Zombie (disambiguation)

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Zombie is traditionally an undead person in Haitian folklore and is regularly encountered in fictional horror and fantasy themed works.

Zombi, Zombie, or Zomby may also refer to:

People

Rob Zombie (born 1965), real name Robert Cummings, former lead singer of White Zombie
Zomby (born 1980), British music producer
"The Zombie", the ring name for Tim Roberts, professional wrestler for ECW

Art, entertainment, and media

Anime

Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? (2011), an anime

Fictional entities

Zombies, characters in the Conker series

Film

Genre

Zombie apocalypse
Zombie comedy, a film genre that aims to blend zombie horror motifs with slapstick comedy as well as dark comedy

Titles

White Zombie (film), a 1932 horror film directed by Victor Halperin; considered the first feature length zombie film
Dawn of the Dead (1978 film), titled Zombi or Zombies in the European version, a 1978 horror film directed by George Romero
Zombi 2 (1979), also known as Zombie, a horror film by Lucio Fulci
Zombie Holocaust (1980), also known as Zombi Holocaust or Zombie 3, a horror film directed by Marino Girolami
Wicked Little Things (2006), also known as Zombies, a horror film directed by J. S. Cardone
Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! (2007), a 2008 comedy film directed by Jason M. Murphy
Zombieland (2009), a 2009 comedy film directed by Ruben Fleischer

Gaming

Zombie Inc., a video-game development studio that also creates comic books and licenses films
Zombie Zombie, a 1984 computer game for the ZX Spectrum
Zombies!!!, a series of board games by Twilight Creations
- Zombies (video game), a 2011 video game adaptation of the board game
Zombies Ate My Neighbors, a 1993 video game, known in some countries simply as Zombies
Zombies, Run!, a 2012 fitness app and Zombie Apocalypse game
ZombiU (also known as Zombi), originally a Wii U title later ported to the Xbox One and the PS4

Literature

Zombie (comics), a character from Marvel Comics
Zombie (novel), a 1995 novel by Joyce Carol Oates
Le Zombie, a science-fiction fanzine published by Bob Tucker
The Zombie Survival Guide, 2003 novel written by Max Brooks
Zombies! Feast, a comic-book series from IDW publishing

Magic tricks

Zombie ball, an illusion in which a silvery ball appears to lift into the air and move about under a cloth

Music

Groups

Zombi (band), a progressive rock duo
The Zombies, a 1960s British band

Albums

Zombie (album), by Fela Kuti and Afrika 70
Zombie (EP), by The Devil Wears Prada

Songs

"Zombie", a song by E-40 from The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 2
"Zombie", a song by Natalia Kills from Perfectionist
"Zombie", a song by The Pretty Reckless from The Pretty Reckless EP
"Zombie" (song), by The Cranberries
"Zombie Zoo", a song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Computing

Zombie (computer science), a computer compromised by a hacker and used to perform malicious tasks
Zombie object, in garbage-collected object-oriented programming languages, an object that has been finalized but then resurrected
Zombie process, on Unix-like OS, a process that has completed execution but still has an entry in the process table

Finance

Zombie bank, a financial institution with an economic net worth less than zero that continues to operate because of implicit or explicit government support
Zombie company, a company that needs bailouts in order to operate, or an indebted company that is able to repay the interest on its debts but not repay the principal

Insects

Zombie ant, an ant infected by the parasitic fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis
Zombie fly, a fly, Apocephalus borealis, that lays eggs in honeybees, which then become "zombees"
Zombie spider, a spider, Cyclosa argenteoalba, infected by Reclinervellus nielseni

Philosophy

Philosophical zombie, in philosophy, a person without qualia, sentience or conscious experience

Social activism

Zombie walk, an organized public gathering of people who dress up in zombie costumes
Zombie Squad, non-profit community service and disaster preparedness organization that uses the metaphor of a "Zombie Apocalypse" for any natural or man-made disaster

Other uses

Zombie (cocktail), an exceptionally strong cocktail made of fruit juices, liqueurs, and various rums
Zombie star, the result of a supernova which leaves behind a remnant star
Zombie, a derisive name for Canadian conscripts during World War II; see Conscription Crisis of 1944