20 things you didn’t know about the Walking Dead (With Pictures)

7. The Walking Dead Doesn’t Use the Word “Zombie”

If it walks like a zombie, talks like a zombie, and feeds on the living like a zombie, it still doesn’t particularly mean that it’s a zombie. At least not by the standards of The Walking Dead producers.

Not sure if you’ve noticed, but the terminology “zombie” is exempt from the show. The universe that the show is based off of is one that’s unfamiliar with the phenomena, meaning George Romero doesn’t exist. Characters in the show will often resort to other names for the dead, such as walkers or biters. It also helps shape a reality where the living don’t initially know how to react to or conceptualize what their enemy is.