They are always sold as the endemic threat to human life but what they have become is the plague that has infected every corner of human culture. Every blockbuster season has to have a couple of zom-apocalyspes. TV shows are filled with them, even the fantasy ones. Any AAA shooter game needs a mod with them, even the Star Wars canon bares the taint with dead troopers raised by space orchid potions or something. Harry Potter is probably the last big cultural icon without them. Oh wait, Dementors. Dammit!

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