Research Paper Yekaterina Murafa Steven Harrison ENGL-2010-046 April 17t ! 201" #or$ %ount& 1!

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(o)*ie +ulture Anot er Sun$a, rolls aroun$! an$ - feel like so)et in. is $ifferent t is ti)e/ - feel .loo),! restless! an$ $on0t kno1 1 at to $o 1it ),self/ After t inkin. for a 1 ile 1 , it is appenin.! reali2e$ t at ), favorite Sun$a, s o1! 3#alkin. 4ea$5! is $one for t is season! an$ - ave to 1ait no1 till 6%to*er to see t e ne7t one/ - a) a$$i%te$! - plan ), Sun$a,s aroun$ it! - follo1 ever, site on 8a%e*ook! an$ 1at% a$$s for an up%o)in. 3#alkin. 4ea$5 appenin.s/ # ,9 Ho1 is t at so )an, of ), frien$s $o t e sa)e t in.! o1 %o)e t is orror $ra)a series *le1 up into ne1 %ulture tren$ 1it in t1o ,ears9 (o)*ie %ulture! as - 1oul$ like to %all it! as *e%o)e a ver, *i. part of our ever, $a, livesat 1ork! at o)e! *ars! t ere are even 2o)*ie t e)e$ )arat ons no1! as 1ell as 2o)*ie runs! an$ ,es! t e, are ver, $ifferent t in.s/ -n t is ver, s%ientifi% resear% ! - 1oul$ like to follo1 t e istor, of t is einous %reature! an$ fin$ out 1 , 1e ave *e%o)e so o*sesse$ 1it it/ #e %oul$ %ertainl, tra%e t e evolvin. of t e 2o)*ie %ulture t rou. literature an$ )ovies all t e 1a, *a%k to last %entur,/ - ave in ), possession : e Most +o)plete +olle%tion of (o)*ie Stories Ever ;u*lis e$/ : is *ook as a %olle%tion of stories a*out 1alkin. $ea$ fro) aut ors like E$.ar Allan ;oe! to Steven <in./ 6tto ;en2ler! e$itor of t is *ook! %lai)s in is -ntro$u%tion t at 3 Stories of t e livin. $ea$! or . ouls! or reani)ate$ people! ave e7iste$ sin%e t e Ara*ian Ni. ts tales//5 8irst

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stor, in t e *ook is 1ritten *, #/=/ Sea*rook! 1 o 1as an a$venturer! o%%ultist! an$ of %ourse an aut or of )an, *ooks t at e7plore$ t e voo$oo pra%ti%es/ His stor,- 34ea$ Men #orkin. in t e +ane 8iel$s5 is >ust a*out t at/ =ut 1 at reall, interestin. is t at Sea*rook %lai)s t at stor, 3;urports to *e entirel, true5/ So as ,ou %an see! t is o*session starte$ lon. ti)e a.o/?oo$oo $oes pla, a *i. part in 2o)*ie %ulture! t e, are )an )a$e 2o)*ies! )a$e 1it )a.i%/ Alt ou. all our )o$ern livin. $ea$ are )an )a$e as 1ell/ Ma$e 1it se%ret % e)i%als )a$e *, people as 1ell! or so)e virus %ooke$ *, t e .overn)ent/ : ere are so)e 2o)*ies t at %o)e out of ol$ folk stories/ # en - 1as little t ere 1as a russian )ovie a*out a 1it% ! 1 o 1as tauntin. a ,oun. )en ever, ni. t! *, fl,in. in t e %offin! an$ $oin. ot er 1it% -2o)*ie t in.s/ @nfortunatel, 2o)*ie %ulture $i$n0t *loo) in Aussia *a%k t en/ +o))unist propa.an$a! an$ 1ar )ovies sort of took over for a 1 ile/ : at is 1 , 1 en - sa1 ), first a)eri%an 2o)*ie )ovie in nineties! 1as ooke$/ - re)e)*er 1alkin. o)e fro) t e )ovie t eater an$ *ein. )ortifie$/ -n spite of ), tre)*lin. eart! - 1ante$ )ore/ At t e a.e of si7teen - *e%a)e a$$i%te$ to 2o)*ie )ovies/ :o %ontinue our resear% ! 1e a*solutel, )ust talk a*out Geor.e Ao)ero! 1 o is ni%kna)e$ t e 3Go$fat er of (o)*ies5/ His *la%k an$ 1 ite )ovie 3Ni. t of t e Livin. 4ea$5 1as a .ate 1a, for 2o)*ie apo%al,pse )ovies! is o1n an$ ot er $ire%tors as 1ell/ Yes! - kno1 t ere 1ere ot er )ovies *efore Ao)ero! like 3<in. of t e (o)*ies5 for e7a)ple/ :ell )e no1- o1 )an, people kno1 a*out t at *la%k an$ 1 ite )ovie! an$ o1 )an, people kno1 a*out 3Ni. t of t e Livin. 4ea$59 - a) %onvin%e$ t at Geor.e A/ Ao)ero starte$ t e 1 ole %ra2e 1it is first 2o)*ie

)ovie/ : at *rin.s us to a Buestion! o1 %o)e it 1as $ifferent! 1 , $i$ is )ovies ave inspire$ so )an, re)akes9 - t ink t e i$ea of survivin. t e 2o)*ie apo%al,pse $ra1s people in/ -t )akes ,ou t ink a*out 1 at ,ou 1oul$ $o to survive! 1 at % ara%ter 1oul$ ,ou *e- t e one 1 o i$es

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in t e *ase)ent! or t e one tr,in. to .et ever,one out safel,9 : at is 1 , - t ink t e :? series 3#alkin. 4ea$5! t at are *ase$ on %o)i% *ooks 1ritten *, Ao*ert <irk)an are so popular! an$ $efinitel, pla,e$ a *i. part in pro)otin. 2o)*ie p eno)enon/ -t0s a orror series! *ut it is also an ever, $a, $ra)a! it is al)ost like orror version of 34a,s of our Lives5/ ;eople %an relate to % ara%ters! t e, %o)pare t e)selves to t eir favorite ones! an$ .et an.r, at t e ones t at are not so favorite/ M, frien$s an$ - )a$e an event ever, Sun$a, out of 1at% in. 3#alkin. 4ea$5! an$ ,es! it is al1a,s follo1e$ 1it a $is%ussion an$ rants/ - %an tell so)e of ,ou )akin. fun of )e! *ut tell )e ,ou $i$n0t t ink of an es%ape an$ survival i$ea at least on%e/ -f ,ou $i$ not t ink a*out it! ,ou )ust of pla,e$ at least one 2o)*ie survival relate$ vi$eo .a)e/ Aesi$ent Evil! +all of 4ut,! ;lants vs/ (o)*ies/ -n one 1a, or t e ot er t e, .et ,ou to tr, to survive t ose %reatures! t at at so)e point 1ere a%tuall, people! people >ust like )e an$ ,ou/ - t ink anot er reason for 2o)*ie %ulture flouris in. so 1ell in our ti)e is t at )an, 2o)*ie )ovies )ake fun of us! our so%iet,! an$ our )un$ane $a, to $a, lives/ : e referen%e to our )o$ern life an$ sar%asti% outlook on it is openl, presente$ in t1o ver, funn, )ovies- 3(o)*ielan$5 an$ 3S aun of t e 4ea$5/ =ot take a s ot at no1 $a, so%iet,! in a *it of a $ifferent 1a,! *ut 1it one purpose- to )ake us stop an$ t ink for a )o)ent a*out our o1n life! an$ 1 at 1e are $oin. 1it it/ #it in t e first ten )inutes of t e )ovie 3S aun of t e 4ea$5 t ere is a s%ene on t e *us! 1 ere people alrea$, look like 2o)*ies/ 6ur o1n )ain % ara%ter is *ein. %o)pare$ to a livin. $ea$! e $oes sa)e t in. ever, $a,! .oes to t e sa)e pu*! an$ 1orks at t e $ea$ en$ >o*/ As )u% as t is )ovie )akes referen%es to Geor.e A/Ao)ero0s )ovies! it )akes fun of us .ettin. stu%k in ever, $a, routine! an$ lettin. our life to pass us *,/ 6ne of ), favorite Buotes fro) t e )ovie is *, % ara%ter na)e$ 4ianne! as s e $es%ri*es 2o)*ies & 3Cust look at t e fa%e& it0s

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va%ant!1it a int of sa$ness/ Like a $runk 1 o0s lost a *et5/ Ho1 )an, people aroun$ us look >ust like t at on a $ail, *asis9 Main % ara%ter in 3(o)*ielan$5 is ver, si)ilar to S aun in 3S aun of t e 4ea$5/ He sta,s at o)e )ost of t e ti)e! $oesn0t trust an,one aroun$ i)! an$ spen$s )ost of is ti)e in front of t e %o)puter! pla,in. vi$eo .a)es/ 6nl, after 2o)*ie apo%al,pse e starts to )iss people/ 3(o)*ielan$5 en$ up *ein. top-.rossin. 2o)*ie fil) to $ate in t e @nite$ States/ # , $i$ t is funn, )ovie *e%a)e su% a *i. it in 2o)*ie )ovie istor,9 - $on0t kno1 for sure! *ut ), .uess 1oul$ *e it0s *e%ause o1 t is )ovie portra,s us! our stren.t s! an$ our 1eaknesses in a li. ter! funnier 1a,/ -n 2006 one of t e 2o)*ie *ooks *e%a)e Ne1 York :i)es =estseller! an$ t is ,ear 1e are to anti%ipate t e release of one of t e *i..est *lo%k*usters *ase$ on it/ - a) talkin. a*out 3#orl$ #ar (5/ - ave to sa, t at it 1as pro*a*l, one of t e *est *ooks ave rea$ in a 1 ile/ As )u% as it is a*out t e 2o)*ie apo%al,pse! it is also politi%al satire at it0s *est/ -n t e *ook 1e follo1 )ain % ara%ter fro) %ountr, to %ountr,! 1 ere e intervie1s survivors! an$ $o%u)entin. t eir stories/ - t ink t at t e )ost *rilliant t in. a*out t is *ook is t at if so)e )a>or .lo*al %atastrop e 1ere to take pla%e! it 1oul$ unfol$ >ust like t e stor, in t e *ook/ -t see)s like t e aut or! Ma7 =rooks! $i$ is o)e1ork on 1orl$ istor,! politi%s! an$ .overn)ent/ 6ne of ), favorite lines is fro) part of t e *ook t at takes pla%e in 6$essa! @kraine/ As - a) ),self fro) @kraine! - sa1 a lot of trut in t e state)ent of one of t e fi%tional % ara%ters *ein. intervie1e$/ 3: e %it, a$ planne$ a )a>or restoration pro>e%t! a $rea) to rene1 its for)er .lor,/ =ut! like ever,t in. else in our %ountr,! t at $rea) never %a)e true5/ : is is one of t e e7a)ples of =rooks takin. on %riti%is) of ever, %orrupte$ .overn)ent t ere is/ Ho1ever! - feel like - nee$ to

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.et *a%k to our resear% ! an$ Ma7 =rooks i)self .ives us pro*a*l, one of t e *est e7planations of t e 2o)*ie p eno)ena/ 3=rooks %onsi$ers t e t e)e of un%ertaint, %entral to t e 2o)*ie .enre/ He *elieves t at 2o)*ies allo1 people to $eal 1it t eir o1n an7iet, a*out t e en$ of t e 1orl$5/- #ikipe$ia/ As - rea$ t at line ! it all of a su$$en it )e! - re)e)*ere$ one of t e *i..est reasons 1 , - ),self a) so o*sesse$ 1it t ese kin$ of )ovies/ Ever, ti)e - 1at% a 2o)*ie )ovie! or a s o1! ), o1n pro*le)s all of a su$$en *e%o)e ver, s)all an$ eas, to $eal 1it / After all - - ave foo$! 1ater! ele%tri%it,! - a) surroun$e$ *, people! an$ $on0t ave to al1a,s look for pla%es to i$e! an$ look for t in.s to eat/ Life is .oo$/ +oul$ it *e t e sa)e reasons for )an, ot er a$$i%ts9 - still $on0t kno1/ - %oul$ talk a*out 2o)*ie )ovies for ours! - %oul$ spen$ all $a, ar.uin. 1it ,ou a*out t e *est 1a, to survive a 2o)*ie apo%al,pse! still! t at 1oul$ not .ive us an, strai. t ans1ers to as 1 , so )an, of us o*sesse$ 1it t is u.e part of our %ulture/ So)eti)es - ave t is %ra2, t ou. t t at people love 2o)*ies an$ t e i$ea of a 2o)*ie *rin.in. en$ of a 1orl$ upon us! >ust *e%ause it 1oul$ en$ a lot of t ose ea$a% es like .oin. to >o* ever, $a,! tr,in. to look .oo$! ever, $a, to $a, finan%ial stru..les/ All ,ou $o is run aroun$ 1it t e .un! or 1 i% ever 1eapon ,ou % oose! sta, in ,our s elter! an$ )ake ,our o1n rules/ No one to tell ,ou to %o)e to 1ork on Satur$a, an$ Sun$a,! no .,)s! park ,our %ar an,1 ere ,ou 1is ! an$ if ,ou kno1 o1 to $rive it- ,ou %an ave an ar), tank as ,our 1a, of transportation/ At t e en$ of ), resear% - ave )ore reasons t an - ave starte$ 1it ! an$ no soli$ ans1er for ,ou/ =ut in t e pro%ess - t ink ave $e%i$e$! t at as )u% as - love all of )ine 2o)*ie )ovies an$ *ooks! - 1oul$ still like to ave our 1orl$ t e 1a, it is! full of people! )usi%! *ooks! )eans to travel! an$ )an,! )an, )ore 1on$erful t in.s - ten$ to en>o, Buite often/ After all- if t e 1orl$ %a)e to an en$ in a for) of a 2o)*ie apo%al,pse! 1 o 1oul$ )ake t ose s%ar, 2o)*ie )ovies )an, of us en>o, so )u% 9

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#orks +ite$ 3(o)*ies! (o)*ies! (o)*ies5/ 6tto ;en2ler! pa.e 1 3S aun of t e 4ea$5 - Movie Duotes- Aotten :o)atoes! pa.e 4 3#orl$ #ar (5/ Ma7 =rooks! pa.e E #ikipe$ia on 3#orl$ #ar (0 an$ Ma7 =rooks! pa.e E/