"For decades, artists have been using horror to speak to our deepest societal fears, from the wilderness (werewolves) to the unknown (aliens). With zombies, that fear is infection: the outbreak of some terrible epidemic that sweeps the world, rendering us all into the drooling, flesh-eating monster next door. ... Why have these outbreak narratives infected the public conversation? And how have they affected the way we see the world?" (podcast)
Article source here:Arts Journal
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