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| Hoult as R, courtesy Summit |
It is incredibly obvious to acknowledge the zombie invasion has been in full effect for a couple years now with the ghouls shambling into pop-culture’s top monster spot more each day. Aside from being the threat of AMC’s hit show The Walking Dead, they’ve taken a bite out of non-zombie franchises with guest spots. Not even their undead cousin, the vampire, can come close to being such a total immersion creature as to bleed over into reality with walks, runs, obstacle courses and, yes, actual hard news stories speculating whether they have come into existence courtesy bath salts and occasional cannibalism.
Zombies, man, they creep me out – but that might be about to change with a major evolutionary step signaled at San Diego Comic-Con a few weeks back: Zombies With Personalities. Even though it sounds like the name for a garage rock band, Zombies With Personalities (ZWP) are members of the monster horde with names, personalities, individual behaviors, etc. emerging in a big way within pop culture.