Zombie is a 1995 horror novel by American writer Joyce Carol Oates, which explores the mind of a serial killer.

He intends to find a perfect young male companion and re-wire his brain, thereby turning the victim into a mindless sex slave.

[2] His several attempts at creating a zombie, by doing improvised surgery on the victim's brain, all end in failure, however, as the men he abducts, rapes and tortures all die at his hands.

[5] The play was later produced live at John Jay College in New York City.

Joyce Carole Oates was present for a pre-show panel discussion alongside forensic psychologists and serial killer experts from John Jay College.