Victor Halperin’s White Zombie (1932) was the first zombie film, but George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968) defined the modern genre. In 2002, 28 Days Later revived it. Now, nearly three decades later,

Victor Halperin's White Zombie (1932) marked the inception of the zombie film, while George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead (1968) established the framework for the modern genre. The release of 28 Days Later in 2002 reinvigorated interest in zombies.

Alfie Williams, Jodie Comer, Danny Boyle and Aaron Taylor-Johnson were at the film's premiere in London's Leicester Square on Wednesday When 28 Days Later hit screens in 2002, it unleashed a new tangible sense of everyday terror,