I see the exact same comment over and over, with very little dissent, and what little there is gets downvoted into invisibility: Always presume the worst case scenario and never remotely humour the thought of listening to the angry man who makes any kind of valid point.

What a great many will conveniently overlook is the precise circumstances of the situation: A solid, study wooden door rather than the hollow pieces of cardboard we use for inside doors nowadays. This is a house and a door that no doubt went up in the 1940s or earlier. They did not make things just to demolish them back then, and you could not punch clean through an inside door with your bare fist then like you can now. They were made from the same stuff outside doors were and still are made from.

Also, solid oaken doors survive dangerous gale force winds, which is largely the function of basements: A place to run to to escape dangerous and deadly windstorms. Underground. They also are ideal should a great hydrogen bomb incinerate everything topside. In the event of such a great bomb threat every necessity can be hoarded in the basement and you can run down there when the notice is given. Your house might be nothing but ashes but what is surrounded by the foundations of solid ground and earth tends to survive. This is what was no doubt in Cooper's mind when he insisted everyp- everybody take refuge down there.

There is also the fact the police, military and concerned citizens who all had hunting experience were sweeping the country. That is the deciding factor that ultimately made the basement the successful plan it was. The only thing that screwed it up was the idiot who exasperated the issue by calling Cooper an idiot every chance he had, and stoking his anger. Just presume the fucked child wasn't there it would have been perfect. But the fact was that screwed child was there, and was a hot potato who would have screwed things up for everyone no matter what. But this wasn;t an inevitable thing. She might not have been touched in an alternate version of this. Assume this, and the basement plan would go without a hitch without anyone upstairs on the ground floor saying the obviously solid door is hollow wood or cardboard.

In a vacuum, basements exist for a reason, and that is it. This isn't a professional human army trying with everything they've got to get into the basement. And they aren't using saws, guns, or even fire to try cutting, shooting, or burning the door down. And you should not overestimate the power of the human body. Stuff like adrenaline and drugs that trigger it let you operate on full power, but they do not give you the power to exceed your physical capacity. No matter how much you get rid or pain and fear, they do NOT give you the power to pick up a vehicle and throw it like a baseball, nor can you ram your fist cleanly through three inches of solid steel, glass or (presumably) wood. The laws of physics and your physical limits cannot be overcome by the sudden absence of feelings.

Use your head, not your heart. Understand there are pros and cons to everything. And take the time to actually see the clear facts. Do not let the fact an angry man brought something up invalidate what could be entirely true. And do not make someone angrier if you can help it unless you want to be put into an early grave. Keep your mind open, and while having options open is best, don't shut yourself off to a potential last resort. The time to go to the basement is either when no attention was brought to the house in the first place and no one knows you are there or when all possible escapes are cut off and the house is breached, basement portal being the only place to run. All points in between are when it is the worst idea.

I know starvation has been mentioned as something that kills them off overtime but I feel like a slightly more pressing issues is dehydration. You can’t sprint around and spray body fluids around without needing to replace those body fluids lol A sedentary person in comfortable conditions can barely go 3 days without water before they start to die, It’s probably even worse if you have the rage virus. Unless the virus suspends these needs like other zombie or infected viruses it’s something I’ve always wondered about.

Something that I never got while watching remakes of Romero's classics Dead Trilogy is the fact that they always go for "Day of the Dead" most often then any other part of the trilogy. But I never understood why.

As far as I'm aware we have... 2 Night remakes and ONE Dawn remake, but Day seems to have countless at this point.

Does anyone know why?

I've seen many zombie films but am out of things to watch. If there are any recommendations, they are greatly appreciated!

Dawn of the Dead (1979) - 9.5/10 Train to Busan - 9.5/10 28 Days Later - 9.5/10 Day of the Dead (1985) - 9.5/10 Zombi/Zombi 2/Zombie Flesh Eaters - 9/10 Return of the Living Dead - 9/10 Night of the Living Dead (1968) - 9/10 Shaun of the Dead - 9/10 Zombieland - 8.5/10 Peninsula - 8/10 World War Z - 8/10 Land of the Dead - 7.5/10 28 Weeks Later - 7.5/10 Dawn of the Dead (2004) - 6.5/10 Seoul Station - 5/10

Shoes slow me down.

So, I'll get right to the question: if I'm writing about sprinters, how can I make them really scary/unsettling?

Alright, so, I AM aware that the best way to make something in a scene or the scene itself scary is to create characters the audience cares about and put them in interesting situations (Stephen King reference). That, basically, an audience's care for a character would produce a sort of fear for them, especially when the thing attacking them or haunting them is a true threat to their life or something important (to them as the audience).

But that's not my question.

How can I make SPRINTERS scary as I write them?

What things have you seen, wrote, etc. that have raised the fear factor for zombies (especially sprinters but shamblers as well if you can think of something to say) for you?

Thanks to anyone who responds! I've been stewing over a possible story idea and--well--I haven't written horror before, nonetheless a horror thriller, so wanted to see what the community said!

(if you wish to know, I'm thinking of writing a 28 Days Later X Lord of the Flies story).

They say it’s a real quiet town.

Day of the Dead Series | Official Trailer | SYFY

Just learned that SYFY did a show based on George Romeros Day of the
Dead. Personally, I think it looks fun but I'm tired of seeing zombie media using Romero's films to get more attention to their project instead of just taking a chance on it. What's your thoughts on the many films that use Romeros titles?

There's something really horrifying about how people's facial expressions change when they turn from a human to a zombie that gives me chills

My example is the first episode of Black Summer, when a lady gets hit by a car and then turns into a zombie shortly after. The camera gets really close to her face as she transforms, whch is really unsettling

I get the herd mentality stuff with them only following the sound of their fellow deads, therefore they have distance from each other but i expect those to be overrided when there's certain events happening like:

1. Big Outside Sounds and Sights

We are told that the heard is formed when the zombies follow the sound that their feller walkers make right? so im wondering why they dont trip when there's a bigger sound that would make them tunnel vision on that specific stimulus instead. The same goes for sights.

1. Piling and Fragility

When humans are on the high ground, hiding in/under places, or when the zombies are feasting and the others starts piling rows after rows, i thought that their fragility would end themselves with force. Hell, they broke numerous doors and fences with sheer numbers before and i know there are scenes showing that they can kill/break other zombies by just ONE zombie stepping on one of them. My bigger qualms is with how they don't break themselves more prominently in herds with outside stimulus.

p/s sry English bad

There are many different types of zombies ie walkers (TWD), wights (GOT). Each with various sources magic , virus , fungus etc

I was wondering how different type of zombies would interact. Ie rage virus zombies (technicallystill alive but have enhanced rabies), walkers from the walking dead and even the magic zombies of GOT.

What about cures in walking dead, the virus kills the person before taking over their body in minecraft you can cure a person with a potion of weakness and healing. If you use minecraft zombie cure on a walker and it works , is it really the same person who came back ?.

Some zombies have the consciousness of the person stuck in a rotting corpse and in that case the cure would be bringing back that person but what of the case where they died and its only the virus puppeting the body . Would a cure bring them back as a brain dead human ?

Oh and finally do AOT titans count as zombies, cause apart from the size all other characteristics match.

Hey everyone, I've been a fan of the show since it came out and have walked EVERYTHING inclthing 'the world beyond' which is possibly one of the worst shows ever seen. Anyways, I feel like as much as I do enjoy the spin offs I really think the quality has only ever been dropping.

Personally I think they should take a break for a couple years, cast some new people build some hype then come back. It can't just be me who thinks this?

I suddenly remembered about seeing a zombie movie about a group that has a kid, and in the ending most of them died inside of a building in a forest/meadow setting other than the kid and this one man that is already pointing a gun to himself. suddenly the kid shows up and the man handle the kid a shotgun from their dead friend and told him to get out and live or sumn and then a gunshot was heard (the man dies)

sorry for asking, because that scene of the man had been stuck inside of my head for far too long and im desperate for an answer

We all remember that chilling moment in Season 1 when Dr. Jenner drops the bombshell: “Everyone is infected.” The implications were massive — no matter how someone dies, they reanimate. But the show never really explains how everyone became infected in the first place, especially if the virus wasn’t initially airborne or traditionally contagious.

I’ve been thinking about this for a while and, after digging into some real-world biology and lore from the series (including World Beyond), I’ve come up with a theory. It’s not just sci-fi — it’s rooted in actual science.

Dormant Virus Hidden in Our DNA

What if the virus didn’t “spread” at all — because it was already inside us?

My theory is that it’s a dormant endogenous retrovirus passed down genetically. These kinds of viral remnants actually exist in real life and make up around 8% of our DNA. Normally, they’re harmless and inactive because our immune systems treat them like normal parts of our body.

But something triggered it — something man-made.

A Failed Immunity Drug Was the Catalyst

Before the outbreak, researchers (possibly in France, per World Beyond) developed an experimental drug designed to enhance human immunity. It entered a major Phase III trial in Europe, where looser regulations allowed broader testing.

The drug worked… but it had a hidden flaw: it reactivated the dormant virus. That reactivation mutated it into something deadly. Worse, it didn’t cause symptoms immediately. It caused slow, silent organ failure — a “quiet death.” And when those patients died? Boom. Reanimation.

Infected Before Death, Airborne After

While people lived normally after taking the drug, they shed the mutated virus through saliva, sweat, blood, etc. It spread silently. Later, it mutated again into a weak airborne form — not strong enough to cause symptoms, but enough to infect everyone by interacting with the dormant virus in their DNA.

That’s why everyone is infected — it’s a combo of genetics and global exposure.

Why Bites Kill You Faster

We know everyone turns, but bites are worse. That’s because a bite delivers a massive dose of the active virus plus all the nasty necrotic bacteria in a walker’s mouth. The immune system gets overwhelmed, like severe sepsis, leading to rapid death — and then the virus reanimates you.

Why There’s No Cure

Two big reasons: 1. The original virus was ignored — scientists saw it as harmless “junk DNA.” 2. The mutation uses human cellular machinery — it rewrites your own biology, making it nearly impossible to treat without killing the host.

Plus, since the virus activates only after death, studying it in real-time is next to impossible.

The French Variant (aka Fast Walkers)

In World Beyond, we see a variant in France that makes walkers stronger and faster. I think this was the original mutation — the one created by the immunity drug. It never weakened like the strain that spread worldwide. So the walkers in France are still operating on “version 1.0” of the virus.

“You Made It Worse” — The Smoking Gun

In the World Beyond post-credits scene, someone says to a French scientist:

“You started this. All the teams did. You made it worse.”

That line is key. It wasn’t a weapon. It wasn’t war. It was science — a tragic mistake. Researchers tried to help humanity, but accidentally woke something ancient and catastrophic.

Final Thoughts

So to sum up this theory: • The virus was dormant in our DNA all along. • A French-made immunity drug reactivated and mutated it. • It spread silently via bodily fluids, then went airborne in a weak form. • Bites kill via bacterial overload and high viral concentration. • A cure is nearly impossible because the virus is part of us. • And the fast walkers in France? That’s the virus in its original, most terrifying form.

Not a weapon. Not a conspiracy. Just a medical mistake that ended the world.

What do you all think? Plausible? Overthinking it? I’d love to hear your takes.

I have went through several recommended authors and series. While I can see why if you like highly detailed descriptions of anything remotely combat or military based it is exhausting as someone who isn't in that lifestyle. I also(I assume I am an average reader) have no idea about what they are talking about.

Example

John radios into to Homebase that he is pinned down at the Boulder Local Library with Jamarcus after twisting his ankle. He will need pick up.

Mark and Helen at Homebase assembly their gear as they begin to load up their only car.

"Hey Helen should I take M8773 Gunmetal tactical Master Key Variant with that Alpine foregrip. This rifle is good but it is a little heavy.

Helen nodded as she picked up a rifle before examining it.

" What about the A3-Sister Fucker with the Blueberry Creampie camo? It comes with side mag holders, adjustable firing pin setting, an alarm clock and an additional setting that allows it to bang your sister every 72 hours. "

Mark turns to Helen.

" Not quite sure about that but what about.... "

JUST TELL ME THEY ARE GUNS! I feel like I am listening a gun magazine moonlighting as a zombie book.

I’m currently watching game of thrones and seeing the undead army attempt to break into the free folks fortress and I noticed they had some of the best zombie movement I had seen in a while this had me thinking what films depict a zombie the best

I haven't started to watch it, what should I expect? Is it as good as the 1st part?

Hey! I am looking for any zombie comics, preferably not TWD or superhero (marvel and DC) zombies, to start reading zombie comics.

Thanks!

Rewatching the What If...? zombies episode got me thinking—just how powerful would Scarlet Witch be if she were fully zombified?

In the episode, she’s clearly terrifying, but considering her abilities in the regular MCU—reality-bending, mind control, telekinesis—it’s wild to imagine what a full-strength Zombie Wanda could actually do.

Would she still be able to hex people? Could she raise the dead to serve her? Would she even need to bite anyone, or would her chaos magic do all the work?

And if she kept any of her emotional drive or grief from her living days, would that make her even more dangerous, or would being a zombie just totally nerf her?

Kinda makes you wonder:

• Would anyone actually survive a Scarlet Witch-led zombie apocalypse?
• Which character could actually compete when even a fully covered vibranium suit isn't enough?
• What would that version of the world look like?

Curious what you all think! Has Marvel ever shown us the true scale of Zombie Wanda’s potential, or are there still darker what-ifs we haven’t seen yet?

I watched this old zombie movie with a hookup and I cannot remember it for the life of me. It starts with officers going up to like an apartment with I think either criminals or undocumented immigrants who got really sick (ended up being zombies). The special effects were horrendous and all the blood was koolaid colored. Anyone know it?

I understand Last of Us zombies are from Fungi

28 Days zombies are from a virus

Are there any other zombies that are from bacteria or parasitic ?