![]() It also focused away from the grim realities of economic depression and encroaching communism. The first zombie movie to focus on the dangers of conformity and being unable to rely on people to do the greater good was Night of the Living Dead in the 1960s. Zombies did not enter the scene until a couple decades later. Survivalists cited the Great Depression as an outstanding example of why households should stay prepared and continue homesteading today. Civil defense programs advocated bomb shelters and religious organizations advised families to keep a year’s worth of food storage for emergencies. Spurred on by the literature, the survivalist movement increased during the Cold War. Mainstream society gained interest in apocalyptic fiction after World War II, with the possibility of nuclear disaster. ![]() It’s amazing how people grow when they question, “What if?” We can thank apocalyptic fiction and zombie mania for a giant surge in self-reliance and homesteading today.
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