“You carry on with your symphony of death. I’ll sneak around the school where there aren’t any kids…”

While ranking 13 of the best funny zombie movies any fan should check out, we included the teachers vs. students zombie comedy Cooties. Elementary-school teachers have the worst Monday ever when their students are turned into little killer savages by contaminated chicken nuggets.

The movie stars Elijah Wood, Alison Pill, Rainn Wilson, Jack McBrayer, Leigh Whannell, Nasim Pedrad, Ian Brennan, and Jorge Garcia. The film was directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion from a screenplay by (Glee creator) Brennan and (Saw creator) Whannell.

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