Zombies Rule! – Why the Undead Undo Me

“I think that most people would rather face the light of a real enemy than the darkness of their imagined fears.”
― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

In previous posts, I often list zombies as a possible writing topic. I find it hard to believe that others do not share my absolute love for all things zombies! They are the ultimate threat to society and humanity. They are the ultimate villain who could take down Darth Vader or Khan (Voldemort couldn’t Avada Kedavra his way out of a zombie attack). The paradox itself is what makes zombies so great. Just because they are rotting and falling apart doesn’t diminish my awe.

While watching The Walking Dead with friends recently, we all decided to break down the origin of zombies. From our own knowledge without Wikipedia, we came up with the voodoo sense…