Exploring the Rage Virus from the Movie 28 Days Later

In 2002, writer Alex Garland and director Danny Boyle introduced us to a terrifying new malady known as the rage virus.

Yes, I’m talking about 28 Days Later, the groundbreaking quasi-zombie movie that won multiple awards and earned a much-deserved 86% in Rotten Tomatoes.

Garland created something entirely new with his so-called rage virus. That virus was purely fictional. There’s nothing like it in the real world (thankfully). Still, there is some science behind the rage virus, and we’ll get...