Horror and science-fiction movies have never really been “my thing.”  I don’t  know all the rules behind vampires and zombies, but I feel like I have a good general sense.  And, I think more modern versions have been bending the rules a little too far.

In terms of zombies, I never fully understood their appeal from the beginning.  How could such a novelty idea gain so much popularity that it became its own genre?  In search of an answer, I read a little article about the creator of the Zombie, George A. Romero.  In it, he explained a basic function of the Zombie was the fact that they couldn’t run because they were decomposed bodies whose “ankles would break.”

Just from the previews of movies like I Am Legend, 28 Days Later, and Dawn of the Dead (the remake), it’s obvious that some filmmakers have begun to disregard that rule.  I see problems with both sides of the argument.  I side with Romero in a sense that his rule makes sense, and he came up with the idea in the first place.  But, I also see why revisions would be made since, if they can only walk, couldn’t you just run away?

The biggest issue I have with vampires (aside from their annoying huge appeal right now) came along with Twilight.  Unlike Romero, Stephanie Meyer (the author), didn’t invent the idea of the vampire.  Traditional vampires had to avoid sunlight because it could weaken and/or kill them, her “vampires” just have really glittery skin.  So, why does she even get to reinvent the things and then still call them by the same name?

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