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I don’t know why, but it took a long time to admit this to myself: I really love horror movies. Sure, there are legions of schlocky crap-fests hardly worth fast-forwarding through (as with any genre), but every once in while you find the one that tickles just the right nerve — exactly where you didn’t realize you were vulnerable — and I just really enjoy that. When I was a kid it was all I read: Stephen King’s entire catalog I consumed one hot summer; I even wrote ghost stories and spine-tinglers of my own (hidden forever in a very deep drawer, along with everything else my pen produced in the eighth grade). So it was only natural that one day, despite a years-long detour into “serious” literature (darn English major) I should again be fascinated by warlocks and werewolves and things that seek brainy sustenance in the night.
But the zombie most of all. It’s strange, because zombies don’t have nearly the range of personality that werewolves or vampires have (or even Frankenstein’s monster, for that matter), and they don’t do very much aside from shamble about and search for living folks to munch on. But there’s something so very other about them (to use an overused pseudo-academic term); they’re a walking incarnation of death, who not only threaten to kill us but confront us with the fact of our own mortality in its most gruesome form. (They’re also usually a harbinger of societal collapse, as in 28 Days Later, I Am Legend and so many others … and I love me some end-of-world scenarios.)
So why is that so very fascinating, to me and millions of other zombie flick fans? In his 400-page non-fiction book on the subject of horror, Danse Macabre, Stephen King floats this idea: that horror movies “allow us to regain our childish perspective on death.” He tells a story about he and his childhood friends finding a dead cat, which quickly became an object of intense interest and experimentation. Will anything squish out of it if we drop a brick on its head? What’ll it look like in a week? They kept returning to the cat as it went through its stages of decay, like twisted little scientists trying to understand the face of death.
In zombie movies, we get to do just that: look at dead people, in every state of decay. Usually this is a device used to make the movie more horrific as it goes along; in Dawn of the Dead, for example, the longer those people are trapped inside the mall, the more decomposed the zombie horde massing outside becomes — and we get plenty of lurid closeups to drive that home (especially in the recent, more graphic remake). And the gross little kid inside of us coos: neeeeeaaaaaato …
The second childhood proto-urge that zombie movies satisfy, I think, is killing lots of stuff. By which I mean, most kids (boys especially) enjoy killing lots of stuff in one form or another, be it in a video game, in a game of cowboys-and-indians (bang, you’re dead!), with plastic army men, or by frying ants on the sidewalk with a magnifying glass or shooting at sparrows with that BB gun they got for their birthday. Zombies aren’t people — they’re not even really animals. They’re slow-moving, gore-filled targets, and killing lots of them is encouraged. Every zombie movie has that sequence where the protagonists launch their attack on the undead horde, and invariably waste scads of them in an orgy of (supposedly fun) blood, decapitations, etc. Once you’re done studying the dead thing, the kid in you gets to blow it away — and then a hundred more like it. What could be better?
Anyway, that’s just my two cents. I’d love to hear what you think: is there another reason to love zombies … or hate them? Or do you find another species of movie monster more compelling?
I realized not long ago that “Zombies” were my favorite genre. I think that one of the most appealing things about Zombie movies is that the affliction is happening to everyone except the protagonist which makes it that much easier for the viewer to imagine themselves as the protagonist and wonder how they would handle the same situation. I think it allows the viewer to really submerse themselves in the story like you do when you read a fictional book.
posted by Kevin on 2-28-2008 at 8:18 am
I realize now that “submerse” should probably have been “immerse”. Haha.
posted by Kevin on 2-28-2008 at 8:21 am
you know for a while i thought that there nothing better than a good old fashioned zombie flick. for the same reasons as you explained in your post i loved watching the masses of the undead get shat on. then i found that i love ninja movies as well. how stealth like and secretive they all were. blending in with the night and using there environment to swiftly eliminate their target. so when i found out that there was a movie called “Zombie Ninja Gangbangers” I nearly passed out. i haven’t seen it because it’s probably a giant pile of late 90’s dung but it still opened up a new world in my imagination of non-living japanese killing machines scouring the earth for their next victim/meal
posted by chuck on 2-28-2008 at 8:29 am
Every year in Iowa City we do a “Zombie Walk” where we, about 40 or 50 people, dress up in our best or worst zombie garb, gore ourselves up with make-up, and take to the streets of Iowa City. Last year was especially fun because we walked by a Catholic church just as Saturday mass was letting out. I think a few people may have actually thought that it was the apocalypse. Most people were pretty cool about it though. Parents would let there kids come up to us and gawk at our utter undeadness. The walk typically ends at a bar called the Deadwood, irony fully intended, and last year had one added fun perk: the local news covered our arrival at the bar. The reporter gave a short recap of our march and then, as she was segueing back to the news desk, we attacked her because of our intrinsic desire for the brains of the living and reporting. Good Times!!
posted by Gary on 2-28-2008 at 8:35 am
Let me start by saying you sound a lot like my brother.
1. He is a huge fan of Stephen King
2. He writes fiction, which he allows no one to see
3. He loves horror movies
Now, I love horror movies, and my two favorite sub-genres of horror would have to be Zombies and Vampires. I really can’t decide on which I like more. I find zombies fascinating because of how they come back to live. That’s why I love the tagline for the original Dawn of the Dead: “When There’s No Room in Hell, the Dead Shall Walk the Earth!”. Vampires fascinate me because of how they live. They are nocturnal, they feed on the blood of the living, and they’ve just got that creepy feeling about them.
posted by Tanner on 2-28-2008 at 8:44 am
I think the “zombie walk” is popular in a lot of places, I had some friends participate in one in Ottawa last year! I’m dying to try it out!
…Oh, the irony.
posted by Brittany on 2-28-2008 at 8:47 am
I am a well documented (by my friends and family at least) Zombie fanatic. For my taste the zombie is the most terrifying monster for three reasons:
1. They are unrelenting and irrational. Vampires will converse with you and run away at garlic. Freddy can only get you in your dreams. But the zombie never stops and doesn’t listen to reason.
2. Sheer mass. I saw the remake of “Dawn of the Dead” in a theater on 42nd St. in Manhattan. We walked out onto the crowded street and I had a mild panic attack.
3. Human reaction to the Zombie. In every movie or zombie scenario, the reaction of the living is often the most chilling. Think of Cooper (Father of the injured girl) in “Night of the Living Dead”, the mall security guards in Dawn or even the group in the pub in “Shaun of the Dead”. In the zombie situation the worst of humanity is on display. A great read is “World War Z” by Max Brooks. Humanity’s reaction to the zombie outbreak is more terrifying then the zombies.
BTW Gary, the “Zombie Walk” is an excellent. I’d love to participate in one of those
posted by cheeques on 2-28-2008 at 8:57 am
While I do like my share of zombie movies, I have to say that I lean more toward vampire and werewolf sub-genre (that could be the fantasy lover in me though). It’s one thing to be undead and be able to kill others (arrrrgghh), but being able to change another . . . there’s just something spookily engaging about it.
posted by nutmeag on 2-28-2008 at 9:00 am
I never really cared much for zombies until I got to play one in a short film over the summer. Now, zombies are my favorite horror subject and I, hands-down, am the best zombie ever!
posted by Pearl on 2-28-2008 at 9:13 am
I gotta side with the zombies. I’ve done everything from give a short lecture on the history of zombies in cinema to have an entire semester of the horror club at my school on zombies. I’m a bit obsessed.
posted by Alice on 2-28-2008 at 9:15 am
The best zombie line, ever, from “The Stupidest Angel,” by Christopher Moore. A whole churchyard of zombies are slowly awakening, planning what to do: “First we suck the brains of the living, then we go to Ikea!!”
posted by Annette on 2-28-2008 at 9:17 am
I’ve always liked zombie movies. I got to be in one a few years ago. I know a couple of people venturing out into the film industry and they decided to produce a zombie movie written by the director. I got to be an extra and it was the coolest thing ever. I spent a whole day covered in blood and gore stumbling around the local community college. Sadly, the movie will never come out. The audio was ruined and the director and lead actress got divorced, ruining any chance of a re-shoot. If anyone ever needs an extra zombie in Florida give me a shout, I’m always ready to zombie it up!
posted by Martha on 2-28-2008 at 9:26 am
I got my brother the BEST book awhile ago - The field guide to surviving a zombie attack. Totally serious tone to the whole thing. Very practical advice. It’s awesome. For some inexplicable reason it is in the humor section, though. I personally don’t find Zombie attacks all that funny.
posted by qt314159265 on 2-28-2008 at 9:27 am
I’m a huge fan of the zombie sub-genre. I think the main difference zombie movies possess is that they are the majority. In many horror flicks from other sub-genres the “monster” is either alone or part of a small minority aimed at terrorizing the majority (the boring, naive humans). That quality alone makes zombies much more appealing to me. A small group of people are left to defend themselves against armies of carnivorous animals who can’t feel pain and will stop at nothing to fill their stomachs with gray matter. Does it get any better?
posted by mukor on 2-28-2008 at 9:39 am
Zombies are great-truly terrifying. I think it’s because they would actually eat you, not just bite you. And they wouldn’t wait for you to die either. I don’t know, something about them.
A zombie walk would be so awesome.
posted by norby on 2-28-2008 at 9:47 am
I found this out when working on a game. We changed the game world to only include zombies, and all of a sudden every act that is morally ambiguous became ok. Running them down, shooting random people, blowing them up.. All ok. I think the best thing about zombies is the knowledge that they really are evil. Vampires could be returned to human, same with werewolfs, but zombies are dead and need to die again. Almost no one would argue that you can save them, so the only choice when faced with a zombie, is how do you want to kill them today.
posted by Kinglink on 2-28-2008 at 9:55 am
Check out the Canadian film from a few years ago called “Fido”. It’s a whole new perspective.
posted by Bud on 2-28-2008 at 9:56 am
I have to love zombie movies! I’m from the home of zombie genre creater George A. Romero. Actually - two personal fun Night of the Living Dead factiods… My stepdad almost bought the farmhouse it’s filmed in. My boyfriend and his friends used to “play” in the cemetary they used for the opening scene… nothing destructive, they just used to hang out there.
posted by Sarah on 2-28-2008 at 10:05 am
My question or complaint is in recent Zombie movies they all seem like they’re jazzed up on Meth or something. They’re WAY too fast and crazed. It totally ruins the scare factor of Zombies (and Zombinas) because they’re scary because its this unstoppable juggernaut. You can evade them temporarily, but in the end, they will outnumber you, find you, and eat you. These hyperfast zombies that get you before you have a chance of being scared rely on the gore factor more than any sense of building tension and the natural outburst of nervous laughter by their slow-moving nature. I can see the Hollywood geniuses thinking that todays young people, what with their texting and ipods won’t pay attention to a slow zombie. Nooooo it has to move like a runaway freight train otherwise they might not pay attention long enough to care….
Zombies are unique and I don’t think taking away their very raison d’etre is scary… If I want to watch a crazed killer on the loose I’ll watch a Bush press conference.
posted by Crispin on 2-28-2008 at 10:19 am
Zombies are fun because while scary, they are slow and stupid so you think you can out-run or out-smart them - and yet they STILL grab you and bite your arm off! brilliant!!
I saw Night of the Living Dead while in high school and enjoyed it very much…(the original, back in 1980 or some such)…
I need to rent 28 Days Later and watch it again…I was so scared, I tended to fast forward thru the scary bits…maybe if I watch it w/ the sun streaming in thru the window…Zombies don’t like sun, right? Oh wait, that’s Vampires…
posted by donner on 2-28-2008 at 10:26 am
Check out the Apocalypse Reader for a great story - “These Zombies Are Not a Metaphor.”
I love the word zombie itself. It has a z, m & b (all great Scrabble tiles), and it comes from a dense lingual mix - the melungeon-esque Haiti, where the Spanish word sombra (shade) mixed with the Kikongo zumbi (fetish), the Kimbundu/Kikongo nzambi (god), and the West Indian Jumbie (ghost).
posted by Hugh on 2-28-2008 at 10:27 am
I love zombie movies! Can people reply with thier favorite. I think mine is 28 Days Later. I’m curious if there are any good ones out there that I should see.
posted by Don the undead on 2-28-2008 at 10:28 am
oh MAN, is this my favorite topic of discussion! i LOVE zombies!! i am absolutely fascinated by them. i am a huge fan of the “Living Dead” series made by George A. Romero. In fact, his latest is in theaters right now, Diary of the Dead, which reboots the series right from the beginning of the zombie outbreak and it all from 1st person points of view as if it were a documentary. Ive seen so many movies with “Dead” in the title, ive lost track. my favorite movie ever is Shaun of the Dead, which really isnt a spoof movie but rather an homage movie, that pays tribute to all the great zombie movies. World War Z and the Zombie Survial Guide as awesome reads as well.
why am i so fascinated? basically the same reasons that were allready touched upon. an undying enemy that grows in power with every victim. an individual zombie is not a deadly predator on its own, but when joined by hundreds, things get ugly. then this allows for the survivors to have an endless body count, which makes for very entertaining cinema! in Peter Jackson’s Dead Alive (yes, Peter Jackson of LOTR fame got his start by making one of the corniest, GORIEST zombie movies every) the hero literally mows down a horde of zombies by taking an actual lawn mower and liqufying his attackers. just awesome.
they will never be nominated for oscars, but man, do i love zombie movies. i could keep going on and on, but i then i will end up writing pages!
posted by Sean on 2-28-2008 at 10:46 am
Nothing will ever beat the original “Night of the Living Dead” (1968). I especially like some of the opening dialogue in the cemetery when Johnny starts acting like a jerk for no reason:
Johnny: [in a creepy voice] They’re coming to get you, Barbara!
Barbara: Stop it! You’re ignorant!
Johnny: They’re coming for you, Barbara!
Barbara: Stop it! You’re acting like a child!
Johnny: They’re coming for you! [points to the cemetery zombie which he thinks is just a normal guy]
Johnny: Look, there comes one of them now!
Barbara: He’ll hear you!
Johnny: Here he comes now! I’m getting out of here!
posted by Kevin on 2-28-2008 at 10:52 am
I grew up fascinated with horror and first saw Night of the Living Dead at a midnight show when I was 10. Been hooked on zombies ever since. Last year I had a chance to be a zombie extra in the locally produced movie “2″. There were over a hundred of us and we had a great time. And then there’s Zombie Kickball - a lot of places do this in addition to Zombie Walks. Imagine 30 or 40 people stumbling about with a ball - what a riot! Draws a great crowd everytime.
posted by gwdMaine on 2-28-2008 at 11:18 am
Could it be that zombie flicks remind us of what it felt like to be an outsider as a kid? We all had those moments growing up (and even as an adult) when we felt outside of the crowd and like we were the only ones who say the world differently — a similar feeling to being the only un-dead person in the room.
posted by Jason on 2-28-2008 at 11:43 am
Zombies make me sad. It must suck to be dead and gory. They’re probably pissed about it. No wonder they eat brains. I’d be mad, too.
I’d rather have a vampire chasing me than a zombie. Vampires are sexy.
posted by Melodye on 2-28-2008 at 11:50 am
Agreed with many of the comments made here… Particularly the notion that Zombie movies viscerally depict the dichotomy of self vs. other or, more specifically, individual vs. everyone else. These themes are more than incidental to the Zombie genre… As all of her friends and family start are gradually consumed by the masses, the protagonist is ultimately left to deal with the fact that she is completely alone.
But I think the element that makes Zombie movies (and Vampire movies) so damned scary is the cannibalism. Cannibalism has deep and strong roots in our historical and mythical collective unconscious, from mammals eating their young to warlords consuming the heart of their opponent to Saturn eating his children for fear he would one day supplant them. Consuming others and being consumed by others has a deep and powerful effect on us that shakes us to the bone.
As an interesting side-note, George Romero once made a film called “The Crazies” which was, basically, a zombie movie without the cannibalism. Even though the social commentary is more in-your-face than any of the “Dead” movies, the film just does not resonate.
posted by Jim on 2-28-2008 at 12:08 pm
Another Zombie/Romero fan here…can’t get enough! 1st saw NOTLD when it was broadcast on WABC here in NY a million years ago. Why I was up alone, so late, who knows but what scared me the most was the disclamer at the bottom of the screen that appeared when the news broadcaster came on the screen of the salvaged tv set (rabbit ears & all). Basicly it stated something along the lines of “It’s only a movie”. The notion that adults (the only ones who should rightfully be up at that late hour) would even consider this…well, it was enough to scare the bejesus outta me.
Loved The Crazies, btw.
I would recommend Monster Island (especially for NY zombie fans)which was released on-line in installments, after the author couldn’t get it published. He has, since, with a number of sequels. It was the 1st real zombie book I ever read (except for I Am Legend, if you consider that zombish).
Looking forward to checking out Apocalypse Reader!!
posted by Nancy on 2-28-2008 at 12:36 pm
I also love monster movies, though I just got into zombie movies more recently.
My fave movie monster is definitely the werewolf–there’s something fascinating about the whole “beast within” concept to me. But I don’t find werewolves scary, or vampires either–zombies are far more terrifying. There’s no soul/personality left in them to reason with, unlike so many other monsters.
I second Dead Alive, though my current fave zombie movie is Undead, a really great over the top Australian movie from a couple of years ago.
One of the saddest movies I have ever seen was Zombie Honeymoon–it seriously takes the whole zombie idea in a new direction. It’s the first zombie movie I’ve ever seen that tries to portray the zombie as a sympathetic character. (It’s billed as a horror/comedy, but i really didn’t see anything funny about it, mostly it’s just heartbreaking.)
posted by frumpiefox on 2-28-2008 at 1:27 pm
I think the reason zombies are so fightening is that they have had all humanity drained form them. Their simple shambling, en masse attackes and grotesque figure is scary because we are afraid we could some how devolve into that
posted by John P on 2-28-2008 at 2:28 pm
I think we love zombies because there is NO personality. There are no redeeming qualities, there are no “reformed” zombies. They barely respond to each other, much less an attempted act of kindness.
It’s their relentlessness and uniformity that fascinate up - they’re a mob with the simple goal of making you lunch.
…I mean no one’s gonna eat your eyes…
posted by kitsana_d on 2-28-2008 at 2:39 pm
I hate zombies. They terrify me and I hate being terrified. Something about the idea of un-dead flesh eaters makes me queasy.
posted by HB on 2-28-2008 at 3:03 pm
The things in 28 days later and I am legend actually aren’t zombies, but infectids or some unnamed monster. George Romero basically invented zombies, so I figure he can define them to. Real zombies can’t run or anything like that, but are only “animated instinct” to quote the second dawn of the dead. In that movie the also say that zombies roam the earth when is full. Real zombies can’t use tools or open doors unless they bump into them; I don’t think they can use weapons either unless it’s a basic bludgeoning thing.
posted by matt on 2-28-2008 at 3:07 pm
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posted by Gary on 2-28-2008 at 3:12 pm
Zombie movies are the best thing ever. it may be a bit morbid, but a friend of mine and me always portray apcoliptic zombie scenarios and agrue what would be the best way to make a secure fort and what would be the best weapons. We have both decided that the very tough 3mm wetsuits would be the best thing to adorne while out rampage zombie killing but we have not figured out how to combat heat stroke (for they hold in heat very well). I think the best weapon to have would be a spiked bat, he says a large sword. Anyone else have any weapon choices? BTW just finished World War Z, best book ever, could not put it down, read the whole thing in three sittings, strongly recomend it to any fan. Supposably there is a movie in the works too! hell yeah!
posted by grat on 2-28-2008 at 3:19 pm
Ransom, I too, love zombies. If you haven’t read World War Z by Max Brooks, I highly recommend it. He’s Mel Brooks’ son, but the book is very serious and not at all zany. It’s from the perspective that the war against the zombies has already happened and now documentarians (is that the right word?) are talking to people from around the world about their experiences. I devoured that book whole!! =)
posted by stacy on 2-28-2008 at 4:00 pm
Horror fan here, but I have a special spot for the zombies. Love all the Romero versions, but my favorite has to be Shaun of the Dead. Very funny, but scary also.
Ed: Any zombies out there?
Shaun: Don’t say that!
Ed: What?
Shaun: That!
Ed: What?
Shaun: The zed-word. Don’t say it!
Ed: Why not?
Shaun: Because it’s ridiculous!
Ed: Alright… are there any out there though?
Shaun: [looking out the door mail slot, he sees an empty street] I don’t see any. Maybe it’s not as bad as all that.
Shaun: [turns his head and sees a pack of zombies] Oh, no, wait, there they are.
There was another poster who mentioned World War Z, I am in the middle of it now and hate to put it down.
Grerat stuff, can’t wait to see Romero’s new Zombie movie:Diary of the Dead.
posted by Steve on 2-28-2008 at 4:32 pm
Nothing beats “Night of the Living Dead”!
I was a zombie yesterday for my friend’s photo project.
Needless to say, even though I’m in an art/design school, our small group of zombies got some great looks.
posted by Lea on 2-28-2008 at 5:24 pm
A lot of people are mentioning “world war Z,” which you’ll be excited to learn (I just heard yesterday) Brad Pitt is producing (and probably starring in) a film version of. Sounds deliciously scary!
posted by Ransom on 2-28-2008 at 5:36 pm
For all you Zombie-philes… you are welcome at the Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency (www.fvza.org) where there are many others like you to discuss our love of the undead!!!
-Sgt. Wincal
posted by SGT.wincal on 2-28-2008 at 6:54 pm
What a coincidence! I’m taking a film and literature class that carries the theme of imprisonment and freedom, and zombie movies were the first ones we looked at. We dealt mainly with the old old versions (”White Zombie”, “I Walked with a Zombie”, and the like) and talked about its connections with feeling trapped and not in control of anything. A great way to start of the class and it made me a zombie fan. and @Steve: Now I want to see Shaun of the Dead because of that quote. thanks for sharing it with us!
Personally, I’m more interested in the evolution of the vampire. It’s interesting how it started with a creepy, decrepit old monster like Nosferatu and has lately changed into an entire underground world.
posted by heather on 2-28-2008 at 10:33 pm
I, too, am a horror film lover, and zombies in particular.
You’re right in that we find the idea of death and decay interesting. But most importantly for zombies is that they’re *us*. They’re so horrible because they are the ultimate corruption of *us*. There’s nothing glamourous or sexy or interesting about zombies. They’re not “other” in the way that, say, werewolves become. There’s no secret society or shape-changing abilities, like with vampires. They’re just corrupted, decaying, horrible us. They represent a complete lack of peaceful rest for us when we’re dead. They seem more real, more possible, than other monsters, and therefore are far more terrible.
posted by Tim on 2-29-2008 at 5:32 am
World War Z may be the most well thought out and written fiction book I have ever read. It was absolutely incredible.
One of the other things that fascinate us about Zombies is that if we die we will become one of them. Zombie movies are one of the only movies in which committing suicide before the inevitable turn seems completely acceptable.
posted by Kevin on 2-29-2008 at 7:31 am
Another incredible zombie flick is “Homecoming,” the incredibly political zombie film that Joe Dante (director of Gremlins) did for HBO’s Master of Horror series. In it, soldiers who died at war come back to vote to drive Republicans out of office. It’s brilliant.
posted by Hugh on 2-29-2008 at 12:18 pm
the only reason i truely love zombie movies is for shaun of the dead in particular. otherwise they tend to get slightly repetative.
my boyfriend, on the other hand, loves zombies, and considers himself a zombie. every halloween he dresses up like a horribly complicated zombie (he went to art school to learn the make up to do it he’s so into it).
when he got the zombie survival manual he did his best to memorize it and will unashamedly quote from it in public. lol
i guess i can see why he might identify with it, because
a: he has persoanlly died and been revived several times
and
b: has this weird skin problem so his skin is constantly peeling and shedding etc.
yay. i live with a ghoul. lol
posted by Sue on 3-1-2008 at 6:20 pm
28 days later is not about zombies, they are diseased people…
I have dreams like zombie movies all the time and I cherish it. I usually have a bow and arrow and a group of scared people to look after.
posted by Bev on 3-7-2008 at 1:29 pm
Agreed - Rage Zombies (28 Days/Weeks Later) are not the living dead. The living dead don’t starve, nor do they vomit blood - unless having been hit very hard in the stomach immediately after feasting on fresh flesh or possibly while being cut in half by a chainsaw. Most of all, they cannot move at super adrenalized speeds. I love any apocalyptic flick, and 28 Weeks later does well to reach new levels of massacring zombies in new and amusing ways. Means of dispatching zombies: helicopter vs lawnmower - obvious winner.
I still prefer Romero’s slow moving, unstoppable living dead. Fortunately I live in Pittsburgh, not London. I see Romero’s zombies every day! Fortunately I have a well stocked basement full of crow bars and other non-expendable, utilitarian weaponry. My zombie uprising contingency plan is exactly what you need, simple and dynamic.
Man, I haven’t thought about zombies in months, all of a sudden everyone’s talking about them again… Oh yeah, it’s spring… Shit - gotta go load my rifle.
posted by gnostigenic on 3-12-2008 at 8:31 pm
WWZ Is amazing, check out the audio book- it’s incredibly well acted.
I didn’t get into zombies until my friend sat me down infront of resident evil, and another friend gave me Zombie Survival Guide not much later… I’ve become a huge fan of zombies ever since. I think it’s the relentlessness of it. They don’t tire. They don’t stop. They just keep coming and coming, yet humans do tired and fatigue- which is why they all eventually fall..
posted by Shannon on 3-12-2008 at 9:39 pm