zombies

[vagabond1]

is anyone else here fascinated by zombies?
does anyone know of a discussion board on zombies?
i've always been fascinated by the creatures

[silenceowl]

http://www.flashplayer.com/animation/zombietakeover.html

Now that you mention it, yes, I love zombies.
They friggen rule.

[Kaz Trueblood]

Augh. I hate them. Disgusting concept. If something is dead, it should stay that way...

Kill it. Again. I don't care what it takes, just get rid of the thing. The epitomy of nastiness, if you ask me. Ech.

[Wanderer]

I will say I love the smell of fear. I love the smell of blood and knowing someone or something's life is in my hands, and crushing it.

however, the whole zombie thing I do not like. Want to know why? The smell.

[Ben]

is anyone else here fascinated by zombies?
does anyone know of a discussion board on zombies?
i've always been fascinated by the creatures

I used to have a great book of Zombie short stories. They are some of the creepiest of tales.

But hey in Crinos form - piece of cake! http://www.littlebearslore. com/graphics/logorght.gif

[punisher]

You might want to take a look at:
http://www.allthingszombie. com/
Ask this question on those msg boards. I'm sure you'd get a more informed response.

[Sane Inside Insanity]

is anyone else here fascinated by zombies?
does anyone know of a discussion board on zombies?
i've always been fascinated by the creatures

I am, I tried to go as one for halloween but it didn't work. I'm fascinated with the undead in general.

[vagabond1]

does anyone remember an online flash toon involving a zombie and a little girl at the end of the world?

can anyone hook me up with a link?

if you need specifics, send me a pm

thanks

g.

[Darth Cluich]

Does anyone else admire the irony here of the thread on zombies becoming a zombie thread? :cool:

I'm just wishing I'd thought of doing it myself.

[EP-GingerSnaps]

Props to the thread with the most deleted messages!!! My God, that’s a lot. :notworthy :D

[Nosevencityname]

About the toon about zombies and the girl lost in an infested part of the world, it's called XOMBIE,

Check it out in here (http://www.newgrounds.com/collections/xombie.html)

[Lykosaurus]

The undead scare me. Why doesn't anyone STAY dead these days? :confused:

[HellSpawn]

The undead scare me. Why doesn't anyone STAY dead these days? :confused:


"Whats a guy gotta do ta die around here!?" Joe Toy, Band of Brothers, Easy Company 101st Airborne Division

I can't say I share that fascination. If anything I don't like them more than anything else I can possibly think of. I don't like the idea of being devoured by teeth not meant to kill. It would take forever for something with human teeth to kill you. *shudder*

[wannabe]

Size Dont Matter Shotgun Shells Do

[punisher]

But size matters in shotgun shells as well. Otherwise you'd try to kill a zombie with a .410, when you really want a 10-gauge.

[Nosevencityname]

They are probably the weirdest creatures yet, but they're closer to reality than any other creature :(

Just by the fact that a tik is created in the brain could create a ZOMBIE, but the body must not be decomposed...

I read in a book that in the "wild" west (1800's) they hanged a man but, as soon as the dead body's feet touched the floor, the body started running around... luckily a doctor was their and he only had to push the "zombie" onto the floor and the body stopped moving, Is it a myth? Is it true? I HAVE NO FREAKIN' Idea...

[Spirit-Snow]

I don't know where exactly I heard about this but I heard that there was an old Jamaican practice that involves drugging someone with the extract of something called "Zombi" and then buried in a shallow hole in the ground... :eek: I am not entirely certin if this is true, but it's creepy enough to work I thought it should be adressed...

[Cyris]

this is to lykosaurus. you know sometimes the person who dies doesent deserve it and thier only alternative is to be a zombie.

and as for the smell, just give them a nice long bath. ;)

[Nosevencityname]

Bath???

Do you mean it should take a bath with ACID?

Or it should take a bath in the Niagara falls? :D

[Lykosaurus]

ACID!!!!!!

What about: zobmies

zbomies

[LV426]

Taken from the Zombie Page at my website.

Zombies

When people think of zombies the image of stumbling re-animated dead people, oozing viscous fluids and craving human flesh comes to mind. But what is a zombie? Most of the zombies that we know and love come from horror flicks and B movies.

George A. Romero forever immortalized the zombie in his Night of the Living Dead Trilogy, but since that time they have evolved into very complex creatures. The Hollywood zombie and it's origins are diverse and leads to the innate fear that the living have for the dead.

The second type of zombie is one created through witchcraft and magic, specifically Voodoo. The black arts of Haiti are known to turn people into zombies to work as slaves for their sorcerers masters and mistresses. It is the dread of the Haitian people, to lose control of their bodies and be at the command of others. Perhaps this fate is more horrifying than simply being re-animated after death.

While there are many different types of zombies and many reasons for their creation all zombies seem to hold a morbid fascination for the living. Whether it is fear of becoming a zombie or fear of being killed by a zombie. For although we know that zombies aren't real even the most stout of heart will walk carefully through the cemetery and pray that the dead stay in their graves.


Zombies: Voodoo Style

So what is this "Zombie" you may ask. The word zombie is from the creole word "zombi" which is derived from a West African deity, Nzambi. The first that this word entered the general populace is after William Seabrook published The Magic Island. The book is a tale of the experiences of Seabrook on the island and includes a section on zombies. His first encounter with a zombie was very startling and he recounted it like this:

"The eyes were the worst. It was not my imagination. They were in truth like the eyes of a dead man, not blind, but staring, unfocused, unseeing. The whole face, for that matter, was bad enough. It was vacant, as if there was nothing behind it. It seemed not only expressionless, but incapable of expression."

The practice of making zombies is a tradition bound in voodoo. Voodoo or vodoun is from the Fon language of Dahomey and means "gods" or "spirits". It is also the complex religious and belief system that exists in Haiti. Voodoo is a combination of African religion combined with Roman Catholicism and today over 40 million people practice Voodoo worldwide. The foundation of Voodoo began in the seventeenth century by slaves that were captured and brought to Haiti in trade or for sale. Some of these slaves escaped and lived in the jungles of Haiti creating their own set of religious beliefs.

The word voodoo conjures to mind black magic, powerful witches, and cannibalistic rituals. Ritual animal sacrifices and the chanting to call forth the dead are also pictured. But the Voodoo religion involves one god, the supreme being followed by many other spirits called Loa. Many of the Loa are associated with Catholic saints but also have some relation to African gods. Many times the spirits are elemental or of dead ancestors. These Loa can be helpful spirits that are somewhat neutral, the rada, or they can be dangerous and cause harm, the petro. The priests of the Voodoo religion fall into two categories. The first is the Hougan or Mambo. This is a priest that mainly serves for the good of people, healing, fortune telling, and good luck. The other is the black magic priest, the Bokor or Caplata. He performs the rituals of black magic and will engage in harmful acts of sorcery.

It is the Bokor that invoke the powers of zombification. Using the toxic poison of the blowfish these Bokors will induce a death like state. The victim is sometimes even presumed dead and buried. But the Bokor knows and will retrieve the body from the grave. The person is then a mindless creature with no memory of friends or family, no memories of the past, and doomed to toil the rest of his life under the direction of his zombie master. Sometimes a zombie will escape the clouding fog of the zombie state and will remember their family and friends. Usually this occurs when a severely significant emotional event occurs for the zombie and they are able to break the "spell".

Some of the most famous zombies are those that served Papa Doc Duvallier, the dictator of Haiti from 1957-1971. He had a private army of soldiers called Tonton Macoutes. These men were said to be in trances and followed every command Duvallier ever gave them. They were completely under his control and would not respond to anyone other than Papa Doc. Duvallier promised his Voodoo church that he would return after death but he did not come back. However there was a guard placed at the tomb to ensure that he did not escape and that the body was not stolen.

There are many stories of zombified people returning to their lives after having been declared dead. Not just a clerical error some are even identified by the priests that buried them. A man named Caesar returned 18 years after he died to marry, have three children and die again, 30 years after he was originally buried. Another case involved a student from a village Port-au-Prince who had been shot in a robbery attempt. Six months later, the student returned to his parent’s house as a zombie. At first it was possible to talk with the man, and he related the story of his murder, a voodoo witch doctor stealing his body from the ambulance before he reached hospital and his transformation into a zombie. As time went on, he became unable to communicate, he grew more and more lethargic and died.

Another case reported by Stephen Bonsal said that in 1912 a man had joined a foreign mission church and had subsequently died. The head of the mission church claimed that he saw the man die. Days later the dead man was found dressed in the clothes he was buried in, tied to a tress. The poor man could speak but had lost his mind. His wife came forward and identified him as did the physician who had declared him dead. The man never recovered and spent the rest of his days moaning inarticulate words.

[LV426]

Portrait of a Zombie and How to Survive

The second zombies that we shall look at are the Hollywood Zombie. This zombie is most often found in movies and video games. There are many different types of zombies. The original zombies were slow moving corpses, in various states of decay, seeking out the living to feed off their flesh. Some zombies retain memories of their former days as the living and will revisit places that brought them joy. But a zombie feels no emotion, only the need to feed. Zombies can not feel pain so inflicting damage on them is very difficult and the only sure fire way to kill a zombie and know that it will stay "dead" is to shoot it through the head causing massive brain trauma.

Some zombies are capable of limited speech and make a variety of noises while stalking their victims. When first re-animated a zombie is very slow and moves as if disoriented. Generally new zombies are very vulnerable and unable to move as quickly or defend themselves from attack. This is the state at which is is desirable to face the zombie as you need to kill it quickly and with as little contact as possible. Because of the nature of zombies, no matter their conception they are all considered to be highly infectious creatures. There are no known cases of surviving a zombie bite. Even if you seem perfectly fine and apply medication you are doomed. This is the reason that zombies are so feared.

Some zombies are not actually dead. In the case of 28 Days Later zombies, these creatures were human and alive but had lost all of their reasoning beyond the need to feast upon human flesh. These zombies were quick moving and capable of massive destruction to both humans and structures. In some cases it seemed that these zombies were some kind of super zombie. Perhaps the virus that infected them embued them with special strengths and speed. All in all these zombies eventually run out of food and will die. Whereas the zombies created by nuclear testing,radiation exposure, or perhaps space debris tend to "live" longer and can actually remain active for up to 10 years.

In some cases cryo-stasis can be used to prolong a zombie's "life". Depending on the nature of the zombie you are dealing with some can be sustained for more than 50 years using preservation techniques. There are some zombies that retain full communication skills and reasoning, however their bodies are dead and they are soon overcome with the need to feast on brains. They may seem harmless and may even be your friend but it is important to remember when the brain lust comes upon a zombie, the zombie has no friends.

There have been some attempts at training zombies. In fact keeping a zombie well fed is the first key to disarming its violent behavior. Of course human flesh is the only food that a zombie likes so you may find it difficult to actually keep your zombie fed. Satisfied zombies rarely attack and seem to gain some semblance of their former selves. A full tummy can make anyone feel better. In fact a fed zombie will actually listen and can be taught rudimentary skills from operating a tape player to shooting firearms (Day of the Dead). A fed zombie is capable of moving faster and performing greater feats of strength as well. Perhaps this could become useful as further studies are conducted but for now most people prefer to immediately dispatch the zombies and make sure they can not come back from the dead.

Although there were previously no reports of animals becoming zombies that has since been disproved. Due to genetic testing and biological weapons development the government and private corporations have invented some very nasty infectious devices. Some have actually begun to re-animate not just the dead, but dead tissue. Those exposed to the pathogen or biological weapon are immediately infected and will over time turn into a zombie themselves. The tissues that have been tested on have also proven to be volatile and will take on a life of their own. In fact some of these are capable of absorbing the DNA of whatever they feed off of and incorporating it into their own bodies, thus changing their design. These mutant zombies are quick moving and highly dangerous. They are difficult to kill as they have no actual brain and they are resilient to most kinds of damage. Fire and dismemberment can go a long way to aiding you in your destruction of this creature. In those infected with this viral pathogen it is advised to limit contact at all times. One bite or scratch from these creatures will be your death as you will become one of them. While there is said to be a cure it has not been used on humans successfully and so there is no guarantee that you will survive. If members of your surviving group are infected then it is best to go ahead and eliminate them immediately. Waiting only prolongs the inevitable and remember, once infected they can turn on you at any time and usually pick the most inopportune time to attack you and try to eat your brains.

Animals that have been infected seem to become particularly vicious and do not move slowly either. Apparently the animal DNA reacts to the pathogens differently and these animals become extremely strong and quick moving as well. They are difficult to get past and can spring from great distances towards you. A quick shot to the head however will take the animal out of action. But remember even small animals can be dangerous. It may look like a cute little bunny but it is just waiting to attack you with vicious ferocity.

When faced with a zombie situation it is best not to pick a popular place or one that is easily accessible. Boarding up windows is tedious and takes time and is never completely effective for long. Staying in cities is inadvisable as well because zombies will usually remain in the areas in which they are the most familiar. Screaming and yelling only attracts zombies so one should refrain from making loud noises. However due to the fact that many zombies do respond to noise you can use devices such as ice cream trucks and megaphones to lead the zombies into a trap in large masses and thereby killing most of the zombie populace. It is advisable that you burn the bodies. While many insist that shooting the creatures in the head will truly be the end of the zombie there is always that slight chance of reanimation. Burning the bodies completely is a good way to prevent any re-animation. Remember, you are more intelligent than any zombie and while some may be faster and stronger you have the better brain...at least until a zombie eats it. ;)

[Lance Walker]

Well, I did find this one. It's too freaky weird for me to tell if it's for real or not. But it's halarious too so here's the link: http://www.zombiesurvivalgu ide.co.uk/index.html

And there's this one too: http://www.fvza.org/

It's completely fake as far as I can tell. But it does bare the prestigious title of The Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency. Regardless if it's for real or not, the cases reported within it are interesting to say the least.

Well, later all,

Lance Walker :cool:

[IncitedJester]

A'right, I have a question for everybody.
Givin the circumstance that the military would be dumb enough to create some sort of movie style bio-weapon that actually turned people into zombies. (And I don't put it past them.) How would you go about the situation of your town/city being infested? (Assuming you were one of the survivors) And this is in all honesty... don't say what you would like to do, but don't have the heart. If you were faced with 1...10...1,000 reanimated corpses meandering around your town, looking for your own warm flesh to feast on..... how do you react?? :)

I myself would be having a great deal of fun. Grab an arsenal of swords and guns. Hold up in the local mall... or at least make a safe-house there. Then head out hunting. I think it would be a blast. Especially if they were all "Shaun of the Dead" style. Super slow and easy to kill. So, how would you spend your time with the dead?

[Wolf_Pup]

A'right, I have a question for everybody.
Givin the circumstance that the military would be dumb enough to create some sort of movie style bio-weapon that actually turned people into zombies. (And I don't put it past them.) How would you go about the situation of your town/city being infested? (Assuming you were one of the survivors) And this is in all honesty... don't say what you would like to do, but don't have the heart. If you were faced with 1...10...1,000 reanimated corpses meandering around your town, looking for your own warm flesh to feast on..... how do you react?? :)

I myself would be having a great deal of fun. Grab an arsenal of swords and guns. Hold up in the local mall... or at least make a safe-house there. Then head out hunting. I think it would be a blast. Especially if they were all "Shaun of the Dead" style. Super slow and easy to kill. So, how would you spend your time with the dead?

Gutz, I'd just make you my body guard if that ever happened! XD

[Darth Cluich]

So, how would you spend your time with the dead?

Two words: zombie porn. :cool:

[Louve]

Two words: zombie porn. :cool:
Actually, ICK....*combats huge wave of nausea*
But more to the point...Zombie as we know them don't exist. However, Zombies can be made. A true zombie is a person who has been drugged and magically bound (but mostly drugged) and cannot act of their own free will. Haitian Voodoo priests or Vodun usually serve the poison to their victim a la Romeo and Juliet(ie drink of fake death) only after the seemingly dead victim has been buried does the vodun return to retrieve their newly made slave. Sadly those who have escaped and returned to their families are shunned as living dead. A great source of info on this matter is the Haitian tourist board and NE Genge.

[LV426]

Actually, ICK....*combats huge wave of nausea*
But more to the point...Zombie as we know them don't exist. However, Zombies can be made. A true zombie is a person who has been drugged and magically bound (but mostly drugged) and cannot act of their own free will. Haitian Voodoo priests or Vodun usually serve the poison to their victim a la Romeo and Juliet(ie drink of fake death) only after the seemingly dead victim has been buried does the vodun return to retrieve their newly made slave. Sadly those who have escaped and returned to their families are shunned as living dead. A great source of info on this matter is the Haitian tourist board and NE Genge.
Or you could scroll up and read what I have posted concerning zombies.

[Lance Walker]

Um, well, if that were to happen to a town or city near by me (considering I don't live in either and intead live out in the rural country side), I'd pray that I wasn't in either one when all hell broke loose. If for some reason I was in town or a nearby city when that happened or at the very least wandered into a city only to realize too late what had happened and thus become trapped there, I'd first probably panic (I mean, come on people, what would you do if something that was supposed to be fiction suddenly was REAL?) and then after I had settled down, try to get to safety somewhere away from the flesh eating hordes of the undead. Then find a weapon of some sort (perferably a gun of some sort, particually a shotgun), then maybe search for any survivors while I'm trying to make my way out of the city (cause let's face it, only a fool would want to stay in a city of the undead since it's probably going to lead you to an early death sooner or later).

Though if I weren't in the city when an outbreak occurred, unless I had a good reason to venture into any of the cities near where I live, I'd stay holed up at my house in the countryside, take a good count of whatever food provisions and guns and ammo that I had and make sure to listen to radio to try and keep an good ear out on the situation as it develops.

But that's just my take on that, take it as you may.

Later all,

Lance Walker :cool:

[LV426]

I've spent many years preparing a battle plan for the event of a biological attack. Zombies, anthrax, small pox, it's all the same.

Survival of the fittest.

[Redwolf_Claw]

Survival of the fittest.
Then why is Cluich still here? OOps I mean uh....:eek:

Then why is...uh...

nevermind

*curls into a ball*

[LV426]

Then why is Cluich still here? OOps I mean uh....:eek:

Then why is...uh...

nevermind

*curls into a ball*
bait

[Binkx]

Gutz, I'd just make you my body guard if that ever happened! XD
Too late Pup, he is already my body guard. Has been for months now XP

[IncitedJester]

Too late Pup, he is already my body guard. Has been for months now XP

Now now... as things would go with biological undead warfare. Stay in a group! I mean, what fun would it be playing real life resident evil... without friends? :D

[Wolf_Pup]

Now now... as things would go with biological undead warfare. Stay in a group! I mean, what fun would it be playing real life resident evil... without friends? :D
Just give me a big ass gun and I'll have some fun!!

[LV426]

With the possibility of infection so acute, there is no such thing as friends. If you even look like you want to bite me you are toast.

[Buddha Monkey]

With the possibility of infection so acute, there is no such thing as friends. If you even look like you want to bite me you are toast.
All they want to do is give you a hug.

However, to answer Gutz question, to be honest, I don't know. I will not say "I will do A, B, and C".

Unless that situation where to happen (and I think Alaska would be great testing grounds), we can never be sure what we're going to do.

Just like, I could say if I run into you, I'd sucker punch you, but you may beat me to death with Jen's arms first!

[IncitedJester]

All they want to do is give you a hug.

However, to answer Gutz question, to be honest, I don't know. I will not say "I will do A, B, and C".

Unless that situation where to happen (and I think Alaska would be great testing grounds), we can never be sure what we're going to do.

Just like, I could say if I run into you, I'd sucker punch you, but you may beat me to death with Jen's arms first!

Nah... I don't think I would ever hurt somebody for sucker punching me. I get a kick out of that sort of thing. You'd just better be quick to tell me that I know you. I'm actually used to people I know just hammering me in the back of the head. It's when a stranger is dumb enough to hit me that things tend to get messy.

[Darth Cluich]

I'm actually used to people I know just hammering me in the back of the head.


That certainly explains quite a bit...

[Louve]

Then why is Cluich still here? OOps I mean uh....:eek:

Then why is...uh...

nevermind

*curls into a ball*

*Pats the ball*

Cluich won't crunch you...I promise...besides he's got a sense of humor. ;)

[Redwolf_Claw]

*Looks out from ball* No zombies either? *blinks* Ok... *gets up and walks out of the room* Ha! Zombies being real.... AHHH! *Crunch Bite tear!* No!!!!!

[Louve]

*Looks out from ball* No zombies either? *blinks* Ok... *gets up and walks out of the room* Ha! Zombies being real.... AHHH! *Crunch Bite tear!* No!!!!!

*Pokes the screAming ball of fur* Hey Red! You're fantasizing again.... :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[Redwolf_Claw]

NO! It is the Zombies... they really got me dis time! I am not kidding like I was when I said that It the Clown was coming for me and those people eating tomatoes and that girl from The Ring. Oh! and that weird guy from down the street. He was gonna eat my toes. Really! He was...