about every other night for two weeks i've been having dreams involving the dead or the undead. i wouldn't call these nightmares. i'm always something of an independent observer of their actions. the variety of these dreams is particularly interesting. here are some examples:

- normal people playing a game called "zombie" but sort of turning into the flesh-eating beasts (one in particular i remember as having a very large, round head that was falling apart).
- people being labeled as zombies in my mind, but looking perfectly normal
- people in a disneyland-like place dressed up as zombies for the entertainment of the guests
- and then you get the plain old undead walking the earth.
- lots of miscellaneous dealings with dead things, piles of bodies, etc.

anyway, this happens a lot now. my question is if the dead or the undead have any sort of classic symbolism? i understand that individual interpretation is the most valuable information, but this is just out of curiosity. these dreams don't really bother me, they're never terrifying and the undead rarely chase after me (and if they do i can always handle them).

thanks!