Óscar Romero

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…

The idea of zombies has been around for longer than you would think. The original idea of zombies came from Haitian Voodoo. The Haitian Priests wanted to resurrect the dead by using dark magic. When a person annoys his or her community too much, they hire a priest to zombify him or her. The priest would make him drink a deadly poison from the porcupine fish. The person who drank the poison heart rate would slow almost to a stop, he would breathless and his body temperature would dramatically…

In the movie Warm Bodies (Levine & Lieberman, Hoberman, Papandrea, 2013), there seem to be many connections to the Christian faith. The imagery of zombies and humans is always a powerful one that can evoke fear and excitement in the crowd who watches. Warm Bodies specifically interacts with the emotions of its consumers. For those whom have not seen this masterful work of art, the plot goes something like this: a zombie named “R” meets a human girl named Julie and instantly falls in love, but…

Zombies as a Metaphor for Reality Over the last decade, the popularity of zombie themed movies and TV series has skyrocketed on a large scale. In part it is attributed to the fascination the younger generation has for the violence, drama, and suspense that such thrill films offer, but there is also a much deeper meaning behind the popularity of zombies in popular culture. People are simply obsessed with the idea of an event that culminates humanity’s existence. The zombie…

to the writer to counteract the negative influences that society consumes. Without the writer trying to push society to preserve itself, civilization’s own deterioration would be inevitable. This idea is seen in both The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, where the writers fulfill their duties…