Lisa Frankenstein and 4 Other Best Movies About Zombies Released in 2024
Zombies that help process trauma, avenge perpetrators, and uncover dark family secrets.
Zombie movies have been on the big screen for almost 100 years. This year is no exception. If, like the creators of the new movies, you cannot resist the charm of the apocalypse, these flicks of 2024 will suit your taste.
1. Handling the Undead, 2024
The plot revolves around three people who are grieving for their loved ones. David's wife has died, Tora's lover has passed away, and Mahler has lost his grandson.
One night, something incredible happens: after a great power surge in the city, the dead rise from their graves and return home. But as is usually the case in zombie movies, the walking dead bear little resemblance to the people they were in life.
Thea Hvistendahl decided to bypass the clichés of zombie movies and create a story in which the reanimated corpses do not even play a special role – the film is primarily about exploring the psyche of a person who has faced the loss of a loved one.
2. V/H/S/Beyond, 2024
The seventh part of the anthology V/H/S/ was released at the beginning of October this year. Each segment is characterized by the originality of the idea and the high quality of the execution, so that the viewer never gets bored for a minute. Be it body horror or simple but bloody action Stork – the one in which zombies appear.
A police team is investigating a series of baby abductions. During the search, they discover a dilapidated house, where they go with a cameraman and a fighter, whose child has also disappeared. Inside, the team encounters a zombie-like creature, and then they begin a silent hunt for the walking dead.
3. Lisa Frankenstein, 2024
Lisa is a shy girl who has a hard time finding a common language with people. Moving and finishing school in a new place only makes things worse. Lisa feels lonely and misunderstood by her classmates and her own family.
The only place she finds solace is an old abandoned cemetery. As she tends the graves, Lisa stops thinking about the opinions of others and enjoys the silence. She often comes to a tombstone, as if seeking comfort from a silent interlocutor.
One evening, after a hard day's work, Lisa returns to the cemetery and makes a wish on that very grave, accidentally resurrecting a handsome Victorian man.
4. Outside, 2024
The Abel family – Francis, his wife Iris, and their sons Joshua and Lucas – are fleeing a zombie invasion.
After escaping from the metropolis to the country estate of Francis' parents, they discover that the father has committed suicide after being infected, and the mother has turned into a zombie. After killing the parent, Francis and his family move into the house.
But it turns out that the zombie apocalypse is not the worst thing that can happen. The head of the family admits that his father locked Francis in the basement as a child, and his marriage to Iris falls apart after the man discovers that his wife has been cheating on him with his older brother.
5. MadS, 2024
Romain is an 18-year-old boy who has just graduated from high school. University lies ahead of him, and a carefree summer, which the young man plans to spend mainly at parties. One night, Romain decides to visit his dealer and then go to a club.
But he didn't get to party: a crazy girl suddenly jumped into the car. The stranger smashed her head on the dashboard and died right in the arms of the frightened Romain.
The story did not end there, as the girl returned from the other world and changes began to happen to the young man himself.