Zombie apocalypse

Within today’s culture, the idea of cannibalism exists as a way to evoke horror and induce disgust. In recent decades, popular culture has given individuals movies such as “The Cannibal Holocaust”, “The Silence of the Lambs”, and “The Hills have Eyes” where cannibalism plays a significant role. Today’s television shows, films and video games exploit society’s newfound fascination with cannibalism by introducing alternative versions of the cannibal such as zombies and vampires. Though culture’s…

Red Cross Safety Plan BANG! BANG! "LET ME IN THEY'RE COMING" A young man is standing outside the Red Cross in central Covington. BANG! BANG! "Hurry up, they'll be here soon." BANG! BANG! One of the nurses opens the door and the man comes rushing inside. All of the Doctors step out into the hall to see what all the commotion is about. "Zombies, zombies have infiltrated the northern borders of the city. They're headed right this way." No one moves, there's nothing but blank stares on everyone’s…

The door smashed inward, followed immediately by several stumbling figures, causing Dave to let go of the axe and turn toward the third entryway to the room. As he ran toward the door he yelled at his companion, who remained motionless watching the ghoulish figures pour into the room with wild eyed fear. On the rooftop, the man pulled a small object from his pocket, pointed it downward and flicked a switch. On the street a bright red dot appeared, dancing across cars and around the two zombies…

zombies. Funny thing, while watching this film I kept thinking "This feels a lot like Infestation", which turns out is because it's by the same director, Kyle Rankin. Looking back at it my only real issue with Infestation was that it was trying to be a zombie film without the zombies. Night of the Living Deb fixes that by being about zombies. Well, zombies and romance. Night of the Living Deb, opens on a bar on the eve before the Fourth of July in Portland, Maine. Deb Clarington (Maria Thayer)…

Hearing the word zombie usually invokes images of a horror movie or in today’s society a person suffering with drug addiction. The sad reality of modern day society is the new term called “the Zombie Effect”. This term refers to what happens to some children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyper Activity Disorder or ADHD and have been prescribed medication to help manage the disorder. ADHD is the most commonly known neurodevelopment disorder that affects children on into adulthood. ADHD can…

Could humans be infected by this? - Ophiocordyceps Unilateralis "Could Humans Be Infected By This? - Ophiocordyceps Unilateralis". Sites.google.com. N. p., 2017. Web. 22 Apr. 2017. Zoinks! Tracing The History Of 'Zombie' From Haiti To The CDC "Zoinks! Tracing The History Of 'Zombie' From Haiti To The CDC". NPR.org. N. p., 2013. Web. 22 Apr. 2017. Science, L. Science, Live. "Zombies: The Real Story Of The Undead". Live Science. N. p., 2012. Web. 22 Apr.…

to zombies. He picks various films and books that depict the elements of a zombie threw the writers eyes. He also chooses to cite a Canadian punk band which shows another variation of a zombie. What really interested me about the article is the use of his examples to show the evolution of zombies up until modern day. “The most surprising thing about the modern zombie – indeed, the only surprising thing about the modern zombie –…

In 1804 when the French colonialism came to an end the zombie became part of Hati’s folklore. It was in the voodoo religion and Hattians were believing that dead bodies were brought back to life by shamans and voodoo priest(wade). In the Hattian culture it was believed that there were 2 types of death which…

a novel by Isaac Marion, creates a suspenseful and horrific story. The main character, R, is a boy who is a zombie, and he only calls himself R due to a loss of memory, since he is “dead.” He exposes the readers to an interesting assertion, which entails that all of the human civilization has been deemed and demolished through wars. The result of this demolishment led to the rise of a zombie revolution. The zombies live in distinct places, and they are divided into two groups constructed by…

Postmodern horror films became relevant to the public eye sometime after the 1960’s, these films exhibit a lot less conventional ideas that weren't necessarily shown in classic horror films. Overtime post modern horror has become more visually graphic due to the higher tolerance for violence that has relatively been acquired, this is caused by the frequent exposure of violence , either it being from television programs and movies, to games and, wars, it has been an unavoidable sight Brandon,…