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28 Years Ago, a Near-Perfect Zombie Thriller Resurrected a Beloved Franchise From the Dead

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28 Years Ago, a Near-Perfect Zombie Thriller Resurrected a Beloved Franchise From the Dead

For the past few years, Scooby-Doo media has been met with either cool indifference (e.g., Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?) or outright hostility (Velma). So fans of the lovable hound and Mystery Incorporated are likely hedging their bets that Netflix’s upcoming 2027 adaptation, Scooby-Doo: Origins, will bring something new and exciting to the franchise.

This isn’t the first time Scooby-Doo has entered a period of stagnation. Back in 1998, the franchise was approaching its 30-year anniversary and audiences had begun to grow tired of the Great Dane and his mystery-solving pals. A Pup Named Scooby-Doo had gone off the air in 1991 with nothing to replace it but reruns, and by the late '90s, the state of Scoob seemed dire. Instead, that low point became a new opportunity.

With Scooby-Doo in such dire straits, director Jim Stenstrum and writers Glenn Leopold and Davis Doi had plenty of creative freedom to create the franchise’s next adventure: Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island. This 1998 animated film arguably saved Scooby-Doo from being put down for good, while turning the zombie genre completely on its head.

Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island is set a few short years after Mystery Inc. splits up to pursue new careers. However, when Daphne — now the star of a reality TV series — says she wants to hunt real ghosts instead of people in masks. Fred — Daphne's one-man crew (join a union already, Freddy) — contacts Shaggy, Scooby, and Velma, and the gang embarks on a road trip to New Orleans.


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