[MRM]

The zombie phenomenon seems to be a response to modernity and represents the unexpressed anxiety we all have with how complex our society has become. "Zombie" is a metaphor for all the hidden dangers of society. The beauty of it is that everyone has their own "zombie" - nuclear apocalypse, the breakdown of society, a massive grid-wide failure of all iPhones, etc. Whatever fear people have is projected into "zombies" and then is exorcised, so to speak, by dressing like zombies, zombie jokes, stockpiling ammo and food for the zombie apocalypse, etc. Zombies are just the current pop culture phenomenon of us recognizing and dealing with by making fun of our own personal demons, I mean fears.