28 Years Later: Samson's Evolution Echoes Land of the Dead's Big Daddy

The following contains spoilers for 28 Years Later

One of the biggest twists in 28 Years Later was done by one of horror's most foundational creators twenty years ago. 28 Years Later is a unique entry in the horror genre, building off the legacy of its previous films and the zombie sub-genre as a whole to tell a surprisingly quiet story about loss and life .

One of the best ways it does this is with Samson , an Infected who is evolving into something more dangerous (and human). It's a compelling concept that plays well into the film's overarching themes. It's also a twist that's been done before, with an underrated film by one of horror's most iconic directors doing something very similar two decades ago.

28 Years Later's Samson And Land Of The Dead's Big Daddy Are Really S