Óscar Romero

Shawn McIntosh’s essay, “The Evolution of the Zombie: The Monster That Keeps Coming Back,” ends by suggesting that the reason why zombies, although they are not the most frightening of the monster genre, made their way to being an iconic entity in our imaginations because of the way they comment on the events that are happening during their times and the need to go against societal rules. He also goes on to further imply that even in that kind of chaotic mentality, we find comfort in the sense…

“Train to Busan” is the most purely entertaining zombie film. The writer and directorby Yeon Sang Ho produced the action horror railroad movie “Train to Busan” which is largely place riding aboard high seed KTX train travelling from Seoul to Busan in the middle of the zombie. Director of Yeon Sang Ho , who produced the famous animated feature “The King of Pigs” and “Seoul Station” transitioned to live action a horror thrill ride with the zombies in the train. Train to Busan is a zombie genre…

Zombies today represent much more than what is portrayed in film or books. They all have a deeper meaning that relates to current situations. The main reason zombies are used is because they evoke fear. The fear that is felt while watching the film or reading the book is directly related to something terrible that is happening in the world at that time. Despite many real creatures that are fright inducing to many, a somewhat fictional creature was chosen to portray the character of a monster.…

The origin of zombie, also known by “zombi” or “zonbi”, according to Christie (2011), Farghaly (2014) and Platts (2013) has its roots tracing back to Haitian folklore of Vodoun (Voodoo or Vodou) magic (Christie 2011, p. 10; Farghaly 2014, p. 8; Platts 2013, p. 549). It is a product of the supernatural, combined with a vague applied science of pharmacology (Farghaly 2014, p. 9). Here, we shall examine the cinematic (North American) version of zombie which is vastly different from its Haitian…

The documentary ‘Zombie: Haiti’s Longstanding Tradition’ (Zombie: Haiti’s Longstanding Tradition, 2005) contained information regarding the original Haitian version of Zombies and how they are created. Some other things also featured in this film include how “zombie powder” is made, how people are brought back from the brink of death, and how people are forced to become these “zombies” so that people may use them as slaves. The idea of zombies has been a part of our world since the 8th century.…

In the world where zombie films dominate the box office at least once a year, is it too far fetched to think these creatures could be real? Absolutely not, for these creatures are among us already. Zombies seem like normal everyday people until these monsters start feeding on another individual's face. Society gave these modern day zombies the name of cannibals in order to not have to face the reality of a possible zombie plague. Zombies are real and if the government does not act on this soon…

Although it seems like something that only occurs in horror movies people sometimes ask themselves is a zombie apocalypse possible in real life? Whether it’s corpses rising from the dead or the spread of an infection, the human race can fade away in the most unexpected way. The closest people have seen to a zombie is through Mad Cow disease spreading to humans after eating the diseased meat. Often times people are worried more about surviving through the whole thing or finding a cure rather than…

Looks like you’re in a pickle, and have just been ‘zombified’. It’s certainly likely that you’re puzzled on how to move on with this fresh lifestyle (tons are). Well it’s a darn virtuous miracle that a zombie happened to stumble upon this essay, it has wondrous advice, and can easily create an average, operational and undead zombie! It’s quite an immense step if I do say so myself. Everybody must have an infection left by that outbreak of distasteful and disastrous parasites that turn living…

Imagine, you are creeping through the fog of the apocalypse; you are in the perfect position for a silent attack, and your gun jams. You try to fix the jam as the zombie slowly turns around and chomps on your jugular vein. This is why it’s important to have a reliable weapon in the zombie apocalypse. All good zombie apocalypse guns should have certain characteristics in order to be considered a viable option. All good zombie apocalypse weapons are durable. The AK-47 is an extremely durable…

The information provided by the articles annotated below all relate to the concept that the recent increase of zombies in media (movies, tv shows, and games) all demonstrate the fear and repulsion people have towards death as well as how their usage have also intersected with other pervasive anxieties of people towards disease, globalization, and other phenomena. Each of the different sources helped with providing some evidence in regards to how zombies have affected society through media and…