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Type(s) |
Undead |
Source |
Haitian folklore |
Scale |
medium |
Other names |
Zombi, Zonbi |
Similar creature(s) |
Lich, Skeleton, Ghoul, Draugr, Mummy |
Zombies are walking walking corpses often reanimated by necromancers, witchdoctors or simply through diseases and parasites. They are generally only capable of acting on simple instructions. Most use weaponry like swords, clubs or their bare hands. They are often have an insatiable hunger for human flesh.
Source[ | ]
Zombies originate from Haitian folklore. The first use of the word, dates back to 1819.
Media[ | ]
Zombies appear in the following media:
Music and Musicvideos[ | ]
- Thriller - (1983) Michael Jackson
- Zombie - (1994) The Cranberries
- Junge - (2007) Die Ärzte
- White Zombie is a heavy metal band from New York City. The band was co-founded by Rob Zombie.
Books[ | ]
- "Voodoo Hoodoo" - a Disney comic story by Cark Barks from 1949. Bombie the Zombie walks through Duckburg, and soon the Duck family must face a terrible curse, which actually was intended for Uncle Scrooge, but affects Donald Duck instead.
- I Am a Hero (アイアムアヒーロー), a manga, released from 2009 - 2017, created by Kengo Hanazawa.
- Biomega (バイオメガ), a cyberpunk action manga created by Tsutomu Nihei.
- Hellsing (ヘルシング), a manga series created by Kouta Hirano.
Films and Series[ | ]
- White Zombie - (1932) starring Bela Lugosi
- Night of the Living Dead - (1968) by George A. Romero
- The Evil Dead - (1981) by Sam Raimi, starring Bruce Campbell
- Evil Dead II - (1987) by Sam Raimi, starring Bruce Campbell
- Army of Darkness - (1992) - by Sam Raimi/Ivan Raimi, starring Bruce Campbell
- Dawn of the Dead (1978) and the remake (2004)
- Shawn of the Dead (2004)
- Night of the Living Dead - (1968)
- The Walking Dead (2010) - TV-Series
- Ash vs Evil Dead TV Series (2015–?)
- Paura nella città dei morti viventi - (Italy, 1980) - USA titles: City of the Living Dead, The Gates of Hell, Twilight of the Dead. World-wide english title: City of the Living Dead. This movie was banned in several countries or heavily cut.
- Braindead - (1992) directed by Peter Jackson. This New Zealand Horror comedy got banned in several countries or heavily cut.
Games[ | ]
- 7 Days to Die
- Adventurer Manager
- Akaneiro: Demon Hunters
- A Wizard's Lizard
- Barter Empire
- Blocker
- Cabal Online
- Cards and Castles
- Chronicle: RuneScape Legends
- Craft The World
- Crowfall
- Crypt of the NecroDancer
- Cube World
- DayZ
- Deadbolt
- Dead Matter
- Dead State
- Decimation
- Diablo
- Diablo II
- Diablo III
- Dying Light
- Eador
- Edge of Space
- Elemental Kingdoms
- Garadom Online
- Gems of War
- Guild of Dungeoneering
- Guild Wars
- H1z1
- Has-Been Heroes
- Hazard Ops
- Heroes of Might and Magic II
- Heroes of Might and Magic III
- Heroes of Might and Magic IV
- Heroes of Might and Magic V
- Hero's Song
- Hex: Shards of Fate
- How to Survive
- Hordes.IO
- Human Element
- Infestation
- Infinity Wars
- Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls
- Killing Floor 2
- LEGO Worlds
- Lifeless
- Magicka
- Might & Magic: Duel of Champions
- Minecraft
- Monkey King Online
- Monster Madness Online
- Mordheim: City of the Damned
- Nova Blitz
- Of Guards and Thieves
- Organ Trail
- Overkill's The Walking Dead
- Path of Exile
- Pit People
- Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare
- Plants vs. Zombies Heroes
- Ragnarok
- Ray's The Dead
- Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville
- Relics of Gods
- Rift
- Rogue Legacy
- Romero's Aftermath
- RuneScape: Idle Adventures
- Runes of Magic
- Rust
- Skyrim
- State of Decay
- Stonehearth
- Super Stickman Golf
- Survive
- Sword Coast Legends
- Terraria
- Terraria: GRealm
- The Dead Linger
- The Final Station
- The Metronomicon
- The Sandbox
- The Ultimatest Battle (Wiki is in French)
- Titan Quest
- Total War: Warhammer
- Towns
- Trapped Dead
- Tree of Life
- Unturned
- World of Warcraft
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Novels[ | ]
- Berserk
Other[ | ]
- Zombie cocktail, which was invented 1934 by Donn Beach. It is made of fruit juice, various rums and liqueurs.
- Artist Rob Zombie, was going by the name of Cummings, before he renamed himself to "Zombie".