Abstract
The figure of the zombie, from its African origins till today’s
narrative incarnation exemplifies how horror and the
concept of the other are formed in today’s United States
culture. To explain the impressive success of zombie
apocalypse narratives at the present time, we shall look at
the construction of the other while at the same time, we
shall understand the kind of public addressed in the
narrative and the way these narratives discuss today’s fears and tensions.
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