Talk:Zombie (folklore)

2014 comment
This article contains content copied from Zombie (fictional) as of this version to provide the content for the Zombie as per the MOS for daughter articles. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom  17:35, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

Popularity
Zombies were popularised by the 1968 movie. But they were well enough known in the 1940's and 50's. So I suggest removing the reference to the Romero film from the introduction. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.197.15.138 (talk) 08:12, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
 * you'd need a secondary source to show that Romero did not create the modern zombie.  Serendi pod ous  08:33, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Zombies are poopy brain eaters who smell like fish and look like my dead grandma. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.185.26.19 (talk) 15:30, 7 November 2012 (UTC)
 * The Zombies In Popular Culture section, I think, should strictly adhere to the traditional Haitian/Vodou concept in popular culture/fiction, such as Bela Lugosi's White Zombie and The Serpent and the Rainbow. The George Romero zombie should be noted on the fictional zombie page. JanderVK (talk) 14:53, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

In popular culture
I've been editing Wikipedia for 9 years, and this article's "In popular culture" section is the first one I've ever read that wasn't crap. Congratulations! Kaldari (talk) 06:55, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

Can you imagine anything more frightening than Ronnie Coleman as a zombie? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 145.116.28.116 (talk) 11:23, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

Machipkin (talk) 18:28, 27 June 2014 (UTC)ThinkGeek has made popular, The Zombie Plant that plays dead by lowering its branches and closing its leaves when touched. Ten minutes later the Zombie Plant comes back to life.

On Stranger Tides
What about Tim Powers novel and the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie? They both had zombies. Might be interesting to bring up that bit, especially since they were both inspired by the real Vodou religion. 173.186.162.83 (talk) 17:38, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Name change
I'm proposing that this article be moved to Zombie (Vodou), or something similar, so that Zombie (fictional) can be the primary topic covered at "Zombie". Please take part in the discussion at the talk page there if interested, thanks. AdventurousSquirrel (talk) 09:20, 20 January 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 July 2014
Under 'Further Reading,' please add the following title: Blumberg, Dr. Arnold T., and Andrew Hershberger (2006) Zombiemania: 80 Movies to Die For. Telos Publishing. ISBN 1-84583-003-2.

Ogma01 (talk) 06:00, 19 July 2014 (UTC)
 * I imagine most of the movies the book describes relate to fictional zombies. If so would it be better listed as "Further Reading" at Zombie (fictional)? - Euryalus (talk) 12:56, 19 July 2014 (UTC)
 * there is a List of zombie films where it would be even more appropriate, but even more better still would be to actually use it to source information . -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom  13:30, 19 July 2014 (UTC)
 * ❌ wrong place - as explained above - Arjayay (talk) 13:03, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

Move discussion in progress
There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:Zombie (fictional) which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. —RMCD bot 23:28, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

Etymology
I've got a source here that suggests that the word zombie may come from the Taino Indian word for an ancestral spirit, Zemi. The source is a book called "Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti" by Maya Deren. She provided no sources for this claim, but her book is respected in the study of Haitian Vodou. I've never made this kind of edit to a wiki page and wanted to get some confirmation it would be alright to add this information. 144.89.207.176 (talk) 10:17, 3 May 2015 (UTC) Omnidistance
 * In a word, sure. I'm not familiar with the book, but if it's a reliable source then go for it. -- Euryalus (talk) 21:11, 3 May 2015 (UTC)