RSSBasic Zombie Rules
Some zombies run, some zombies shuffle. Some eat brains, others don't care for them. With so many different zombie sub-genres out there, we feel the need to lock down some universally accepted rules for Zombie Prep. Generally, we will be following a vague hybrid of rules established in Mr. Romero's original movies and thoseestablished in Max Brooks' novel "Zombie Survivlal Guide".
Infection
When a mommy zombie and a daddy zombie are in love, they come together in a beautiful act of... biting.
Whatever the reason, zombies spread their love through bites. Given that saliva and blood are the contageous elements, a simple scratch will not be enough to infect a human. Only an injection of zomg saliva or blood into a human's own bloodstream will be cause for infection.
Infection Timeline
Hour 00 - Subject's bloodstream is exposed to infectious substance. (usually by
Hour 06 - Subject experiences fatigue. Bruises begin to spread from infection point.
Hour 12 - Subject develops fever, paling of skin. Extreme fatigue bedriddens patient.
Hour 18 - Subject's body temperature rises to critical levels.
Hour 24 - Subect expires. Reanimation occurs within five minutes, upon which, subject is rendred completely incoherent. Subject's blood and saliva becomes contagous to humans.
Zombie Speed
Zombies are slow, lumbering creatures that traverse our apocolyptic wastelands with a tilted head and a slow shuffle. They were slow when Romero gave us his 1968 masterpiece Night of the Living Dead and they are slow today. This is for two reasons: 1) they're fucking dead. 2) Hollywood is always
To Kill A Mocking Zombie
Take out the brain, take out the zombie. Although there are many ways to accomplish this feat, (i.e. headshot, burning, crushing) these all fulfill the ultimate goal of desroying the brain.
Brians
Zombies do not want your brains. This myth was originally established in Dan O'Bannon's 1985 crapfest Return Of The Living Dead. The brain-eating phenomenon occurs in this single movie series and has yet to be seen again in a full-scale motion picture. Let's let it go.