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Zombies: A Living History

Premieres: October 25, 8pm ET

Network: History

What’s It All About? Although it seems like zombies are a recent phenomenon that has grown out of comic books, movies and TV, there actually is a long history of zombie legends from the dawn of civilization to today, and this two-hour documentary explores that history.

The special details how Europe’s Black Plague became one of the most prolific periods for myths and legends about zombies, explores why Viking legends believed zombies were nearly indestructible except by decapitation or immolation; examines other zombie legends from around the world, including secret stories of China’s Terra Cotta Warriors and the voodoo rituals of Haiti; and shows how modern science added a whole new twist on zombies beginning with Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.

Zombies: A Living History premieres October 25, 8pm ET and features

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    13 Comments

    1. David Nicholson
      Posted September 27, 2011 at 8:58 pm | Permalink

      The show airs on Oct 26th at 9pm.

    2. jpfeiffer
      Posted September 28, 2011 at 2:53 pm | Permalink

      Hi, David, we just checked again with History and received confirmation that the show will premiere Oct. 25 at 8pm.

    3. Martin Gorn
      Posted October 4, 2011 at 9:59 pm | Permalink

      Who is going to be featured in this Zombie Doc? I’ve heard Max Brooks, Jonathan Maberry and some forensic experts…is that right?

    4. Don Lafferty
      Posted October 5, 2011 at 8:18 am | Permalink

      I heard novelist Jonathan Maberry will be one of the talking heads in this. Can’t friggin’ wait to see this!

    5. Andre Abramowitz
      Posted October 12, 2011 at 4:49 am | Permalink

      Max Brooks and Jonathan Maberry appear on the show along with many other zombie authors, academics, military, government and medical professionals. Check out the facebook and IMDB page for more info. Be prepared!

    6. Jonathan Maberry
      Posted October 18, 2011 at 6:01 pm | Permalink

      This is going to be a landmark documentary.

      -Jonathan Maberry
      author of DEAD OF NIGHT and DUST & DECAY

    7. Cammie
      Posted October 21, 2011 at 9:45 am | Permalink

      Hi Andre, Let Neelie know it’s the History Channel. I’m looking forward to watching a literate show regarding zombies, as well as discovering some good books to read and collect. Thanks, Cammie

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    9. bing
      Posted October 30, 2011 at 12:33 am | Permalink

      How about a documentary on “Superstitious Idiots, A Living History.”
      Concluded with a brief segment on the History Channel’s staff, and how they only do shows on folklore and legends, and other unverified garbage that seems to appeal to idiots that don’t know history and believe everything they watch on the history channel because it’s got the word “history” in it so it’s assumed to be accurate and true.

    10. John
      Posted October 30, 2011 at 4:43 am | Permalink

      You people are retarded. I watched this stupif show for about 10 minutes and had to google it to see why History would waste money on such garbage. Then I find you guys who actually think there will be a zombie apocolypse or that zombie’s even exist in any state. I was shocked to see people even wrote books about this crap. You people, the authors, and history should all get out of 5th grade, grow up and get a resl life.

    11. vincent
      Posted November 14, 2011 at 5:46 am | Permalink

      where can i find a link to this episode online?

    12. SuperEricksen
      Posted January 14, 2012 at 9:52 pm | Permalink

      are there any websites i can go to to watch this?

    13. Del Pachar
      Posted February 24, 2012 at 11:29 am | Permalink

      great -!

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