horror sub-genres • virus horror

virus horror is a sub-genre that defines itself differently than zombie horror. this sub-genre toys with people’s fear of sickness/parasites and the devestating outcome that it could have on society. 

I AM LEGEND (2007) dir. Francis Lawrence

Thinking about zombies

Zombies as grief

Zombies as consumerism

Zombies as forced conformity

Zombies as loss of identity

Zombies as inevitable change

Zombies as post-humanity

The apocalypse bringing out the best in some, yielding kindness in the face of futility, showing that hope is always worth clinging to and that fighting on is hope in itself even if you fail, to enjoy the little things moment to moment

The apocalypse revealing the ways we can become the monster we fear in the context of a changed world that never belonged to us

Zombies as cold brutality, showing that malice and intent isn't a prerequisite to violence and cruelty

Zombies as a vessel to prove that selfishness and obsession with dominance and control lead to one's undoing

Zombies as a vessel to prove that cooperation and adaptation is our defining trait, that the way to survive in a seemingly hopeless situation is to depend on one another and to hold on to humanity

Zombies provoking mercy, self sacrifice and unshakable compassion with no reward

Thinking about what these things mean in the COVID era

I love the versatility of zombie stories, and I wish so many didn't shelve them as "all trashy and cheap" when they can hold so much narrative value, no matter how "ugly" or "trashy" they seem on the surface

Vincent Price and Franca Bettoia

Last Man On Earth (1964) // dir. Ubaldo Ragona and Sydney Salkow

How long did it take for a past to die? I AM LEGEND (2007) dir. Francis Lawrence, adapted from the novel of the same name by Richard Matheson

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I Am Legend (2007) dir. Francis Lawrence

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I am Legend (2007)

horror sub-genres • apocalyptic horror

apocalpytic horror is a subgenre in which the earth's (or another planet's) civilization is collapsing or has collapsed. and the surviving characters are forced to endure threats and remain alive.

Akiva Goldsman decided to move the story from Los Angeles to New York City to take advantage of locations that would more easily show emptiness. Goldsman explained, "L.A. looks empty at three o'clock in the afternoon, [but] New York is never empty . . . it was a much more interesting way of showing the windswept emptiness of the world." Warner Bros. initially rejected this idea because of the logistics, but Francis Lawrence was determined to shoot on location, to give the film a natural feel that would benefit from not shooting on soundstages. Lawrence went to the city with a camcorder, and filmed areas filled with crowds. Then, a special effects test was conducted to remove all those people. The test had a powerful effect on studio executives. Michael Tadross convinced authorities to close busy areas such as the Grand Central Terminal viaduct, several blocks of Fifth Avenue, and Washington Square Park.

I AM LEGEND (2007) dir. Francis Lawrence

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Vincent Price as Dr. Robert Morgan

The Last Man On Earth (1964) // dir. Sydney Salkow

I Am Legend (2007)

Director: Francis Lawrence

Duel will be released on 4K Ultra HD (with Blu-ray and Digital) on November 14 via Universal. Both the theatrical and TV cuts of the 1971 thriller are included.

Steven Spielberg makes his feature directorial debut from a script by Richard Matheson (I Am Legend), based on his own 1971 short story. Dennis Weaver and Carey Loftin star.

The theatrical cut has been restored in 4K from the original camera negative with HDR 10 and Dolby Atmos audio. The TV cut is also included in high definition in its original 1.33:1 aspect ratio.

Special features are listed below.

Special features:

Theatrical cut (90 minutes)

TV cut (74 minutes)

A Conversation with Director Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg and the Small Screen

Richard Matheson: The Writing of Duel

Photograph & poster gallery

A traveling salesman (Dennis Weaver) is harassed by a menacing 40-ton truck on a remote desert highway.

Pre-order Duel.

I am Legend Theatrical and Alternate ending (2007).