This blog serves as a record of the (totally fictitious) events occurring at the University of Missouri between April 15 and 19, 2009. Mass panic incited some residents to arm themselves and turn on friends and classmates in the streets in some kind of game; locals called it “Humans Versus Zombies.” This web record serves as repository for the journal of one student who escaped from the event, as well as other materials she has collected: interview questions, a map of the conflict, and an historical overview of the zombie. These documents were massed in an apparent attempt to understand the reasons behind HvZ, and to prepare for another such “invasion”. As the original author is unavailable for contact, it can only be assumed that she was acting as a student of folklore, watching the culture of the game world grow over the course of several days, and exploring the reasons 2009 is a ripe year for zombie legend-telling.
This is the most complete known record of the Columbia incident, with Web addresses and archives forwarded to our offices late in the timeline. The writer's current location and status are unknown.
Jay Nichols
Intern, Dept. Homeland Sec.
5.15.2009
Contents:
a. Cultural Analysis: Zombie Evolution
b. Post-Invasion Interview
c. Conflict Map: Choke Points and Hot Spots
d. "Diary of the Dead" Event Journal
To follow the invasion chronologically, click here and click on "Newer Post" at the bottom of the page to navigate to the next entry.
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