ZomBcon. Zombie Research Society. Research|Penn State: Why are we so fascinated with zombies? With his 1968 film Night of the Living Dead, George Romero brought the concept of the slow-moving, flesh-eating zombie into mainstream American culture. From Michael Jackson's Thriller video to recent films like 28 Days Later, the zombie has continued to thrill and horrify audiences with the idea of the undead roaming the earth, searching for brains to devour. Is there any evidence of real zombies existing? And why are we so fascinated with them? Peter Dendle, author of The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia and associate professor of English at Penn State Mont Alto, studies zombies in movies and folklore. He believes that although it might be possible to produce a zombie-like state pharmacologically, Hollywood's zombies are a product of our imaginations.
Ethnobotanists and anthropologists have investigated reported cases of "zombification" in Haiti, says Dendle. In Japan, fugu, the flesh of the puffer fish, is a sought-after delicacy, though it can be lethal if prepared incorrectly. Zombie Proof House. Somehow, ritual drunk-conversation concerning team captains for the apocalypse has become a major part of the lives of 20-somethings. Having been matured in the Grandaddy-crowned masterpiece film (put “A.M. 180” on and forget that you have a job) 28 Days Later and the best-selling Zombie Survival Guide, we’re all a little too ready to deal with the 2012 zombie apocalypse of our dreams.
“The Safe House,” designed by KWK Promes, starts to get eerily close to something I could work with, if say 200 bludgeoned members of the undead army came over to eat their way into borrowing some sugar. “The most essential item for our clients was acquiring the feeling of maximum security,” begins the designers’ website in the summary of the structure. Who wouldn’t feel safe in a concrete rectangle that folds in upon itself to become completely sealed? Even the windows are covered with a slab of concrete when the structure is on nap time. Zombie Zone News | Zombie Movies | Zombie News | Best Zombie Site. Zombie Dickheads. Zombie Dickheads. Comic-con_2011_fearnet_catches_up_with_a_zombie_dickhead.