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Nothing can stop the undead. They just keep coming, and if you kill one two more take their place until eventually you have an unstoppable zombie horde. The same can be said for zombie movies themselves! Since the one-two punch of 28 Days Later and Sack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead the zombies have grown larger and larger, and this weekend in theaters comes the biggest zombie movie of them all--World War Z. Starring Brad Pitt as a UN investigator this film was intended to kick off a trilogy of big-budget zombie action films. Does this film continue the pile-on of zombie hits or is this one zombie who should have stayed dead? Donate to support Now Playing to find out!

28 Days Later is part apocalyptic thriller, part zombie horror, all scary as hell. Directed by Trainspotting wunderkind Danny Boyle 28 Days Later had a small budget but portrayed a grand vision. Its success helped reignite a love for zombies in 21st century cinema, introduced American audiences to future Batman baddie Cillian Murphy, and returned Boyle's status as an indie darling. But does the film hold up 10 years later? Thanks to your donation to Now Playing you can listen and find out!

Much like the Tarman, the Return of the Living Dead franchise had been cooped up for years but in 2005 sudios released not one but two sequels! Last week Now Playing supporters heard our review of the film Necropolis, now Jakob, Stuart, and Arnie are back to Rave to the Grave. When the trippy drug Z starts to turn users into the undead only a pair of Russian mobsters stands between the zombies and global disaster. Is this film a good party time or should it have remained interred? Donate and support Now Playing to find out!

It's hard to kill a zombie in Return of the Living Dead. Shoot them, burn them, they keep coming back for more brains. But after 1993 it seemed the zombies had finally been killed for good by the most harrowing of enemies--intellectual property rights issues. Leave it to Hollywood to never leave money on the table, though, as the zombie resurgence of the early 21st century with 28 Days Later and Dawn of the Dead enabled Return of the Living Dead to crawl from the grave again with not one but two low-budget, direct-to-SyFy Channel sequels. This week on Now Playing's bonus donation series Stuart, Arnie, and Jakob watch the first of these films: Return of the Living Dead--Necropolis. Is watching this film worse than eating cooked, zombified rat? If you donate to support Now Playing you can listen and find out!

For Return of the Living Dead 3 studio Trimark Pictures brought in Brian Yuzna, a horror producer and director best known for the ground-breaking Re-Animator films. Yuzna worked with writer John Penney to create a zombie love story. Starring future O.C. actress Melinda Clarke as Julie, a goth girl with a new found taste for brains, Return of the Living Dead 3 had much different in tone than the previous two films. Is this change for the better? Donate to Now Playing and you can listen and find out!

It's been 32 years since Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell left obscurity in Detroit and went to a cabin in the woods that would start their careers and scare the hell out of moviegoers. With Raimi reaching big-time success with big-budget films like Oz and Spider-Man it seemed that the Evil Dead franchise would remain lifeless, but in 2013 it was back with a poster promising "The Most Terrifying Film You Will Ever Experience." Raimi and Campbell remained involved as producers, but directing fell to first-time filmmaker Fede Alvarez. Does this return to terror work for Evil Dead, or is it another forgettable horror reboot? DONATE to Now Playing to find out!

This summer, Superman flies back onto the big screen in Man of Steel, the first reboot of the superhero in 35 years! To prepare for Zach Snyder's film, join Stuart, Arnie, and Jakob at NowPlayingPodcast.com as we look at a new Superman film each week, ending with a week-of-release review of Man of Steel.

The Evil Dead remake is out and getting tons of good buzz, and Now Playing is giving it the full retrospective treatment looking at Sam Raimi's original three Evil Dead films and the 2013 remake! It's one of the series in the Now Playing Spring 2013 donation drive! It's zombie-mania! Donors get bonus thank you podcasts of Evil Dead, World War Z, 28 Days/Weeks Later, and Return of the Living Dead! Listen for a preview of Evil Dead, and how you can her the entire series!

YO JOE! This week sees the release of G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Prepare by joining us as we review all 3 G.I. Joe movies--the 1987 cartoon film, the 2009 live action film, and this week's new release! Hear all the reviews at NowPlayingPodcast.com!

As we build up to Man of Steel this summer, Now Playing hosts Stuart, Jakob, and Arnie are looking at some lesser known DC Heroes -- Tank Girl, Constantine, and Jonah Hex. Hear all the reviews at NowPlayingPodcast.com!

In just a few weeks it's A Good Day to Die Hard in theaters, and to prepare the hosts of Now Playing are watching and reviewing all the Die Hard films! Listen each week at nowplayingpodcast.com

It's the holiday season once again, and to get you in the spirit of the season join Now Playing as we review all six films in the Silent Night, Deadly Night retrospective including the 2012 remake!

A preview from the first episode of Now Playing's Official Living Dead Remake Retrospective Series! Listen to this preview and to find out how to hear the entire series!

A preview from the second episode of Now Playing's Official Living Dead Remake Retrospective Series! Listen to this preview of our review of 2004's Dawn of the Dead and to find out how to hear the entire series!

A preview from the first episode of Now Playing's Official Living Dead Remake Retrospective Series! Listen to this preview and to find out how to hear the entire series!