Edgar Wright: The Definitive Guide To Homages, Influences And References
Along with genre classic An American Werewolf in London showing Wright that it was possible to mix horror and comedy together, the key inspiration for his rom-zom-com came from a Spaced sketch where Simon Peggs character Tim hallucinates that hes warding off a zombie invasion after a marathon gaming session. Its easy to see the resemblance the mix of geek culture, arrested development and simple horror can totally be transposed into Shaun of the Dead on a larger level. This, combined with Pegg and Wrights desire to create something on a bigger stage sowed the seeds for Shaun of the Dead.