Horror 101, Monday

[chosehumanity]

"We're going to be talking about zombies," Mitchell started. Why, yes, he'd thrown his lesson plan out the window again. "I was going to bring up succubi, but that might be a bit too NC-17 for you lot." Actually, the original topic had been vampires, but see again re: lesson plan out the window.

"The bodies of our dead come back to life with only a fraction of their brains left, if any," he started, "Mindless creatures milling about trying to take a bite out of you. In film, it depends on what you watch, the old ones had the regular shambling kind you could outrun, but we've developed this obsession with fast zombies as well."

He scraped his throat. "It started with Vodou in Haiti, in the way we know it today. They'd say a dead man could be revived by a Bokor to do his bidding, because he was mindless. A bit appropriate to more than just the living dead these days," he cracked, then quickly moved on to the next bit before that could fall, you know, badly. "Although they say that a lot of these so-called zombies were actually based off of mental patients."

He clapped his hands together. "They can be used as a metaphor for the mindless crowds, and for the fear of people with which we can no longer communicate. They are outside of us as much as they're of us."

He rattled off a few classic zombie films while he was at it. "...although I hear you had some sort of thing with them here last year," he hedged, "So if you don't want to sit around for the film or the discussion, feel free to leave."

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[chosehumanity]

Mindlessly.

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[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

Alex Karev

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[bitten_notshy]

Jack Priest

Listen to the Lecture

[chosehumanity]

Or suchlike.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

The lecture was short enough that Alex didn't even pull out a notebook, choosing instead to twirl a pen on his desk while he listened. Of course, that kind of made him look like a mindless zombie but there was plenty on his mind.

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[icecoldfrost]

Oh look, just the person she was looking for! Emma chittered at Alex from down on the floor, pulling gently on his pant leg with her teeth. She would like to be picked-up, please, before she had to do something drastic like try to climb up him by herself.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[bitten_notshy]

The lecture was fine, or was as much as Jack could pay attention with Emma the ermine distracting him.

It turned out that wriggly, bitey, strong-willed ermines made for lousy class companions.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[icecoldfrost]

She wanted DOWN. Emma was not some plush cuddle toy, thank you, and as nice and warm as Jack was, there were other people in class she wanted to torment visit.

She gave him a glare fraught with more biting potential. Down, please, before she was forced to start really drawing blood.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[awakestheghosts]

Chloe was taking notes, but this was one lecture that she was not enjoying. It wasn't so much that she was squeamish, just that it hit entirely too close to home.

Surprisingly, it didn't make her a whole lot less cheerful than she was when she came in.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[vanillajello]

Oh look, Kate was indeed here, and looking like someone who'd had a few good nights' sleep, and then barely any sleep at all for one night, and then slept on the bus on her way back to Fandom.

It was a complicated look.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[furnaceface]

Zombies? Finally, a lecture on something that didn't make Jono twitch and want to curl up under his seat. Mindless hungry things, he could handle, and if it was just a metaphor for being lazy and stupid, then all the better.

He knew that people were lazy and stupid, after all.

... Now, what in the world was up with that weasel that was running about the room?

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[stylin-wizard.livejournal.com]

Alex listened, wondering if she should start recording some of these lectures. Justin would love hearing them. Of that, she was sure. Especially where zombies were concerned.

Watch the Film

[chosehumanity]

And why look, it's Gaunt of the Not Entirely Breathing Any More. Sit and enjoy.

Re: Watch the Film

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

Alex had half been expecting something black and white and boring so this movie was a pleasant surprise. Bloody and funny. Both good things.

Re: Watch the Film

[awakestheghosts]

Chloe was watching the movie... and was taking notes about what was wrong with it.

Both as a director and someone who had raised zombies, albeit accidentally.

Re: Watch the Film

[furnaceface]

Now this film was exactly the reason that Jono enjoyed watching horror movies. It actually took effort to keep from projecting psychic echoes of laughter toward the people in class today.

He approved.

Discuss

[chosehumanity]

"What do you find terrifying about the zombie? Are they terrifying at all? Do you agree with the idea that many of us have become 'modern day' zombies, mindless and craving, or is that taking things too negatively?"

Talk to the TAs

[chosehumanity]

When they ping in!

Re: Talk to the TAs

[awakestheghosts]

Chloe was indeed here.

Re: Talk to the TAs

[stylin-wizard.livejournal.com]

Alex was there. Armed with coffee, as usual.

Talk to Mitchell

[chosehumanity]

Who's already pinged in.

Re: Talk to Mitchell

[bitten_notshy]

"Emma Frost's an ermine," Jack informed Mitchell, glancing down to the creature in his arms.

Ostensibly, this was so she didn't get marked down for the absence. Really? He was whining. Ermine nibbles hurt worse than bobcat thwaps. (And Jack hoped Mitchell didn't think he was starting an exotic animal petsitting service.)

Re: Talk to Mitchell

[vanillajello]

"I'm here, and not dead," Kate announced, wandering over.

Just in case he hadn't picked up on that yet.

OOC

[chosehumanity]

Sorry for the lame class; I'm sick as hell.

And still bawling at Annie in last night's Being Human. HER MUM.

Re: OOC

[vanillajello]

I feel for you. I'm not sick as hell yet, but it feels like it's coming. Do not want.