Vampires vs. zombies
Funny observations brought to you post GenCon. During the 90's, vampires were hot. We had vampire movies, vampire books, and Vampire: The Masquerade took over the gaming world.
This year, the post-con report says that the Vampire players have all but vanished from the halls. And whitefjords mentioned a new game that he is excited about to me today: Unhallowed Metropolis, which is a post-zombie apocalypse game. Which got me thinking--the last several years have had a huge upsurge of zombies, at least at the movies. What is going on culturally that we are more interested in zombies than vampires now? I mean, I can see how vampires fit better into the late 80's/early 90's decadence--but what's up with the zombies? Can anyone help me out here? Or am I making up trends out of whole cloth?
Also, does anyone know of any zombie books?
This year, the post-con report says that the Vampire players have all but vanished from the halls. And whitefjords mentioned a new game that he is excited about to me today: Unhallowed Metropolis, which is a post-zombie apocalypse game. Which got me thinking--the last several years have had a huge upsurge of zombies, at least at the movies. What is going on culturally that we are more interested in zombies than vampires now? I mean, I can see how vampires fit better into the late 80's/early 90's decadence--but what's up with the zombies? Can anyone help me out here? Or am I making up trends out of whole cloth?
Also, does anyone know of any zombie books?