Thursday 28 August 2014

Zombies: A Complete History

Zombies: A Complete History:

The zombie timeline seems a lot more cool in the early bits. Stuff about old Haitian folklore and voodoo and visiting another country as a rebellious writer with a problem with addiction. And then we end up with Shaun of the Dead. (Still cool, but an altogether different kind.)


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Saturday 23 August 2014

4 Kinds of Zombies That Aren't Quite Zombies

4 Kinds of Zombies That Aren't Quite Zombies:

Draugr are unpleasant people of strong will who refuse to die. Once dead, they rise up to take revenge on the people who have wronged them in their lives. They are able to infect others, and have specific abilities that make them more powerful than average zombies. They use their superhuman strength and ability to increase their size to easily consume the living. Or, when they were feeling generous, they would sometimes just crush them.


Saturday 16 August 2014

Could Real Life Zombies Exist? - Wordsicle

Could Real Life Zombies Exist? - Wordsicle:

Voodoo witch doctors may have been the pioneers in zombie science, but modern day scientists are doing a bit of a better job. (Better is a relative term in this case.)


Science has gotten to the point where we can kick-start the rest of the body pretty easily, but the brain reacts differently. It doesn’t react well to having been dead. Stupid, stupid science.