The term "zombie" does not solely refer to the undead, it's really just that simple. The zombie movie evolved 20 years ago with 28 Days Later, just as it did several times before that, most notably in 1968 when George Romero presented his "flesh-eaters" (his term) in Night of the Living Dead. More @Wikipedia
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