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THE LAST OF US and the Evolution of Zombies from Voodoo to Viral |2.8|
Manage episode 477495713 series 1045672
From vodou to viral spores, zombies have always evolved with us. In this week’s episode of Film on the Fringe, we uncover the real roots of the undead—myth, science, and metaphor.
🧟 Highlights & References:The Last of Us and the real-world science of Cordyceps fungus
White Zombie (1932) and the colonial legacy of the Haitian undead
Vodou, slavery, and the soul in Haitian cosmology
Clairvius Narcisse, Wade Davis, and The Serpent and the Rainbow
Romero’s undead allegories: race, consumerism, class warfare
28 Days Later, Shaun of the Dead, Warm Bodies, Kingdom, Train to Busan
Forgotten classics and deep cuts: Raising Stony Mayhall, Pontypool, The Night Eats the World
159 episodes
Manage episode 477495713 series 1045672
From vodou to viral spores, zombies have always evolved with us. In this week’s episode of Film on the Fringe, we uncover the real roots of the undead—myth, science, and metaphor.
🧟 Highlights & References:The Last of Us and the real-world science of Cordyceps fungus
White Zombie (1932) and the colonial legacy of the Haitian undead
Vodou, slavery, and the soul in Haitian cosmology
Clairvius Narcisse, Wade Davis, and The Serpent and the Rainbow
Romero’s undead allegories: race, consumerism, class warfare
28 Days Later, Shaun of the Dead, Warm Bodies, Kingdom, Train to Busan
Forgotten classics and deep cuts: Raising Stony Mayhall, Pontypool, The Night Eats the World
159 episodes
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