Zombie: Ceaselessly wanders the land, searching for other people’s brains to devour
Mummy: Remains ensconced in a comfy pyramid for thousands of years, having no interest even in their own brains which they removed and set aside in Canopic Jars.
Absolutely not the same
But seriously, where did the “zombies love brains” trope come from?
I cant point to a movie or book that specifically targets brains.
Return of the Living Dead
That originated it, but I think the thing that really embeded the idea in the public consciousness was that Simpsons Halloween special.
My favorite part of that movie were the skeleton zombies.
Return of the Living Dead
I would rather watch the 1999 cinematic masterpiece “the mummy” starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz
What happens when a mummy bites you compared to a zombie?
Are mummies more ritualistic living dead and a zombie is just a virus living dead?
I’m honestly curious.
Mummies can bite?!?! Shit.
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Mummies come with curses
But they also come with a free fro-yo
Oh that’s good!
Zombies are “untreated” bodies and usually virus based, which activates the “ick” factor in the human brain. Plus they’re out in the open and you feel more helpless to keep them away.
Mummies are wrapped, dried, residing in their designated resting place and ancient. Also much easier to avoid unless you’re poking around where you shouldn’t.
Mummies also animate because of a curse, whereas zombies have a whole host of possible mechanisms of animation.
If you get bit by a Zombie you’ll turn into one. If you get bit by a mummie you just got bit by one and nothing else will happen.
I mean…you’ll probably get an infection…like a bad one
But it is not because of the mummy thing. Human mouths are just really filthy in general.
I kinda doubt his mouth is the same kinda filthy as it was before the mumification, so the question is: does infection via non supernatural means count as death via mummy or death via infection
That is the Sheldon Cooper solution to this question
Has anyone really tested what happens if you get bit by a mummy though? I feel like they always just do magic and outright kill people. Maybe they DO turn you into a mummy
Someone hasn’t read the Encyclopedia of the Undead, and it shows.
The one on the right looks like a Tomb King from Warhammer Fantasy, you are talking a lot of shit for someone in flaming skull catapult and necro-sphynx range. Reminder Settra went all the way to Norsca because they stole some of his shit, everywhere is in Tomb King range.
