Zombie Article Reaction

My first comment about this article is that I don't think western culture has "lost" an icon in true horror in the ever evolving vampire character. Just because how we use vampires in fiction has changed, doesn't mean it can't change back or won't change into something completely new. It's natural for their to be a cycle, and we are just witnessing one part. Our children's children may grow up watching vampire horror films and zombie romance movies, instead of handsome and troubled vampires who just want to be loved and flesh eating zombies with no conscience. Despite the differences between the 'current' zombie and vampire character, it's interesting to me how they both still hold a very definite relevance and purpose. The vampire that lives it's life as an outcast, is never quite considered normal, has different needs than the average person but ultimately still desires the same things (love, acceptance) is something I think a lot of us can relate to. Sometimes we all feel like this unique individual that the rest of society as a whole can't always relate to, and it's good to deal with these feelings even if it's through some fictional story about a vampire. There's still fear here, but it's a fear of yourself and your own inability to fit the rest of 'normal' society. The zombie however, uses fear in a totally different way. It makes you realize the danger you could potentially be in at any moment, and how truly scary our world would be if we didn't communicate or work together and just wandered aimlessly, only acting on the instinct to feed and nothing more. At our foundation we are zombies, and the idea that we could be stripped of our humanity is freaking terrifying.