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The beliefs and rites of the cult which believes in the supernatural power or essence that according to voodoo belief may enter into and reanimate a dead body

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  • They find answers on a blog, where an earlier "tag" victim explains the rules by which this odd strain of zombiism is spread.
  • It's a serious look at the mathematical epidemiology of zombiism, published in "Infectious Disease Modelling Research Progress."
  • The link from vampirism and zombiism and a few other -isms to a brain-influencing parasite is solid and incredibly believable, and his protagonist, the peep-hunter Cal,...
  • With their pasty skin and hollow eyes, they actually look a bit zombie-like, although George Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 1968 was still a good six years away and...
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