[/caption]Since zombies have exploded exponentially in recent years I though I look around for more ideas about them. Not that long ago I wrote a paper Called “They’re Coming to Get You, Barbara: The Changing Role of Women in George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead.” When I wrote that paper and sent it to conference there was almost no research on zombie films. Between the internet and the zombies zeitgeist there are millions of papers, essay, and articles about zombies now. O f course, not everything out there is academic in nature, there's is badly written fan fiction, movie reviews, attempts at cultural criticism, and some I'm not sure what to call. Like the excerpt below, it's a fun read not to be taken too seriously. At least I hope the author didn't mean it to be taken too seriously. [caption id="attachment_253" align="alignleft" width="137" caption="From the remake of Night"]
[/caption]The Zombies Are Coming! the Zombies Are Coming!
Has the zombie apocalypse begun - in America's heartland no less? A local television station in southern Illinois reported on April 9 that a man attacked and bit four women in Franklin County in southern Illinois the
evening before. The news report stated that the biting man was so out-of-control, authorities who responded at the scene of the attack attempted to subdue him with a tazer but it seemed to have no effect on him.
All of this is typical zombie behavior: A desire to eat human flesh and a seeming inability to be stopped by conventional methods.
Southern Illinois is a beautiful area that is known for its unusual natural landscapes and scenery. Apparently, southern Illinois can now boast that zombies are part of the scenery. For those of us who have been preparing for such an event, it is surprising that it could start in our area.
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