Often very similar to zombie movies (http://www.imdb.com/list/Zu0aA0_BPKI/) but the dead aren't reanimated, instead some kind of "infection" turns the population into raging cannibals.

Despite not ticking all the boxes for a zombie film there is plenty of crossover (especially as The Last Man on Earth inspired Romero's zombies) and a fan of the undead should be just fine with these too, especially as classifying them separately from zombies means any extra abilities (like running fast, and even free running) won't be too jarring. Most are worth a rental although some, like almost all the I Am Legend adaptations, 28 X Later, The Crazies, Quarantine and Pontypool are good enough to seek out.

See also: The vengeful dead (http://www.imdb.com/list/67lPneQhai8/) (another group of films often grouped with zombie films) and contagion (http://www.imdb.com/list/ELTDHqx-wfs/) (for films where a lot of people get sick and just die). There is also they walk amongst us (http://www.imdb.com/list/p4BRqw7m178/) for more subtle takeovers (as some of the films on this list involve infection by an alien virus or parasite in order to violently take over the world  - see Slither as a good example)

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Lane Carroll and Will MacMillan in The Crazies (1973)

Body Horror: A horror film genre in which the main feature is the graphically depicted destruction or degeneration of a human body or bodies. 

From Wikipedia ...Such works may deal with disease, decay, parasitism, mutilation, or mutation. Other types of body horror include unnatural movements, or the anatomically incorrect placement of limbs to create 'monsters' out of human body parts. 

David Cronenberg, Frank Henenlotter, Brian Yuzna, Stuart Gordon, Lloyd Kaufman, and Clive Barker are notable directors of this genre. 

Please help fill in the gaps and keep this list up-to-date by posting a Body Horror film title or link in the comments section.

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