Zombie Strains

What's So Scary About the 1970s?

August 19, 2026·57 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Crime waves... Watergate... disco... 70s zombies don't rise from the dead in a vacuum! The 70s was the decade that horror broke into the mainstream. So what lurking fears of the 1970s were exploited and amplified by zombie cinema? John and Andy take a little break from the regular lineup of zombie movies to talk through what exactly was so scary about the groovy 70s.Show Notes:Us Theatrical Release Date:The Cinema of Solitude by Charles Ramírez BergShock Value by Jason ZinomanMerchTheme music composed by Neil Dube.www.pond5.comContact:zombiestrainspodcast@gmail.comwww.zombiestrainspodcast.comFollow us onAndy's Substack "Fortress of Regret"InstagramFacebookSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/zombie-strains/donations

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