Zombies Are Making Way For Demons, Which Means Our Anxieties Have Turned Inward | Inverse

What hasn’t changed, though, is that zombies are used to talk about our society, our anxieties about being taken over, and our fear of having our humanity co-opted, whether its by disease, addiction, prejudice or a kind of cultural numbness. Zombie narratives are very clearly about our fears on a societal level, and they often operate to expose and comment on the perceived evils within systems. 

Demons, however, reflect a totally different set of anxieties that may have much more to do with a fear of ourselves than a fear of society.

Like most of our cultural monsters, demons are old and have a bizarre and winding history. Prominently featured in a number of the world’s religions, demons are often regarded as wicked creatures, as the malevolent equivalent of angels, and as evil beings capable of possession.
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Just as “inner demons” speak to our internal anxieties, the things we dont like about ourselves, the things we struggle with and rebel against, the demons we see in popular culture may speak to our fears about who we are, about the evil that’s inside of us or that might be allowed to take root within us.

Zombies Are Making Way For Demons, Which Means Our Anxieties Have Turned Inward | Inverse