Which specific economic problems contribute to the creation of the zombies in The Missing? How are these problems a microcosm for the US' larger economic problems during that time period?
How is the "small town" particularly vulnerable to a zombie threat? Why are small towns such popular horror settings, particularly when there are increasingly fewer of them?
What is the role of "the woods" in the novel? Why do you think the woods are such a popular horror setting?
What do you make of the relative absence of internet and cell phone culture in the novel?
What cultural conditions contribute to the creation of a "hive mind"?
What is the source of the contagion on the novel, literally and metaphorically?
Why do you think contagion narratives are so popular?
Discuss the role of animals in the book, including their relationship to humans.
How are economic and environmental exploitation tied together in the body of the zombie?
What is the zombie hungry for? Why is is to so hungry?
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