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The 8 Different Types of Zombies
A field guide to the hordes of the apocalypse
3 min readDec 10, 2020
Zombie movies, just like zombies, are ubiquitous, tenacious, and come in waves. Here is a list of zombie types. It pays to be well-informed should you happen to meet one on your travels.
1. Voodoo victim
The earliest examples of zombies were straight from the fringes of the Afro-Caribbean religion Vodou, turning people into mindless slaves using pufferfish extract and magic spells.
Examples: “White Zombie” and “The Serpent and the Rainbow”
2. Soulless flesh
This type of zombie is reanimated flesh. The soul has gone, departed for the tunnel of light, and through either supernatural or scientific means, the body has come back to walk the earth once more.
Examples: “Night of the Living Dead” and “Reanimator”
