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The First Modern Zombie Novel
Alienating the Audience
English - March 19, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 110 MB - ★★★★★ - 201 ratingsScience Fiction Fiction Comedy comedy humor sciencefiction scifi Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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"The Day of the Triffids," by John Wyndham, arguably kicked off the modern zombie genre, in which protagonists flee shambling cannibals in an urban wasteland. Josh Jennings joins Heaton to review the book, and ask: what is so fascinating about zombies on a primal level?