[Olog-hai]

You mean there are real zombies out there?

The concept of corpses walking originates in the occult, even if the cause is supposed to be a microorganism. Same with vampirism of similar causation.

[rlmorel]

"You mean there are real zombies out there?"

Bob Hope on Zombies!

Lawrence (Bob Hope): "You live here?"

Montgomery: "Yes."

Lawrence (Bob Hope): "Then maybe you know what a zombie is"

Montgomery: "When a person dies and is buried, its seems there are certain voodoo priests who ... who have the power to bring him back to life."

Carter: "How horrible!"

Montgomery: "It's worse than horrible because a zombie has no will of his own. You see them sometimes walking around blindly with dead eyes, following orders, not knowing what they do, not caring."

Lawrence (Bob Hope): "You mean like Democrats?"

[Vermont Lt]

In the animal world? Yup.

Look up prions.

It’s a stretch...but that’s what we are going on! :-)