Zombie (disambiguation)

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Zombie may refer to:

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

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

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, characters in the Conker series
• Zombies Ate My Neighbors, a video game, known in some countries simply as Zombies
• Zombies!!!, a series of board games by Twilight Creations
• Zombies, Run!, a fitness app and Zombie Apocalypse game

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

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

• Dawn of the Dead (1978 film), titled Zombi or Zombies in the European version, a 1978 horror film directed by George Romero
• Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?, a 2011 anime
• White Zombie (film), a 1932 horror film directed by Victor Halperin; considered the first feature length zombie film
• Wicked Little Things, also known as Zombies, a 2006 horror film directed by J. S. Cardone
• Zombi 2, also known as Zombie, a 1979 horror film by Lucio Fulci
• Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!, a 2007 comedy film directed by Jason M. Murphy
• Zombieland, a 2009 comedy film directed by Ruben Fleischer
• Zombie Holocaust, also known as Zombi Holocaust or Zombie 3, a 1980 horror film directed by Marino Girolami

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

Literature

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

Magic tricks

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

Music

Albums

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

Musicians

Groups

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

People

• Rob Zombie, real name Robert Cummings, former lead singer of White Zombie
• Zomby, British music producer

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

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, a derisive name for Canadian conscripts during World War II; see Conscription Crisis of 1944
• "The Zombie", the ring name for Tim Roberts, professional wrestler for ECW
• 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

See also

• All pages beginning with "zombie"
• All pages with titles containing zombie