Nazi zombies

Nazi zombiesare ahorror tropefound infilms,video games,andcomic books.Nazizombienarratives usually feature undeadNazisoldiers resurrected to fight for theThird Reich.The bookNazisploitation!: The Nazi Image in Low-Brow Cinema and Culturedescribed thegenreas a small theme of horror films.^[1]

The first Nazi zombies filmsKing of the ZombiesandRevenge of the Zombieswere produced duringWorld War II.^[2]Nazisploitationbegan to appear concurrently in other film subgenres.^[3]These include a mini-invasion of Nazi zombie films such asShock Waves,Night of the Zombies,Zombie LakeandOasis 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 asHorrors of War,Dead Snow,andFrankenstein's Army.^[5]More modern films such asOverlord,continue the Nazi zombiefilm genre.^[6]Nazi Zombies also feature in theWolfensteinseries,Call of Dutyseries, andSniper Eliteseries of video games.^[7]

Selected media featuring Nazi zombies[edit]

Films[edit]

Title	Director	Year	Notes	Ref.
King of the Zombies	Jean Yarbrough	1941		^[8]^[9]
Revenge of the Zombies	Steve Sekely	1943		^[10]^[9]
They Saved Hitler's Brain	David Bradley	1963	Also known asThe Madmen of Mandoras	^[11]^[12]
The Frozen Dead	Herbert J. Leder	1966		^[13]^[14]
Shock Waves	Ken Wiederhorn	1977		^[15]
Zombie Lake	Julian deandJean Rollin	1981		^[16]^[17]^[18]
Night of the Zombies	Joel M. Reed	1981		^[3]
Oasis of the Zombies	Jesús Franco	1982		^[19]
Hard Rock Zombies	Krishna Shah	1985		^[20]
Devil Story	Bernard Launois	1986		^[21]^[22]
The Ginseng King	Chu-Chin Wang	1989		^[23]
Operation Nazi Zombies	David B. Steart III	2003	Also known asMaplewood	^[24]^{[unreliable source?]}^[25]
Horrors of War	Peter John Ross and John Witney	2006		^[26]
Outpost	Steve Barker	2008		^[27]
Dead Snow	Tommy Wirkola	2009		^[28]^[29]
First Squad	Ashino	2009		^[30]^[31]
War of the Dead	Marko Makilaakso	2011		^[32]
Attack of the Herbals	David Ryan Keith	2011		^[33]
Outpost: Black Sun	Steve Barker	2012		^[34]
Nazi Zombie Death Tales	Pat Higgins	2013	Also known asAngry Nazi Zombies	^[35]
Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz	Steve Barker	2013		^[36]
Frankenstein's Army	Richard Raaphorst	2013		^[36]
Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead	Tommy Wirkola	2014		^[37]
Zombie Massacre 2: Reich of the Dead	Luca Boni and Marco Ristori	2015		^[38]
Overlord	Julius Avery	2018		^[6]

References[edit]

^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 ^cMagilow (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 ^bOrdoña, Michael (November 8, 2018)."'Overlord' promises Nazis and zombies but delivers disappointment ".San Francisco Chronicle.RetrievedNovember 9,2018.
^Howerton, Ross (June 11, 2019)."Where Do all these Nazi Zombies Even Come from Anyway?".Parallax Media.RetrievedJuly 28,2020.
^"King of the Zombies".American Film Institute.RetrievedApril 19,2020.
^^a ^bDendle, Peter (2012).Zombie Movie Encyclopedia: 2000–2010.McFarland. pp. 256–.ISBN 9780786492886.Retrieved19 May2013.
^"Revenge of the Zombies".American Film Institute.RetrievedApril 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.RetrievedApril 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.RetrievedApril 19,2020.
^"Le Lac des morts-vivants".bifi.fr(in French).RetrievedNovember 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.RetrievedAugust 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.Retrieved16 January2009.
^"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.RetrievedApril 19,2020.
^"War of the Dead".Toronto After Dark.Archived fromthe originalon February 1, 2012.RetrievedApril 19,2020.
^"Film Review:Attack of the Herbals (2011)".Horror News.RetrievedJuly 30,2020.
^"Outpost:Black Sun".Sitges Film Festival.RetrievedApril 19,2020.
^"ANGRY NAZI ZOMBIES (2012)".Ain't It Cool News.RetrievedJuly 28,2020.
^^a ^bWatson, David (September 2013)."The 67th Edinburgh International Film Festival".The British Journal of General Practice.63(614): 488–489.doi:10.3399/bjgp13X671768.PMC3750791.
^Cooper, Tracie."Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014)".AllMovie.RetrievedApril 19,2020.
^"Zombie Massacre 2: Reich of the Dead (2015)".AllMovie.RetrievedAugust 1,2020.

[1] Magilow (2012).Nazisploitation!: The Nazi Image in Low-Brow Cinema and Culture.A&C Black. p. 249.ISBN 978-1441183590.

[2] Dendle, Peter (2012).The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2: 2000-2010.McFarland. p. 69.ISBN 978-0786461639.

[A&C_Black-3] Magilow (2012).Nazisploitation!: The Nazi Image in Low-Brow Cinema and Culture.A&C Black. p. 72.ISBN 978-1441183590.

[4] Dendle, Peter (2012).The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2: 2000-2010.McFarland. p. 69.ISBN 978-0786461639.

[5] Magilow, Daniel H.; Silverman, Lisa (2015).Holocaust Representations in History: An Introduction.Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 90.ISBN 978-1472513007.

[Ordoña-6] Ordoña, Michael (November 8, 2018)."'Overlord' promises Nazis and zombies but delivers disappointment ".San Francisco Chronicle.RetrievedNovember 9,2018.

[7] Howerton, Ross (June 11, 2019)."Where Do all these Nazi Zombies Even Come from Anyway?".Parallax Media.RetrievedJuly 28,2020.

[8] "King of the Zombies".American Film Institute.RetrievedApril 19,2020.

[Dendle2012-9] Dendle, Peter (2012).Zombie Movie Encyclopedia: 2000–2010.McFarland. pp. 256–.ISBN 9780786492886.Retrieved19 May2013.

[10] "Revenge of the Zombies".American Film Institute.RetrievedApril 19,2020.

[NI-97-11] Magilow (2012).Nazisploitation!: The Nazi Image in Low-Brow Cinema and Culture.A&C Black. p. 97.ISBN 978-1441183590.

[12] "THE MADMEN OF MANDORAS".American Film Institute.RetrievedApril 19,2020.

[13] 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.

[14] 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.

[15] "Shock Waves".American Film Institute.RetrievedApril 19,2020.

[bifi-16] "Le Lac des morts-vivants".bifi.fr(in French).RetrievedNovember 26,2013.

[watchdog65-17] Lucas, Tim(July–August 2013). "Discs in Depth".Video Watchdog.Cincinnati, Ohio: 65.

[18] Dendle, Peter (2012).The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2: 2000-2010.McFarland. p. 69.ISBN 978-0786461639.

[19] Dendle, Peter (2012).The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2: 2000-2010.McFarland. p. 69.ISBN 978-0786461639.

[20] Magilow (2012).Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide.Chicago Review Press. p. 31.ISBN 978-1569766835.

[21] Russell (2015).Book of the Dead: The Complete History of Zombie Cinema.FAB Press. p. 251.ISBN 978-1903254332.

[22] "Devil Story (1985)".AllMovie.RetrievedAugust 1,2020.

[23] Dendle, Peter (2010).The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia.McFarland. p. 75.ISBN 978-0786463671.

[24] "Zombie Movie Review - Operation: Nazi Zombies".29 May 2012.

[25] 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.

[26] Dendle, Peter (2012).The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2: 2000-2010.McFarland. p. 69.ISBN 978-0786461639.

[27] 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.

[Filmweb-28] "Død Snø".Filmweb(in Norwegian). Filmweb AS.Retrieved16 January2009.

[29] "Review: Nazi zombies lead to 'Dead Snow'".San Francisco Gate.July 17, 2009.

[30] "Fantastic Fest Review: First Squad".Film School Rejects.November 3, 2009.

[31] "First Squad".Fantastic fest.RetrievedApril 19,2020.

[32] "War of the Dead".Toronto After Dark.Archived fromthe originalon February 1, 2012.RetrievedApril 19,2020.

[33] "Film Review:Attack of the Herbals (2011)".Horror News.RetrievedJuly 30,2020.

[34] "Outpost:Black Sun".Sitges Film Festival.RetrievedApril 19,2020.

[35] "ANGRY NAZI ZOMBIES (2012)".Ain't It Cool News.RetrievedJuly 28,2020.

[ncbi-36] Watson, David (September 2013)."The 67th Edinburgh International Film Festival".The British Journal of General Practice.63(614): 488–489.doi:10.3399/bjgp13X671768.PMC3750791.

[37] Cooper, Tracie."Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014)".AllMovie.RetrievedApril 19,2020.

[38] "Zombie Massacre 2: Reich of the Dead (2015)".AllMovie.RetrievedAugust 1,2020.

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Selected media featuring Nazi zombies[edit]

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