Remember when you were little? And you were scared of all those things like monsters, witches, zombies, and more? Well in this town those “things” are real. They lurk in the woods and no one has ever come back alive to tell about it. A cold breeze came across Jason’s back. He had just gotten done running his daily run before school. His dog, Peter, was a waze ahead of him like normal. Jason ran past the house of his best friend, Carson, who was preparing for school. Just after school, Jason would meet all of his friends at the light post outside. The time was finally 2:45 and they were heading out to the light post. Jason walked home with his friends Marty, Matthew, Carson, and Jack. Every Friday, they hung out at Carson’s house. They all …show more content…
They did not know. It looked like a completely different forest. Nothing was familiar to the eye whatsoever. It was becoming dark and Jack was kind of spooked. Jason then heard a rustle in the leaves and jumped. Just then, the boys all looked at the bush and saw a pair of beady yellow eyes staring directly at them. The boys slowly backed away as it crept out of the bush. Matthew, looking horrified, then realized exactly what it was. A zombie, the same zombie that he was afraid of when he was little. It had the same beedy yellow eyes that got you into a trance. The group of young boys stood there horrified, looking like someone just died. Marty was the first to move a muscle. He sprinted up the trail not looking back. The rest of the boys broke shock and followed. Matthew, on the other hand, was in such a trance that he saw completely blurry vision and tripped over a log on the trail. The zombie moved in toward Matthew. With the rest of the group nowhere in sight, Matthew trembled frozen in fear. He smelled the hot breath of the zombie. It smelled like mustard and pumpkin. Matthew looked directly into the amber eyes of the monster as he watched his arm being ripped from his body. He fell into immediate shock staring down at his pants drenched with his own blood. He let out a soft scream as he collapsed on the …show more content…
He turned the corner and froze at the sight of his friend. A tear streamed down his horrified face as he sprinted toward his friends. They had heard the scream of Matthew and were scared to death. They needed to find a way out. Jason led the way through many trees and logs. They then found an opening to a small section of land, lined with sticks, that was completely clear. “Did you hear that?” questioned Marty. “That weird whoing noise?” responded Jack. The boys were still scared and trying to run as far as possible away from the zombie and were not in the mood for another scare. As soon as Jack asked the question, a flash of light went by. They all saw it and were skeptical. Just then, Jack spoke. “I feel really cold and weird, guys.” Suddenly, Jack snapped his body in a circle and beelined for the side of the creek. Jason called after him to stop and come back toward them, but Jack whipped his head around revealing those same beady eyes. He had been possessed by a ghost. Jason, Marty, and Carson called after him but were cautious to go near. He walked as if he were just wacked in the head with a frying pan. He was a different person. Over to the side of the creek he went. He jumped in. The boys scrambled over to try and grab him and bring him up, but he never came up. They were traumatized with fear and ran as far away as
with the car. Tom suggested that him and Casey stay and fix the car while the
Cole and peter whet to the pond and soaked. They had soaked so many times that that they just jumped in the pond with a splash. As they carried the ancestor rock up the hill they paused in their tracks. Less than 6 feet away was the spirit bear. But something was different about the bear, it had open wounds and blood on its white fur. Peter and Cole just stood there in that same position with the big ancestor rock behind them. The Spirit bear was so still that it amazed them so much that it scared them. At once they inched backwards down that hill.
James Parker essay “Our Zombies, Ourselves,” informs readers that the zombie has almost outranked the vampire, and why they’re so popular. This undead monster originated from a Caribbean folk nightmare and was adapted over time by, the Halperin brothers, William Seabrook and George Romero and numerous others. Much like the vampire, zombies owe their fame to the progressiveness of technology, allowing them to consistently invade various media forms. The zombie has infested countless tv shows, movies, video games, and books, throughout the 21st century. Zombies themselves are soulless corpses who were regurgitated back into the world of the living. This making them rejects from the underworld, this presents the zombie as rejected yet inexpungable. What makes the zombie so popular, however, is that symbolizes everything that is rejected by humanity. “Much can be made of him, because he makes so little of himself. He comes back, He comes back, feebly but unstoppably” (Parker). The zombie represents humanity itself as well as what is rejected by humanity. Much like individuals today, the zombie is burdened by life’s demands, converting to nothing but a rotting, groaning human shell that stumbles through life without a purpose. The zombie is symbolizer of the real world, and all things irrepressible, whereas the vampire is a symbol of an alternate world and all things
Later, friends found him on the floor in a pool of blood. They called the ambulance and
“Grrrraaaahhh” someone behind me yelled. I yelped loudly as I jumped and turned sharply around. There stood another zombie with a bright red mask who was also wearing a dark black cloak. But this zombie had a bloody axe in one hand causing me to scream very loudly. As I bolted in the opposite direction back out the entrance. I ran in between 2 of the arcade booths, then looked over my shoulder and sighed in relief as I realized this zombie hadn’t followed me.
He just turned and left without a word. I touched Lennie’s grave. The rough touch of the wood deflecting to my fingers. I walked back to the ranch. Everyone was asleep. I wanted to run away tomorrow but I couldn’t let this chance pass up. It also prevented any chance of Candy following me. I tiptoed out of the room and went straight to the woods. I made sure to mix myself in with the shadows of the trees. I saw the river and It felt like I did it...until I felt something grab me by my neck. I quickly got flipped over and pushed to the ground.
did not know if their parents were awake looking for them. Time was meaningless because Mike and Joey were determined to find a place to stay for the night. They could see some trees in the distance and those trees seemed to call them there. So they ran over to the trees and found a forest.
12 th Composition -11° 16 December, 2009 What started the zombie craze and what kept them “alive”? AHHHHhhhhhh....!. Imagine being awakened by a soft, distant scream. Wide awake, the world returns silent except for a racing heartbeat. Suddenly, a soft, resonating moan starts to fill the empty air of the bedroom.
Death is the scariest part of living. Humanity has always been acutely aware of this horrible inevitability, and as a result of this almost near obsession with mortality certain practices, precautions, and even religions have been developed to ease the weary minds on death. Self- preservation, preparedness and survival motivate almost faction of human interest and behavior but becoming prepared for the conceivable anything and asking all the “what if” questions in the world still might not save humanity when analyzing how many devastating catastrophes can essentially wipe out life on this planet with ease. Not hard to imagine, mass extinction in history has happened at least five times estimated as far back as 440 million years ago at the end of the Ordovician Period. (Sjøgren) Most people expect to live a long and fulfilling life and eventually die naturally, peacefully surrounded by family and friends, but what if the Grim Reaper takes on another form, a zombie? At first the idea seems comical, but can one be completely sure this ghoulish creature could not be created. Only the foolish would deny that a zombie apocalypse is more than plausible. To analyze this realization completely is crucial to not only the survival of the human race but the entire planet as well. This thesis focuses on zombie popularity in culture and media, how an outbreak could come about, human zombie preparedness, how nature would stack up against the undead, and ultimately given the evidence which would survive the apocalypse, the living or the undead?
Dallas dragged Curtis out through the window and started hitting his arm since it was on fire. Then, there was a loud scream from the church and Winston jumped into the church to get Johnny out of the building.
Looking at the piece ‘Sound of the Dead’, it is possible to analyse the story with a focus on popular culture, and eye on the theory of the zombie genre. Since 1932 the zombie has been a part of the silver screen with Victor Halperin’s ‘White Zombie’, but it was not until 1968 with George A. Romero’s ‘Night of the Living Dead’ did the zombie film genre has taken off. As the popularity of the zombie film continues to reach new heights, so too has the rise of zombies in literature, gaming and television. In the piece ‘Sound of the Dead’, the protagonist ‘Johnny’ describes his youth and family, before taking the reader to the present, where he recounts his first encounter with “them things” in the forest outside of his family home. As a short story it makes reference to several themes; isolation, abandonment (a theme echoed by the protagonist’s long-departed father figure), the fragility of law and order and the importance of the individual in society.
were springing up from the ground. Jason hid from them, but then came up with a plan for getting rid of
...en a strange feeling down his spine again, as if something was breathing on his neck. He turned slowly… seeing if someone was behind him and then boom! The figure was right there, about seven feet away, trying to grab him with his big, skinny, hands, with his sharp and dark fingernails that could rip a man’s heart out… He fell down, so surprised by the strange figure.
We are connected to zombies through the personifications we give them to illustrate societal emotion. Being that monsters are based off our hidden fears, zombies represent us becoming creatures whose whole existence is meaningless. Our thoughtless routine will not stop until it consumes us. Society’s greatest fear is becoming infected and being overtaken. Our only hope is to one day
Have you ever wondered what a zombie apocalypse would be like? Have you ever dreamed of what you could do if there was? What materials would you need to survive? Here are some ways you can prevent a zombie apocalypse from killing and eating the only smart piece of your body. Your brain! Honestly though, why don’t the zombies become smart when they eat your brains?