Archive for the 'Zombie Awareness' Category

For those of you who follow The Walking Dead television series on AMC, you should have caught the ending of episode 5 where it was revealed that the locked barn on the property was being used to “store” the undead.  We have to ask ourselves, what is the reasoning behind keeping the undead like this?  [...]

For those of you in the area of Lenexa, Kansas, Westlake Ace Hardware has a special section of their website just for you.  Turns out this location has also been awarded a Zombie Friendly Business Certification as well.  It is a shame that more hardware stores are not doing the same thing.  Many of us [...]

“CDC has a fun new way of teaching the importance of emergency preparedness. Our new graphic novel, “Preparedness 101: Zombie Pandemic” demonstrates the importance of being prepared in an entertaining way that people of all ages will enjoy. Readers follow Todd, Julie, and their dog Max as a strange new disease begins spreading, turning ordinary [...]

For those that have not yet heard the news, it looks like World War Z will be making it’s way to theaters in 2012. Here are some details: It’s coming. World War Z. The long-awaited adaptation of the zombie cult classic is shooting, and will be in theaters late next year. Paramount announced a December [...]

Run For Your Lives is a zombie-themed 5k/obstacle course starting in Baltimore on October 22nd that will allow participants to pit themselves against a zombie horde as they try to complete the course without “dying”, which sounds exactly like the beginning of a zombie movie where the fake zombies somehow turn into real zombies and actually try to [...]

In popular zombie media, whether it’s literature, video games or Hollywood blockbusters, one rule remains in all of them, and it’s “Go for the head”. A blow to the brain is the only way to neutralize the zombie. While this may be the case in “magical” zombies, it won’t be in the case in virus-infected [...]

The Zombie Survival Guide daily calendar, while usually a great resource, dropped the ball the other day.  They offered some advice for home defense which involved making a stand on the roof.

The folks at Zombie Go Boom put together a video breaking down the debate between aluminum or wood bats.

“Zombies take over Henry County highway” is a headline in several papers this week, including the Atlanta Journal and Constitution.  A portion Highway 20 in Henry County is being used for a scene in the TV show “The Walking Dead.” Here, a wreck is being staged on Monday for the movie.  Full article here. Here [...]

In October we asked you to send us your best zombie and hunter outfits. Here are the winners!