Zombies Say More Than "Uungh": A Walker's Social Commentary

Abstract

The spike in zombie cinema in recent years is thought to be due to the fact that cultural and social anxieties are on the rise. This paper explores how zombie film and television comments on these anxieties and forces its audience to think about the world around them. It specifically focuses on The Walking Dead and how this famous television show utilizes villains and villainous behaviors to comment on our current, violent, and desensitized state of society.