Tag: horror
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The Basis For R140—It’s Not So Fictional
R140 may be fictional—but the biology that inspired it is uncomfortably real. Classic rabies and its “rabies-like” relatives (lyssaviruses) can drive terrifying symptoms: choking spasms, hydrophobia, uncontrolled drooling, and behavior that eerily resembles the “infected” in zombie films. This essay explores how wealthy countries contain rare human cases, what happens where resources are limited, and…
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The Difference Between the Undead and the Infected
This issue practically causes brawls in the zombie fan world. The author is well aware. Sadly, she has inadvertently added to the controversy by characters referring to the Infected as “Zombies.”
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Zombie Stuff!
In Book One, both Chris and Matt demand the infected aren’t ‘zombies’ because they are not dead. This is a common perception. “Zombies and the Infected … what’s the difference?” Zombiepedia’s definition of the ‘Infected’ The History of Zombies The zombie apocalypse genre begins with Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968). The American media…
