{"id":284,"date":"2015-07-30T01:05:58","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T05:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/?p=284"},"modified":"2015-07-23T21:14:55","modified_gmt":"2015-07-24T01:14:55","slug":"zombie-week-5-movies-or-tv-shows-with-zombie-protagonists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/2015\/07\/30\/zombie-week-5-movies-or-tv-shows-with-zombie-protagonists\/","title":{"rendered":"Zombie Week: 5 Movies with Zombie Protagonists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/zombieweektopfive.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"313\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/2015\/07\/30\/zombie-week-5-movies-or-tv-shows-with-zombie-protagonists\/zombieweektopfive\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/zombieweektopfive.jpeg?fit=125%2C75&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"125,75\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"zombieweektopfive\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/zombieweektopfive.jpeg?fit=125%2C75&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-313\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/zombieweektopfive.jpeg?resize=125%2C75\" alt=\"zombieweektopfive\" width=\"125\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a>This week we&#8217;re highlighting movies and books with zombie protagonists. The following movies are either told from the zombie&#8217;s point of view or include one or more characters who are struggling against their zombie nature.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1146320\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">Mutants<\/a><\/strong>: Marco has been bitten and is slowly turning into a zombie-like creature. His wife, Sonia, attempts to cure him. Both a horror movie and a touching romance.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1027762\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_9\">Aaah! Zombies!!<\/a><\/strong>: This horror\/comedy is told from the zombies&#8217; point of view. In this one, humans are the enemy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0457572\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">Fido<\/a><\/strong>: Are zombies mindless or have the retained some of their humanity? This movie explores the possibilities.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2093270\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4\">The Returned<\/a>:\u00a0<\/b>A treatment has been discovered that allows those infected with the zombie virus to live a relatively normal life. The problem is supplies of the treatment are running low. Those infected worry not only about turning, but about being murdered by extremists, even when they&#8217;re not exhibiting symptoms.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0107953\/?ref_=nv_sr_2\">Return of the Living Dead 3<\/a><\/strong>: After dying in an accident, Julie is revived, but she&#8217;s not the same. She&#8217;s becoming a flesh-eating monster and struggles to hold on to her humanity.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Which zombie protagonist movies are on your list of favorites?<\/p>\n<p>Links courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\">IMDb<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-share-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" data-via=\"compbeastsblog\">Tweet<\/a><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we&#8217;re highlighting movies and books with zombie protagonists. The following movies are either told from the zombie&#8217;s point of view or include one or more characters who are struggling against their zombie nature. Mutants: Marco has been bitten and is slowly turning into a zombie-like creature. 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