I also believe is a trend that will last for a very long time. I’m not sure when the author wrote the essay, but currently, in 2018, many people are still fascinated about zombies. Disney even has release a movie this year, called Zombies, that reaches younger audience, so clearly, the living dead are still a hit.

1) Brooks claims that the recent jump in popularity on zombies and the media they're on stems from the fact that in these last few years, recent catastrophic events have unfolded, ones "[T]hat might potentially befall us any day now" (p 211). With these living dead stars and the mass media they're on, that constant danger is non-existent, as these creatures are fictional and no matter how gruesome, hopeless and grim the story they're in may be, fact is, that they won't ever be treat to us, as they're only works of fiction. There's no need to confront them directly. An answer I favor, as I witnessed various peeps enjoy zombies on TV shows, movies, videogames, etc. and praise the media for the detour it offers;dealing with a consequence-free matter. On the same boat, another reason for their fame, I believe, is the fact there is no ethical weight on offing the undead fiends, as they lack emotions, are mindless and, well, are already dead! It is a door for the audiences to experience murder guilt-free. That and the varieties they come from. These ghouls have the potential to be cunning, dumb, sluggish or vigorous, have a comedic, action, or even romantic aspect to the stories they're part of. The concept is kept fresh, preventing it from being predictable. It glues the public eyes on them, awaiting for what they can deliver.

2) Brooks holds the belief that this fascination with the creatures will, possibly, eventually die down, as everything does, it remains uncertain. Yet, there's one thing he's confident about, that their figurative slumber won't be eternal and they will eventually come back to the scene and shine once again. It has happened before, with George Romero's 1968 Night of the Living Dead movie and Capcom's 1996 Resident Evil game.

3) With their debut on the silver screen, zombies were limited to just appearing in the specific type of media. As time went by, they became the protagonists of TV shows, games, books and even music videos. It's necessary to show just how much zombies have evolved and how prominent they are since their conception up to present day. The inclusion of the backstory behind the word plays an important role as well as it shows us how far back it comes from and what inspired it's definition.

Writing about Reading (Question 1)

What fascinates me about zombies is just how varied they can be, along with the medium they are on. You can see them on everywhere and while they're often portrayed as this brainless, flesh-eating monster, they aren't limited to these characteristics, as they have been shown to be funny, intelligent, powerful, weak, vigorous, friendly and even good dancers as it is the case with the late Michael Jackson's 1983 Thriller. The case might be different for others, in addition to my take on why I find zombies interesting, some could just love the guilt-free violence the creatures deliver and receive.

 

"Zombie Studies Gain ground on College Campuses" by Erica Phillips, Answers.

1) On her essay, there's mention of how various academic works have been influenced by the flesh eaters, how the phenomena help them tackle various related,useful themes, like economics and history. Not only is there a mention of university essays and books, Max Brooks' World War Z and the hit TV series The Walkng Dead, both the books and the show falling under the "visual media" category.

2) Erica Phillips reports that the appeal of zombies have aided the students of various educational institutions dissect and examine various themes that can potentially be helpful on their lives, as it can be of great use for understanding the real world, as Brooks suggests near the end and how it can bring about various types of success as it is with the case of Kyle Bishop and Brooks himself.

3) She perceives the rise of popularity of the zombie phenomena as unexpected and strong, influencing even academic institutions, sneaking in as time went by, proven by the grow in frequency of the inclusion of the word "zombie" on academic journals and articles.

1.     In paragraph 10 Brooks answers the question by saying “Could it be the zombies themselves and the new levels of sophistication they are bringing to the genre” he means by this why is zombies all of a sudden so important and famous , But I do agree and think the reason why zombies have become more famous is because everyone likes to watch horror shows and movies and zombies come out in any type of TV show or any movie site you go on they have a mixture of genre not only horror but could also be funny and that could include zombie also. I could also explain that nowadays they have zombies on kids shows and they have so many videos games that kids play that include zombies in them too, so this grows over time.