As Our Lives And The Economy Got Worse, We Really Liked Playing Zombie

Think our current cultural fixation on zombies is just part of the zeitgeist? A Clemson University literature professor says that it’s not that simple. Focusing on the zombie walks occurring in many cities, she points out that people have become more interested in playing zombie over the last decade as we feel powerless, peniless, and disenfranchised. [CBS Charlotte]

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