Zombies or the economy: Which scares you more?

Over the past several years, as the economy has been cooling off, zombies have been heating up.

It seems like the red-hot undead have been cropping up everywhere recently, including starring roles in feature films, popular books and hit TV shows. But zombies have come a long way from their days in the "Thriller" music video. No longer content to just entertain us, zombies now want to teach us something, too.

So what can we learn from zombies? According to academic experts, the current obsession with zombies reveals some of our culture's external fears about a loss of control. Those are exactly the type of fears that an economic downturn -- and the resulting bankruptcies, foreclosures and debt -- can bring to life.

That connection between the walking dead and a struggling economy is the focus of "The zombies are here and they're hungry...for your personal finances," a guest article I wrote for Flexo over at Consumerism Commentary.

Whether you're a personal finance reader or horror film fan, give it a read. I'd like to hear whether you're more fearful or zombies -- or the economy!