The Undead, or risen dead are a class of monster, or unnatural horror. While the term is often used to refer to Zombies, zombies are merely one type of Undead (albeit the only type confirmed to exist in some form or fashion, and the only type this wiki is usually concerned with).
Definition[]
An Undead specimen is one that was once alive, died, and then rose again in contradiction to mankind's understanding of life and death.
The vast majority of the time this happens in literature, the detachment the subject has had from life brings with it malicious motives. Fear of death is a nearly universal sentiment in mankind, and literary personification of this sentiment is as old as myth or storytelling itself.
Types[]
Living corpses[]
- Ghoul
- Jiang-Shi (Chinese Vampire)
- Lich (Magical Zombie or Undead Witch/Wizard)
- Mummy
- Revenant (can refer to a ghost as well)
- Skeleton
- Vampire
- Wight
- Zombie
- Simulacrum (“Frankenstein” monster)
- While dhampirs (human-vampire hybrids) are not considered undead, they do have some vampire DNA
- Undead Werecreature (although this is rare)
- Apparition (usually refers to a ghost, but can mean other undead beings)
- Zombie-vampire hybrid
- Other vampire or zombie hybrids
- Aswang
Incorporeal spirits[]
- Grim reaper (usually appears solid but can be a ghost)
- Shinigami (see grim reaper)
- Banshee
- Ghost, Spectre or Phantom
- Poltergeist
- Shadow person
- Wraith
- Genie/djinn
- Ghost hybrids
- Angel
- Demon/devil
- Bogey (unknown if solid or not)
- Dybbuk
- Wendigo