Zombie is my attempt to process a deeply traumatic event that happened right near my mom’s house. Early on in my journey with AI art, I had this idea of storyboarding along with music to capture the intensity of the moment. While text-to-video tech isn't quite there yet, this gallery serves as a storyboard of that nightmarish incident.
The event involved a 19-year-old college student who, after dinner with his parents at a local sports bar I frequented with my mom, apparently under the influence of bath salts, ran several miles to the home of an older couple. This couple, whom I had seen chatting in their garage, was brutally murdered by the student, who then began eating them. It took four police officers, a canine, and a taser to subdue him.
This was a horrifying event that made national headlines, and creating this gallery was my way of confronting and processing the trauma. Viewer discretion is advised due to the graphic nature of the content.