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Zombie films have been one of the most enthralling subgenres of horror for decades. The concept of reanimated dead humans has its roots in cultures with Voodoo traditions, but the monsters wouldn't be nearly as popular without George A. Romero. Considered the godfather of zombie cinema, the filmmaker effectively developed the living dead concept that audiences are familiar with today. In addition to pioneering their global appeal, Romero established many of the most common zombie horror tropes.

Romero's Night of the Living Dead movies and other zombie properties were the inspirations for works moving forward, and it shows. Most movies today seem to follow the same basic guidelines. The zombies want to eat humans, they're at shambling speed, and they only die via a fatal blow to the head. While it's nice to see that the original characteristics have persisted over time, the majority of films in the genre never dare to test the boundaries.

Since the turn of the Millennium, Scandinavian literature, ranging from the works of Jo Nesbø to Stieg Larsson’s Millenium Trilogy, as well as Scandinavian television, such as The Killing and Borgen, has been released to much critical acclaim in the English-speaking world. Despite this, the cinematic output of the three nations hasn’t attracted as much attention, despite the release of some excellent films since 2000.

The country of Norway, one of the three nations of Scandinavia (the other two being Denmark and Sweden) has been responsible for several of these films, and listed in this article are five productions comparable in quality to their Hollywood counterparts, much like the five German films featured in my previous article ‘5 Contemporary German Films Well Worth Watching, which can be found at http://whatculture.com/film/5-contemporary-german-films-worth-watching.php.

5. Død Snø (Dead Snow):

Year – 2009, Director – Tommy Wirkola, Starring – Charlotte Frogner, Ørjan Gamst, Vegar Hoel,...