March 29, 2024

This Day in Halloween: Writer/director Edgar Wright’s horror comedy "Shaun of the Dead" premieres in London in 2004. / Illustration by Presley Rodriguez

Shaun of the Dead premieres in London in 2004. Writer/director Edgar Wright’s horror comedy homage to George A. Romero’s zombie films and dark satire of British culture is a critical and box office hit, wins multiple film awards and becomes a highly influential film and cult classic.

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