Monday, August 27, 2012

Zombie allusions: They just keep on coming-just another punching bag?

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20120827/PRIME05/308270045/Taking-stab-explaining-why-we-love-zombies?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFeatures


Taking a stab at explaining why we love zombies




That “generic” quality makes the undead convenient, if slightly disgusting, tools for exploring lots of not-so-comfortable topics like natural disasters, politics, poverty or whatever fears and issues happen to be troubling society as a whole.
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“People (don’t) really want to deal with their fears,” Vice said. “They need, not necessarily a scapegoat, but ... something they can put that fear into that’s an expression of it.”

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