A Zombified Deep Dive

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Hi and howdy. This is a video digging deep into my favorite horror monster, the Zombie. From looking into its historical origins, to its breakout role, and every step between there and now to look at how the Zombie has changed throughout the years. From 1968 to 2023, here a deep dive into the Zombie from the perspective of various games, films, and tv shows.
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Links to further reading on the history of Zombies and Haitian Vodou:
A Zombie is a Slave forever by Amy Wilentz: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/opinion/a-zombie-is-a-slave-forever.html
Response to “I Walked With a Zombie” by Amy Wilentz- https://amywilentz.com/response-to-i-walked-with-a-zombie/
PDF Collection of the visual art of Haitian Vodou, specific chapter by Elizabeth McAlister – https://digitalcollections.wesleyan.edu/object/relifp-22

Video Links:
Halloween Special: H.P. Lovecraft: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmdzptbykzI
A Thorough Look At Resident Evil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZUwmfeHB58
how TV screens made watching movies worse – (2D version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFGKc69RN7c
The Children of Left 4 Dead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0EMxOL_cuQ
ENDING | Happiness of the Dead by Shiyui | Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead | VIZ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL8IcVKhf1w

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:54 The Historical Zombie
02:56 Night of the Living Dead
07:02 Zombie Media 1969-1985
08:15 Resident Evil
11:55 Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
12:17 28 Days Later & the Return to Mainstream
13:21 Shaun of the Dead
14:04 Dead Rising 2
16:04 I Am Legend (2007)
19:32 Dead Space
20:23 Zombieland
21:18 The Walking Dead & The Last of Us
24:08 Warm Bodies
27:39 Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
30:34 Zom 100: Work
32:44 Zom 100: The Zombies
34:55 Zombies Can’t Escape History
37:20 Conclusion

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20 thoughts on “A Zombified Deep Dive”

  4. I adored everything about your video, it does an amazing job at explaining all their history and I adore how fresh new takes on the genre can get.

    Though the one HUGE issue I have with the genre is when the story gives the protagonists superpowers from the infection and even more when they start saying "the virus is not an infection but a cure!" like "Dead Rising (last one)", "Dead Island" and "Dying light", every one of them had nice premises but the moment they did that I felt like I didn't watch a zombie game but instead a marvel superhero bit with some blood inbetween.

    Outta curiosity what do you think about the virus giving to some people superpowers?

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  6. Hey dude just wanted to say you are by far my favourite media analyst, keep it up man this is sick

    edit: also idk if you are into unsolicited advice, but i think that maybe like a small chime or bell noise when you're about to spoil something would be good. I listen to these while cleaning and stuff so I can't always look at the screen, just a thought idk

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  8. this was a great video! i'm kinda surprised there was no mention of call of duty's zombies though as its lore has a lot of links to real world history! if you haven't already you should read darren shan's zom-b series, it has a lot off interesting things to say about zombies as a minority group, racism, and things not always being as they seem at first glance

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  9. Decided to comment for three reasons:
    1) Excellent video; I'm really enjoying your work thus far. Really engaging, deeply researched, enjoyably narrated. Just great.
    2) Since you asked, my favorite unusual entry into the zombie genre is the movie Pontypool. I'm guessing you've seen it, but if not, you should.
    3) What's that little animation sample at 14:22 from? I can't place it at all.

    Thanks for making this!

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  10. this was well researched and nuanced and made me think of zombies as metaphors in new ways. if i could post that drake clapping gif i would. also anyone reading this should like the vid

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  11. At 32:00, I feel that part about following your passions in a new and evolving jobs market too!!! I ditched law and have been teaching myself game design and dev, and I have to thank you and your fantastic channel's role in inspiring me to do so!!! Thank you so much for your awesome deep-dives, Superdude! And keep up the inspirational work 🙇🙇🙇

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  12. The thing about zombies is that they're so boring, videogames can't help but create extra non-zombie threats that become the main mechanics and/or story of the game. At least in films and books they can be used in the background of the actual story and are usually a metaphor, but even then they're so dull and the metaphor is so blunt that there's nothing of worth beyond a single entry in any series. In games they're just the grunts and are usually used as a lazy excuse to not bother designing fun grunts to kill.

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  13. Amazing vid. My favorite media is the dying light franchise (despite its faults). I absolutely love it. Zombies has always been a video game genre or focus that I’ve loved. I just wish there are more conscious zombie focus when it comes to the uncertainty of what zombies are.

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  15. This was such a joy to watch! Zombie media has always been a guilty pleasure of mine!

    Also, have you ever seen the TV show called "Kingdom"? It's a Korean period drama…about zombies. It was really interesting, because it had an ENTIRELY different take on zombies than I've ever seen before in anything, as well as taking place in historical South Korea. It was really interesting, and though it's been a few years since I've seen it, I highly recommend it if only for the new look on zombies that it showed!

    Beyond that, I loved this video! I had no idea about the history of zombies, and it's horrifying and terribly sad to learn about its place in exploiting slaves. Beyond that, I'm always interested in zombie media, and finding more of it! I stand in the same place as you when it comes to media like The Walking Dead. I found that show frustrating, if only because of how little the zombies actually mattered in it, as well as how pessimistic it took the human condition during that type of event.

    Anyways, loved this vid, it taught me lots of new things and gave me some good recs!

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