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1. www.history.com › topics › folkloreHistory of Zombies ‑ Origins, Pop Culture & Film

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   Sep 13, 2017 · Origin of Zombies. The Ancient Greeks may have been the first civilization terrorized by a fear of the undead. Archaeologists have unearthed many ancient graves which contained skeletons pinned...

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3. movieweb.com › why-how-zombies-became-so-popularExplained: Why and How Zombies Became So Popular - MovieWeb

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   Jan 10, 2022 · The mythology of zombies dates back centuries, but the undead have come to life in surprisingly popular ways in recent film and television.

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4. www.bbc.com › culture › articleWhy are zombies still so popular? - BBC

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   Oct 21, 2014 · When a botched science experiment, a radiation leak, or a glowing meteorite begins zombifying the populace, the result is a pandemic which leaves the world in chaos.

5. www.historicmysteries.com › history › history-ofHistory of Zombies from Ancient Times to Pop Culture

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   Oct 10, 2016 · What exactly is the worldwide history of zombies, and how did the concept make its way into mainstream pop culture? Throughout the history of zombies, the creatures have become important forms of entertainment.

6. www.bbc.com › 20150828-where-do-zombies-come-fromThe Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live and the US's troubling ...

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   Feb 26, 2024 · Zombies have a habit of coming back – as witnessed with the premiere of The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, a new spinoff series. They tap into trauma in US history.

7. www.kerrang.com › a-brief-history-of-zombies-inA brief history of zombies in pop culture - Kerrang!

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   Oct 14, 2021 · The comic series iZombie became a TV show, while The Walking Dead comic sold record amounts monthly and spawned a multimedia empire that is still growing.

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   Why was the Zombie created?

   • Not everyone had this pleasure though, as suicide was common amongst the slaves-- those who took their own lives would not be set free. Instead, they were sadly sentenced to prowl the Hispaniola plantations for the rest of time, trapped in their undead bodies. Thus, the zombie was created. All of Us Are Dead: Everything We Know

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   Are zombies a real thing?

   • The history of zombies around the world is a long one, and thus, it has inspired many depictions in popular culture. One of the very first fictional stories about the undead was Philinnion and Machates, written by Phlegon of Tralles, the Greek author of the Olympiads.

   History of Zombies from Ancient Times to Pop Culture

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   Do zombies come back?

   • Of which there are many: the original series ran from 2010 to 2022, becoming one of cable TV's biggest ever series, and has been revived many times since. Because one thing we know about the zombies is that they have the habit of always coming back. We are not done with this creature yet. More like this: - What will be the next Walking Dead?

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   Why do zombie fans love comedy Zombie Movies?

   • Zombie fans love comedy zombie movies, or 'zom-coms;' although everyone debates how they would handle a zombie apocolypse, the comedy stems from the unrealistic solutions that are presented to average people who aren't actually action stars.

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   Where did zombies come from?

   • The myth dates back to Haitian origins from the 17th and 18th Century. African slaves worked on sugar plantations, and the original zombie wasn’t like the gory, brain-obsessed ones that we know and love, but akin to the slaves who were tragically worked to death.

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   Why are zombie stories so popular?

   • Zombie stories give people the opportunity to witness the end of the world they’ve been secretly wondering about while, at the same time, allowing themselves to sleep at night because the catalyst of that end is fictional.”

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9. www.oxfordbibliographies.com › abstract › documentZombies in Cinema and Media - Oxford Bibliographies

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   Jun 27, 2017 · Zombies had a moment in the first decade of the 21st century. Whether this was the result of a reinvigorated interest in the boundary line between life and death due to advancements in medical technology, or was the fallout of apocalyptic panic brought on by the turn of the millennium, or whether it was, more simply, due to a capitalizing by ...