Recently, the dead have come to life as they make their way onto screens all over America.

Zombies are crawling into pop culture as movies like “Warm Bodies” and shows like “The Walking Dead” rise in popularity.

During its debut weekend alone, “Warm Bodies” grossed a total of $20.4 million as the highest earning film that weekend, according to the Star Tribune.

Junior Cecilia Stewart said she is excited by the new trend.

“‘The Walking Dead’ is a great show, especially because zombies haven’t really been big for a while,” she said.

However, some, like sophomore Alex Sundvall remain unimpressed.

“I think people are just into zombies to look cool, like the vampire phase,” Sundvall said. “New things in pop culture change quickly.”

Dalton Ross, assistant managing editor of Entertainment Weekly, said in an e-mail interview the trend is interesting.

“The new popularity of zombies is kind of surprising,” Ross said. “They are usually popular around Halloween, but now they seem to be all year.”

According to Huffington Post writer Dana Fredsti, the idea of zombies existed in ancient history, but “Night of the Walking Dead” (1968) was the start of zombies in pop culture.

“Zombies have changed over the years, from the slow-moving, groaning creatures to more eloquent or even romantic zombies,” she said.

Zombies have re-entered pop culture through more than movies and TV shows. The games “Call of Duty: Black Ops” and “Call of Duty: Black Ops 2” allow gamers to fight against zombies. Within the first 24 hours of its release, Black Ops sold 5.6 million copies, yielding $360 million. This success shows that zombies have some undying appeal.

Junior Sara Jennison said she sees the allure of zombies.

“Creatures like zombies are left to the imagination,” she said. “Things people don’t understand are the scariest.”