Zombies are every-where. Zombies have lept from the folklore of cultures around the world and are now invading popular culture. They are in movies, on TV, and are reimagined in an almost endless number of video games. And they don't stop there. Zombies are invading art and marketing. Zombies are well known for eating brains, but in reality its our brains that can't stop consuming zombies!
Where did this modern zombie craze come from and why? That's the topic of these two articles. The first takes a look at the biological basis for zombies in Haiti, a country well known anthropologically for its rich folklore and its history of revolution and poverty. What are Haitian "zombies" and are they real?
The second article discusses the explosion of zombies in American pop culture. There's more to America's zombie craze than all of us wanting a good scare.
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