Episode 271: Zombie Apocalypse Horror

The zombie apocalypse fascinates us because it strips life down to its rawest core: survival. Zombies are both terrifying and strangely familiar, mirroring our fears of disease, societal collapse, and the loss of individuality. They embody the dread of becoming mindless, consumed, and erased, while forcing us to imagine how we’d endure if the world as we know it crumbled overnight. In these ruined landscapes, human nature is laid bare, making the genre as much about the monsters within us as the ones outside.