28 Days Later: How Real Fear Shaped a Modern Horror Classic

It’s not a zombie film, but it redefined the genre.
With 28 Years Later on the horizon, we’re looking back at the one that started it all: 28 Days Later.
Why does it still feel so hauntingly relevant? And what real-world fears, from post-9/11 panic to foot-and-mouth disease, helped shape this modern horror classic?

Next week, we continue the story with 28 Weeks Later.

 

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