Zombie Scenario: How would you survive a large crowd?

Author: ZAC Admin
Submitted: 17 Nov 2008
Filed under: General &Scenario

58 Responses to “Zombie Scenario: How would you survive a large crowd?”

1. Miskatonic on 17 Nov 2008 at 8:45 am #

   It will be important to go with the flow not against it, and sadly you might have to throw some of the unprepared back as a roadblock to help when you need to break of from the pack and put you plan in motion.

2. The Zombiephile on 17 Nov 2008 at 10:26 am #

   Interesting scenario – definitely a “worst case” sort of situation.

   My advice is, react in the same way as you would to any kind of tense, emergency situation in an enclosed space, such as a fire or very smelly fart – immediately begin trampling everyone in a mad dash for the fire exit.

   Your best hope is that the zombiefication conversion process takes more than a few seconds, or you’re pretty much screwed.

   This is why I always carry a ball-pean hammer when I go out to the movies. And people say I’M crazy.

3. Collius on 17 Nov 2008 at 2:34 pm #

   I instruct my significant other to follow me closely.

   Instinctively people will start for the aisles of the theater leaving room for she and I to leap downwards through the centre.

   If we’re fast enough we ought to be able to make our way through the centre to the emergency exit doors at the front before they become too crowded.

   We will escape into the open street outside and make our way to my strategically parked vehicle where my Benelli M4 Super 90, M-4/Ar-15, and a machete are waiting in the trunk.

   The plan assumes a few factors are in our favor, but in a tight spot such as this I’m really left with no other foreseeable options.

4. John on 18 Nov 2008 at 6:43 am #

   Well say i was in a situation like this. I would probly be carrying my sawed off shot gun with 15 rounds for it in my cargo pants simlar to the militarys and a pair of semi auto desert egals then i would also have a nice sting or mabye its a sitnger knife i forget the exact name but the have compressed Co2 in them. When this relases into the body it make it explode plus its a damn big knife lol. Then after i make it out to my car aka truck or jeep with lots of ammo and a twelve gauge riot controlling shot gun plus ammo for my other guns. ill be on my way home to get packing into my fall out shelter.

5. Sean on 18 Nov 2008 at 10:43 am #

   “with nothing on your person”
   that could be trickier than you think.

   really I think the best option for anyone in this situation is to go down through the center and just push any undead that make their way solely towards you and you significant other. otherwise you need to ignore them as much as possible to make sure you’re thinking straight.(this is made much easier if your significant other isn’t yelling and screaming.)

   there are lots of factors that have to go your way for this to be anything but a bloodbath. such as, how many are outside the theater and if there are any waiting outside the emergency exit(s).

   I like to think I could make it out.
   but we wont know until the end. =]

6. Jamie on 18 Nov 2008 at 10:59 am #

   I’d try and be a bit mor realistic and realise that i’m not going to be walking around with a knife which explodes and a magic sword which only tells the truth.

   If you were in a movie theatre you would initially need to get out of the theatre. Try to get into the foyer. You don’t know how many are outside and once you let that emergency door close, you have no choice. People will be in panic and will be stampeding, let them. The Zeds will see a big moving target and hopefully if you are calm and stealthy enough, the majority of the Zeds will follow the crowd.

   Lock/block the doors of the theatre with as many Zeds (and as few survivors) as possible.

   Pick up a weapon, something heavy yet easy to wield. Even if it is the leg of a chair or a pair of large scissors, better than nothing.

   Put on coats/gloves and anything to provide more protection from accidental bites. Steal these from lost property or from corpses. Also prob the best time to execute anybody bitten.

   Upgrade weapons and clothes to anything more suitable as you progress.

   Movie Theatres have locked secure doors, find someone who knows the combinations and get in there. Staff areas are less likely to be crawling and it gives you another opportunity, theatres are likely to have multiple levels with access to the roof.

   Go up the stairs onto the roof or by a large window and assess your situation. If there are no zeds outside then make your way out as carefully as possible. Contact authorities from a payphone, anonoymously. Go and prepare to evacuate to the country and set up a suitable defendable location.

   If there are zeds outside then prepare for a seige. (Fill up as may containers as possible with water for when the water supplys stop, whatever food, candles medicines, etc. you can scavenge) move all this upstairs and destroy the stairs so that the Zeds can’t get up there.

   Look at ways of contacting others (SOS signs, radios etc) as well as getting to other buildings to scavenge (can be done by going roof to roof or by setting up bridges with planks making sure that your way back is easily destructable in case you have to destroy it to get back to your safe area)

   At all times be looking at opportunities to escape the cities and move out to the country area where it will be easier to set up a defendable self-sufficient location.

   Then get yourself a CO2 powered knife.

7. S on 18 Nov 2008 at 5:14 pm #

   I think you’d be pretty screwed, to be honest.

   It’s just not something you’re going to get around, your survival’s just a matter of luck. It could be that your survival depends on if you step in that spilt ice cream on the stairs as you leave in the throng, if you slip and loose your feet you’ll be crushed – no one’s likely to stop for you. if you manage to make it out it’s still already a pretty serious outbreak, the cinema is full of people and it’s probably in the middle of a built up area.

   Remember to do your civic duty and call the authorities – you may not be believed but if other people call in too your call may be enough to shift the attitude of the authorities and get some help.

   I never have, and never will, bring a gun to the cinema so shooting my way out is not an option.

8. Fullcircle on 18 Nov 2008 at 7:23 pm #

   …John.
   Read the description.
   “You have no firearm on your person.”
   A sawed-off shotgun is, in fact, a firearm. Shocking, no?
   And I hope you aren’t planning on attempting to dual-wield those desert eagles… That’s quite difficult to do effectively when you have two pistols with light recoil. If one of our more firearm experienced people could back me up on that, that’d be great.

   Anyway, as anyone who’s played Dead Rising knows, the answer is to spam Double Lariat.
   and maybe whip out one of the small chainsaws.
   (a Joke, a joke.)

   In this situation, I’m probably the more doomed of the two of us, because my first thought would be to get her out safely. If i understood Collius correctly, then he had pretty much the plan I would have- jump down from row to row of seat in the opposite direction from the zombies. After that, I don’t know.

9. Instruisto on 18 Nov 2008 at 10:35 pm #

   If you were spending your time training and studying you would not be in that predicament.

10. S on 19 Nov 2008 at 3:07 am #

    ““Remember to do your civic duty and call the authorities”

    Personally, I think that would be wasting your time. At this stage of an outbreak, public safety will more than have their hands full. Even if they are still answering calls for service, the response times will be longer than anyone would want to imagine.”

    Very true, however your civic duty in this case isn’t to be rescued by the police, it’s to spread the word that there’s a problem should the authorities not know yet. I’ve always believed that the response of the police to being told that the dead are suddenly walking and eating brains would just be flat out “nup, not true, this is a prank call” so I think that the police would be very slow and would need many, many calls to get an response out but that’s the last thing you need in an actual worst case scenario outbreak.

    If the police already know, that’s fantastic, and you should continue to concentrate on not getting bitten or otherwise infected and hopefully you’ll be able to take advantage of an official quarantine zone.

    If they don’t know, the sooner they’re informed the better to take steps greater than individuals are able to themselves- I suspect that the shock of the events are likely to cause many people to forget to report the zombie, should they manage to escape.

    I think it goes without saying that going -into- a movie theatre to watch a movie, without a weapon even, while the police are out and about shooting zombies in the head is an unwise move and you should better use that time making good your escape to an area with better prospects than a cinema.

    Finally – remembering to get a CO2 powered knife wouldn’t hurt anyone except the zombies in your way.

11. QJX on 19 Nov 2008 at 12:37 pm #

    Most theatres have at least 3 exits from the main theatre itself – One entryway, one exit (leading back into the building), and a third fire escape that probably leads straight outside. Obviously you don’t want to go outside without knowing what’s waiting for you there, so the best bet would be to sit near the exit as a default anyway. The err, ‘flow’ from outside the building to inside the theatre will no doubt lead to the theatre entrance, NOT the exit (I.E.: well lit spaces, nice colours, people collecting tickets, no closed doors), so the Zeds will probably take that path to the mass. So in this scenario, as stated, I’d sit as close to the ‘exit’ as possible – although not right next to it, a few might find their way down there. I’d also research the building layout if possible prior to going, or if that’s impossible, head out the exit before the show even starts to get a feel for the place. I expect the humans in the room wont know what’s happening for the first few seconds of invasion, so I’d try and use this pre-chaos time to make a go for the exit, head upstairs if possible and work out how bad the situation is. From then on it’d depend entirely on the building, infestation level, civilians with me and time of day, so I’d have to think on my feet.

    Of course, picking up a weapon en route would be nice, although if it’s not freely sitting there (fire axe, etc), I wouldn’t bother. A closed door is better protection than an axe… as long as they don’t hear/smell/taste us of course.

    Or I could pull a CO2 Knife out of my magic hat (it would only work against a zombie if it went through the skull anyway.)

12. Jessy on 19 Nov 2008 at 5:43 pm #

    rofl.. how do you fit a shotgun in your pocket? never mind that it’s a cargo and it’s a sawed off shotgun, it’ll be pretty obvious you’re carrying a shotgun to any security in the mall and you’ll get kicked out right away so you wouldn’t even be in the movie theatres anyways.

    as for the zombies rushing in like zerglings, i’d probably have to agree with most of you guys here, and try to hop down the seats to the emergency exit but what if the other person with you can’t do that as well? what if she (or he) is having difficulty trying to hop seats? i’d say you’ll probably have to bare fist the zeds as last resort. aim for the face as it might make them stagger.

13. Nicky on 20 Nov 2008 at 11:10 am #

    Don’t go to the theatre all that often, but when I do I tend to sit more toward the back. Thinking about it, I have realized that where I live, the emergency exits tend to be located to the back too, with the doorways from toilets, ticket and snack area and so on, is toward the front, about 1\3 or so from the screen, in other words a lot of people will get chomped before me, and I do think it will take a bit of time before most would understand what the screaming is about, especially if the movie has something spooky in it..

    With my light frame though, it would depend on my significant other, if I am trampled straight away or not. I am a good runner and have pretty good balance, but he is a pretty big guy. Not throw ten people with one hand big, just tall, and pretty well built. And yeah, he has gained some extra luggage since I started making foood for him I guess.

    Because getting out of the dark theater is a given, and honestly, it’s a lot of hallways and small rooms in most cinemas\theaters (whatever fits) It’s not what I would call a good place to be and despite the large amount of solid doors and as such, I’d get the heck out of there before the Z’s spread out any more than they already have. Going up more than absolutely needed, no way. Most fire exits from higher floors I’ve seen are low budget, made of metal, and makes a lot of noise even while moving slowly.

    Run, dodge and if I had some random guinea pig running first, all the better to see what’s up ahead, and maybe pick a different route. Don’t have to be the first person out, but better not be the last.
    Backdoors is the way I’d go most likely, at this point with no information on what’s out there it’s simple logic and luck. Front door, is where lots of people hang and the likeliest place of entry for Z’s. Back door, maybe a couple of staff taking a cigarette. Run the long stretches, peek and sneak around corners.. And hey, I might beat the odds. If I don’t get trampled, I might.

    Ah, apologies for what might be a long thread with whimsical contents, and apologies for any mangling of the english language basically it is not my native language with all that comes with that.

14. DAN on 20 Nov 2008 at 7:42 pm #

    What in the hell is all this talk of CO2 knives?! I don’t know about most of you guys but I’ve never carried one of these! It doesn’t even really sound like a good weapon to use in this situation anyways!! Also isn’t the whole point of this predicament to see what we would do without weapons?! So, that being said, I would try my best to hop down the seats and exit asap! From there it’s simply matter of a ton of running (and hiding).

15. Dreamornaut on 21 Nov 2008 at 4:26 am #

    No ready avaliable firearms? You odviously have never been to the ciniplexes in my neighborhood. Kidding, well sort of.

    Anyhow, this is a pickle. I find myself thinking of all the theaters in my area and realize that it would be all about luck. Either the exits lead back to the ticket area, lead directly to the rear of the building or lead to a one way exit in the front. All of them have a simular enterence at the back of the theater that leads down to the screen and most have there exits by either side of the screen. Yeah, that means in most cases that leads to the rear of the building, but is that really safer? A large multiplex with a rear exterior exit still sees a lot of traffic, as movies end at one plex about every half hour or hour depending on the size of the place. You have crowds coming in the front at simular intervals.

    In this case I think my best bet would be to ‘get lost in the crowd’, using the flock or herd mentality to better ensure survival. As people are pilling out the exits I think my best bet is to be one of them. In essense using the crowd as my shield against the undead horrors that possibly await. Even if there’s a large number of undead in the escape path, pretty much nothing is going to stop the panicked crowd and as a result, I really wouldn’t want to be one of the guys in front getting pushed straight into Undead Joe Blow’s waiting arms. I’d just do what I could to ensure me and mine are right in the middle until things open up and spread out. Then it’s getting out of dodge ASAP and there isn’t really any other option I can think of, unless I can wrestle a gun off of the guys (it’s actually somewhat common at some of the more urban theaters since it’s dark and barely anyone else is there) who hold people up in the theater. It basicly ends up being an effert to be less unlucky the people around me.

16. John on 21 Nov 2008 at 2:35 pm #

    Ok i realize there are some flaws in my play let me first start off by saying the knife dosent explode it make the area it comes in contact to explode when the compressed co2 is realised in the area. And yes i would not have acces to those weapons most likely at the time. How ever your telling me that it is impossible to have a gun on me at the time when im useing a conseal carry permit. And yes something like a 9mm would work better anyway. But if i had nothing get everyone to be zombie food while i make for the exit that leads directly outside toward the screen exit.

17. John on 21 Nov 2008 at 2:42 pm #

    And 1 last thing anyone that dosent cary at least a knife with them has to be a retard but if u don’t have one on hand. Also this is kinda pointless because the kind of zombies we are talking about can not exicest with the “mutations” that it would take to survive a shot to the heart and make all organs useless except the brain… This may be possible if it was something that just made u insane and fleash craveing like a mutanat form of rabies but it shure as hell wouldnt bring you back from the dead.

18. jacob on 21 Nov 2008 at 8:06 pm #

    keep her behind me if it was a theatere run way for the croud to make it almost impossible to leave the main doors and go through the fire exit keeping her close at all times listening intently for the undead looking for any blunt object for a weapon

19. Dr.Ruthless on 23 Nov 2008 at 1:57 am #

    I personally worked in a movie theater, AMC to be specific. You have at least one fire exit and the projection glass isn’t as hard to break. The arms on the chairs are detachable for any average man.
    I’ve come up with several tactics involving zombie outbreaks in that movie theater. Being in almost any place save the bathroom, I have a plan.

    Being in a theater itself. Situations seem crowded and the undead are beginning to flood your personal space, you have few solutions for safety if you aren’t aware immediately as noted in previous messages. Arm’s to the chair, drinks, anything you can find could possibly be used for a distraction if you don’t have any weapons. Personally, I would use my legs and an arm rest or two, being alittle over 6ft and decent physical condition, I can jump over the balconies and swing my body into a force that could hold atleast afew of the undead on a stair case.
    I’d recommend either the emergency exit, or if possible.. the projection room. Which gives you more security and more possibilities for escape or tools. My best bet would be the projection room, you can find all sorts of things in there. Blunt objects, phones, walkie talkie’s, a computer, and possibly a med kit.

20. Dreamornaut on 23 Nov 2008 at 4:08 am #

    Just looked at the WASP CO2 knife. To be honest, I can see it being a last ditch effert at survival against a shark or something like the makers suggest, but it’s not that great unless you intend to use it to assassinate a unwitting person. Even then it would likely be easy to track down the person with the knife. Otherwise it seems to be rather useless even against the zed.

    First off it’s good for one use before you have to change cartridges. A good number of zed or whatever your fighting will negate the advantages of having a WASP.

    Second, it’s a blade that starts at the handle and has a hollow channel which means there’s a good possibility for breakage when used if a combat situation. Because of the detachable handle and all the problems that comes with that, it will likely never see military service, like the makers imply.

    Thirdly, if you’re going to use it against a zombie (ie. ZSG type zombie) you’ll have to get that thing like a half inch into the zombies skull before the CO2 feature could be used. That means that you’d have to be in biting range of the thing and get a well placed stab into it’s head and hit the trigger while in melee. Good luck with that.

    Otherwise it’s kinda a disturbingly cool little gizmo that I’d probably would want if I was a deep sea diver or a killer for hire or something. Though to be honest, if it’s the first instance I’d probably be pretty well screwed already if it got to the point when the WASP would be practicle. Though that is what it is meant for after all.

21. Ryan on 23 Nov 2008 at 10:32 pm #

    I never leave my house without carrying both a knife and a Surefire brand flashlight with me. (really bright and no dark spot ftw) The flashlight itself makes for a great distraction at night because you can instantly destroy the night vision of anything. That being said it could easily be flashed into the face of a Zed and then I could easily use my knife (which is razor sharp until right before I sharpen it) to slash at the throat of one hopefully killing it or at the very least causing it to stop for a short ammount of time, the major advantage of this would be its temporary blindness in the dark. As far as my way out goes I would most likely use my significant other as a distraction if it were to come down to a point where I saw my only way outwould be to sacrifice someone else. Tip of the day: emotion al attatchment can serve infinite purpose barring how willing you are to use it to your advantage. I just flat out dont like people. As far as sacrificing myself theres only 2 people I would even come close to doing it for which are my dad and my cousin, and most likely my manipulative habbits would kick in and I would wind up alive anyway. Of course after getting myself out of the building I would head straight for the nearest walmart or gunstore and get a crossbow (walmart) or a handgun with as much ammo as i could fit in my jeans (gunstore) naturally it would be hollowpoint due to its effectiveness once it goes in. Though if I were to hit a gunstore I would also pick up something that has the power to send the spine out the back with the bullet, leaving a huge exit wound and a fully paralyzed Zed that you can laugh at then curbstomp because he looked at you funny. From there on I’d just wing it.

22. Angryvikingman on 24 Nov 2008 at 7:23 am #

    Take into consideration the mathematics of this if you will:

    Your towns population
    Amount of vehicle traffic (zombies may run in front of vehicles, slowing the spread, or speeding it depending on the turn rate.)
    Amount of people in the theater (Multiplex, or just one screen?)
    Amount of possible undead at the time you enter the theater
    Amount of possible undead by the time the movie ends (Usually 2 hours)
    The speed at which the zombies can cover ground (Are they shufflers, or can they sprint like live humans?)

    If whatever causes the zombies can turn people in a matter of a few seconds, then you’re probably screwed if even one zombie gets into the building, as they will multiply exponentially as the population increases. You’re not going to make it through the crowd if you run into zombies coming at you from all sides. (assuming you’re in the middle of the crowd.)

    However, IF whatever agent is turning people into zombies takes minutes, or even hours, your chances of survival increase greatly. Try to stay in the middle of the mob/group and just run. Running when you are scared, and have insane amounts of adrenaline in your system will make you much faster than if you’re just running for the hell of it. Your rational mind won’t get in the way of your body’s flight mechanism. Odds are, you’ll make it to your car, or get into someone else’s with them. Assuming they havent been bitten, and neither have you, you’re still going to face the inevitable gridlock that surrounds most theaters, and malls. Here’s where population and traffic play a role. Zombies could pull you out of your car while you are stopped at a red light/stop sign. Yeah, your doors may be locked, but if they break out your windows, and you’re blocked to the front and rear, then you’re screwed. Take back streets, and lesser used avenues to avoid traffic. If you can’t then it is in fact possible that you could be better off on foot. If you have anything in your car that you could use as a weapon, (Mzpk, gun,umbrella, tire iron, random piece of wood)then it may be best to take what you can and try to hoof it back to your house. Odds are in an urban area, you’re going to make faster progress on foot, considering the rapidly increasing amount of abandoned cars, or cars filled with victims. Stay away from heavy traffic areas, or places that would have a lot of people in them that could have been turned already. If you have rail roads, creeks, rivers or other places where there arent likely to be people, then follow those as long as possible until you have to cross a road or busy area. Use cars, shadows, ect as cover and move from place to place as fast as you can while still looking out for zombies. If you make it home, then you still aren’t truly safe until you have escaped from the area. Hopefully this tidbit of inromation will help you process information of your locality and help you survive.

23. John on 24 Nov 2008 at 11:07 am #

    Well how bad is the out break is everyone effed and now there pouring in the movie theater or is this still a small scale out break? Also i once again appoligze for my stupid comments and are theis mutant zombie like the kind from resident evil or are they like a mutant form or rabies that just dives people insane and makes them crave your fleash and removes there ability to feel pain. This is my best thought of anything close to the actuall zombie consept. Note this would first infect animals so you would have to watch out for animals too…..

24. Dillinguer on 24 Nov 2008 at 1:15 pm #

    In such a senario you should gatter the survivors and try (a must) seal the complex. get what you can for weapons. get to the roof and plan your escape. This is just from the top of my head. but if you are expecting an outbreak. you should already have a plan.

25. Craig Richardson on 24 Nov 2008 at 4:47 pm #

    The theater that i frequent has the one entrance/exit in the back of the room and two emergency exits, one on either side of the screen. My significant other is quite aware of my zombie preparedness and I am sure that when the zombies come that she will have no problem looking to me for what to do, which will help dramatically in this situation. If the zombies are coming in through the back of the theater then my first instinct would be to head to one of the emergency exits and take a peek to see if we could make it to my vehicle where I keep my machete. If we can, great, that’s what we’re doing. If not then we will need to find a small room we could barricade ourselves in for a day or so, the bathroom would be a good place to be. In some theaters there is usually a room behind the screen where it would be possible to find a decent weapon.

    This would be a very difficult situation to placed in. I’m going to think about it a bit more and probably post again with a more thought out plan.

26. jordan on 24 Nov 2008 at 8:22 pm #

    How about jumping off the backs of the seats of the back row up to the projection screen window and escaping from the projector room.

27. Craig Richardson on 25 Nov 2008 at 11:54 am #

    That depends on the theater you go to. Some theaters have stadium seating that goes really far up there where jumping to the projection room is plausible. The projection window at the theater i go to is at least 20 feet up and unreachable from the seats.

28. jordan on 25 Nov 2008 at 7:29 pm #

    Yesterday i went to the movies and your right, it is kinda high and some movie theaters have a really thick peice of glass covering that opening, the one here in my small town on the other hand doesnt and is not that high, but the doors to the projection room are allways wide open to the same hallway that leads to the theatre, so yeah the location does make a difference

29. sean on 26 Nov 2008 at 6:30 pm #

    just leave,walk quickly out of there(fire exits)

30. Heather on 29 Nov 2008 at 8:39 am #

    I think that a person would most likely have a heart attack. But I would try to remain calm. I would see if another exit was clear. If not I would try to keep my friends with me and get in a group of the living. Just so I was not the first one eaten. If it was a small group I would see if there was any chance of running threw them. yes I know that is a bad idea, but if you went out the emergency exit which I would do last if all of my other chances were slim to non. Just because you never know what could be on the other side of the door. Could be sun shine or a horde of Zombie waiting to feast on our flesh.

31. schott on 30 Nov 2008 at 1:08 am #

    hopefully the lights r of or still down id look around to quickly populate live from undead if chanses r slim i woud run for exit like evry one else but if it look safe i might just lay down in chairs and wedge my self in till zombie population is gone than pretend im in vid game and sneak, craw, run, and fight like hell my way out then relise all cars destroyed then id run any were posibl for safty

32. Pbpsning on 30 Nov 2008 at 11:54 pm #

    Fortunately, I am a CPL holder and always carry a glock 30 with a spare mag. So, I am working with 20 rounds. The theater I go to always has 3 exits, and even though I dont know what awaits on the outside of the exit, It would be the easiest escape route and I would prefer my chances making it to my bug out bag in my truck as opposed to walked out the main lobby. Watch out for the mass panic of fellow movie goers and in an undead senario, I see no moral qualms with using others as road blocks to help me and my loved ones survive as long as possible.

33. Zed's Dead on 03 Dec 2008 at 6:26 am #

    The only thing you might have going for you in this sort of situation is that many theaters have fire exits that lead directly outside. Obviously this would be your best bet as it is an immediate escape and it’s pretty safe to assume that no Zeds would be congregated there as it is an unused exit where no people would be.

    If there is no fire exit or there are too many undead blocking the way, then you may want to give kissing your ass good-bye some serious thought.

    I do have some 8 or 9 years of martial arts behind me, so with any luck I might be able to clear a path using heavy kicks to knock zombies out of the way.

    One tactic you may want to take advantage of is using the panicky masses to your advantage. Stay calm and hidden and allow the screaming women and children distract the Zeds, then make a run for it while they’re taking a lunch break.

    Still, above all, fire exits are the optimal extraction point. This may set off the fire alarm, but that should actually distract the infected and draw them to the building which you just left. After that it’s all up to your sprinting abilities, getting to your car, and getting the hell outta there.

34. Minorly-crazy on 07 Dec 2008 at 4:16 pm #

    ‘the only case scenario’
    I would camly turn to my wife, say we’ve had a few good time no? then just as calmly push her into the isle of oncoming zombies as i run screaming (most likely to my doom) to the nearest exits, seeing as i am unarmed and not the best hitter (cant punch very well) the first zombie i run into will be eating a good meal that night.

    (same goes with a husband…or anything else that happens to fall under Signifigant other)

35. JediMike on 18 Dec 2008 at 9:12 pm #

    I will now sit in the back of the theater from now on. The break in the wall for the projector is usually open with little to impede a quick hop through it. This position will also allow a greater time to react and get moving as in most theaters, the doorways are on the ground level thus necessitating the undead to climb to you.

    Also a good idea to carry a small screwdriver, philips-head. This works as both a means of unscrewing seats and hurling them at your assailants, c’mon they’re zombies, they don’t move fast, you have some time. You can also use this common tool as a weapon. Any ninja or survivalist can tell you the dozen of soft spots in the skull wherein to shove a screwdriver to cause fatal damage to the brain.

    I would suggest the back most and highest, most centered seats of a theater to put you in the most advantageous position to survive the very likely event of zombie attack.

36. No. 5 on 08 Jan 2009 at 7:13 pm #

    OK so your at six Flags and your riding the Titan. As your riding you notice that the people on the ground have mutilated faces and body parts and are eating other humans, you have approximately 1 minute and a half to do something before the ride stops, and zombies on the bay station attack. What then? I need help, and./or a counselor because I keep having Zombie moments and think about what I will do in the future if I am ever, or anybody for that matter is involved.

37. Phantom-edge on 15 Jan 2009 at 4:11 am #

    Hmmm …..I’m starting to ponder where you guys live,mainly for the fact that it’s illegal to carry weapons with you in public……but other than that to be honest I would do something I’m amazed no one has though of and that is go after the fire extinguser it’s good for blugening and makes a pretty get away effect…..all movie theaters and amusement parks are without them…..it too is the is the law…. And if you’re extremely lucky they also have a fire axe

38. Phantom-edge on 16 Jan 2009 at 3:57 am #

    About the amusement park scenario….for starters you better hope the power gets cut out before you even reach the bay well….depending on the level outbreak if it’s low you’ll get help in a few but if it’s an apocolipse it would be best to get off the ride as if possible try to climb down and run like crazy…..if not there’s always the cement if you think you can’t outrun them.if the power isn’t cut off the moment you reach the bay try to escape luckily it doesn’t take the ride 5 minutes to detach your safety gear……and also if the zed go after the other passanters…..try to locate a fire extinguisher if unable just get out….don’t think…run

39. Phantom-edge on 16 Jan 2009 at 4:03 am #

    Ugghhh….I touch so hard to spell properly.
    I leave you with ajoke “I’m so happy,I feel like a zombie in a parapelligic convention” speaking of whichwhat can a handicapted do against a zed invasion……..other than being used as a meat shield :(

40. Kasper on 16 Jan 2009 at 4:30 pm #

    Danish movie theaters tend to have the entrance at the top, screen and exit at the bottom. I’d of course head for the exit, trying to grab lose jackets on the way, presumably the zed-brain will take a while to figure a way out of a covered head. I might try to trip some trash cans behind me, assuming they’re not built too solidly. Any rock candy i’ve got goes over the shoulder, I hope something will slip in it. DK theaters have these seat-on-top-of-seat things for raising children and really short people up to see-screen heights, these tend to be either hard pillows or an easily stackable plastic construct. They tend to be at the bottom beside the emergency exits (screen-side, not crowd-side, we do have fire safety guidelines). I’ll grab one or two of these as a poor shield/even worse weapon before leaving the theater and initiating my evac plans. My significant other is faster than me both mentally and physically, so unless she goes Rambo on the zeds she shouldn’t be a problem to me, most likely the other way around.

41. Death31313 on 16 Jan 2009 at 7:22 pm #

    Well i would pull out the chainsaw and ak-47 i always have in my pants aswell as the magical waffle that makes things melt when I throw it at them. If you cant tell by now I was kidding about that first sentence. unlike some people I’ll try to be realistic. Gota say id be screwed all I ever carry is a little swiss army knife for opening boxes and stuff. so I guess I’d just try to avoid direct contact with a zombie and run like hell to my car.

42. Phantom-edge on 19 Jan 2009 at 6:08 am #

    Wow I meantto say the Itouch makes it so hard to spell. Remember as horrible as it sounds humans make good sheilds too

43. Docwade on 28 Jan 2009 at 6:40 am #

    Usually at the theater with McLuvin and the wife. So, using McLuvin as a 300+ lbs snow plow, we’d stay on his ass and barrel to the closest exit away from the incoming undead.

    Quoting John:
    “Well say i was in a situation like this. I would probly be carrying my sawed off shot gun with 15 rounds for it in my cargo pants simlar to the militarys and a pair of semi auto desert egals then i would also have a nice sting or mabye its a sitnger knife i forget the exact name but the have compressed Co2 in them. When this relases into the body it make it explode plus its a damn big knife lol. Then after i make it out to my car aka truck or jeep with lots of ammo and a twelve gauge riot controlling shot gun plus ammo for my other guns. ill be on my way home to get packing into my fall out shelter.”

    Don’t change your plan…it’s too funny. I walk around WHEREVER I go with a pump action shotgun in my pants. I may only have one or two shots in it before I need a nap though. You have 15 so, you must be young. Either way, I doubt you have carried or used anything you listed. Beyond the blatant felony you described as your “Carry Gun”, you have no idea the size or weight of what you are describing. On top of the shotgun and ammo, you are also carrying not one, but two DE 50′s??? There is hardly any justification to own one at ~$1000 used. But to actually imply that you were so happy with the form and utility of that nearly 6lbs handgun that you had to have another identical one is rediculous. I bought one, I shot it, and I sold it to the next guy who just had to try one out.

    P.S. You can just refer to it as a 12 gauge riot gun. No one calls them “12 gauge riot controlling shotguns”. Or, you can refer to it as it was labeled on the box…airsoft — wear eye protection before use.

44. Docwade on 28 Jan 2009 at 6:42 am #

    P.P.S. I forgot about the shark knife. When we are walking around on the bottom of some body of water in our scuba gear, I will definately be sorry I wasn’t prepared with my CO2 charged shark knife for the lone zombie we encounter.

45. McLuvin on 30 Jan 2009 at 9:48 pm #

    I was going to blast John like everybody else, but he is obviously beyond help.

    The only real plan is the “run like hell and get to a vehicle/weapon plan”

    My friends think I’m crazy for never wanting to go to a movie on opening weekend or
    during peak hours. This is just as much for hatred of the living as the dead.

46. Sharpshooter on 02 Feb 2009 at 3:14 pm #

    well see? im set when it comes to this because: i dont go out to the movies…. why the fuck should i have to listen to morons talking at the movie screen when i can jsut wait like 4 weeks and get it for myself on DVD/blu ray i mean fuck its cheaper then having to buy your ticket(s) (asuming your bringing friends or a girlfriend with you) plus drinks and snacks fuck that!!! im safe at home watching the movie with my weapons a few feet away from me :)

47. ryan c. on 08 Feb 2009 at 3:58 am #

    it always depends on the amount of people inside the theater, if its small then you could be able to escape through the front although that might no be the case, a theater ive been to has escaladers leading to the ground level and below to the theater screens so that would pose a problem, in that case then use the emer. exits and make cafeful steps on the stairs. now if it was a packed theater then use the emer. exits as paniced people tend run towards familar areas (the front doors ect.) so that would mean that the emer. exits would be empty and thefore allow you to escape faster. now the problem is the outside. its probably packed and very hard to move through. there is a way its sounds crazy but if you have very good balance then you could walk on top of the crowds but its unlikely due to the chance of a zombie falling with the weight leading to you falling and injurying yourself then leading to zombies attracted to you.
    now theres another theory i found in another website. if zombies are as stupid as we think then perhaps we could fool them into thinking we are one of them by mimicing their movement and actions. now thats risky because a slip up could mean your life due to you walking around with them, but you could run, but again tripping could lead to something worse. the last thing i could think of is creating a diversion. but it would be hard. maybe pulling a splinter cell and throwing a can to a area creating a noise and drawing them allowing you time to run.
    thats all i can think of right now.
    but remember always have at least one person with you but dont have more then 4 it could slow you down. and use whats around you, found a glass on the floor? break it and use it as a close range weapon if needed. and last but not least never ever try to be a hero because it could cost you the persons life and yours as well try to find another way to save them with a way that creates less danger.

48. Annie on 15 Feb 2009 at 12:36 am #

    If there are only a few zombies around (initially) in the cinema, there is a good chance you’ll be able to jump into the concession stand, find something that would serve as a weapon and make an escape plan without getting bitten or scratched by a zombie.

    Next you want to acess the situation. If the cinema doors are closed, peek outside the windows to see how many undead there are. If they are open, look to see if the undead are making the cinema their main target.

    Then ponder the escape routes and the location. Is the cinema in a mall? Is it close to some public transit system?

    Then get the hell out of there and into your safehouse or whatever before the whole thing gets serious. If it was already, you probably shouldn’t be in the cinema in the first place.

49. ZackaryL on 27 Feb 2009 at 4:57 pm #

    This whole scenario is based on luck, not skill, or how well you have a zombie attack planned out. And everyone acts as if we are the only people that no what a zombie is, people do watch movies, and are not like the people of shaun of the dead, oh, some bloody drunks are in the back. People should realize what a zombie is, those who do not know will just have to suffer.

    I would prefer to be the last one out of the theater, i would actually try to find a good place to hull down. I mean, there wouldn’t be much you could do, hopping over seats? yeah okay, we’re all trained ninja’s.

    So like some one else said, find a place to hold down, seeing how if you hid under seats or what for the crowd to funnel out the zombies will follow the mass of meat, giving me the time to get what i can, and who i can. Followed with some love making with my significant other, maybe it’s our last few minutes, make the best of it :D.

    Well, if we do survive, after blockading our selves in, I would venture to the window to access the situation, and try and make our venture outward into the world of Z.

50. Jason on 22 Mar 2009 at 9:38 pm #

    My plan would consist of getting to the top of the theater and get behind the seats hiding and wait until all the rest of the people are out. After that, I would yell to get the zombie’s attention, as they come up the isles, me and the sig. other would jump over the first few rows (and its not that hard to do…) until the coast is clear, then bolt for the exits.

51. Adam on 20 Jul 2009 at 8:17 am #

    I have to say, this is a tricky one. There are normally only a few exits in a cinema. It would depend where the undead were coming from. Assuming everyone in the theatre realised they were zombies and started panicking and running, that would mean a lot of chaos. I would try to stay clear of both the crowd and the zombies, whilst moving closer to the exits. If possible, i would try to arm myself with something, like part of a chair. If there was nothing, i would wait for the crowds to thin out a bit, and hopefully there isn’t a continuous stream of zombies entering, and it’s just the group that originally arrived. By now they should have found victims already, which should make it fairly easy to move to a fire exit and shoulder my way through, keeping my significant other with me at all times.
    Where i go from there, however, depends on an awful lot of things.

52. KillerB on 19 Aug 2009 at 5:55 am #

    Me….Cought without my trusty KelTec P3AT……….Not in this life. But just for the sake of the discussion lets say that I plowed all my available rounds in to the crowd of undead or my gun jambed. I would run to the nearest exit and make a b-line for my car where there is always another gun (much more suitable to zombie killing). Who the F@^k cares what is out side. At least there you have a better chance to move and run. You will not be trapped. Get to a car they make great weapons……………..A bad idea now is better than a good idea later.

53. KillerB on 19 Aug 2009 at 6:09 am #

    Me….Cought without my trusty KelTec P3AT……….Not in this life. But just for the sake of the discussion lets say that I plowed all my available rounds in to the crowd of undead or my gun jambed. I would run to the nearest exit and make a b-line for my car where there is always another gun (much more suitable to zombie killing). Who the F@^k cares what is out side. At least there you have a better chance to move and run. You will not be trapped. Get to a car they make great weapons……………..A bad idea now is better than a good idea later. Oh I read up top that it is not legal to carry a gun in public. You are right if you live in Cali but here in the midwest people can get CCW permits. That is the way of it. SO There you have it.

54. hittman on 09 Jan 2010 at 3:31 am #

    Cover hands, anything from gloves to an over-shirt for slight protection when pushing undead away. Proceed out fire escape, then back into the lobby (zeds permitting, of course) to fin any melee weapon (the poles holding those rope line-markers up should suffice in a pinch) Get to your vehicle (if you drove yourself and the roads are not clogged with crashed cars already, panic and zombies combined with the already present sub-par drivers after all)Probably a good idea to swing by a fast food joint (kind of common near theaters, i believe), grab anything that doesn’t need cooked to take with you. After that, pretty much enact your zombie plan. If you both read this, and make it out of the theater, I’d wager you were prepared (mentally at least) and have a plan.

55. Sydney on 15 May 2010 at 5:46 pm #

    I don’t believe anyone considered the projection room a posibility. Now, from my experience, the projection room i bascically bolted shut, so no problem keeping the Zeds out. But how to get up there? Well that’s a problem, but myabe one, strong,willing individual (non-infected) would houst everyone up to the projection room by standing on the highest seat. What happens to him after that is up to him. There would no doubt be some sort of make-shift weapon up there. Or I would wait for someone to run out through the emergency exit, and if there are no screams from that direction, I’d assume the exit is Zombie free, then walk out into the streets, get to my car and grab my riffle and machette from the trunk and kick some undead ass.

56. Hiroki Fujiwara on 29 Aug 2011 at 4:49 am #

    Folks first rule for this is if you know parkour/freerunning it’s the first basic defensive evasion for this kind of scenario. you could leap everywhere and go to elevated structure places while seeking for weapons and etc.

57. Bryce on 03 Oct 2011 at 6:09 pm #

    Movie theater? My gf? Zombies?

    Well in a movie theater u ususaly got fire exits? Those r a no no
    You push your way up to the front and out of them..without being trampled to death by the rushing and paniced crowed..you still got the problem of being unarmed out the door and possibly being face to face with 30+ zombies coming at you…and if thats the case….you cant go abck in when ppl r comming out..unless ur suicidal…

    Now with a scenerio like this my options become fewer and fewer…look were ppl r running…exits… As stated..you dont know if theres2 or 2000 outside the theater..and your unarmed..and so is your gf..

    Personaly id try to break into the projector room… Y? Its decently high off the ground but using team work between me and my gf its reachable…also alot of theaters its a tad hard to get into the projection room so if theres a lock…the zeds would be to focused on easy picking rather then starting to break down the door to the room im in… So i got time…now in a prjection room..i can plan an escape and look for wepons.. Ive been in projection rooms b4 there are some neat little weponds. In older stype theathers ive seen metal bars with handels….y? Somthing to do with the projecter i assume so u can keep and eye out for that.. Also the chairs… Breaking the wood off them…. You also got broken glass from breaking the projector glass window.. There is alot of tape and metal parts can b scavenged from the projector itself….so lay low till its quite…slowly check it out when u think its clear..id leave my gf in the room with some make shift wepon..even the car keys would suffice for somthing… Id leave and check it out.. If its safe i would bring her and travel on foot. Screw my car there not much in there anyways… Now were i live the gunstore is litaraly acrossed the street…maby try there? Otherwise my best bet is to sit it out for a bit…let them forget u were there and move quietly and quickly to a safer and more sucure location with better supplies

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