zombie are everywhere in pop culture right now — but not all “ zombies ” are in reality zombies . A traditional zombie is a cadaver that rises from the grave accent and senselessly hunts the living ( to exhaust our braaaaaains ) . But that can get old after a while . So here are nine popular “ zombies ” that are in reality something else entirely .
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The vector from Helix share a portion of characteristic with zombies , but they are n’t quite the same . Like most zombie viruses , NARVIK - B has a 100 % contagion rate . However , the people who get infected do n’t pop off . The virus ingest over the person , result them with nothing but their primeval inherent aptitude and the desire to unfold the computer virus via goopy kisses . Unlike traditional automaton , they hunt as a group . In the end , it does n’t matter whether vector are zombi or not . These ignominious goo giant are just as scary .
In the Farseer Trilogy , Robin Hobb has created a teras similar to zombies , but even more dread . The Forged were average masses until they were take by the Red Ship Raiders . Through a appendage never amply explained in the Holy Scripture , all humanity and emotion were accept from them . The Forged ones can walk and talk , but nothing of who they were remain . They only handle about their own survival of the fittest , and they will assault anyone they see on sight . A Forged person will disregard all personal pain while senselessly pursuing their end , whether it is food , wear , or the destruction of another person . They roam the countryside hit fear into the hearts of everyone . Surviving friend and family favour to guess of their loved ones as dead , and would rather die themselves than be forge .
7. Husks – Mass Effect
Among the scariest monster you encounter when playing the Mass Effect video biz series are the Husks . Like zombi spirit , Husks bring with them the dread of fighting your own dead comrades . The Husks are the remains of deceased soldier that have been impaled on spikes called “ Dragon ’s Teeth , ” which turn them into deadly artillery . They attack anyone who gets near them , emit a good time of electricity . afterwards , you campaign advanced forms of Husks that burst forth , or attack with greater force . Created by exotic technology and control by the powerful Reapers , Husks are more than just the walking dead .
The Flood is an ancient Martian virus that subsist in water . In the physician Who episode “ The water supply of Mars , ” the Flood infect a group of human scientist and astronauts on Mars . Like many zombi and zombie - alike viruses , its chief purpose is to spread . Once it realizes that Earth is a satellite full of water , the Flood does everything in its great power to get there . Victims of the Flood miss their personalities as their bodies are taken over , turning into monsters . Water pours out of their cracked and black mouths and their eyes turn a creepy ghost of blueing .
The Infected of The Last of Us are people who were attacked by the Cordyceps fungus and turned into vacuous kill automobile . The fungus grow inside the brain , killing the host and wipe off all world . The Infecteds seek to spread the fungus via spores , and will do whatever it takes to infect any remaining human . They go through several phase as the fungus grows , include Runner , Stalker , Clickers , and Bloaters . As they advance through the stages they look less and less like walking corpses and more like mushrooms and other fungus kingdom .
Like zombies , those infect with the Rage Virus can not be reasoned with or controlled . Unlike zombies , they are n’t actually dead . The computer virus go around through blood and spittle , arrive at an septic person ’s insect bite just as deadly as a zombie ’s . Once infect , a mortal lead off bleeding from the center and mouth and will attack anyone within sight . The infected suffer from an uttermost form of rage , feel no other emotion or drive . They rampage across England , kill or infecting everyone they chance . A shotgun blast to the head word will stop them — but so will most other injuries grave enough to defeat a normal man . They can also thirst to death .
The eerie profane - eyed Wights of G.R.R. Martin ’s Game of Thrones can only be stopped by ardor . The Wights , once corpses of humanity and creature , are reanimated by the deception of the deep White Walkers . Once grow into Wights , the eubstance stops decay and will move despite any injuries , limb removal , or even decapitation . While not as healthy as they were in life , Wights can carry out the commands of the White Walkers and will come after them into battle . The show and the book still have so many interrogative sentence to answer about these terrifying walking corps — but we can be sure they are n’t quite the same as zombies .
They might not be canyon anymore , but the Rakghouls are still some of Star Wars ’ creepiest monsters . well known from the popular video games Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars : The Old Republic , the Rakghouls are tearing enemies based on the planet Taris . Once sentient beings , Rakghouls were created by contagion or by propinquity to the Muur Talisman . taint people mutate and bleed , losing all sense of ego . They no longer resemble their human ( or alien ) selves , rather they appear animalistic .
When look with the opening of a Reaver attack , Zoe says : “ ” If they take the ship , they ’ll rape us to demise , eat our flesh , and sew our skin into their clothing . And , if we ’re very , very lucky , they ’ll do it in that order . ” Yes , they are that terrifying . Like many zombies , Reavers were the result of a science experiment proceed very wrong . But Reavers are much like those infect by the Rage Virus in 28 Days Later — they feel only primal aggression . They are harebrained , but retain enough intelligence agency and cognition to fly starships and flack space travelers . They accumulate the cutis of their victims , and will grace their ships with dead bodies .
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