Zombie shows are a pressure valve. Nothing more. A manageable apocalypse scenario in which you can vent your aggression on (undead) humans without repercussions due to the lawless apocalypse state and the deniability factor of zombies being non-sentient.
Thomas Ligotti, "The Conspiracy Against The Human Race" and Ernest Becker's "The Denial of Death" are books that explore this topic and the problem of human consciousness of our own mortality.
And of course there is the character of Rust Cohle in the treasured TV miniseries True Detective Season One:
"I think human consciousness, is a tragic misstep in evolution. We became too self-aware, nature created an aspect of nature separate from itself, we are creatures that should not exist by natural law."
Most people don't have to be reminded of this sort of thing, because we have seen our family and friends and pets get sick and suffer and die.
Zombie shows are a pressure valve. Nothing more. A manageable apocalypse scenario in which you can vent your aggression on (undead) humans without repercussions due to the lawless apocalypse state and the deniability factor of zombies being non-sentient.
My brain at 2 AM when I can't sleep
Wooaaahhhh we're made of flesh 🤯🤯🤯🤯 who would have thought ♀️♀️♀️💯💯💯
Thomas Ligotti, "The Conspiracy Against The Human Race" and Ernest Becker's "The Denial of Death" are books that explore this topic and the problem of human consciousness of our own mortality.
And of course there is the character of Rust Cohle in the treasured TV miniseries True Detective Season One:
"I think human consciousness, is a tragic misstep in evolution. We became too self-aware, nature created an aspect of nature separate from itself, we are creatures that should not exist by natural law."