Diary of the Dead (2007)
Diary of the Dead might be the worst zombie movie George A. Romero ever made—but the fact that it is a Romero-made zombie movie at all means it’s noteworthy, and better than many imitators. At any rate, this is the horror veteran/pioneer/legend’s found-footage take on the genre he popularized, following a group of Pittsburgh film students (including future Orphan Black and She-Hulk star Tatiana Maslany) whose horror project is derailed when, well, you can probably guess. Unlike some other films on this list, there’s no twist at the end—just a lot of shaky-cam and apocalyptic foreboding.
