Further proof that Greg Nicotero is the greatest.
One of our favorite little things about “The Walking Dead” is that executive producer/makeup effects master Greg Nicotero (the man who puts the “N” in KNB EFX) often hides “tribute walkers” in the episodes he directs. What are “tribute walkers,” you ask? They’re zombies that pay tribute to iconic zombies from classic horror movies, of course.
In the past, Nicotero has paid tribute to everyone from Dawn of the Dead‘s Flyboy to Day of the Dead‘s Bub, and he has also homaged films such as An American Werewolf in London, Ghost Story, Tales from the Crypt, Black Sabbath, Shaun of the Dead, and Return of the Living Dead. The most recent “tribute walker” paid loving tribute to Night of the Comet!
As @GNicotero revealed over on Instagram, a walker seen in this past Sunday night’s episode, titled “The Well,” was a direct homage to a zombie seen in the 1984 horror-comedy; the episode, it should go without saying, was directed by Nicotero himself. The film’s zombie can be seen at the top of this post, and you can check out “The Walking Dead” tribute below.
Gotta love it!
