You know as much as we all LOVE zombie movies, there is one constant element that drives me up the freaking wall! What is it? Well what irks me is that in the "universe" of any zombie outbreak, apparently there are no story tellers, film makers, best selling novelists, cartoonists, and even knowledge of Gary Gygax! The point I'm making is that said zombies are apparently brand freaking new concepts to everyone!
Might as well throw in any other super natural creator in that lump too; Vampires, mermaids, Frankenstein, werewolves, and even mother lovin zombies...My problem isn't that these things are killing people, it's that the people are too stupid it figure out how to kill them efficiently. If a zombie appeared in front of me and bit someone, my first thought? "Hey that's a zombie, where's my gun, baseball bat, machete, or large blunt object and kill this thing. Oh, and mr/ms, sorry, I'm gonna have to off you too."
How bout a vampire? Yep, go by the local grocery store, buy plenty of garlic and some string and presto, I have a vampire shield. Vampires...beaten back by Publix. Oh then invest in garlic. Stocks will be going through the roof when everybody goes to buy it. Then "oh, this is a nice mop, *break the end off* now I have a nice stake." A vampires worst enemy? A Publix janitor who eats lots of garlic bread. And I guess get some silver rings and necklaces for good measure.
Mermaids? Get a fishing net and a harpoon gun. And Frankenstein? I'm gonna go with hitting him with a car, or tractor. And to cover all my bases, say I lived back in 1492 and Frankenstein was a crazy monster, I'd throw some steak sauce on him and let a pack of wolves go to town on his meaty body. I'm sure the smell of aged meat would travel far.
Lastly, I think modern day "real" society is probably the most geared to fend off the super natural (according to traditional means), but for some reason, that's the only way the supernatural is ever presented, not much difference in ways to kill zombies. A bullet to the head still does the trick, and a stake to the heart kills vampires in EVERY story...yada yada yada. Still, I'm sure plenty of people would get bit in a zombie out break, but then it would just take Wolf Blitzer hopping on CNN saying, "pop those undead pansies in the head while I go shoot Sean Hannity in the face. NO Anderson! I'm not 100% sure he's a zombie, but you can never be too careful!"
-Ryan
