THE UNDEAD: MYTHS AND REALITIES

He comes from the grave, his body a home of worms andjilth. No life in

his eyes, no warmth of his shn, no beating of his breast. His soul, as

empty and dark as the night sky. He laughs at the blade, spits at the

arrow, for they will not harm hisflesh. For eternity, he will walk the

earth, smelling the sweet blood of the living, feasting upon the bones of

the damned. Beware, for he is the living dead.

ZOM-BZE: (Zom'be) n. also ZOM-BIES pl. I. An animated corpse that feeds on living humanjlesh. 2. A voodoo spell that raises the dead. 3.A Voodoo snake god. 4. One who moves or acts in a daze "like a zombie."[a word of West African origin] 

What is a zombie? How are they created? What are their strengths and

weaknesses? What are their needs, their desires? Why are they hostile

to humanity? Before discussing any survival techniques, you must first

learn what you are trying to survive.

We must begin by separating fact from fiction. The walking dead

are neither a work of "black magic" nor any other supernatural force.

Their origin stems from a virus known as Solanum, a Latin word used

by Jan Vanderhaven, who fust "discovered" the disease.