Comments on: Why Zombies? – Part 1

By: Zombies, as social commentary. « Shoes Never Worn

Zombies, as social commentary. « Shoes Never Worn — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:04:10 +0000

[...] Photo Credit: Jonathan Maberry [...]

By: Matthew Bradley

Matthew Bradley — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:03:14 +0000

FYI, RICHARD MATHESON ON SCREEN is tentatively due out in early October. Of course, you can always pre-order it.

http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-4216-4

By: Supernatural Showdown – Spotlight on Jonathan Maberry

Supernatural Showdown – Spotlight on Jonathan Maberry — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 06:46:41 +0000

[...] Why Zombies? Part 1 [...]

By: Melanie Jackson

Melanie Jackson — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:57:09 +0000

Zombie stories make a lot of sense if you replace ‘zombie’ with some other horrific pandemic. How would we cope in a worldwide medical crisis? Could we kill loved ones if it meant saving the rest of our family? Would soldiers and police be able to turn weapons on civilians? It’s easy to shoot at Godzilla or Morlocks– could we kill our spouse or child if survival depended on it? For me, nothing is more terrifying.

By: Why Zombies? – Part 2

Why Zombies? – Part 2 — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:36:04 +0000

[...] responses that I broke the blog into two parts. If you missed part one, here’s the link to Why Zombies? – Part 1. And here’s part two. It includes comments from Joe McKinney, John A. Russo (co-writer [...]

By: Martin Rose

Martin Rose — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:17:13 +0000

Very cool panel! It’s the psychology — or maybe lack thereof — that people are constantly trying to understand, and draws us to the subject of zombies unrelentingly. Though I always suspected it’s a hold-over fear from the Dark Ages, back when lepers used to roam the streets and were forced to cloak themselves to hide their rotting flesh and ring a bell to announce their condition to the world. St. Vitus dance, anyone?

Can’t wait to eat — er, read, more!

By: Matthew Bradley

Matthew Bradley — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:10:04 +0000

Let’s not forget that although the book concerned vampires rather than zombies, Romero’s seminal NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD was inspired by Richard Matheson’s novel I AM LEGEND. Although the definitive feature-film version has yet to be made, THE LAST MAN ON EARTH was extremely faithful, and its shambling vampires may have influenced Romero as well. Interested parties can read about all three versions in my forthcoming book RICHARD MATHESON ON SCREEN.

By: maberry

maberry — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:55:14 +0000

And we have a slew of other zombie experts on deck for the second installment.

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Tweets that mention Why do people love zombies? -- Topsy.com — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:12:18 +0000

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By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:37:22 +0000

Excellent work.