The zombie, among other "undead" monsters, is the definitive horror
creature thanks to its abject existence - robbed of identity, neither fully
dead nor fully alive, neither clever nor resourceful, and driven only by its
hunger for flesh. Victims turn into zombies when caught, thus the central
dilemma of zombie films is that the survivor must outrun the zombie.
Horror-based transformation, conveyed by loss of self-control is a state in
which both monster and victim can find themselves, and neither is as
powerful or as helpless as we expect. Horror fans and viewers may find humor
in the horror precisely when the artifice is revealed.
MANIK,AUGUST 2006.
The zombie
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At 10:11 04.08.2006, you wrote:
> The zombie, among other "undead" monsters, is the definitive horror
>creature thanks to its abject existence - robbed of identity, neither fully
>dead nor fully alive, neither clever nor resourceful, and driven only by its
>hunger for flesh. Victims turn into zombies when caught, thus the central
>dilemma of zombie films is that the survivor must outrun the zombie.
>Horror-based transformation, conveyed by loss of self-control is a state in
>which both monster and victim can find themselves, and neither is as
>powerful or as helpless as we expect. Horror fans and viewers may find humor
>in the horror precisely when the artifice is revealed.
> MANIK,AUGUST 2006.
>
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