When I think of horror, I think of classic things. Vampires, werewolves, zombies, psycho paths with masks... Evil. And those usually come with running away, hiding in the closet as the foot steps walk by the door, things jumping out from around corners, blood and gore, etc.
But with series like Underworld, Vampire Diaries, True Blood and Twilight, it's been a full court press for vampire and werewolf acceptance. Let's get a few things straight. Vampires are bad. No matter how cute Edward looks when he's pasty and brooding or how Selene walks in her leather outfit, they are bad. Same goes with werewolves! They are supposed to rip you apart limb from limb yet the minute Jacob takes his shirt off, human teenage girls put his life in danger.
The Walking Dead on AMC may not change the balance back to horror's core, but it will even things out a bit. Here we have zombies. Nobody likes zombies. Zombies aren't cute, cuddly, hot or seductive. Zombies don't have a six pack or perfectly gelled hair. Zombies don't worry about getting fat or what their BFF texted them last night. Zombies want to eat you and make no bones about it.
I salute AMC for airing a show that isn't about a fight for love. It's the fight for survival. I'm Team Zombie. Actually, I'm Team Human. Happy Halloween!
*Image Credit: AMC; ABC Photo Archive/Getty Images/EW
Warning: Zombies are closer than they appear
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