We talk about modern day zombie stories such as 28 Days Later and The Walking Dead. We also discuss how zombie stories give us a safe way to explore fears about the apocalypse and the "zombie as comedy" trend.

If you want to read the article that we quoted from in the intro, it can be found here

Books and movies discussed in the show:

• The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman
• Fido
• World War Z by Max Brooks
• Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
• Shaun of the Dead
• 28 Days Later

The Know Fear Cast is hosted by Mel, Lisa, and Matt.

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Mixed and edited by Matt
Theme music composed by Matt