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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

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[–] mindbleach 1 points 1 month ago

Honestly, even Romero didn't use the word. He called them ghouls. Which... I think is also basically like Voodoo zombies, but for vampires instead of priests.

Nope, apparently from pre-Islamic Arabian folklore. Humanoid monsters that lurk in graveyards and eat people. Fitting.