Why do so many people find zombies so interesting? Over all the other world ending possibilities or monsters, why zombies?
Because the zombies themselves are really only a plot device, and almost all the really great zombies stories out there aren't about the zombies, they're about the people. It's a variation on 'trapped in a cabin by a deadly blizzard/typhoon/land shark.' Look at World War Z. The zombies literally get 0 screentime. In all honesty, it's people sitting around talking. If you directly translated the book into a visual medium, it'd literally be Max Brooks in one chair, and the interviewee in another, and it's the greatest zombie story I've ever encountered.
Right. Notice how the sci-fi equivalent of the zombie is the unthinking, unfeeling bio-organic terror i.e. Aliens, Tyranids, Zerg, Pitch Black, and so on. It's a macguffin, an external pressure to make the survivors break their regular social codes and heighten dramatic tension.
I guess that makes sense, it's just that it seems that zombies in particular are used to tell these stories when any number of other things would work. Maybe they've just become iconic.
I guess that makes sense, it's just that it seems that zombies in particular are used to tell these stories when any number of other things would work. Maybe they've just become iconic.
I think zombies represent a loss of control/what makes us "human". Without that spark, we are essentially animals running around without order. Zombies are us, with no soul, no morals, no laws, no society. I think that's where the fear/fascination comes in. They are that deep, primal side within us that we are afraid of. The story of humans vs zombies is one of humans restoring order, regaining humanity.
I think with things such as monsters, it's a different kind of fear. It goes back to our caveman days of "what's in this dark cave, will it kill me" type of thinking.
Wouldn't the zombie's stomach burst? Do they even swallow it, you'd think that a very messy undead eater with base primal instincts (that don't involve eating properly) would spill most of it.
And wouldn't the explosion destroy the already deteriorating torso? (I'm not saying a Hollywood-explosion, I'm saying just a small burst 'cause of all the foor in the stomach)
I'd assume the sheer pressure of all that man-meat just pushes it out the other end. Ick.
See, I'd go for a zombie movie where they show all that stuff.
Or a zombie movie that doesn't suck. Which was the last one? Flight of the Living Dead? Yech.
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Zombies are cool because they provide an opportunity for ordinary people to kill and maim other, until-recently ordinary people. I imagine those of us in the retail sector would relish an opportunity to go on a shooting spree without repercussions in the event their customers were to become the living dead.
Zombies are cool because they provide an opportunity for ordinary people to kill and maim other, until-recently ordinary people. I imagine those of us in the retail sector would relish an opportunity to go on a shooting spree without repercussions in the event their customers were to become the living dead.
Now there's a question. If it turns out that zombies are curable either due to finding an antidote or eliminating their source, are you morally obligated not to kill any of them or can you continue to blast away?
Zombie Survival planning is fun because you get to fantasize about an apocalyptic event without it being a downer, it's total fantasy. Thinking about nuclear winter, global fuxxoring, or whatever else that's actually remotely possible is fucking depressing.
As for zombies eating, I just assumed they threw it up soon after.
Zombie Survival planning is fun because you get to fantasize about an apocalyptic event without it being a downer, it's total fantasy. Thinking about nuclear winter, global fuxxoring, or whatever else that's actually remotely possible is fucking depressing.
As for zombies eating, I just assumed they threw it up soon after.
I always assumed they just rip and tear the flesh. No swallowing, just bite the flesh, rip it off and spread the disease. The continual attacking after the first bite is to kill the victim quicker to create the zombie that much faster.
Zombie Survival planning is fun because you get to fantasize about an apocalyptic event without it being a downer, it's total fantasy. Thinking about nuclear winter, global fuxxoring, or whatever else that's actually remotely possible is fucking depressing.
As for zombies eating, I just assumed they threw it up soon after.
I always assumed they just rip and tear the flesh. No swallowing, just bite the flesh, rip it off and spread the disease. The continual attacking after the first bite is to kill the victim quicker to create the zombie that much faster.
I recall a passage in WWZ that stated that although zombies don't possess a working digestive system, all the flesh they ingested would eventually make it "through", whole pretty much. They were discussing how WWZ zombies technically don't have any odor to speak of, sans a slight decomposition odor and the smell of rotting flesh in their undergarments....
A fireball fell from the sky and slammed into southern Peru over the weekend, creating a huge crater that emitted a sickeningly smelly gas, local authorities said. More than 600 villagers fell ill, the Peruvian radio network RPP reported Tuesday.
According to the Zombie Survival Guide, zombies just keep eating and eating, even after their stomach bursts. My question is, if a bite will turn a person into a zombie, then why do zombies eat people? Shouldn't they just bite them to make sure their species survives? And furthermore, wouldn't a zombie apocalypse be impossible?
And furthermore, wouldn't a zombie apocalypse be impossible?
That depends on what you mean.
Interpreting that literally, yes, a zombie apocalypse would be impossible because zombies don't exist.
Reading into that somewhat, it depends on how zombies reproduce. If you go with a plague zombie scenario—a la 28 Days Later—then maybe, as the threat could be isolated and contained. (Very easily, too, with shamblers.) If you go with a voodoo zombie scenario, a la the George Romero films, then no, as anyone who dies of any reason rises as the walking dead.
And furthermore, wouldn't a zombie apocalypse be impossible?
That depends on what you mean.
Interpreting that literally, yes, a zombie apocalypse would be impossible because zombies don't exist.
Reading into that somewhat, it depends on how zombies reproduce. If you go with a plague zombie scenario—a la 28 Days Later—then maybe, as the threat could be isolated and contained. (Very easily, too, with shamblers.) If you go with a voodoo zombie scenario, a la the George Romero films, then no, as anyone who dies of any reason rises as the walking dead.
Did you hear about that meteorite that hit in Peru and like 600 people all got the same symptoms at the same time? My first thought was potential zombies...:P
And furthermore, wouldn't a zombie apocalypse be impossible?
That depends on what you mean.
Interpreting that literally, yes, a zombie apocalypse would be impossible because zombies don't exist.
Reading into that somewhat, it depends on how zombies reproduce. If you go with a plague zombie scenario—a la 28 Days Later—then maybe, as the threat could be isolated and contained. (Very easily, too, with shamblers.) If you go with a voodoo zombie scenario, a la the George Romero films, then no, as anyone who dies of any reason rises as the walking dead.
Did you hear about that meteorite that hit in Peru and like 600 people all got the same symptoms at the same time? My first thought was potential zombies...:P
That was my 2nd thought. My first was The Color From Outer Space.
No, I wasn't. I watched a bit of Shaun of the Dead again this weekend, and it reminded me that zombies are a terrifying menace, no matter how funny you try to make the situation.
Meh. I'd rather it be something where you can see your character and the city and all of that. Maybe in pretty flash animation to entertain me. I liek shiny things.
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Because the zombies themselves are really only a plot device, and almost all the really great zombies stories out there aren't about the zombies, they're about the people. It's a variation on 'trapped in a cabin by a deadly blizzard/typhoon/land shark.' Look at World War Z. The zombies literally get 0 screentime. In all honesty, it's people sitting around talking. If you directly translated the book into a visual medium, it'd literally be Max Brooks in one chair, and the interviewee in another, and it's the greatest zombie story I've ever encountered.
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I think zombies represent a loss of control/what makes us "human". Without that spark, we are essentially animals running around without order. Zombies are us, with no soul, no morals, no laws, no society. I think that's where the fear/fascination comes in. They are that deep, primal side within us that we are afraid of. The story of humans vs zombies is one of humans restoring order, regaining humanity.
I think with things such as monsters, it's a different kind of fear. It goes back to our caveman days of "what's in this dark cave, will it kill me" type of thinking.
And wouldn't the explosion destroy the already deteriorating torso? (I'm not saying a Hollywood-explosion, I'm saying just a small burst 'cause of all the foor in the stomach)
See, I'd go for a zombie movie where they show all that stuff.
Don't forget that in the 1st return of the living dead, blows to the brain didn't stop 'em.
D:D:D:
Or a zombie movie that doesn't suck. Which was the last one? Flight of the Living Dead? Yech.
Now there's a question. If it turns out that zombies are curable either due to finding an antidote or eliminating their source, are you morally obligated not to kill any of them or can you continue to blast away?
In summary, blast long, blast hard, blast often.
As for zombies eating, I just assumed they threw it up soon after.
I always assumed they just rip and tear the flesh. No swallowing, just bite the flesh, rip it off and spread the disease. The continual attacking after the first bite is to kill the victim quicker to create the zombie that much faster.
I'm sure there's a sexual joke in there.
I recall a passage in WWZ that stated that although zombies don't possess a working digestive system, all the flesh they ingested would eventually make it "through", whole pretty much. They were discussing how WWZ zombies technically don't have any odor to speak of, sans a slight decomposition odor and the smell of rotting flesh in their undergarments....
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This could be the beginning if NotLD is an indication.
Start boarding things up now.
That depends on what you mean.
Interpreting that literally, yes, a zombie apocalypse would be impossible because zombies don't exist.
Reading into that somewhat, it depends on how zombies reproduce. If you go with a plague zombie scenario—a la 28 Days Later—then maybe, as the threat could be isolated and contained. (Very easily, too, with shamblers.) If you go with a voodoo zombie scenario, a la the George Romero films, then no, as anyone who dies of any reason rises as the walking dead.
Did you hear about that meteorite that hit in Peru and like 600 people all got the same symptoms at the same time? My first thought was potential zombies...:P
That was my 2nd thought. My first was The Color From Outer Space.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/09/070921-meteor-peru.html
Disappointing.
What, like you weren't secretly rooting for Peruvian Space Zombies. ;-)
A great time waster.
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Nevermind. Another good concept ruined
At least for me.
It's a game. Over time you get action points. You can spend the points to fight or move around or whatever.
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