Befitting their name, the Walking Dead seem to never die. They've dominated our movie screens for decades, dug themselves into our games and infected our comic books.

Their history however, goes back much further and is as foul as the creatures themselves. Also, it might just be a little racist...

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More info and links for curious minds:

• Allkins, Kyle (2010) “Those Things” and “You People”: Issues of Racism in Zombie Cinema. In Oakland Journal, 19. 112-124.
• History.com (2017). Zombies.
• Lizardi, Ryan (2009). The Zombie Media Monster and its Evolution as a Sign and Historical Allegory. [Master Thesis in Media Studies; The Pennylvania State University]. PennState University Libraries Electronic Theses and Dissertations for Graduate School.
• Crockett, Zachary & Zaracina, Javier (2016). How the zombie represents America’s deepest fears. VOX.

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