Revenant
Revenant noun - A person who returns after a lengthy absence.
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Zombie
Zombie noun - A god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies.
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Our Ghosts Are Different: Sean seems pretty fleshy, and as the film progresses he grows increasingly zombie-like, meaning he may be devolving from ghost to revenant.
Source: Film / Death on Demand -
Of all the zombie types listed, those from Undead or Alive more closely resemble the revenant.
Source: Revenant Zombie -
Effectively a zombie with the power of shapeshifting, he nevertheless retains his personality and will of his own, giving him shades of a revenant.
Source: Artificial Zombie
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