As a hard-core vampire fan, I've been curious as to why people have started going so hog-wild over zombies. I mean, who would choose a rotting corpse?
It has been brought to my attention that zombie fans are a lot like vampire fans.
When I see the word "vampire," thoughts come to mind. I think most people are the same. These thoughts are shaped from many books, movies, TV shows and other sources. Whether you're thinking tall, thin, bald head, long fingers and pointy ears or sexy and well dressed, it doesn't matter. Both forms are now widely accepted. But there are also mythological aspects of vampires. And let's not forget about the references to human sexuality!
For zombies, physical traits can come to mind too. Some things that come to my mind are puss, sores and missing body parts. But I might be biased! Anyway, it has been brought to my attention that an underlying aspect of planning for a Zombie Apocalypse has its uses too. While a person imagines what they might need if zombies ever try to take over the world, a lot of the supplies they may take along with them would probably also be needed during a natural disaster (hurricane, tornado, other evacuation). Planning for a Zombie Apocalypse can therefore help people plan for disasters of many kinds.
If you have something to add, please leave a comment for me. You may also leave a comment if you are feeling the need to defend zombies everywhere. However, I'm pretty sure I'll be sticking with the vampires!
I would have to say that Zombies are scarier in a bloody/gutsy/gory sense. However, I also prefer vampires. They are scary, but in a kind of attractive way if that makes sense? I like the "Interview with the Vampire" (Brad Pitt... sigh) appearance more than more modern "teen-vampire" type movies or books. I think the reason I prefer vampires is partly because of their mythological pasts and their aura of sexuality. You make some good points about preparation for a Zombie apocalypse though, preparing for that could also help someone prepare for some kinds of natural disasters. :)
ReplyDeleteI liked "Interview With the Vampire" too. And if you're speaking of sparkly vampires, I have to agree with you! No matter how pretty vampires appear, they are supposed to be dangerous....
ReplyDeleteExactly. And I think Brad Pitt perfectly pulled off that vampiric combo of sexy and dangerous lol.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a die-hard zombie fan, but I've definitely seen how they can be fun to read and write about.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite authors writes about zombies and I find it enjoyable. But it's that author's vampires that draw me in.
DeleteI agree. Vampires (the non-sparkly ones) have mega-hot potential -- mysterious, well-versed, wise and sure of themselves. The very grown up version of the ultimate bad boy -- dangerous and untamed. Of course we like them!
ReplyDeleteZombies. Well, funny you should bring this up. As I was recently watching Zombieland I was asking the very same question, "what's the fascination?" I think it's because we can kill a zombie with no remorse, no question...everyone understands you must obliterate the zombie, no hard feelings. They are already dead, so it's not murder. It's survival at it's finest and you can laugh at them in the process because they have no feelings, no life. You can be a hero in the rawest form...all in the name of saving mankind.
I like that idea...that you can be a hero by killing zombies. As for the ultimate bad boy--I'm creating one now!
DeleteThe world of monsters seems to go through cycles of popularity. Vampires had their fifteen minutes of fame, werewolves, then wizards/witches and now Zombies. They will all come back around again with moments of interjection by those other monsters who get neglected... gargoyles, sasquatch, chupacabra and on and on.
ReplyDeleteHowever... allow me to say: Vamps rule! All others are just stuffing for dirt rooms.
As pretty much a life-long vamp lover, it always makes me laugh when the vampire is brought up again after a while. I'm just like...uh, yeah, where've you been?
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