tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003548692235045765.post1685837120595897029..comments2024-03-26T16:55:02.525-07:00Comments on Six Demon Bag: Canon FodderAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438513593856941462noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003548692235045765.post-20268197857856983912013-06-04T08:44:35.347-07:002013-06-04T08:44:35.347-07:00"the zombie monster will adapt as the human c..."the zombie monster will adapt as the human condition changes"<br /><br />Exactly!!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438513593856941462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003548692235045765.post-40587405878954797292013-06-03T12:13:10.623-07:002013-06-03T12:13:10.623-07:00What a lot of folks (both writers in the genre and...What a lot of folks (both writers in the genre and readers) don't realize is that the zombie mythos isn't as deeply entrenched within the expected tropes as they think. Most people's idea of zombies derive from Romero's classic work, but he took from Afro-Carribean culture (and William Seabrook, and Richard Matheson, and the Halperins, and likely others) and tweaked it in his own way. To think his way is the only way is both ludicrous and revisionist. In fact, "Night" never even used the term zombie, yet the monsters were labeled as such based on the obvious similarities, and the moniker was popularized by his cultists. But all that becomes irrelevant when one considers that the undead predate Romero and aren't limited to his narrow interpretation of them. For example, the Chinese have an interesting myth of the vampire zombie called "jiang shi" which feed on "qi" or living essence. Afro-Carribean/Haitian tradition allows for the living to become enslaved as a "zombi." Further back, the risen dead are referenced in both the Bible and The Epic of Gilgamesh.<br /><br />Walking or running, thinking or instinctive, it's all a matter of the creator's intent. People who view the zombie world through Romero-esque glasses fail to understand the point Romero himself was making: zombies are metaphors for the human condition, and as such the zombie monster will adapt as the human condition changes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10044692169482248808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003548692235045765.post-71178350930416173902013-06-02T13:11:11.113-07:002013-06-02T13:11:11.113-07:00But we should understand that the "fathers&qu...But we should understand that the "fathers" of this genre, as far as literature is concerned, wouldn't mind if it became stagnant, since they're the ones who set the rules that everyone follows. At some point, innovation, originality, and thinking will win over readers who want to stop reading the same thing over and over again. Glorified fan fiction, indeed. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06922984308222190301noreply@blogger.com