10 More Apocalypse Horrors That Broke All The Rules
3. Fido
Zom-com Fido takes place in a 1950s-esque alternate reality where radiation has transformed the dead into zombies, but rather than risk overrunning the planet, humanity has effectively prevailed over them.
More to the point, the undead have been fitted with hunger-controlling collars and "domesticated," allowing them to be used for menial manual labour.
While one may think Fido basically takes the final gag from Shaun of the Dead and adapts it into a full feature, the early drafts of Fido actually predate Shaun by a decade or so. Fido also of course goes one further by having the titular zombie (a great Billy Connolly) be befriended by a young boy, in turn offering up a hilariously deranged riff on the typical "boy and his pet dog" formula.
From its period aesthetics through to its slippery tone, Fido is a zombie film that commits hard to its off-the-wall premise, and again shows how outside-the-box filmmakers can do some truly remarkable things with a seemingly tired corner of horror.