Zombies

This is the official zombie thread for Paranormal! If you want to talk about zombies, this is the place to do it.

Talk about anything zombie-related. What you would do in a zombie apocalypse, the best way to kill a zombie, is fire is actually good against zombies or not, what makes a zombie (if it runs fast or isn't dead, is it really a zombie?), what you would do if you were a zombie, etc.

Or you can just post cool zombie pics.

Before I delve into my rich knowledge of zombies, there's one word: Left 4 Dead.

Forget about Resident Evil, forget about Romero's zombie movies, Left 4 Dead the game is where the zombies are at.

It's a good thing such abominations don't exist...for

Good thread idea(s) as usual Shaggy.

I think zombies, as a whole, are pretty amazing. Shawn of the Dead, Dawn of the Dead, 28 days/weeks later and even resident evil movies make me fascinated with the idea of an apocalypse, a zombie one. And resident evil games are usually "made of win".

As for what I'd do in that situation, I'm not sure. But obviously I'd fight for survival. Haha.

SJ good topic d(^__^)b

Has anyone read The Zombie Survival Guide?
When I read the list of zombie encounters throughout history I totally thought they were real, lol that was a long time ago.

Anyway, I've always enjoyed watching zombie films even the cheesy ones, They always have me wondering what a real zombie apocalypse would be like.
Ah, I'm really looking forward to the World War Z movie.

Thanks. I'm trying to get more life in the Paranormal section. What better tool to use than zombies? :)

I once heard an insane idea on 4chan about how to survive a zombie attack - ladder fort. You take three ladders and put them so they form a pyramid (going up, of course). Then, you climb to the top, and the zombies can't get you, because zombies can't climb. Right? I dunno, I'm pretty sure a zombie could climb if it took the time to try. But man, the guy who was behind the ladder fort idea was vehement about it. He just knew it would work.

Found a picture of it:

Going by the Zombie Survival Guide, zombies have little motor ability apart from the standard shuffling and biting, and sometimes grabbing action. A zombie that has fallen down, therefore, cannot get back up on its own, and will crawl along the ground because it lacks the motor ability to get back up. In that case, a "ladder fort" would be a viable strategy for a short period of time, since it would allow easy access for humans and almost nothing for the undead. On the other hand, it's also a platform being supported by three ladders. Once a zombie runs into it and knocks it over, you have to take your chances against the horde.

I know people love the Zombie Survival Guide, but that's fucking retarded. In every single zombie movie, if a zombie falls down, it gets back up. It may take the zombie a while, but it does eventually get up. Otherwise, 90% of all zombies would be on the ground.

But yeah, the ladder fort really isn't that good, because it'd be hella-easy to knock over. Unless you somehow weld it to an iron floor or something. Even then, it wouldn't be the best thing. A hollow tower (like Dale built in an episode of King of the Hill, just not that high) would be much better. Shit, zombies couldn't get up it even if they could climb ladders, because it wouldn't have a ladder. They'd have to be able to stick to walls or something, and that ain't happening.

The ladder fort idea is fucking fail. Assuming that zombies can run and climb, you'd be better off in a bunker with 5 tons of MREs to last you years. Left 4 Dead teaches you that zombies can get to you from ANY direction. (It's based off of 28 Days later.)

Actually, I wouldn't think ladder fort would work... those ladders can't hold a lot of dead bodies, I would think. XD

My half-baked survival plan involves shooting into a crowd of zombies until I only have one bullet left...then I throw the gun at them and run.

Zombies, the perfect subject to talk about.

As for what makes a zombie, I see 2 possibilities as to real life zombies:
1. Left 4 Dead. Mutation of some common virus (Example: Swine Flu)
2. African Shaman succesfully brings entirety of africa's dead from the past thousand years back to life in zombie like state, which then can be transmitted through blood.

Perfect Zombie plan: While nothing is foolproof, and little is actually effective, I'd choose some sort of criuse ship I could Hijack and drive to the middle of the ocean with rations. Difficult, but possible with the right people and tools.

I remember that a friend of mine sent it to me once.

The stories about the survivors almost made it believable lol....the stories were very intriguing

ZOMBIES, WHERE!?!?!?! KEEP THEM AWAY FROM ME!!! I HAVE THE THRILLER SONG N/ I'm NOT AFRAID TO USE IT!!!!!!!

Roflmao I never thought that would work on them nice

Too bad zombies don't work on the same principal as the martians from Mars Attack! do by blasting country music in their ears. Though technically, by making a perpetual sound making device, you can lure all the zombies in one area and keep them there indefinitely since their main mode of sensing is through hearing.

I could be done, either by making the speakers partly underground to prevent the majority of zombies from breaking them, of by making them into giant "siren towers", which would be the preferred tactic. All you need to do then is dig a moat around the tower, fill it with gasoline, and burn the corpses once they fall in.

Space Zombies form Final Fantasy. :D