Zombies!Love em or hate em they are fascinating. Or rather the creation of them is. They were created by pure human imagination inspired by hideous encounters and gruesome nightmares dating back to the earliest mysticism.
http://www.paranormalhaze.com/the-evolution-of-the-zombie/
Intrinsically linked are the more recent and appropriately industrial visions like Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. We explore the concept of what is behind that unfocused gaze, hypothesise on how- with our scientific understanding- a 'zombie' outbreak could actually happen. This in itself isn't even the fascinating bit. What is truly wonderful about the human mind is that we then took these stories and beliefs, took the fear that has built up over generations and turned it into ENTERTAINMENT! We recreate our nightmare and broadcast it across the globe for millions to then watch... For fun?! What does this say about the human psyche? We create a being, we terrorise ourselves silly with it and then we produce life like versions of it for fun. Better still is the bizarre market for "Zombie Survival Kits'. After creating this being we now have weapons, tactics, badges, warning signs and websites devoted to exterminating our own creation. Is mankind really this in need of conflict? That we create enemies where there are none. Or did this kind of speculation help us evolve? Was it that forward thinking imagination that enabled us to think ahead of our predators and invent things like agriculture...
Spare a thought for our creations, the product of our chaotic and beautiful mind. That target we've created to pour our aggressions and fears upon. Love em or hate em. They are fascinating.
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