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Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes crawls on a city street in a sheriff's uniform, surrounded by a crowd of approaching zombies in The Walking Dead TV series.

Black and white lobby card for Night of the Living Dead (1968) shows a group of zombie-like figures in nightgowns, with bold text above reading They Won't Stay Dead and film credits below.

scene from Land of the Dead

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