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The history of the zombie
The first recorded zombie was from Haiti. It was a person who had died and been buried and then revived by a sorcerer. As the stories of zombies being demon possesed and supernatural turned into more technology or sickness, the zombie transformed. The old idea that someone possesed the new zombie into being that way was brought over by slaves. -
The old zombie
Ancient zombies were always centered around magic or sorcery. They had always died and been burried before turning into a zombie. When they were empowered to walk the Earth again they had always come from their graves. These zombies were talked about by slaves and they were usually rumored to be very slow and more intelligent than modern zombies. -
The new zombie
The modern zombie is relentlessly agressive in every single encounter. The reason of their revival is biological-based. They are bitten or infected as they are a human. After they die, they come back due to this infection. This new form of Zombie was first introduced in The NIght of the Living Dead. -
The effect on culture
Zombies have grown more and more popular in the last few years due to TWD and many popular comics and books. The CDC has even put zombie survival tactics on their website. The reason for this? Because much of the world is fascinated with zombies. This brings their popularity up and spreads awareness for every day tactics to prevent against catastrophe. -
Popular movies and TV shows
The American zombie movie, Dawn of the Dead, was a horror and thriller that scared and set off the imaginations of many other zombie finatics. That movie was such a success that England created a parody of it called Shawn of the Dead. The Walking Dead, a popular TV show on AMC, has had striking numbers since their premeire in 2011. The show is so successful that it is going on its sixth season.
