do zombies and skeletons exist in the real world

Zombies and skeletons, in the forms commonly depicted in popular culture, such as animated corpses or animated skeletal structures, do not exist in the real world.

1. Skeletons are real and are the internal framework of bones that support all vertebrates, including humans. However, they do not have the ability to move or function on their own as they are just the bony structure without any muscles, nerves, or other tissues needed for motion.

2. Zombies, as portrayed in movies, TV shows, and books, are fictional creatures. They are often depicted as reanimated corpses that have risen from the dead and attack the living, typically through biting or other means of transmission. These stories come from a mixture of folklore, mythology, and modern storytelling but do not reflect any scientifically verified phenomena.

In fiction:

• Zombies are used as a narrative device in various forms of literature and entertainment to explore themes such as survival, fear, societal collapse, and human nature.
• Skeletons can be used similarly, often in fantasy or supernatural genres, to evoke a sense of ancient mystery or danger.

In reality:

• The human body decomposes after death, and there is no known biological, chemical, or supernatural process that can reanimate a corpse to make it walk around and behave as a zombie would in fiction.

The fascination with zombies and skeletons is primarily due to their use in storytelling and as part of the horror genre, rather than any actual existence or scientific basis.