy begin their zombie journey with Zach Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead (2004). John goes big with his choice for the ideal zombie movie. Fast zombie hordes with quick transmission rates forcing moral choices as the world ends is John’s zombie jam.US Theatrical Release: March 19, 2004US One Sheet PosterOpening Weekend Box Office, March 19, 20142004 Box OfficeDawn of the Dead Box OfficeTop grossing horror films of 2004New York Times reviewRoger Ebert reviewTheme music composed by Neil

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