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Zombies have largely been myths and legends over the years. People have disregarded them as nothing more than fictional mayhem, a fun little scare to conjure during the late autumn months when the pumpkins ripen and the corn is ready to eat.
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But we're now finally taking them seriously. We're preparing for them. In fact, today in San Diego, hundreds of Marines, Sailors, Soldiers, police, firefighters and folks from other disaster response organizations will conduct Zombie Apocalypse Training. That's right - real life training for a zombie apocalypse. Their goal is to train for preparedness in the case of a natural or man-made disaster. Or, you know, a zombie outbreak.
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So what makes a zombie tick? Why do they act the way they do? They're slow, shambling, stumbling; they're after your brains. But why? Steven Schlozman, MD, an assistant medical professor at Harvard Medical School explains:
Well, that was comforting. Or disturbing. Whichever. If it helps prepare you in any way for the impending apocalypse, I have done my job, and I'm proud of that. Helping humanity through troubling times. That's my job. That and occasionally scaring the bejeezus out of folks.
But how did zombies get that way? We've heard of zombies for centuries. There has to be some kernel of truth behind the legends, some ghost of reality that caused people to repeat these stories and perpetuate the myths. Let's go to Haiti to find out:
Again, a bit disturbing. But on Halloween, that's a good thing, right? I think so. In fact, what's the holiday without a whole lot of gore and a little terror, anyway? If you aren't scared at least once today, you're not living.
We plan on getting scared. Plenty. We have a list of great horror movies lined up for tonight, including some pretty good zombie flicks like Zombieland and Shaun of the Dead. Yea, we like a little comedy with our horror around these parts.
How about you?
Update: The House of Dalar was in full zombie mode last night. Those little trick-or-treaters really earned their candy, let me tell you!
Zombieland and Shaun are both superb films. However, you can't go wrong with the grandaddy of all zombie films.
ReplyDeleteNight of the Living Dead.
Most definitely, Luke! There are a number of good zombie flicks now, enough for a good marathon night of them, which is always a good thing.
ReplyDeleteOf course, you're functioning like a zombie the next morning...
I watched Cockneys Vs Zombies recently. Not a classic, but worth checking out. And Juan of the Dead is a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteHaven't watched either actually, so I guess I'd better get busy at it.
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