Nazi zombies

Nazi zombies are a horror trope found in films, video games, and comic books. Nazi zombie narratives usually feature undead Nazi soldiers resurrected to fight for the Third Reich. The book Nazisploitation!: The Nazi Image in Low-Brow Cinema and Culture described the genre as a small theme of horror films.[1]

Nazi zombies are common in art and popular culture. Here they can be seen in an art exhibition by Jake and Dinos Chapman.

The first Nazi zombies films King of the Zombies and Revenge of the Zombies were produced during World War II.[2] Nazisploitation began to appear concurrently in other film subgenres.[3] These include a mini-invasion of Nazi zombie films such as Shock Waves, Night of the Zombies, Zombie Lake and Oasis of the Zombies.[4][5] The increased popularity of the zombie film in the 2000s increased interest in the Nazi zombie subgenre, with films such as Horrors of War, Dead Snow, and Frankenstein's Army.[6] More modern films such as Overlord, continue the Nazi zombie film genre. [7] Nazi Zombies also feature in the Wolfenstein series, Call of Duty series, and Sniper Elite series of video games.[8]

Selected media featuring Nazi zombies

Films
Title Director Year Notes Ref.
King of the Zombies Jean Yarbrough 1941 [9][10]
Revenge of the Zombies Steve Sekely 1943 [11][10]
She Demons Richard E. Cunha 1958 [12][13]
They Saved Hitler's Brain David Bradley 1963 Also known as The Madmen of Mandoras [12][14]
The Frozen Dead Herbert J. Leder 1966 [15][16]
Shock Waves Ken Wiederhorn 1977 [17]
Zombie Lake Julian de and Jean Rollin 1981 [18][19][20]
Night of the Zombies Joel M. Reed 1981 [21]
Oasis of the Zombies Jesús Franco 1982 [22]
Hard Rock Zombies Krishna Shah 1985 [23]
Devil Story Bernard Launois 1986 [24][25]
The Ginseng King Chu-Chin Wang 1989 [26]
Operation Nazi Zombies David B. Steart III 2003 Also known as Maplewood [27][28]
Horrors of War Peter John Ross and John Witney 2006 [29]
Outpost Steve Barker 2008 [30]
Dead Snow Tommy Wirkola 2009 [31][32]
First Squad Ashino 2009 [33][34]
War of the Dead Marko Makilaakso 2011 [35]
Attack of the Herbals David Ryan Keith 2011 [36]
Outpost: Black Sun Steve Barker 2012 [37]
Nazi Zombie Death Tales Pat Higgins 2013 Also known as Angry Nazi Zombies [38]
Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz Steve Barker 2013 [39]
Frankenstein's Army Richard Raaphorst 2013 [39]
Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead Tommy Wirkola 2014 [40]
Zombie Massacre 2: Reich of the Dead Luca Boni and Marco Ristori 2015 [41]
Overlord Julius Avery 2018 [42]

See also

References
  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.
  3. Magilow (2012). Nazisploitation!: The Nazi Image in Low-Brow Cinema and Culture. A&C Black. p. 72. ISBN 978-1441183590.
  4. Magilow (2012). Nazisploitation!: The Nazi Image in Low-Brow Cinema and Culture. A&C Black. p. 72. ISBN 978-1441183590.
  5. Dendle, Peter (2012). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2: 2000-2010. McFarland. p. 69. ISBN 978-0786461639.
  6. Magilow, Daniel H.; Silverman, Lisa (2015). Holocaust Representations in History: An Introduction. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 90. ISBN 978-1472513007.
  7. Ordoña, Michael (November 8, 2018). "'Overlord' promises Nazis and zombies but delivers disappointment". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  8. Howerton, Ross (June 11, 2019). "Where Do all these Nazi Zombies Even Come from Anyway?". Parallax Media. Parallax Media. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
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  10. Dendle, Peter (2012). Zombie Movie Encyclopedia: 2000–2010. McFarland. pp. 256–. ISBN 9780786492886. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  11. "Revenge of the Zombies". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  12. Magilow (2012). Nazisploitation!: The Nazi Image in Low-Brow Cinema and Culture. A&C Black. p. 97. ISBN 978-1441183590.
  13. "She Demons". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  14. "THE MADMEN OF MANDORAS". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. "Shock Waves". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  18. "Le Lac des morts-vivants". bifi.fr (in French). Retrieved November 26, 2013.
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  21. Magilow (2012). Nazisploitation!: The Nazi Image in Low-Brow Cinema and Culture. A&C Black. p. 72. ISBN 978-1441183590.
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  23. Magilow (2012). Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide. Chicago Review Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-1569766835.
  24. Russell (2015). Book of the Dead: The Complete History of Zombie Cinema. FAB Press. p. 251. ISBN 978-1903254332.
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  27. "Zombie Movie Review - Operation: Nazi Zombies". 29 May 2012.
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  29. Dendle, Peter (2012). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2: 2000-2010. McFarland. p. 69. ISBN 978-0786461639.
  30. 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.
  31. "Død Snø". Filmweb (in Norwegian). Filmweb AS. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
  32. "Review: Nazi zombies lead to 'Dead Snow'". San Francisco Gate. July 17, 2009.
  33. "Fantastic Fest Review: First Squad". Film School Rejects. November 3, 2009.
  34. "First Squad". Fantastic fest. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  35. "War of the Dead". Toronto After Dark. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  36. "Film Review:Attack of the Herbals (2011)". Horror News. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  37. "Outpost:Black Sun". Sitges Film Festival. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  38. "ANGRY NAZI ZOMBIES (2012)". Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  39. Watson, David (September 2013). "The 67th Edinburgh International Film Festival". The British Journal of General Practice. 63 (614): 488–489. doi:10.3399/bjgp13X671768. PMC 3750791.
  40. Cooper, Tracie. "Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014)". AllMovie. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  41. "Zombie Massacre 2: Reich of the Dead (2015)". AllMovie. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  42. Ordoña, Michael (November 8, 2018). "'Overlord' promises Nazis and zombies but delivers disappointment". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
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