Death and zombies, death and zombies – go together like a horse and carriage. Or so Frank Sinatra did not sing, ever.

But he should have done, because they are a great combination.

Like fish and chips or Madonna and the chronic desire to plunge nails into your eyes.

Of course, that’s because zombies are actually dead, but still somehow manage to die again and deal out death.

(Before you start, we know they are actually ‘undead’).

Anyway, the point is there are a lot of good death scenes in zombie movies – and after having so much fun writing our last zombie list – we decided to do it all over again.

Obviously, we have stuck some different clips in there (mostly) for you to enjoy, but essentially it was just an excuse to enjoy looking up some of our favourite horror films.

We hope you do too.

15. Celebrity death
From: Dawn Of The Dead (2004)

Bored, the survivors use a sniper rifle to pick out celebrity lookalikes in the parking lot. One of the best moments from a remake that is surprisingly good.

Zack Snyder take a bow.

14. Clown death
From: Zombieland (2007)

I hate clowns. God damn painted freaks.

13. Elevator death
From: Day of the Dead (1985)

Not your average elevator death. Shaun of the Dead paid homage to this scene.

12. Tummy ache

From: Day of the Dead

Genuinely quite stomach-churning.

11. Eye popping

From: Diary of the Dead

The only good bit in the film.

10. Kiss of death
From: 28 Weeks Later

Robert Carlyle has just been reunited with his wife, who he’d abandoned for dead in the first scene of the film.
What he doesn’t realise, is she’s still infected with the Rage.

9. Head explosion!!!
From: Dawn of the Dead (1978)

The second most famous head explosion in movie history.

8. Piano death
From: Zombieland

Woman takes out a zombie Harold Lloyd-style.

7. “I kick ass for the Lord!”
From: Braindead (1992)

A local priest goes all Bruce Lee on some zombies, but fails to see the point.

6. Don’t go into the cellar
From: Evil Dead 2 (1987)

Redneck is turned into a red pool.

5. Splitting headache
From: Dead Snow (2009)

Norwegian guy gets his head literally torn apart.

4. Lawnmower man
From: Braindead (1992)

Cutting the zombies down to size.

3. That bit with the tree (You know the one)

From: Evil Dead (1981)

Obviously, one of the most notorious deaths in horror history.

2. Kill Bill
From: Zombieland

Bill Murray in one of the best cameos ever.

1. “Choke on em”
From: Day of the Dead (1986)

Surely one of the finest deaths in horror history.

[Compiled by Holly Clarke]

Zombies – got to love them. Seeing their slow, shiftless bodies somehow catch up with and eat the brains of their unwitting, fully agile victims never ceases to amaze.

Their grotesque faces, their cold, emotionless eyes and laboured movements – it’s just like watching X Factor, only remarkably not as popular.

We cannot get enough of them. Maybe we secretly want to be one.

Maybe the idea of doing the same mindless things every day, with only our constant, base desires to keep us company is in some way appealing to us.

We could always do with a bit more brains, right? In fact, we are pretty sure a substantial proportion of the population have already been turned into zombies. How else can you explain the baffling popularity of Miranda – otherwise known as the ‘death of art’?

Plus, I am pretty sure the old guy who lives in flat six downstairs is already one. It would certainly explain the smell that comes from under his door and the annoying shuffling he does around his flat during the night.

Anyway, zombie films have given us some of the most memorable moments in horror cinema – and here at hecklerspray right now, we are in a giving mood. So much so we thought we would come up with a nice, bite-sized list of the most remarkable scenes in zombie movie history, complete with videos.

So pick the bones out of this little lot.

22. Eyeball munch
From: Evil Dead 2 (1987)

Getting a mouthful of eyeball. (I asked a zombie movie fanatic and she said the Evil Dead series counts).

21. Chopper chopper
From: Dawn of the Dead (1978)

A zombie looking a bit like one of the monsters from Carry on Screaming forgets to duck near a helicopter. Mindless idiot.

20. Eat The Parents
From: Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Young Karen Cooper, daughter of Harry and Helen, grows up into a zombie. One of the most iconic moments in zombie movie history.

19. A leg up
From: Planet Terror (2007)

Rose McGowan gets her leg eaten, but still makes the best out of a bad situation.

18. Headache
From: Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Probably the most famous death in zombie history. So bad, it was even banned in Britain. Boo.

17. Nazi cocksucker
From: Dead Snow (2009)

Brilliant clip from a really funny film.

16. London is finally quiet
From: 28 Days Later (2002)

Why can’t London really be as quiet as this.

15. Kill Bill
From: Zombieland (2009)

Bill Murray pretends to be a zombie as a prank. Is killed.

14. Zombie vs. Shark
From: Zombi 2 (1979)

The title says it all.

13. “More brains”
From: Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Eat enough brains and you get some.

12. Piano death
From: Zombieland (2009)

Woman takes out a zombie Harold Lloyd style.

11. Robert Carlyle does a runner
From: 28 Weeks Later (2007)

I never trusted that Robert Carlyle. Such a shifty face. Abandons his wife to be killed and is then chased by an ever-growing number of zombies. Surely, one of the best openings to a film ever.

10. “I kick ass for the Lord”!
From: Braindead (1992)

A local priest, looking remarkably like Father Ted, goes Jackie Chan on some zombies.

9. Lawnmower man
From: Braindead (1992)

Peter Jackson sets new lows in film gore. Sheer brilliance.

8. Zombie Baby
From: Dawn of the Dead (2004)

I am not sure what is more shocking: The fact a baby becomes a zombie, or the fact the Dawn of the Dead remake was actually good.

7. Kiss of death
From: 28 Weeks Later (2007)

Robert Carlyle has just been reunited with his wife, who he’d abandoned for dead in the first scene of the film. What he doesn’t realise, is she’s still infected with the Rage.

6. ‘Who’s laughing now’
From: Evil Dead 2 (1987)

Not sure what is the most shocking: the fact he cuts his own possesses hand off while laughing or the fact he thinks putting it under the tap would solve the problem.

5. Tarantino’s cock rots off
From: Planet Terror (2007)

Hard to watch this scene, to be honest.

4. “Choke on em”
From: Day of the Dead (1986)

Apart from the private in Dog Soldiers shouting at a werewolf as he is about to eat him, “I hope I give you the shits”, this is the greatest line ever uttered during a character’s death.

3. Baby blender
From: Braindead (1992)

That is no way to look after a baby.

2. That bit with the tree (You know the one)
From: Evil Dead (1981)

Raped by a err, zombie tree – WTF?

1. Giving it some real head
From: Re-animator (1985)

Simply brilliant.

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Just like the monster from the recently-released, and possibly best, movie of the year Cloverfield, this week's Movies From Beyond crashes, smashes and generally beats its way through the cityscape crushing everything in its way.

That’s right, run away you insignificant ants or end up flatter than a Shove Tuesday pancake under our massive squiddy feet. This week – Dawn Of The Dead and The Marine…  

This week we start with a mix of the old and the new, as we have just finished watching George A Romero’s classic zombie flick Zombi, also known as  the seminal Dawn Of The Dead, from 1978 on imported Blu-ray. There really is nothing wrong with this granddaddy of all horror movies – the picture is crisp, the soundtrack is crazy with a compilation of stock musical scores and cues and we found ourselves really rooting for the survivors holed up in the shopping mall, including Ken Foree, who later went on to play the dad in Kenan & Kel, weirdly enough.  

OK, so the zombies are a bit clunky compared to the recent remake and they seem to just stand there and get punched in the face, but that’s how zombies used to be and there are some moments that are more slapstick than survival horror.  Trivia fans note: there are five different cuts and versions of the movie, and the Blu-ray we watched was the 127-minute US theatrical version which is supposedly the definitive cut, although when you become obsessed with Dawn Of The Dead – and you will – we would recommend getting hold of the Ultimate Edition on DVD as it packs in the US theatrical cut, the extended version and the European versions.  

Do you remember when Jean-Claude Van Damme was in good old-fashioned ass kicking movies like AWOL, Kickboxer and Blood Sport and then sort of stopped doing them? Well, we can officially announce that he has been replaced by John Cena, former WWE champion and the new wooden-acting kid on the block. The story of The Marine is painfully simple; John Triton (Cena) and his missus are driving in the country and, lo and behind, she is kidnapped by some ne’er do well diamond thieves led by T100 himself Robert Patrick. Obviously that is a bad move as Johnny boy goes on a one-man-army rampage through the swamps beating the crap out of the baddies and blowing up stuff whilst looking rugged and sexy to get his bird back. Brilliant late 80s action that's a bit silly. Well, it was never going to be Schindler’s List was it?   

[story by Simon Woodley] 

Everyone knows that sequels generally suck. Let's face it, the only reason Hollywood comes up with a second helping is to cash in on the success of the original.

Oh, and the fact that Hollywood hasn't come up with any original ideas for years. And when they do they want to make the most of it. But sometimes sequels can actually eclipse the original.

It's certainly rare. For every Godfather Part II there is a Speed 2, Ocean's 12 and Another 48 Hours waiting in the wings. For God's sake, this was going to be a a top 10, but we could only think of five.

But anyway, here goes:

5. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Irvin Kershner

Geeks all around the world have been battling with this tricky question for years (or is that light years?) Is The Empire Strikes Back better than Star Wars?

Frankly, get a life.

We would say, as a kid, we probably preferred the original. It's got more action in it; it's got less Yoda talking nonsense in it; and, let's face it, you never forget your first love. But as we get older we start to appreciate the second film a lot more.

There's more Darth Vader; it has the bit in the snow; and it has Boba Fett in it (Don't start, Fett was only added to Star Wars later.)

It's a much darker film, and we can remember as a kid being angry when it finished, which is usually a good sign.

Of course, if we'd have known then that it was going to finish with a teddy bears' picnic (bloody Ewoks!) we would probably have been grateful.
 

4. Terminator II: Judgement Day (1991)

James Cameron

More thrills, more spills and more terminators. It's as simple as that.

You have all the best elements of the first one, but with better special effects. No argument as far as we're concerned.

In fact, the only thing bad about Terminator II: Judgement Day is that it led to the turd that is Terminator 3.
 

3. Dawn of the Dead (1978)

George Romero

After annoying all of the sci-fi fans, we may as well try and irritate the horror fans too.
Okay, there is no denying that Night Of The Living Dead is a true horror classic.

However, Dawn of the Dead is far more shocking, it's funnier and you get to see all of the gruesomeness in colour. Bonus.
 

2. Aliens (1986)

James Cameron

This is another one that has been argued over for far too long.

Okay, look Aliens is just better. It's got more action, more stunning death scenes and more, errr, Aliens.

Why go for one face-sucking, stomach-bursting alien (alright, so that's strictly two) when you can have an army of them?

Case closed. No, argument won.

However, we do feel a bit unclean for nominating two James Cameron films.
 

1. The Godfather II (1974)

Francis Ford Coppola

This was a tough one. Huge fans of the original Godfather.

But the fact that you have got two of possible the finest screen actors around for the price of one just swings it for us.

Al Pacino is, as always, brilliant. But Robert De Niro, who isn't always so brilliant (The Fan and Analyse This anyone?), just shades it.

And anyone who wants to argue could find themselves sleeping with the fishes.

Movies From Beyond is a weekly celebration of movies from just outside the mainstream.

You might call them B-movies, hidden gems, cult classics or the just plain odd, but if it involves zombies, blood, guts, slashers, deviants or all of the above then we are in. That’s how we roll, punk!

Today we're looking at nothing but remakes, in particular Dawn Of The Dead and Psycho…

Before he did the fantastic 300, Zack Synder took on a pretty steep challenge by remaking Dawn Of The Dead. It could have gone so horribly wrong, especially as generations of horror fans love the original so much, but there are some really great moments with the super-speedy undead tearing around the mall. The merry band of survivors, too, are really well cast with mostly unknowns; the main star of the gang being Sarah Polley, who has a definite ouch moment when she wipes out and smashes her head against the bath.

If you are a proper geek, the director’s commentary is well worth checking out, as is the soundtrack that features Johnny Cash and Richard Cheese. We watched the movie on the DVD that has been around for ages, although a HD-DVD release is also available.

If Dawn of the Dead ranks among the best remakes ever, which it does, then Gus Van Sant’s remake of Psycho must surely be the worst and probably the most pointless.  

Pretty much a shot-for-shot redoing of Alfred Hitchcock’s original, we really felt like there was no point to it all and the casting of Vince Vaughn as killer tranny nutcase Norman Bates is questionable as you are constantly expecting him to do something Wedding Crasher-ish. Never happens. We would advise horror fans to just watch the original, then Rear Window.

However, there is still the tension of the original Psycho, the voiceovers at the start and the infamous shower scene are still there but, having seen it in black and white so many times before, it was weird in glorious technicolour.  

In other news, the Resident Evil trilogy is just released on Blu-ray, which is very exciting as it is one of the better movies based on a videogame. Well worth checking out.   

[story by Simon Woodley]