As a horror fan, I've seen my share of zombies. Some are fast, some are slow. Some infect via blood or bites. Some zombie viruses can be transmitted to dogs, even bears. Devoted to the genre, I'm always excited by a different take. The swarming zombies of "World War Z" for example, and how they worked together to form zombie ladders. Or the mushroom zombies of HBO's popular "The Last of Us." That's different, right? Fungus blooming out of the brains of the infected like one of Padmé Amidala's hairdos.
But here's where "The Last of Us" breaks away from the likes of "28 Days Later" or "Dawn of the Dead" (the original or the remake): HBO's monsters aren't scary. Or maybe it's us who have changed.
