Nazi zombies

Horror trope

Sculptures of Nazi zombies in an art exhibition by Jake and Dinos Chapman.

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 theme as a small subgenre of horror films.[1]

The first Nazi zombie-themed 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 trend of films in the 1970s and 1980s such as Shock Waves, Night of the Zombies, Zombie Lake and Oasis of the Zombies.[3][4] The increased popularity of the zombie film genre in the 2000s increased interest in the Nazi zombie subgenre, with films such as Horrors of War, Dead Snow, and Frankenstein's Army.[5] More modern films such as Overlord continue the Nazi zombie film genre.[6]

Nazi Zombies have appeared outside of film as well, featuring in video games such as the Wolfenstein series, Call of Duty series, the Sniper Elite series,[7] and South Park.[8]

## See also

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* Nazi exploitation
* Zombie film

## References

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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. ^ a b Magilow (2012). Nazisploitation!: The Nazi Image in Low-Brow Cinema and Culture. A&C Black. p. 72\. ISBN 978-1441183590.
4. ^ Dendle, Peter (2012). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2: 2000-2010. McFarland. p. 69\. ISBN 978-0786461639.
5. ^ Magilow, Daniel H.; Silverman, Lisa (2015). Holocaust Representations in History: An Introduction. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 90\. ISBN 978-1472513007.
6. ^ Ordoña, Michael (November 8, 2018). "'Overlord' promises Nazis and zombies but delivers disappointment". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
7. ^ Howerton, Ross (June 11, 2019). "Where Do all these Nazi Zombies Even Come from Anyway?". Parallax Media. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
8. ^ Walker, John (2014-03-04). "Wot I Think - South Park: The Stick Of Truth". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2025-02-15.