It would be remiss to discuss Zombies without mentioning their origins. These creatures birthed the ‘pandemic era’ zombies and in turn, the newest wave of undead media (think Walking Dead and Shawn of the Dead). These creators looked at the traditional shambling, unkillable zombie of pop-culture and thought to themselves “ How can we make these things EVEN SCARIER?” and they correctly decided the answer was to make them contagious. We’ll explore that more in a moment.Īs belief in magic has become scarce in modern times many story-tellers are taking a new approach to the idea of the zombie. This usually pulls a lot of themes from the Voodoo (or Vodou) traditions in Haiti. In the original zombie stories the dead are usually woken by a priest or a sorcerer who wishes to use empty bodies or trapped souls as servants. There are two ways a zombie is usually created: magic, and science. Generally speaking, a zombie is a reanimated dead body – usually human – that can walk and often has an insatiable hunger for the living.ĭepending on the mythos, zombies can be directed by whoever woke them (a witch doctor or necromancer) or they might be independent, mindless hunters. They are classified as undead, a grouping they share with vampires, mummies, and ghosts. Throughout the centuries there have been many different versions of Zombies. But, as always, I’m aiming to be (say it with me) Prepared, Not Scared! Defining a Zombie We’ll also look at how preparing for a zombocalypse can strengthen your preparedness in general.ĭid you know that the word for a fear of the walking dead is kinemortophobia? I happen to have that fear – as I believe all sensible humans should. Today we’ll be looking at the history of Zombies, the likelihood of an apocalypse level outbreak, and best practices if you find yourself in a real-life horror film.

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