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8.  Zombie Ed

First Appearance: Shaun of the Dead, 2007. In a surprise turn of events, Frost’s character, Ed, is bitten and becomes a drooling zombie. But Shaun (Simon Pegg) just can’t bring himself to do him in.
Bio: The lovable Nick Frost is hard not to like, even in undead form. And aside from the whole flesh craving thing, life hasn’t changed a whole lot for Ed since his change. After the big battle of the zombie apocalypse, some zombies have found a way to live harmoniously amongst the living. Ed still lives with his hetero life-mate Shaun, who has lovingly set him up real nice in the basement to play video games and watch the tele. Aside from being chained up, life really hasn’t changed that much for Ed.
Diet: Zombie Ed’s still tempted to take a bite of his pal, but Shaun is working on getting him back to his old diet of junk food and soda. Results are promising.
Awesome Because: Ed was already a pretty low maintenance friend to begin with, but stripped down to his core desires, zombie Ed might be an even better buddy. His needs are simple and he’s always ready and waiting for a game of Timesplitters 2.

7. Bub

First Appearance: Day of the Dead, 1985. Bub (Sherman Howard) is chained up in the laboratory of Dr. Matthew Logan (Richard Liberty), part of an experiment to prove zombies can be domesticated.
Bio: After Night of the Living Dead, John Russo and George Romero parted ways and took the sequels in decisively different directions. While Russo's zombies were visually striking and single-minded, Romero was interested in social commentary, humanizing his zombies to create a new level of moral dilemma. Arguably Romero's greatest undead creation is Bub, a former soldier exhibiting hints of his former self in Dr. Logan's testing. Much to the chagrin of Captain Rhodes (Joe Pilato), Logan's experiments are yielding proof that these zombie soldiers retain many of their former memories. Bub exhibits familiarity with common objects such as a toothbrush, a razor and even a copy of Stephen King's "Salem's Lot." Romero succeeds in humanizing Bub, the first sympathetic zombie character.
Diet: Bub still likes flesh, but Dr. Logan hopes to alter this. Through his research he learns that zombies don't technically need flesh. Now he's got the bigger task of teaching Bub that the five food groups are every bit as tasty as intestines and brains.
Awesome Because: Bub is one of the most intriguing movie zombies of all time, an identifiable undead with a heart of gold. Romero flips the tables and has fans rooting for Bub to take the monosyllabic Rhodes down.

6. "Thriller" Zombies

First Appearance:  Michael Jackson’s 1983 music video “Thriller”
Bio:  This mob of dancing zombies is probably the most iconic image in all of music video history.  The 14-minute mini-film follows Michael Jackson and his date home from a scary movie.  They take the movie with them as zombies rise from a nearby graveyard.  Michael falls in with the bad crowd, turns zombie, and leads them all in dance.  The “Thriller” lineup of cast and crew would make any horror fan swoon: directed by John Landis, voice over by Vincent Price, makeup FX by Rick Baker, additional music by An American Werewolf in London composer Elmer Bernstein.
Diet: A funky beat.
Awesome Because: These are the best-choreographed zombies I have ever seen.

Tomorrow's crop of the undead are a sexy lot: a famous scream queen, a naughty body part, and a goth zombie.  Yum.