Zombie Research Society
Rikki Rockett recently reached out to us regarding the latest episode of his wonderful online YouTube series Rikki Rockett’s Legend Tripping. His video, entitled “Real Zombies“, serves as a concise and surprisingly well-researched account of the zombie phenomena throughout history. From the origins of Haitian and West African Vodou to the research of anthropologist Wade Davis; Rikki recounts the scientific, biological, and pharmaceutical basis behind recent reports of the living dead. In fact, he manages to take the discussion even further!
By touching on the benefits, and moral dilemmas, of research projects designed to “raise the dead” by modern biotech companies like Bioquark and Revita Life Sciences; the episode also provides a fair and well-balanced look at many of the medical applications of zombification. For example, could doctors use ancient Vodou practices to bring a brain-dead patient to the point of zombification in order to save their life? Rikki delves deep into the implications:
The western world has had a long fascination with Zombies in film, TV and books. Now, a few biotech companies wanting to reverse brain dead subjects, we once again flock to the origins of Haitian and West African Zombification in order to further examine the past, present and future of Zombies!
This episode of Rikki Rockett’s Legend Tripping is a wonderful course in zombie history, and absolutely perfect for Zombie Awareness Month! The Zombie Research Society is more than happy to provide any of our articles or research to further the science, survival, and culture of the living dead. In fact, we encourage our members, friends, and followers to share videos like this to help spread awareness of the living dead. After all, what you don’t know can eat you!
We’ve embedded this episode of “Real Zombies” below, but highly recommend that you visit the official Rikki Rockett’s Legend Tripping channel online at YouTube for even more great videos. He takes the same documentary style and analytical approach to many urban legends and supernatural stories including werewolves, haunted houses, and the satanic panic of the 1980s. It’s a real, honest look at topics that need to be explored; zombies and the living dead are only the beginning. Honestly, we’re surprised that Rikki’s series hasn’t been picked up by a major television studio already. But for now, check out Rikki Rockett’s Legend Tripping episode on “Real Zombies” – please enjoy, be entertained, and maybe even learn something!