Zombies
Zombies are corpses that have been brought back to life somehow. Common ways to create a zombie include witchcraft or magic, but more recent depictions of zombies use technology and science, including space radiation or viruses. Zombies are commonly associated with the collapse of global civilization.
While George Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” (1968) helped popularize the shambling, flesh-devouring creatures, zombies appeared in film and literature well before that, including the first feature-length zombie film “White Zombie”, released in 1932 and starring famed “Dracula” actor Bela Lugosi.
Since Romero’s film, zombies have slowly shuffled onward into comic books, video games, music, novels and television programs. The creatures are especially popular today, with books like “The Zombie Survival Guide” and “World War Z,” films such as “28 Days Later” and on television in AMC’s “The Walking Dead” series, which is an adaptation of a comic book series with the same name.
Zombies aren’t just for horror flicks either. The zombie is also a figure used by philosophers to explore issues of consciousness and the physical world. But these zombies don’t get quite the same amount of attention from the media.
(Text by Noel Kirkpatrick)
(Photo: Eric Ingrum/Flickr)
Articles about Zombies
Thu, May 24 2012 at 12:29 PM EST
The new game 'Zombie Swipeout' allows plays to engage in 'guilt-free killing' of zombies using different weapons or powers.Wed, May 23 2012 at 11:42 AM EST
AMC's hit zombie apocalypse series to turn up the doom and gloom next fall. Tue, Apr 10 2012 at 6:08 PM EST
'Map of the Dead' will show you local resources for all the necessities you need to outwit the undead. Sun, Apr 08 2012 at 11:52 PM EST
Deep beneath the Kansas prairie, luxury condos are being built into an abandoned missile silo to service wealthy people preparing for doomsday.Fri, Apr 06 2012 at 2:15 PM EST
It won't cause a sudden craving for brains, but the weapon attacks the central nervous system, leaving its target in a brief zombie-like state.Wed, Mar 28 2012 at 3:00 PM EST
'World War Z' to debut on June 21, 2013.Tue, Mar 06 2012 at 8:52 AM EST
Michigan State University's Surviving the Coming Zombie Apocalypse: Catastrophes & Human Behavior course will launch online this summer. Mon, Mar 05 2012 at 5:04 AM EST
Zombies, Run!, is a game where runners must out run zombies and collect supplies to stay alive, and the only way to do that is to hit the pavement.Tue, Feb 14 2012 at 1:31 PM EST
AMC's zombie drama drags in 8.1 million viewers for its mid-season debut Sunday night.Mon, Feb 06 2012 at 2:38 PM EST
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