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CapnSmite t1_itz0iut wrote

Reply to comment by CorruptedHannya in ‘Night of the Living Dead’ Sequel in the Works From Nikyatu Jusu by CosmosBazaar

Even more than that.

Dawn of the Dead

Day of the Dead

Land of the Dead

Diary of the Dead (slight update/parallel story, kinda using Marvel Comics' "sliding timescale" rules; supposed to take place at the same time as the original movie)

Survival of the Dead

Empire of the Dead (official sequel comic written by Romero, with direct ties to the original movie; also introduces vampires to the series)

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battousai611 t1_itzdfbn wrote

You mean to tell me that vampires exist canonically in Romero’s Living Dead series??

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DMPunk t1_itzsl4u wrote

I've read things that correlate zombies as a type of vampire. Basically zombies are a feral vampire that consumes blood by chewing it out of the flesh

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CapnSmite t1_iu0448f wrote

Ooooh! That's an interesting take I can't recall hearing before.

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Try_Another_Please t1_iu0nt9v wrote

I am legend was romeros primary inspiration. Makes more sense if you know that.

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CorruptedHannya t1_itz0mt1 wrote

Oh I know it has many, many entries as the series goes on, of insanely varying quality, but I was talking direct sequels, of which there are only 2 as far as I know.

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CapnSmite t1_itz0z0n wrote

Land of the Dead and Empire of the Dead are also direct sequels.

I mean, aside from Diary and Survival, none of the films have any character or story through line aside from "the dead are rising and eating people" and offering social commentary. But they can fit neatly on the same timeline. Zombies start rising > zombies start overrunning everything > zombies have overrun everything, people are forced into hiding > people start to adapt more and carve out a place and rebuild society in part of a major city > a major (albeit different) city is almost completely reclaimed and there's more of a semblance of normalcy, zombies still pose a threat but are mostly kept in check (plus vampires are there).

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CorruptedHannya t1_itz1549 wrote

Oh, is it? I wasn't aware of that, I thought it followed some time after Day. Always thought it was Night > Dawn > Day > Land, showing the fall of humanity over decades.

Anything you could link me to confirm that?

Edit: damn you changed your entire comment and now I look like a rambling lunatic answering questions that weren't answered haha.

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ExcalProphex t1_itzj9yy wrote

In Land of the Dead Tom Savini plays the zombie version of his character in the original Dawn of the Dead. To my knowledge he is the only recurring character from the original 3 movies.

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