Face Eating Zombie

This story happened a few weeks back but I didn't get a chance to include it until now:

31-year-old Rudy Eugene of Miami, FL was shot and killed as he attacked a 65-year-old homeless man in the middle of the street. Eugene was completely naked and apparently under the influence of what some believe was bath salts, a semi-legal stimulant often sold in convenience gas stations and adult stores. Eugene ate up to 75% of the man's face off. A policeman who witnessed the attack noted that Eugene was chewing and swallowing the flesh as he ate it.

The victim is still hospitalized. Eugene was shot and killed by a policeman responding to the incident. His girlfriend later emerged to tell the public that she always felt safe with him and that he was a dedicated, religious man. She admits to having seen him smoke marijuana once at a party and Eugene has a record of marijuana-related charges.

© C Harris Lynn, 2012

May is Zombie Awareness Month

Yes, and you should be wearing your little, gray ribbon to let everyone know you are prepared (preparing?) for the coming zombie Apocalypse, according to the Zombie Research Society, which informs readers that October is not associated with zombies because zombies are flesh and blood creatures not associated with the pagan rituals of Samhain or All Hallows' Eve. Also, many zombie movies were set in the month of May, including the granddaddy of them all, George Romero's Night of the Living Dead.

© C Harris Lynn, 2010

Philippine Tribe Raises the Dead

The Filipino Hanunuo Mangyan tribe's kutkot ritual is a time-honored funereal tradition in which the recently deceased is unearthed, swathed in clothing in such a manner as to resemble a sinakot (sort of a mummy), further dressed by contributions of clothing and jewelry from the surviving family members, then said to have been revived.  Kutkot actually means "unearthed."

However, the tradition of kutkot is a dying form.  Few today know the ritualistic manner for tying the funereal cloth so that it resembles the human form.  Fewer still are continuing the practice, having fallen victim to modern influences, according to researchers and reporters.  Elders say the younger generation simply cares not to learn, or perform, the kutkot ritual.

Many of the indigenous tribes and peoples are being threatened by the spread of industry throughout the region, while others have migrated to other parts of the world in search of work.  

© C Harris Lynn, 2010