In fantasy and horror fiction, animated skeletons are a recurring type of Undead that may be mindless or intelligent, depending on the setting.

They tend to be slightly more powerful than Zombies, as their skeletal forms are more agile and harder to damage; many skeletons can also simply re-attach broken or severed bones.

See Also

• Skeletons (folklore) - Folklore depiction of skeleton which popularized this type of undead.