Zombies in Pop Culture

• 1. Zombie CultureThe impending apocalypse*ideas adapted from Dan Birlews Why are Zombies so Popular? (2010)

2. Zombie Culture 3. Dawn of the Dead Shaun of the Dead Zombieland The Walking Dead (tv) Dead Set (tv)Zombies in Pop Culture 4. Castlevania Doom Resident Evil Silent Hill Left 4 DeadZombies in Pop Culture 5. Pride and Prejudice andZombies How to Survive a ZombieApocalypseZombies in Pop Culture 6. Zombies in Pop Culture 7. Founded in 2007 60+ thousand membersZombies in Pop Culture 8. Dedicated to raising the level ofzombie knowledge and respect inthe Arts and SciencesZombies in Pop Culture 9. Slogan: What you dont knowcan eat you.Zombies in Pop Culture 10. Zombies in Pop Culture 11. Zombies in Pop Culture 12. Naked man eats face off victimwhen high on LSD Another zombie-like attack?Man eats family dog after policesay he ingested synthetic drug K-2 Catholic priest bites ear offother priest: Ungodly battle overparking spaceZombies in Pop Culture 13. Zombies in Pop Culture 14. The Origin of Zombies 15. Nachzehrers: Germanic creaturesthat consume already-dead bodiesThe Origin of Zombies 16. The word zombie comes from African and Haitian legends regarding voodoo doctors People thought these doctors could temporarily resurrect the dead and turn them into slavesThe Origin of Zombies 17. A 1929 account of meeting a Haitian zombie: "The eyes were the worst. They were in truth like the eyes of a dead man, not blind, but staring, unfocused, unseeing. The whole face, for that matter, was bad enough. It was vacant, as if there was nothing behind it."The Origin of Zombies 18. In reality, the doctors administered a powerful narcotic that induced a coma-like near death state People only seemed dead zombi = spirit of the deadThe Origin of Zombies 19. The walking corpses associated with zombies today is closer to Arabian legends of ghuls(a.k.a. Western ghouls)The Origin of Zombies 20. Ghouls are shape-shifting demons that typically assume the form of hyenas They eat people and rotten fleshThe Origin of Zombies 21. Because they can take the form of what they eat, they sometimes appear as the recent dead (sound familiar?)The Origin of Zombies 22. 1920s: Author H.P. Lovecraft was famous for his short horror stories He blurred the line between ghouls and zombisThe Origin of Zombies 23. In Re-animator, a mad doctor revived the dead; the zombies were murderous and violent cannibals (sound familiar???)The Origin of Zombies 24. 1954: Richard Matheson published the novel I am Legend an infection turns people into vampires, who create other vampires during the nightThe Origin of Zombies 25. 1968: George Romeros movie, Night of the Living Dead Influenced by the I am Legend concept of monsters creating other monsters Finally, the classic zombie they crave flesh and are capable of creating other zombies through bitingThe Origin of Zombies 26. 2002: Danny Boyles 28 Days Later People infected by a virus (like in I am Legend) and experience uncontrollable rage Gave birth to the idea of the quick zombie (no longer laughably clumsy)The Origin of Zombies 27. Why are they so popular? 28. Why are they so popular? 29. Why are they so popular? 30. Why are they so popular? 31. Why are they so popular? 32. Why are they so popular? 33. Why are they so popular? 34. Dont like your boss? If hes a zombie, you can smash his head in!Why are they so popular? 35. Food, liquor, cigarettes, cars, and guns areall free forthe taking!Why are they so popular? 36. The guy orgirl youvehad a crushon is now apossibility(everyoneelse is azombie!)Why are they so popular? 37. You mighteven get torescuehim/herfrom beingeaten!Youll forsure get akiss thenWhy are they so popular? 38. What does this say about society? 39. Dan Birlew: Perhaps swinging on a guys head with a cricket bat is starting to sound like a good way to blow off some steam.What does this say about society? 40. Dan Birlew: But the only problem is, youre talking about a personWhat does this say about society? 41. Dan Birlew: So you need something thats not a person, but a kind of rudimentary semi-person with no intelligenceWhat does this say about society? 42. Dan Birlew: [Zombies are] former people that you can beat down and tear apart in the most gruesome ways you can think ofWhat does this say about society? 43. Dan Birlew: The more clever and savage, the better *warning: upcoming image contains some graphic elementsWhat does this say about society? 44. What does this say about society? 45. What does this say about society? 46. What does this say about society? 47. In the end, just remember this 48. How else would they get to your brain? 49. Zombie Power!