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The Role Of Zombies In Our Pop Culture
Who wouldn't be intrigued by the thought of resurrection? Imagine seeing someone who passed away come back from the dead. People are fascinated by life after death. A lot of us always wonder what will happen to us when we die. Everyone has their own different theories of life after death. So, when the topic of zombies is brought up people get intrigued quickly. Zombies are a trending topic in our pop culture today. While zombies are purely fiction, people have let Zombies become a modern monster for horror. The idea of a dead person coming back from life happens to be very interesting to many people. It’s both freighting and interesting because it creates dark and terrible stories for people within a movie or video game. Humans resurrecting

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