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Sign in to savethumb|The Ghost of Barbara Radziwiłł by [[Wojciech Gerson. Ghosts are a common form of the undead.]]
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Literature
- List of undead forms
- Physical corpses
- Incorporeal spirits (Non-physical)
- Mixed
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|The Ghost of Barbara Radziwiłł by [[Wojciech Gerson. Ghosts are a common form of the undead.]]
The undead are beings in mythology, legend, or fiction that are deceased but behave as if they were alive. A common example of an undead being is a corpse reanimated by supernatural forces, by the application of either the deceased's own life force or that of a supernatural being (such as a demon, or other evil spirit). The undead may be incorporeal (ghosts) or corporeal (mummies, vampires, skeletons, and zombies).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “undead” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.