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Recent Examples of zombie
Boyle and writer Alex Garland originated the franchise in 2002 with 28 Days Later, kick-starting the 2000s zombie craze.
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Katie Walsh, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
Alfie Williams, the young breakout of the first films also returns, and the sequel introduces Erin Kellyman, Emma Laird and original star Cillian Murphy back into the zombie outbreak.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 Jan. 2026
And then Ralph Fiennes gives an incredible performance as the tranquil doctor living in the titular bone temple, fostering an unexpected relationship with the alpha zombie Samson.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
If zombie-ism is mass psychosis, an infectious disease passed from person to person, maybe there’s a way to treat it, a way to wake up from the fog.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
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Katie Walsh, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
Alfie Williams, the young breakout of the first films also returns, and the sequel introduces Erin Kellyman, Emma Laird and original star Cillian Murphy back into the zombie outbreak.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 Jan. 2026
And then Ralph Fiennes gives an incredible performance as the tranquil doctor living in the titular bone temple, fostering an unexpected relationship with the alpha zombie Samson.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
If zombie-ism is mass psychosis, an infectious disease passed from person to person, maybe there’s a way to treat it, a way to wake up from the fog.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zombie
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Hailing from a country that doesn’t have a gun culture, ENHYPEN chose a knife as the central image in their lead track — reflecting not only on South Korea’s use of knives as the weapon of choice in K-dramas, but also how a normal knife isn’t strong enough to kill a vampire.—
Jae-Ha Kim,
Rolling Stone,
19 Jan. 2026
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This album’s concept now has the vampires (ENHYPEN) fleeing on a dangerous journey away from hunters, who want to destroy them and their love.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Played by legendary arthouse actress Delphine Seyrig, the Countess Elizabeth Báthory soon reveals herself to be a succubus, who has maintained her Dietrich-like looks and poise by feasting on the blood of younger women.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Warrens attempted to vanquish the succubus with prayer, crosses, holy water and a police officer with them for protection.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Devil’s Museum, a satellite of the main collection, has amassed more than 3,000 depictions of demons, evil spirits and incubus from around the world.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Your fame sits beside you like an incubus, and people are embarrassed and want to leave the room.—
Candace Bushnell,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2025
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Its lead character is Harry Dresden, a professional wizard operating out of the city of Chicago in a world where ghouls, ghosts, werewolves and vampires exist in the shadows of modern society.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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No disrespect to Purnell, who perfectly calibrated Lucy’s intrinsic hopefulness in the first season and slowly begins to curdle it this go-round as Lucy spends more time among ghouls, raiders, cannibals, and various other feuding factions.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Zombie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zombie. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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