Why are zombies terrifying? I mean, really, what is scary about an infinite number of mindless creatures who's soul goal is to devour your flesh from your still breathing writhing body?
Well aside from the obvious, the reason why zombies scare me is not the pain of being ripped to shreds or the fear of living a life constantly on guard- what terrifies me is the loss of self.
The idea of becoming one of the mindless, soulless hoard is utterly horrifying. There is a reason why all those people in the movies beg to be shot before they turn, it's because the really messed up part about zombies IS the idea that you lose everything that makes you YOU. You become that grey creeping thing that eats your wife and children and then wanders for all of eternity searching for something to feed a hunger that will never be sated. Its lifetime after lifetime of a torment that you don't even know is torment- or maybe you do.
Maybe there IS just a of you left to know how truly miserable and excruciatingly horrifying your existence is really is…
And that to me…is scary.
So, what is it about zombies that scares you?
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