Not to drop any spoilers here but the forward by Kirkman in the first comic talks about how he hopes this series doesn’t come across as horror because it’s intended as a story of survival. How ordinary people would deal with extraordinary circumstances.
I think the TV show does a good job of honoring that intent.
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