I have often flirted with an preoccupation with vampires. I particularly liked the idea in the tv show sanctuary, that true brilliance comes from eternal life, or the interview with a vampire idea explored that imortalizing a child deals with some strange issues. Such notion was often in the forefront of the minds of those who organized The Church of Jesus Christ. Notably, Joseph Smith had a constant concern for the immortal soul of one who never had a mature physical body. This was accounted for.
I have never been the slightest bit inclined to dwell on the whole premise of zombieism. Until tonight, I was considering why zombies always stereotypically appeared gross and scary. That was when I realized that must be why so many others are obsessed with them. Like the Popular topic of humanizing animals. Savage Garden even sang a song about wanting to be like animals. It was no obvious advantage of multiple legs or anything, but the fact that so much time was not just wasted away in worrying too much about looking right. Zombies are different from living people in that they are not obsessed with appearances, they seem, in stories at least, preoccupied with their next meal. Seems a bit animalistic, huh? Or childish. What child can not be bribed with treats?
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