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zombie
A zombie (Haitian French: zombi, Haitian Creole: zonbi) is a fictional undead being created through the reanimation of a corpse. Zombies are most commonly found in horror and fantasy genre works. The term comes from Haitian folklore, in which a zombie is a dead body reanimated through various methods, most commonly magic. Modern depictions of the reanimation of the dead do not necessarily involve magic but often invoke science fictional methods such as carriers, radiation, mental diseases, vectors, pathogens, scientific accidents, etc.The English word "zombie" was first recorded in 1819, in a history of Brazil by the poet Robert Southey, in the form of "zombi". The Oxford English Dictionary gives the word's origin as West African, and compares it to the Kongo words nzambi (god) and zumbi (fetish). A Kimbundu-to-Portuguese dictionary from 1903 defines the related word nzumbi as soul, while a later Kimbundu–Portuguese dictionary defines it as being a "spirit that is supposed to wander the earth to torment the living."One of the first books to expose Western culture to the concept of the voodoo zombie was The Magic Island (1929) by W. B. Seabrook. This is the sensationalized account of a narrator who encounters voodoo cults in Haiti and their resurrected thralls. Time commented that the book "introduced 'zombi' into U.S. speech". Zombies have a complex literary heritage, with antecedents ranging from Richard Matheson and H. P. Lovecraft to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein drawing on European folklore of the undead. Victor Halperin directed White Zombie (1932), a horror film starring Bela Lugosi. Here zombies are depicted as mindless, unthinking henchmen under the spell of an evil magician. Zombies, often still using this voodoo-inspired rationale, were initially uncommon in cinema, but their appearances continued sporadically through the 1930s to the 1960s, with films including I Walked with a Zombie (1943) and Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959).
A new version of the zombie, inspired by, but distinct from, that described in Haitian folklore, emerged in popular culture during the latter half of the twentieth century. This interpretation of the zombie is drawn largely from George A. Romero's film Night of the Living Dead (1968), which was in turn partly inspired by Richard Matheson's novel I Am Legend (1954). The word zombie is not used in Night of the Living Dead but was applied later by fans. The monsters in the film and its sequels, such as Dawn of the Dead (1979) and Day of the Dead (1985), as well as its many inspired works, such as The Return of the Living Dead (1985) and Zombi 2 (1979), are usually hungry for human flesh, although Return of the Living Dead introduced the popular concept of zombies eating brains. The "zombie apocalypse" concept, in which the civilized world is brought low by a global zombie infestation, has since become a staple of modern popular art. After zombie films such as Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Michael Jackson's music video Thriller (1983), the genre waned for some years.
In the Far East during the late 1990s, the Japanese zombie video games Resident Evil and The House of the Dead were released. Additionally, The House of the Dead introduced a new type of zombie distinct from Romero's slow zombies: the fast running zombie. These games was followed by a wave of low-budget Asian zombie films such as the zombie comedy Bio Zombie (1998) and action film Versus (2000), and then a new wave of Western zombie films in the early 2000s, including films featuring fast running zombies such as 28 Days Later (2002), the Resident Evil and House of the Dead films, and the 2004 Dawn of the Dead remake, while the British film Shaun of the Dead (2004) was in the zombie comedy subgenre.
The late 2000s and 2010s saw the humanization and romanticization of the zombie archetype, with the zombies increasingly portrayed as friends and love interests for humans. Notable examples of the latter include movies Warm Bodies and Zombies, novels American Gods by Neil Gaiman, Generation Dead by Daniel Waters, and Bone Song by John Meaney, animated movie Corpse Bride, TV series Pushing Daisies and iZombie, and manga/anime series Sankarea: Undying Love. In this context, zombies are often seen as stand-ins for discriminated groups struggling for equality, and the human-zombie romantic relationship is interpreted as a metaphor for sexual liberation and taboo breaking (given that zombies are subject to wild desires and free from social conventions).
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A new bill has been introduced by AOC wanna-be congressman Frost to close the "Zombie gun" loophole.
Basically, retired/surplus LE and military firearms as well as seized and buyback program firearms must be fully destroyed. Including all parts and accessories that have now...
For sale:
One box of Hornady Zombie Max .45 ACP Ammo 185 Grain Z-MAX
This ammo has been discontinued and is somewhat of a collector's item
$60
I live in Hillsboro, and work in Clackamas, so meet up in those areas should be easy.
Story Time
When I got this revolver some 16 years ago I must be honest. It was very affordable and I have this thing of cheering for the under dog I also have a bit of OCD. The OCD does me well in the safety of reloading and tracking data, even in my log book I have the receipts of the firearms...
So, I picked up a book entitled American Zombie Gothic: The Rise and Fall (And Rise) of the Walking Dead in Popular Culture, by Kyle William Bishop (McFarland, 2010) that, as the title suggests, is a survey of zombie genre over the decades in our culture. Due to an insane schedule as of late...
Rare Zombie tech 2012 original run, body in great condition, blade has a little wear. No box.
$270 or trade toward Combat Troodon distressed, BH, Stormtrooper, Sandtrooper, zt 0100
On the hunt for a spikes tactical zombie lower receiver. Building an ar for the significant others birthday and would love to build it on one of these if I can find one for a fair price.
Hello NWF friends,
Trying to find at least one or two boxes of the Hornady Z-MAX / ZOMBIE MAX in 223.
Hoping someone out there has some laying around that they're interested in parting with. Ideally not grossly overpriced...
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Up for sale is an awesome AR build with a focus on close quarter battle. 100% of parts are brand new, with no shots through it. It’s got lights, lasers, an LPVO, excellent capacity and a super effective compensator to keep you clearing buildings with ease! Nothing wrong with it, just funding a...
Sig P238
Zombie
In mint condition
Comes with box, paperwork, standard and extended magazine, currently has VZ tactical grip.
Original “Zombie” green biohazard grips included.
650$ Cash
Located in Spokane, WA.
Spokes zombie lower enamel filled engraving built with an oregon rifle works lower parts kit..
Furniture was dyed off a set of MAGPUl sand furniture not painted so will not come off.
Oh ya mag as well
Would like to have a box or 2 just because...
I have 9mm FMJ(115gr and 124gr), Defence rounds.. Hornady FXT (115gr), Federal HST(150gr).
556(55gr) Winchester/Herters and IMI(62gr Green tip)
Thanks for looking...
Only 1 in stock!
$763 +bgc or shipping to local FFL
5" barrel
Matte black frame
Green zombie print on slide
Two different zombie images engraved in eachgrip side
Fully adjustable white outline rear sights
Dovetail front sights
3-notch rail
Beavertail grip safety
Angled serrations in front &...
Yes, that is correct! My favorite gun is a zombie green single shot, break barrel .410/45LC Super Comanche! Why you ask is this my favorite gun? Well look at this beauty to start off o_O it is an amazing work of art! I bought this gun for $89.98 many years ago. Although fun to shoot, the...
For sale my IV8888 heathen knife. Got in the man cans they do, but I have no need for it currently and will be moving soonish. Looks like its still in good condition. Asking $50 obo open to trades of any kind.
“A well regulated zombie response militia, necessary to the function of a zombie-free state, the right to keep and bare arms shall not be infringed...”
I’ve been locked in my apartment for so long now, I ran out of movies to watch and started doing some arts and crafts projects. I decided to...