Le « genre » zombie : origine, scénarios, personnages, histoires et détournement humoristique
The "zombie" genre: origin, scenarios, characters, stories, and humorous twists

Summary/Abstract: The article first provides a definition and examines typical patterns in zombie literature, followed by their humorous use. The first part focuses on the origins and ingredients of this literature in Pandémie by Alexandre Lang and Outrage by Yves Tanguy, exploring the concepts of "survival story" and war. The traditional ingredients of zombie literature are analyzed here through concrete examples. The second part examines Karim Berrouka’s Le Club des punks contre l’apocalypse zombie, a story that exaggerates the features of zombie tales to highlight its irony.

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