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Revising Zombies

For October 2025, I'm delving into the low-tier, often-no-longer-scary undead: the zombie. We'll look at what makes zombies scary in folklore, look at their depiction in various TTRPGs, and talk about how you can make zombies truly horrifying in your games.

Now Live: The Zombie for Vaesen

Now Live: The Zombie for Vaesen

This month, we've been exploring the zombie. You can check out the full series here. Last week, we focused on exploring the zombie in Dungeons & Dragons, and found the creature as written to be pretty good for our zombie-as-oppressive-capitalism metaphor. This week, I'm thrilled to

Zombies in Dungeons & Dragons

Revising Zombies

Zombies in Dungeons & Dragons

This October, I'm looking at the classic undead monster: the Zombie. Check out the full series using this link! Last week, we focused on different meanings and depictions of zombies across time, and we picked out what defines a zombie for the purposes of this series to make

Zombies: History & Myth

Revising Zombies

Zombies: History & Myth

Last year, to celebrate Halloween, I dedicated the entire month of October to a series about how to rethink vampires. This year, I'm going to do the same thing but for zombies – the much maligned, no-longer-particularly-scary low-tier undead common to RPGs. (Except I'll be tackling zombies