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''' | {{looks like|Empty Child|Monk (species)}} | ||
A '''Zombie''', also spelled '''zombi''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]'') and in numbers referred to as '''the walking dead''', ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mask of Tragedy (audio story)|Mask of Tragedy]]''), was a creature of the undead. | |||
== | Although in some cases those referred to as “zombies” weren’t scientifically dead, they were typically always mindless beings. | ||
==Folklore== | |||
===Common attributes=== | |||
The [[Fourth Doctor]] told [[Romana II]] that one could always identify a genuine zombie by the fact that their skin was cold to the touch. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') | |||
===Hollywood zombies=== | |||
In the early [[21st century]], zombies were often associated with movies. In the movies, in order to kill a zombie, it had to be shot in the head, destroying the [[brain]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bay of the Dead (novel)|Bay of the Dead]]'') | |||
===Haitian voodoo=== | |||
While not truly being "undead," it was possible (and often done by tribes in [[Haiti]]) to trick a [[human]] into believing they were one of the "living dead" using the drug [[tetrodotoxin]]. In correct doses, it could lower the consciousness of a person and take away their sensory nerves. The person would then be buried and dug up, making them think they had been brought back to life. They would subsequently be used as slaves. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]'') | While not truly being "undead," it was possible (and often done by tribes in [[Haiti]]) to trick a [[human]] into believing they were one of the "living dead" using the drug [[tetrodotoxin]]. In correct doses, it could lower the consciousness of a person and take away their sensory nerves. The person would then be buried and dug up, making them think they had been brought back to life. They would subsequently be used as slaves. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]'') | ||
== | ==Encounters with zombies== | ||
The living corpses animated by [[Sibelius Crow]] (and later by [[Carruthers Summerton]] based on Crow's work) were referred to as "zombies" by [[George Litefoot]] and [[Luke Betterman]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mourning After (audio story)|The Mourning After]]'') | The living corpses animated by [[Sibelius Crow]] (and later by [[Carruthers Summerton]] based on Crow's work) were referred to as "zombies" by [[George Litefoot]] and [[Luke Betterman]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mourning After (audio story)|The Mourning After]]'') | ||
[[Rose Tyler]] called the [[Gelth]], while possessing dead [[human]] bodies, zombies. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead (TV story)|The Unquiet Dead]]'') To [[Sarah Jane Smith]], she described people infected with the [[Empty Child]] virus as "gas mask zombies". ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'') | [[Rose Tyler]] called the [[Gelth]], while possessing dead [[human]] bodies, zombies. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead (TV story)|The Unquiet Dead]]'') To [[Sarah Jane Smith]], she described people infected with the [[Empty Child]] virus as "gas mask zombies". ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'') | ||
