Every gamer likes a zombie apocalypse. I'm not a gamer but I'm equally fascinated at this fiction (but not to the point that I would enjoy it becoming a reality).
Why this fascination? Perhaps, it's because a zombie apocalypse warrants one to go on a rampage on the pretext that one is trying to survive being eaten by hordes of brainless, animated corpses.
"You're alive only because it's illegal to kill you", says an Internet quote whose author I'll never know. The same rings true in our everyday life and I believe each one of us, however good, has always harbored that taboo desire to simply go off, kill people we don't like, and not suffer the consequences of our actions. Simply put, we are all potential serial killers if the situation warrants it.
This is probably one of the reasons why scenarios such as zombie apocalypses hold so much appeal. It gives vent to one part of our psyche which is undoubtedly repressed ( and for good reason). It allows us to act as murderers without the moral burden and the social cost.
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