History Main / AttractiveZombie

* ''Film/ArmyOfTheDead'' has the "Queen" zombie, a [[IncongruouslyDressedZombie former showgirl]] who, even with her NightmareFace, still looks attractive, especially with an outfit that shows off her cleavage and [[ShesGotLegs her legs]].

* ''Film/LandOfTheDead'': Downplayed with the female zombie designated "Number 9" (her jersey number). When you get past the teeth-exposing bite mark on her cheek, she's actually kind of cute. Of course, it helps her actress (Jennifer Baxter) is gorgeous.

* The female zombie Angela Mason in the ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' episode "Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things" is quite attractive, apart from the "homicidally jealous" part.

* ''Film/ArmyOfTheDead'': Even with her rotten teeth and as scary as she looks, the "Queen" looks attractive (her cleavage helps, and ShesGotLegs too).

* [=VTuber=] Kureiji Ollie from ''WebAnimation/{{Hololive}}'' Indonesia is a zombie virtual idol whose good looks haven't been tainted by undeath. While more conservative than the outfits worn by other hololive members, her dress draws a lot of attention to [[ShesGotLegs her attractive legs]], and her [[GenkiGirl adorably energetic demeanor]] further bumps up her cuteness factor.

* Zombina the MON close-quarters specialist from ''Manga/DailyLifeWithMonsterGirl''. She's an attractive redhead with mismatched eyes and patchwork skin (since her body doesn't heal naturally, she has to attach new body parts to herself by sewing them on). Her FriendlyEnemy, the {{Jiangshi}} Shiishii, also qualifies; practicing Tai Chi every day to stave off rigor mortis left her looking quite toned.

* One of the characters from ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'', specifically [[spoiler:Shulk himself]], is revealed to have been DeadAllAlong and puppeteered by an ancient malevolent spirit. Despite this, [[spoiler:he]] enjoys a longstanding romance with [[spoiler:Fiora]], who also becomes this partway through the game.

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** Julie (played by Melinda Clarke) in ''Film/ReturnOfTheLivingDead3'' remains as attractive as when she was alive (albeit turning more "dominatrix-like") as the love story is crucial to the plot. Even prompting a [[AttemptedRape rape attempt]] from one of the villains--[[MuggingTheMonster which turns out exactly how you'd expect]].

[[caption-width-right:350:Here comes the bride... [[WightInAWeddingDress it’s too bad she died]].]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Here comes the bride...[[WightInAWeddingDress it’s too bad she died]].]]

* Ayumu from ''LightNovel/IsThisAZombie'' has at least five girls in love with him (only one of which doesn't know that he's a member of the undead).

* Rea from Manga/{{Sankarea}} looks identical to how she did as a human after being zombified, the only physical differences being paler skin and red eyes (they were blue as a human).

* ''Manga/MadeInAbyss'': [[spoiler:Riko was stillborn in the depths of The Abyss, but was revived through a Relic. She still looks like an adorable little girl despite this.]]

* Necrowaif's FleshGolem receptionist from ''Manga/InterspeciesReviewers'' is remarkably cute for a quantity of mutilated corpses held together with crude stitching and large screws. In the manga, she even quips that [[SerialProstheses her bust was willed to her by a friend who finally went to Heaven,]] Igor style.

* Deconstructed in the short story "Look Alive" from Vertigo's ''The Unexpected'', where a RevenantZombie is able to pass for an attractive woman, but has to adhere to a strict regime of mental and physical exercise in order to do it.
* Gwen Dylan, the RevenantZombie protagonist of ''ComicBook/IZombie'' is only marked as undead by having a slightly more purple skin tone to the still-living human members of the cast, although she states she lives with the possibility of turning into a regular rotting zombie if she doesn't get her regular ration of brains.

* The 2017 book ''Romancing the Zombie: Essays on the Undead as Significant “Other”'' is a collection of essays discussing the increasing use of this trope in modern fiction.
* Another collection of essays analyzing this phenomenon is ''Zombies and Sexuality: Essays on Desire and the Living Dead'' by Shaka [=McGlotten=] and Steve Jones.
* Shurq Elalle from ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'' really loves to seduce living males. She seems to cherish her undead state (mainly because it keeps her from aging and losing her good looks) and [[KeepingTheHandicap repeatedly refuses the possibility of resurrection]].
* The high-functional zombie teens from ''Literature/GenerationDead'' series, most notably Tommy Williams and Karen [=DeSonne=].

* The FieryRedhead Cate Hendrickson from ''Literature/ParadiseRot'', who is the protagonist's LoveInterest.

* In ''Literature/AmericanGods'', the protagonist's wife Laura is resurrected as this; unfortunately, as the months pass, she rots severely, even despite the embalming.
* In ''Zombie Noir: The Corpse with the Beautiful Face'' by Austin Taylor, a beautiful lady hires a private eye to investigate... her own murder. They also share an intercourse.
* In ''Literature/{{Xanth}}'' novel ''Dragon on a Pedestal'', Zora gradually becomes this due to Xavier giving her ThePowerOfLove.
* The female zombie Lee Ling from ''Voodoo Killings'' by Kristi Charish.
* The [[{{RevenantZombie}} Revenant Zombies]] from Amy Plum's ''Revenant'' series are all quite attractive, and the heroine has a romance with one of them, namely Vincent. [[spoiler: At the end, she becomes a zombie herself.]]
* In ''Literature/DeadCity'', many zombies look like ordinary humans, and can pull off an attractive look. Type I zombies are also [[FriendlyZombie Friendly Zombies]]: they retain their human personality and just want to live normal lives. In particular, [[spoiler: Natalie]] becomes a Type I zombie in ''Dark Days'', and retains her model looks.

* Sally from ''Literature/TheDemonCollector'' by Jon Mayhew is a quite attractive revenant girl; there is no romance between her and the protagonist, but they establish a friendship.
* Generally, "zombie romance" seems to be a growing trend in the paranormal genre. In 2011, the Night Wolf Press publishing house [[http://nightwolfpress.yolasite.com/submissions.php put out a call for submissions in this genre]] stating: "Ain't no lovin' like undead lovin' - it applies to more than vampires".
* ''The Country of Comers-Back'' by Lafcadio Hearn is set in Haiti and features a beautiful [[UndeadBarefooter barefoot]] zombie woman who seduces men and lures them to their death.
* Undead in the ''Literature/DanShambleZombiePI'' series typically retain their libido from life, and can remain good-looking if their demise wasn't too messy and they regularly visit the morticians' shop for maintenance. A trio of zombie "cougars" flirt quite aggressively with a living cosmetics salesman in the first novel, and the second openly acknowledges that the Full Moon Brothel's zombie prostitutes are a major revenue source. Dan himself is implied to be pretty handsome for a zombie, occasionally having to turn down passes from female Unnaturals.
* Ayumi, the eponymous zombie little sister in ''LightNovel/MyVampireOlderSisterAndZombieLittleSister''. Unlike most zombies who decay naturally, Ayumi injects herself with preservatives, so she looks identical to a human save for stitches all over her body.

* The Returned of ''Literature/{{Warbreaker}}'' are humans who were returned to life by the Divine Breath, and must devour one soul a week to stay alive. They also possess {{Humanshifting}} powers, which most of them use to take on whatever particular form of ideal beauty they desire.
* In ''Literature/UndeadGirlGang'' by Lily Anderson, the three undead girls Riley, June, and Dayton, brought back to life by a Wiccan spell, remain as attractive as they were in life.

* In ''My Girlfriend, the Zombie: A Zombie Romance'' by Rebecca M. Senese, the main character's girlfriend Sharon is a beautiful and intelligent zombie woman who passes as human.

* The female zombie Angela Mason in the ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' episode "Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things" is quite attractive, apart from the "homicidally jealous" part.

* As the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Orphnochs]] of ''Series/KamenRider555'' are zombies (specifically the RevenantZombie kind) by their very nature, every single one counts, though that's due to being able to alternate between their human and monster appearances. Especially true of the main Orphnoch cast, including [[spoiler: the titular Rider and hero himself]].
* Episode "New Year's Day" of anthology horror series ''Series/FearItself'' has one, once we learn that [[spoiler:Helen (played by Briana Evigan) was a zombie all along]].
* Series 9 of ''Series/DoctorWho'' ends with [[spoiler: companion Clara Oswald KilledOffForReal, but she receives a temporary delay in her death which renders her technically undead with no life functions, though with her personality and soul still intact]]. This has no impact on her attractiveness; in fact, it is stated that due to her new state, she will never age, therefore remaining as a beautiful woman in her late 20s effectively forever.

* While Jiang Shi are considered [[ChineseVampire vampires]] rather than zombies, Hsien-Ko from ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'' is, nevertheless, quite attractive for a hopping corpse.
* One of the characters from ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'', specifically [[spoiler:Shulk himself]], is revealed to have been DeadAllAlong and puppeteered by an ancient malevolent spirit. Despite this, [[spoiler:he]] enjoys a longstanding romance with [[spoiler:Fiora]], who also becomes this partway through the game.
* One of the newly introduced character classes in ''VideoGame/Disgaea5AllianceOfVengeance'' is the [[{{Meido}} Maid]]. More specifically, they're zombie maids. ''Adorable'' zombie maids with GirlishPigtails and CuteLittleFangs. According to their bio, they're not actually very good at housework due to their brains rotting, but many in-universe find them endearing.

* ''Webcomic/VioletZombie'' is about [[PunnyName Penelope Mortinez]], a teenage girl who was resurrected as a zombie and retained her good looks.

* Dead Girl, the RevenantZombie superhero from ''ComicBook/XForce'', initially looks a little mummified, but quickly becomes ProgressivelyPrettier to the point that she becomes a sex symbol in-universe, and has a sexual relationship with the living Anarchist.

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** Julie (played by Melinda Clarke) in ''Film/ReturnOfTheLivingDead3'' remains as attractive as when she was alive (albeit turning more "dominatrix-like") as the love story is crucial to the plot. Even prompting a [[AttemptedRape rape attempt]] from one of the villains.

* The zombies in ''Film/Zombies2018'' are simply humans with green hair and white skin. Considering it's a Creator/DisneyChannel Original Movie, it's pretty obvious why they didn't go with more traditional-looking zombies.

* The ''Disney Channel'' Original Movie ''Film/Zombies2018'' is all about this trope. The main characters are Zed, a ''zombie'', and Addison, a ''human'', who are a couple.

* Manga/MadeInAbyss: [[spoiler:Riko was stillborn in the depths of The Abyss, but was revived through a Relic. She still looks like an adorable little girl despite this.]]

* ''Film/{{Frankenhooker}}'' puts a raunchier spin on this, with a medical student who resurrects his dead fiancé by building her a body assembled from local streetwalkers.
* The male protagonist of ''Film/WarmBodies'', who falls in love with a human girl after eating her ex-boyfriend's brain.

* Pretty much all of the revenants brought back by ''Franchise/TheCrow'' retain the attractiveness that they had in life.
* Beth (Aubrey Plaza) in ''Film/LifeAfterBeth'' a film about a guy's girlfriend returning from the dead.
* The 2008 movie ''Film/{{Camille}}'' is about a girl who becomes a RevenantZombie after her death, and wins the heart of her husband (who originally married her only for personal profit reasons).
* Tammy in ''Film/{{Fido}}'', although she's kept like that deliberately by his owner, in a world where zombies are kept as slaves, you can imagine why.
* One of the DVD extras in ''Film/DawnOfTheDead2004'' is an [[ApocalypticLog in-universe news broadcast]] containing, among other things, a video of [[WackyFratboyHijinx some high schoolers]] taunting a young female zombie wearing nothing but a football helmet and BlackBraAndPanties. One of the guys can be heard saying "[[MostCommonSuperpower look at those melons]]" and that "she is the hottest girl in the school." They learn very quickly [[EvilIsNotAToy not to mess around with any kind of zombie]].
* ''Film/LandOfTheDead'': Downplayed with the female zombie designated "Number 9" (her jersey number). When you get past the teeth-exposing bite mark on her cheek, she's actually kind of cute. Of course, it helps her actress (Jennifer Baxter) is gorgeous.

* The female leads in ''Film/DeathBecomesHer'' (played by Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn) may not technically be ''zombies'', but they're pretty close: they've taken an immortality potion and then suffered a mortal wound. Their bodies are no longer living (so they can't heal from any damage they take), but the potion won't let them actually die. At least initially they're still reasonably attractive, though by the end of the movie they've had to resort to ''extensive'' use of cosmetics and despite having had a long time to practice they're not very good at it.

* Rottytops from ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}'' is drawn in the same cute anime girl style as the rest of the female cast (albeit with green skin and a stapled on arm and leg). More recent games in the series show that Rottytops isn't the only attractive zombie, either. In ''VideoGame/ShantaeAndTheSevenSirens'' you see a zombie girl with her younger brother as NPCs, and both look relatively normal aside from green skin and a few stitches.