Zombie lore is nothing new but it is experiencing a current wave of unparalleled popularity that was kicked off by Danny Boyles 28 Days Later. The purists among you might complain that it was actually a rage virus or some other such nonsense but its like Chief Justice Potter Stewart said: I know it when I see it, and I see zombies. Thats probably what he said anyway. Danny Boyle is perhaps the most perfect example of a director who cannot be tied down to any one particular genre. In his short but prolific career, he has made a thriller, a drama, a horror, a childrens movie, a sci-fi epic, a drug movie, an Indian romance, some things that defy genre, and yes - also a horror (and thats to say nothing of his stage work or his directing of the 2012 Olympics Ceremony). In nearly all of these efforts he has shown magnificent understanding of the genres unique nuances, and his crack at the undead is yet another cultural touchstone (and made on a shoestring budget to boot!).