Archive for May, 2010

MacGyvering 101 (Part 2 of 3) : Necessity is the mother of invention

When you need something that you can no longer scavenge or barter for, what will you do. The battery powered lighter in the picture represents the very best in human ingenuity. Would you have thought of that? Many people wouldn’t, and if you didn’t, its nothing to be ashamed of. There are common solutions to [...]

Zombies Are Coming Book Review: Feed, by Mira Grant

Welcome to a world where cancer and the common cold have been cured. Welcome to a world where George Romero is a nation hero, and not just known for B-grade horror films. Welcome to a world where zombies walk the land and everyone carries the infection waiting dormant in their veins. Welcome to the world [...]

MacGyvering 101 (Part 1 of 3)

After an apocalyptic breakdown, many social services will no longer be functioning. Police and other peace keeping forces will be gone, there will be no one to maintain water treatment or electrical systems, and it will fall to you, the survivor, to provide these things for yourself. You will have to re-invent ways to provide. [...]

They Own the Night!

The key to defeating, any enemy living or undead, is to make them fight the battles on your terms. When the dead rise, and the world as you know it has collapsed you will need to understand that you will have to make the undead fight you on your terms and not simply run at [...]