A History of Zombies

by



Try Rocket Money for free: https://RocketMoney.com/INTELEXUAL

In what was supposed to be a 20-minute video, I discuss the ways that zombies (and other revenants) have evolved in folklore, pop culture, and history. What did Zora Neale Hurston, Wade Davis, and William Seabrook find when they visited Haiti? How did other Haitian events– revolution, stigma about voodoo, American occupation in 1915, dictatorships– shape beliefs and fuel urban legend? How did zombies go from enslaved workers to bloodthirsty plague carriers?

[The Walking Dead, Article 249, Article 246., White Zombie, Bela Lugosi, Dracula, Halloween history, scary history, spooky history, Haitian history, American History, Jean Jacques Dessalines, Papa Doc Duvalier, Michael Jackson Thriller, tetrodoxin, the last of us, the making of Michael Jackson’s Thriller, Baron Samedi, how to pronounce Baron Samedi, Tell My Horse, Duane Jones, Black horror history, Sugar Hill Zombies, Of Mules and Men, black folklore, black history, zombification, night of the living dead, George Romero, zombie science, zombie apocalypse, zombie survival, Max Brooks, World War Z, Brad Pitt, Tony Todd, Dawn of The Dead, Dawn of The Dead Mall, Tom Savini, Greg Nicotero, Wiedergänger, vrykolakas, draugr, gjengangers, jiangshi, hopping vampire, taoism, sorcery, qing dynasty, headless horsemen, ghost stories, nzambi, zumbi, bokor, ti bon ange, gros bon ange, horror history, horror movie history, the evil dead]

Love the content? Support for $1/month on https://patreon.com/intelexualmedia

Sources, essays, exclusive videos, a podcast, reading lists, and much more are available ON PATREON.

0:00– INTRO
2:02– Revenants in World History
7:02– The Haitian Zombi– Real or Fake?
22:03– 1960s-70s Zombies
27:17– 80s Zombies and Thriller
29:08– 90s-2000s Zombies and Plagues/Terrorism
32:36– Zombies Go Viral
36:13– The Walking Dead Phenomenon
41:13– More Zombies and Conclusion

source

35 thoughts on “A History of Zombies”

  5. Very much appreciate this full review of zombies! I will say, I have heard from some Indigenous comrades, that saying the word describing that creature, W, basically calls those creatures' attention to you. Whether you believe it or not doesn't matter so far as respecting that belief. I would imagine saying it with a bleep in the middle or something might work? Unsure.

    For an even more updated version of the zombie, I wonder what will come about for Long Covid. Cuz gods damn, does it make me disassociate & the brain fog, uggggggh…

    Reply

  11. I love the camp of the resident evil games. Spin kicking tf out of a door for no reason? Yes. Doing a flip out of nowhere? Yes! The remakes have been a blast, especially 4. I highly recommend the animated resident evil movies if you haven't seen them, they're fun and over the top.

    Reply

  17. i used to have a real bad phobia about zombies for a long time. your friends and family turning in to that and the fall of civilization and society terrified me. somebody asked me to watch the walking dead and it raised anxiety so much. after a while though it stopped being scary because the walkers just started to feel like another negative familiar force of nature in the world, like hurricanes or earthquakes, and humans turned into the true monsters of the show.

    telltale the walking dead is my favorite game to watch people play online. i really like seeing everybody's choices and alternate outcomes that i never saw before.

    Reply

  20. I got so excited at the mention of TWD and the clips gave me like nostalgia chills 😂 girl,that is my SHOW! It was SO good! I need to start my yearly rewatch lol
    Amazing work as usual! I love your videos because I ALWAYS learn something! 🥰💚

    Reply

  27. We had a good discussion in class regarding the Night of the Living Dead. Based on the word usage, the killing of Ben was intentional. They knew he wasn't dead and killed him anyway.

    Reply

Leave a Comment