28 Days Later (2002) - Alex Garla...

28 Days Later (2002) - Alex Garland's Viral Apocalypse That Redefined a Genre Forever

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Script to Scream: The Horror Screenwriting Podcast by Will Whiting & Lee Bentley
S2 · E12
Sep 13, 2025
01:28:07

Episode notes

For the season 2 finale of Script to Scream, Will and Lee dissect the film that put Will of horror... Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's 2002 classic - 28 Days Later!! Listen in as the boys discuss Garland's amazing script, the films influence on the 'zombie' genre, its realistic portrayal of the apocalypse, how the film so successfully integrates its core themes and what the film says about us in 2025.

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