Instead, post-1930s zombie tales often use a viral, bacterial, or chemical cause. Modern zombie tales would move further away from bewitched, cursed people zombies. ‘Night Of The Living Dead’ from 1968 brought zombies back again. ‘White Zombie’ released in 1932 was one of the first big zombie features. Imagination was sparked, and many writers would use the basic idea of reanimated or drugged ‘zombies’ from here.įilm would follow. The next popular, credited early use appeared in ‘The Magic Island’ by WB Seabrook in 1929. In English, the word ‘zombi’ was used in poet Robert Southey’s ‘ A History Of Brazil‘ between 1810 to 1819. Like vampires, early zombie legends contained the common element of fear.Įarly zombie stories travelled with victims of the slave trade, and the story would spread and evolve.
Tales of corpses brought to life exist in other legends, including South African and Brazilian myths. Proposed theories about the origin of zombies point to Haitian voodoo, which tells of corpses brought back by priests – usually to serve, or do evil deeds. Dissecting Zombies in Fiction Writing A Grand Zombie History Here’s where zombie stories come from, and which techniques can help you to craft a great zombie tale. Many blended genre forms exist now, including romance, horror, and action. Western zombie stories shot to public attention from the 1800s. While not always popular, zombie tales rise from the grave every so often. Zombie stories are a fan favourite, and a writer’s playground.
In this post, we explore the history and technique of using zombies in fiction. Could things get any worse than getting turned into the living dead and having the hots for a vampire? Yeah, they can. James, but he’s got more secrets than she thought. She escapes from the mad scientists with the help of St. Undead But when Sam wakes up, she’s got super-strength, super-speed, and an appetite that won’t quit. And Sam knows what happens to guinea pigs when the experiment’s done. Until she’s kidnapped by a bunch of crazy scientists to be the guinea pig in their bizarro experiment. Until her LAPD contact is murdered in front of her. Until her editor nixes the piece without a reason. James, who saved a pregnant actress from an apocalyptic cult, should have been an easy story.
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