nobody likes you when you're dead

[intertribal]

Chuck Klosterman has this interpretation for why we're living in a zombie moment (I remarked upon this a couple nights ago, when I noticed two different zombie video games being advertised on TV):

In other words, zombie killing is philosophically similar to reading and deleting 400 work e-mails on a Monday morning or filling out paperwork that only generates more paperwork, or following Twitter gossip out of obligation, or performing tedious tasks in which the only true risk is being consumed by the avalanche. The principal downside to any zombie attack is that the zombies will never stop coming; the principal downside to life is that you will be never be finished with whatever it is you do.

I'm pretty sure zombie fiction is popular because it's an adrenaline rush to live vicariously through people who are slamming axes through other people-not-people's heads.  That had to be part of what it was for me.

Five years after 28 Days Later blew my mind, I think I'm exhausted of the genre.  I just don't think much can be done with it, after all.

Comments

[royinpink.livejournal.com]

What? Of course I like some of your music. We share so much music. I am feeling like listening to...something energetic? or angry? or, you know, beautiful music is always good. I probably like folk more than you do, though. Sure, new Arcade Fire album would be cool. Random stuff is especially cool. I guess if I really like an individual song, I can bug you for the album?

[intertribal.livejournal.com]

I guess, but I feel like the music we share is mostly your idea/impetus (if you get what I mean). Do you know the Tragically Hip? I'm obsessed with their song "Courage." Hmm... energetic and angry. I'll send you the AF album, and... whatever else I think of.