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Nazi zombies are common in art and popular culture. Here they can be seen 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 genre as a small theme of horror films.[1]

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.[3][4] 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.[5] More modern films such as Overlord, continue the Nazi zombie film genre.[6] Nazi Zombies also feature in the Wolfenstein series, Call of Duty series, and Sniper Elite series of video games.[7]

Selected media featuring Nazi zombies

Films

Title Director Year Notes Ref.
King of the Zombies Jean Yarbrough 1941 [8][9]
Revenge of the Zombies Steve Sekely 1943 [10][9]
They Saved Hitler's Brain David Bradley 1963 Also known as The Madmen of Mandoras [11][12]
Frozen Dead The Frozen Dead


Herbert J. Leder 1966 [13][14]
Shock Waves Ken Wiederhorn 1977 [15]
Zombie Lake Julian de and Jean Rollin 1981
Night of the Zombies Joel M. Reed 1981 [3]
Oasis of the Zombies Jesús Franco 1982 [16]
Hard Rock Zombies Krishna Shah 1985 [17]
Devil Story Bernard Launois 1986 [18][19]
Ginseng King The Ginseng King


Chu-Chin Wang 1989 [20]
Operation Nazi Zombies David B. Steart III 2003 Also known as Maplewood [21] [22]
Horrors of War Peter John Ross and John Witney 2006 [23]
Outpost Steve Barker 2008 [24]
Dead Snow Tommy Wirkola 2009 [25][26]
First Squad Ashino 2009 [27][28]
War of the Dead Marko Makilaakso 2011 [29]
Attack of the Herbals David Ryan Keith 2011 [30]
Outpost: Black Sun Steve Barker 2012 [31]
Nazi Zombie Death Tales Pat Higgins 2013 Also known as Angry Nazi Zombies [32]
Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz Steve Barker 2013 [33]
Frankenstein's Army Richard Raaphorst 2013 [33]
Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead Tommy Wirkola 2014 [34]
Zombie Massacre 2: Reich of the Dead Luca Boni and Marco Ristori 2015 [35]
Overlord Julius Avery 2018 [6]

See also

  • Nazi exploitation
  • Zombie film

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. 3.0 3.1 3.2 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. 6.0 6.1 Ordoña, Michael (November 8, 2018). "'Overlord' promises Nazis and zombies but delivers disappointment". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco Chronicle. https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/overlord-promises-nazis-and-zombies-but-delivers-disappointment. Retrieved November 9, 2018. 
  7. Howerton, Ross (June 11, 2019). "Where Do all these Nazi Zombies Even Come from Anyway?". Parallax Media. Parallax Media. https://www.parallaxmedia.one/2019/06/11/where-do-all-these-nazi-zombies-even-come-from-anyway/. Retrieved July 28, 2020. 
  8. "King of the Zombies". American Film Institute. https://catalog.afi.com/Film/26771-KING-OFTHEZOMBIES?sid=2678092d-9cb6-4c33-a46b-aaff3b1e3022&sr=10.723793&cp=1&pos=0. Retrieved April 19, 2020. 
  9. 9.0 9.1 Dendle, Peter (2012). Zombie Movie Encyclopedia: 2000–2010. McFarland. pp. 256–. ISBN 9780786492886. https://books.google.com/books?id=DG6rK0PE2vIC&pg=PA256. Retrieved 19 May 2013. 
  10. "Revenge of the Zombies". American Film Institute. https://catalog.afi.com/Film/634-REVENGE-OFTHEZOMBIES?sid=b71bb5e4-8d80-445d-879c-1ed449e6e854&sr=0.10197208&cp=1&pos=0. Retrieved April 19, 2020. 
  11. Magilow (2012). Nazisploitation!: The Nazi Image in Low-Brow Cinema and Culture. A&C Black. p. 97. ISBN 978-1441183590. 
  12. "THE MADMEN OF MANDORAS". American Film Institute. https://catalog.afi.com/Film/21691-THE-MADMENOFMANDORAS?sid=23f936e8-fa60-44a0-8890-d108c04d2ea9&sr=1.8562154&cp=1&pos=0. Retrieved April 19, 2020. 
  13. 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. 
  14. 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. 
  15. "Shock Waves". American Film Institute. https://catalog.afi.com/Film/56055-SHOCK-WAVES?sid=eb37e714-6d2a-47b9-a4cb-d99b40f716ed&sr=12.327062&cp=1&pos=0. Retrieved April 19, 2020. 
  16. Dendle, Peter (2012). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2: 2000-2010. McFarland. p. 69. ISBN 978-0786461639. 
  17. Magilow (2012). Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide. Chicago Review Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-1569766835. 
  18. Russell (2015). Book of the Dead: The Complete History of Zombie Cinema. FAB Press. p. 251. ISBN 978-1903254332. 
  19. "Devil Story (1985)". AllMovie. https://www.allmovie.com/movie/devil-story-v514427. Retrieved August 1, 2020. 
  20. Dendle, Peter (2010). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia. McFarland. p. 75. ISBN 978-0786463671. 
  21. "Zombie Movie Review - Operation: Nazi Zombies". 29 May 2012. https://www.zombiegift.com/zombie-blog/zombie-movie-review-operation-nazi-zombies/. 
  22. Green (2017). Encyclopedia of Weird War Stories: Supernatural and Science Fiction Elements in Novels, Pulps, Comics, Film, Television, Games and Other Media. McFarland & Co Inc. pp. 137–138. ISBN 978-1476666723. 
  23. Dendle, Peter (2012). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2: 2000-2010. McFarland. p. 69. ISBN 978-0786461639. 
  24. 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. 
  25. "Død Snø" (in Norwegian). Filmweb. Filmweb AS. http://www.filmweb.no/kino/article158850.ece. Retrieved 16 January 2009. 
  26. "Review: Nazi zombies lead to 'Dead Snow'". San Francisco Gate. July 17, 2009. https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Review-Nazi-zombies-lead-to-Dead-Snow-3223335.php. 
  27. "Fantastic Fest Review: First Squad". Film School Rejects. November 3, 2009. https://filmschoolrejects.com/fantastic-fest-review-first-squad-b2ef3ddbd21a/. 
  28. "First Squad". Fantastic fest. http://fantasticfest.festivalgenius.com/2009/films/firstsquad_fantasticfest2009#screenings. Retrieved April 19, 2020. 
  29. "War of the Dead". Toronto After Dark. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120201135754/http://torontoafterdark.com/2011/films/war-of-the-dead/. Retrieved April 19, 2020. 
  30. "Film Review:Attack of the Herbals (2011)". Horror News. https://horrornews.net/64133/film-review-attack-of-the-herbals-2011/. Retrieved July 30, 2020. 
  31. "Outpost:Black Sun". Sitges Film Festival. https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/eng/film?id=10002353. Retrieved April 19, 2020. 
  32. "ANGRY NAZI ZOMBIES (2012)". Ain't It Cool News. http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/66259#1. Retrieved July 28, 2020. 
  33. 33.0 33.1 Watson, David (September 2013). "The 67th Edinburgh International Film Festival". The British Journal of General Practice 63 (614): 488–489. doi:10.3399/bjgp13X671768. 
  34. Cooper, Tracie. "Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014)". AllMovie. https://www.allmovie.com/movie/dead-snow-2-red-vs-dead-v592736. Retrieved April 19, 2020. 
  35. "Zombie Massacre 2: Reich of the Dead (2015)". AllMovie. https://www.allmovie.com/movie/zombie-massacre-2-reich-of-the-dead-v670281. Retrieved August 1, 2020.