It was responsible for fast zombies taking over the genre as the 2000s progressed and its most shocking scenes didn't even feature the infected. 28 Days Later launched audiences straight into a deserted UK that broke down after a rabies like virus aptly called Rage was unleashed by ecoterrorism gone wrong. It seemingly originated in chimpanzees, but we never learned whether it was a man made or born from nature. One of my favorites from when I was a kid is Night of the Living Dead from 1968