Time will tell, but I see the latter of those two scenarios happening. World War Z will either be the saturated peak of excess before the trend's inevitable downfall or the newest tipping point and springboard to bigger and better things for the zombie craze. The success or failure of this blockbuster will determine the next course for this fad. This is the mainstream, a week after Man of Steel, up against Pixar's Monsters University, and a week before the big Fourth of July weekend. Zombies has never been on a bigger stage than this. In that Warm Bodies review, I stated that the biggest litmus test for this zombie fad would come with the blockbuster action drama World War Z. The show has gained a greater-than-cult popularity with every season. The steadiest brainy meal for the zombie-lovers diet has been AMC's The Walking Dead on cable television.
It's been a slow build-up from multiple George Romero remakes to blockbusters like I Am Legend over the years, but zombies have hit their mark. Back in February, while reviewing the enjoyable zombie romance Warm Bodies , I started to outline the pop culture fad that zombies have become over the last decade or so, thanks to the horror sub-genre's unprecedented success in film, television, and print media.
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