zombies

Zombies are fictional creatures representing reanimated corpses brought back to life by an outside force (voodoo magic, radiation, scientific experimentation, viral infection, etc.) whose sole purpose is to consume or infect the maximum amount of humans. People who are listless, inactive and apathetic but otherwise demonstrating obvious signs of life may also be called zombies metaphorically. Zombies may be viewed as a critique of the mindless masses prone to groupthink. Zombies are popular in modern culture, especially in horror. The migration of the zombie metaphor from Haitian voodoo beliefs into modern horror cinema is largely attributed to the political and social weight of George Romero’s Night Of The Living Dead. Modern interpretations of the genre take the form of philosophical films on the human condition such as 28 Days Later or commercial blockbusters such as Resident Evil: Afterlife or Zombieland. Zombies are a recurring subject of TV shows, comic books, pop songs and computer games, as well serious academic research. The concept of a possible zombie apocalypse is popular with zombie fans using zombie walks, survival games and guides for entertainment, social and political commentary or homage to their favorite works of art on zombies.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “zombies”

• in Videos
  LHC Scientists Create Zombie Movie to Promote Physics (Full Video)
  Physicists at CERN created their very own zombie film, to promote awareness and interest in particle physics. Watch out for those Higgs Boson particles!
  by dopodomani / on Dec 18, 2012
• in Lifestyle
  Undead Trend: Zombifying Your Wedding
  A new trend in weddings just might make them a whole lot more fun to attend. Or scary, depending on your point of view.
  by dopodomani / on Oct 20, 2012
• in Entertainment
  IDW Publishing - New Release Reviews For August 1, 2012
  A Weekly Review Of IDW Publishing's Newest Releases So You Don't Waste Your Time
  by zacharyhunchar / on Aug 1, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “zombies”

 

• Plants vs. Zombies 4.9.8 APK Full

  
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  Plants vs. Zombies 4.9.8 APK Full. A mob of fun-loving zombies is about to invade your home, and your only defense is an arsenal of 49 zombie-zapping plants. Use peashooters, wall-nuts, cherry bombs and more to slow down, confuse, weaken and crush 26 types of zombies before they reach your front door. One of the best ...
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• Top o’ Dave’s Stack – Wednesday 6/19

  
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  MORBIUS THE LIVING VAMPIRE #6 Writer: Joe Keatinge Artist: Valentine De Landro Marvel Comics | comic | $2.99 Vampires, vampires, vampires–if it’s not zombies, then it’s vampires in movies, books, and comics. How do you a fresh take? Well, Morbius is  a science fiction based vampire and not a supernatural one. ...
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• WORLD WAR Z Movie, Zombies on Crack, Brad Pitt’s Sick Book of Revelations!

  
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  In the new movie, World War Z, it’s Brad Pitt against the Zombies. The hotly anticipated but troubled film, finally hits the silver screen this weekend. Will World War Z, smash box office records or will Superman crash Pitt’s premiere party. In his new film, Brad Pitt stars as an ex-United Nations employee racing ...
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• REVIEW: The Tower in the Woods by Tara Quan

  
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  The Tower in the Woods   by Tara Quan (Undead Fairy Tales #1) Liquid Silver Books (January 2013) Ebook, 89 pages Erotic Zombie-Apocalyptic Romance The Tower in the Woods by Tara Quan is a paranormal romance with an interesting premise. It is a spin on the Rapunzel fairy tale but set in a post zombie apocalyptic ...
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• THE SUBWAY RIDERS TALE

  
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  Or, Public Transportation Is Crazy Sometimes. By Alisha Giampola (Actor) One morning a few months ago, I got on the train to go to work. Like most morning commutes on the MTA in the winter are, it was cold and damp and crowded and everything smelled faintly of onions. I transfer at 42nd Street, and as we slowly rolled ...
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• Flatbush ZOMBiES – D.R.U.G.S.

  
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  Mp3 Download Flatbush ZOMBiES – D.R.U.G.S. (2012) from mp3boo.com FREE!! Tracklist: 01. Intro (Prod. By Erick Arc Elliott) 02. Breakfast AT ePiffanies feat. Erick Arc Elliott (Prod. By Erick Arc Elliott) 03. Mary, Nothing Above Thee (Prod. By Erick Arc Elliott) 04. Al Bundy (Prod. By Darko) 05. S.C.O.S.A. (Prod. By ...
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• Shop and drop zombies?

  
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  Ok... really? Just found this site where, yes, you too can fight zombies - just like in the movies! UK - fight zombies in a shopping mall . And its 139 pounds (about $150). Worth it? Would you pay it? Is this going too far? I like haunted houses and a good scare but... Day of the Dead anyone? Is this getting too ...
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• The Evil Within: Survival Horror Gaming on id Tech 5 Engine

  
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  The Evil Within will be one of the biggest games of 2014. Continued here: The Evil Within: Survival Horror Gaming on id Tech 5 Engine
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• Tuesday News: Literary Skeumorphism; Zombies; and Kobo’s data partnership with Google

  
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  Are We Subjected To Literary Skeuomorphism? – This is a hard to read (black background, white text) short blog entry about the idea of literary skeuomorphism or how authors use something familiar to introduce readers to something unknown. This is actually something that Meljean Brook admitted doing in her first ...
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• New Audio: Flatbush Zombies – “Palm Trees”

  
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  New Audio: Flatbush Zombies – “Palm Trees” Flatbush Zombies have been a bit quiet for the past few months, but the Brooklyn oddball posse is back on the scene with some new-new for their fanbase in the form of “Palm Trees.” An ode to the beautiful powers of Mary Jane, produced by member Erick Arc ...
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• Zombiewood Review (GameWoof)

  
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  Zombiewood: Zombies in L.A. is, on the surface, a fairly basic Zombie themed dual-stick shooter. Players take control of a newly hired stuntman and will go through various scenes (think levels) of different movies (think worlds) and will have to complete certain tasks. Sometimes it will be to survive a certain ...
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• Flatbush ZOMBiES – Palm Trees

  
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  Flatbush ZOMBiES Twitter Flatbush ZOMBiES F’book Flatbush ZOMBiES Bio Morning HipHop heads, today we bring you some fresh new Flatbush ZOMBiES and their latest song, taken from the forthcoming Better Off Dead project. Produced by group member Erick Arc Elliott, “Palm Trees” boasts a smooth ...
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• BONEFEVER • by Katherine Hart

  
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  The bite didn’t look bad. Clarissa touched the skin around the wound — warm, swollen, coagulated blood gathering at the outer edges. She rubbed her fingers against her jeans, fresh blood atop older stains from spilled coffee and dirt from rolling under bushes. Jed passed her a bottle of water. “Maybe you should ...
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• Zombiewood Zombies IN L.A MOD APK 1.0.9 (Unlimited Gold Coins+Money)

  
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  Zombiewood Zombies 1.0.9 MOD APK+DATAWhat’s in this version: 1.0.9Something BIG has arrived in Zombiewood! Now you don’t have to destroy zombies all on your lonesome……
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• Summer of Zombies - Julianne Snow talks Zombie and Days with the Undead

  
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   Welcome to part of the Summer of Zombies Blog Tour   on Facebook featuring nine zombie authors. (No theyre not zombies, but they write about zombies.) Today we welcome Julianne Snow, author of Days with the Undead: Book One  who is letting her character Julie do the talking today. About DAYS WITH THE ...
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• E3 2013: Dead Rising 3 Impressions

  
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  Capcom’s zombie series that captivated their audience by allowing you to survive in a mall on the release of the original Xbox has lost a lot of steam since then....
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• Statik Selektah Ft. Smif N Wessun & Flatbush Zombies – “Camoflauge Dons”

  
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  Two generations of outlandish Brooklyn cliques are most definitely in the house for the latest leak off Statik Selektah’s upcoming Extended Play project, due Tuesday. Luckily for listeners, the Beantown board bully brought the heat needed to omit the grimiest cut possible. Slicing up soundwaves with a witches ...
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• SOLICITATIONS: Dynamite announces The Mocking Dead

  
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  Press Release From the New York Times bestselling writer of the Marvel Zombies series comes a gut-splitting (then eating) comedy!  From acclaimed Marvel Zombies writer Fred Van Lente comes The Mocking Dead!  The Mocking Dead is a tongue-in-cheek look at … The post SOLICITATIONS: Dynamite announces The Mocking ...
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• Stealth Media Group Prepares ‘Bullets For The Dead’

  
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  Are you ready for a fun new zombie themed western? Well it looks as if one, Bullets for the Dead, was just picked up by Stealth Media Group and is a $2 million dollar budgeted zombie movie being filmed in Queensland, Australia this July. Unfortunately we don’t have a targeted release date quite yet or if this is ...
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• How Hollywood Ended the World

  
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  With summer movie releases like World War Z, This is the End, Pacific Rim and After Earth, Hollwood reveals an obsession with the apocalypse. But there’s a long tradition of movies ending the world.
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