I find zombies uninteresting. They don't really provide anything to a story, other than a thing to run away from. Especially the recent biozombie movement -- the lesson here is "you cannot fight the zombies forever." Eventually you either have to hide, or you will become a zombie.

Not particularly uplifting; the idea is that you HAVE to give in to other people's base instincts, or else you must retreat from life. It's really just an adaptation on an Atlas Shrugged type theme.