The 28 Days Later franchise redefined zombie films. But the undead have an old, rich and varied history
- Written by Christopher White, Historian, The University of Queensland
The history of the dead – or, more precisely, the history of the living’s fascination with the dead – is an intriguing one.
As a researcher of the supernatural, I’m often pulled aside at conferences or at the school gate, and told in furtive whispers about people’s encounters with the dead.
The dead haunt our...