We’re back and we’re raging. While this virus may play a part, we’re mostly pissed off at the sequels to 28 Days Later. The first one, in particular, is enough to make you chew someone’s face off. Happily, the original film still has as much bite as ever. Now if only we could convince it to let go of our leg.
Main Topic: 28 Days Later
Following last episode’s look at
zombies, we’re delving into a classic of the genre. Sure, the folks behind 28 Days Later have said that it’s not a zombie film, but we’re ignoring them. This has all the hallmarks of a zombie apocalypse, and the various films that have borrowed from it over the years since release haven’t been shy about using the ‘z’ word, so we’re counting it.
But what is it that made 28 Days Later such a significant entry in the zombie canon? How well has it stood up in the not-quite-28 years since its release? And, most importantly, what can we steal for our games?
Our Guest Host
We are delighted to welcome Maverick Haenze back to The Good Friends of Jackson Elias! Mav is a prolific actual play performer and scenario author. You can find them as the Head of Mythos Horror on
The Old Ways podcast, as a regular cast member on Ain’t Slayed Nobody’s
Bleeker Trails, and in many guest spots on other podcasts, including
How We Roll. Under the name Rina Haenze, they wrote the Mythos slasher romp
Saturday the 14th, the historical LGBTQ+ scenario
Friends of Dorothy, and many others on the Miskatonic Repository. They also edited the fairy tale-inspired collection
Cthulhu Once Upon a Time, which is now available on DriveThruRPG.
Links
Things we mention in this episode include:
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28 Weeks Later (2007)
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28 Years Later (2025)
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Trainspotting (1996)
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Intacto (2001)
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“Plaything” from Black Mirror
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“Time Enough at Last” from The Twilight Zone
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The Walking Dead
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Burlington
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Kelvedon Hatch
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