Zombies
Yeah, I have an irrational fear of the undead. If I\m having a bad day I'll not go out unarmed, I Have gone through most of the objects in my house and assessed their ability to dispatch a member of the undead. I have a plan on what to do in the event of the zombies rising, unfortunately, this plan is not as developed as I would like it to be.

I can't watch things with zombies in, not at all, even if they're done with really shitty make-up. Shaun of the Dead scared me witless the first time I saw it (i'm ok with it now mind).

My worst moment? About a year ago after smoking a few too many a friend of mine thought it would be funny to pretend to be a zombie. I locked him out until he stopped and was more than ready to fuck him up. Fortunately I didn't, but I am scared fuckless of zombies.
( Lizzy_Bee is a mac user now, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 13:16, 15 replies)

Zombie Action Plan
Make one, it'll help you feel better if you have a handy pamphlet that you can reach for incase of a zombie/ rage infected horde attack.

Rhef and me have made various plans dependent on type of zombie and where we are. A little geeky but if they do come, whos the one laughing?
(Jack the sparrow dodger, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 13:24, closed)

Out of interest...
Which ones scare you more, the fast zombies (e.g. the ones from the Dawn of the Dead re-make) or slow ones which drag their limbs and hunt you down with impending doom??
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Wed 16 Apr 2008, 13:42, closed)

Well
Fast zombies are one of those hollywood myths, The name 'zombie' means something along the lines of 'sleep walker' and in it's very nature must be slow, so a 'fast zombie' isn't a zombie at all. However 'the infected' were fast and not zombies.

I'm not sure really, They're both scary as fuck, of the convertioanl slow zombie it's their persistance and good sense of smell and hearing that means they will track you and not get tired like you would, not being dead and all that. But fast zombie, not being a zombie, would they get tired? I guess not, they're dead. I think I'm more scared of slow zombies, but fast zombies would be SO much worse to deal with...
( Lizzy_Bee is a mac user now, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 13:54, closed)

I'm making
A glass-fronted box for my friend that has a hand axe in it.

Just in case.
( Cawl, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 14:08, closed)

Kaol
You are a true friend
( Lizzy_Bee is a mac user now, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 14:11, closed)

I know :D
It's going to be the best birthday present he's ever got!

I too get the zombie fear though.
I sleep with a WWII British commando knife close to hand (under my pillow) as that's the best thing for stabbing through a skull at very close quarters (ie. zombie is on top of you).

Er... You're welcome in my stronghold, come Z Day. You seem to be switched onto these things.
( Cawl, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 14:14, closed)

Oh God!
I dreamt about zombies all night last night.

Although I do dress up as them on occasion :P
( baw__bag contains traces of nuts on, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 14:28, closed)

also...
The Dawn of the Dead remake was let down by fast zombies.... the infected work because they're not zombies and can starve/die etc.....

Traditional zombies are scary because of their relentlessness and ever growing numbers.

/too much thought blog
( baw__bag contains traces of nuts on, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 14:33, closed)

Fast zombies
will definitely lead to the end of humanity as the plague will spread far too rapidly for security forces to cope and small bands of survivors will be unable to mount any sort of large scale resistance as any breach of security will prove almost instantly catastrophic.

Slow zombies, relentless, low moaning, can detect humans from a kilometre away, attract by the moans of others. Uuuuurrrgh, scary, but ultimately defeatable providing a secure defensive strategy is implemented and you remember to stab them in the BRAIN!

Everyone should read World War Z as a survival guide for when the day eventually comes.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 14:50, closed)

@Al
You should only read World War Z after reading The Zombie Survival Guide.
( Cawl, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 14:53, closed)

@Kaol
I did, but for the casual zombie defence strategist, World War Z is a more accessible introduction to the problems we are likely to face.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 14:55, closed)

A "casual zombie defence strategist"
Is a dead zombie defence strategist.

I'm ready.
So so ready.
( Cawl, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 15:00, closed)

My other half
keeps wanting to tidy up my tool cupboard and relegate the best ones to the shed. I can't explain the real reason why I need all the heavy blunt instruments close to hand, so we just have a fight instead.

Zombies may break up my relationship.

Damn them.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 15:06, closed)

She'll only slow you down
When the dead rise.

I've got a 6-month stock of tinned food, a copy of a key to a church (the old English type that're fucking fortresses), a small selection of anti-zombie weapons, and dangerous paranoia...
( Cawl, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 15:15, closed)

@al
That's dedication. but she'll thank you when the time comes
( Lizzy_Bee is a mac user now, Wed 16 Apr 2008, 15:16, closed)