We Bury the Dead

There's a number of things that a zombie film does, apart from providing jump scares and satisfying people's need for horror. They can critique society, such as Dawn of the Dead where the characters hide in a mall, the institution of our mindless consumption, or Train to Busan which highlights how co-operation trumps self interest as a response to class inequality. When they're not a metaphor for social ills, they c…