Incel Zombie Sex: Trophy Wives of the Damned

Scenes of sexual encounters with zombies have been crawling out from the subconscious in recent years and slithering into popular entertainment through independent movies such as Dead Girl and Fido and hit television shows like the Walking Dead. Volumes of zombie erotic short stories to facilitate a dark desire for putrescent passion can be found for sale online.

In the absence of supporting statistics, a search of the internet for ‘zombie sex’ indicates that the target audience is largely men. This paper asks who these lotharios of the living dead are, how they came to be and what are the possible cultural implications. Utilising attachment theory, hegemonic masculinity theory, and object relations theory, this paper explores what might lead a person to search for love in not just the wrong places but also dangerous ones.

The paper asks the following research questions: Who is the target audience for entertainment featuring sexual engagement between living persons and zombies? What is the appeal of romance with a reanimated, rotting corpse? Are there safe ways to channel an attraction to the undead? What are the implications for the future of dating? What lengths might these men go to in order to make their fantasies a reality? Should we be afraid?

It approaches these questions via a review of popular culture, entertainment and online incel forums. Incidents in recent years and existing literature suggest an imperative urgency to address the phenomenon and the dangers of allowing it to fester. This paper explores possible routes for mitigation of these urges through artificial intelligence, robotics and options for therapy.

The paper concludes there is a need to research zombie sex and the people that are drawn to it, its implications for society and solutions