It may be someone I don't want to see—from the undead past, an ex-lover, my ex-best friend. Lynne Tillman
especially, in stories about vampires and zombies: reanimated after death by supernatural means
undead creatures
We would all recognize a vampire if we saw one, that 'undead' soul who rises from the grave to gorge himself upon the blood of the living, thereby creating further generations of vampires. Roy Porter
—often used as a collective noun
Zombies apparently never brush. Witness the rotten chompers flashed by lumbering hordes of hungry undead in this dexterous thriller … — People
—used especially as the undead
A brainy young philosophy graduate student … gets sucked into the nightmare world of the undead in Abel Ferrara's black-and-white indie vampire tale. — Entertainment Weekly
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Recent Examples on the WebBut the show, based on Kim Euh-hee's webcomic The Kingdom of Gods, has more on its mind than the undead, raising questions about the damage uncaring leaders can do to its populace during a nationwide crisis. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 27 June 2022 Netflix has not declared whether another season is coming, but the show is worth a watch for die-hard fans of the undead. Amanda Ostuni, EW.com, 14 July 2022 If…?, where a season one episode featured undead superheroes. Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 July 2022 Well, the top two shows on this list signal the opposite may be true for zombies – the undead should be fun. Amanda Ostuni, EW.com, 14 July 2022 Then there’s Franco, who needed a job bad enough to have taken on the demands of being a union representative for the hunters slaying the undead, but whose awkward and clumsy demeanor would be better suited for a desk job. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2022 Arena of the Undead Horde features a storyline involving strange undead creatures kidnapping the living to battle each other in the city of the dead. Rob Wieland, Forbes, 1 July 2022 What if The Breakfast Club had to face down an undead horde? Sara Netzley, EW.com, 27 June 2022 Like previous Stranger Things villains, Vecna comes from Dungeons & Dragons, and is described as a once human turned undead wizard. Evan Romano, Men's Health, 25 May 2022 See More