Revenant

What is a revenant?
A revenant is a reanimated human corpse. Common slang terms for revenants include: zombie, brain-chewer, ghoul, rotter and so forth and so own. In military parlance, revenants are usually referred to as Zach. This lead to the popular catch-phrase "Zachary don't surf" made popular by the singer for nü-glam rock band Hype, Axis Ross, whose favorite shirt had the slogan emblazoned across the front. Ross, himself an avid surfer, was killed while pursuing the ever elusive "tasty wave" when a revenant hidden in the surf pulled him from his board and devoured him. The few surviving late-night comedians had a field day with that one.