beyond the confines of the city, or if the number of infected had reached hundreds of thousands instead of just thousands, it is likely that such tactics would not have been effective. It remains imperative that all zombie outbreaks are contained as swiftly as possible. If the governments of the world have a plan or strategy in the event of a cataclysmic outbreak, it remains tightly under wraps. It is clear, however, that such an event would force some difficult moral decisions, that some would have to be sacrificed to save the whole. Let us pray that it never comes to that.
Further Reading, Watching, and Gaming
The following list includes many of my favorite zombie-related items. It is far from exhaustive, but should give anyone a good start on their own delving into the world of the zombie.
BOOKS
The Serpent and the Rainbow & The Passage of Darkness: The Ethnobiology of the Haitian Zombie by Wade Davis. The premiere books about ârealâ zombies in Haiti.
The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks. The book that launched the current zombie publishing boom.
World War Z by Max Brooks. A global history of a zombie âdoomsdayâ scenario, and arguably the best zombie book ever written.
Day by Day Armageddon by J. L. Bourne. My personal favorite first-person zombie survival story.
COMIC BOOKS
The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard. Having already run for over seventy issues, this ongoing drama has established itself as the most successful zombie comic book to date. Thanks to the generosity of Charlie Adlard and Robert Kirkman, several pieces of artwork from this series have been reprinted in this book.
GAMES
Zombies!!! by Twilight Creations. Containing over 100 plastic zombies, this delightful little board game plays more like a video game.
Last Night on Earth, The Zombie Game by Flying Frog Productions. Another good board game where participants can play either survivors or zombies. The game also comes with its own soundtrack!
Ambush Z by Ambush Alley Games. A terrific wargame, focusing on military actions against the zombie threat. Probably the best game for recreating the actions of professional containment teams.
Undead States of America . Another great wargame designed to refight zombie battles on an epic scale.
All Things Zombie by Two Hour Wargames. Perhaps the most popular wargame rules for outbreak survivor vs. zombie confrontations.
MOVIES
The White Zombie (1932). The first feature-length zombie film, starring Béla Lugosi.
Night of the Living Dead (1968). A small-budget, independent movie directed by George Romero, it truly launched the zombie film genre and remains one of its strongest examples.
Dawn of the Dead (1978). Romeroâs unconnected follow-up to Night of the Living Dead cemented his reputation as the greatest zombie director of all time.
28 Days Later (2002). Revitalized the zombie genre for a new generation and brought the idea of fast-virus zombies into the mainstream.
Shaun of the Dead (2004). Both a hilarious spoof and a good zombie movie at the same time, the movie helped open the zombie genre to a wider audience.
Glossary
Aggressor zombies
A variety of viral zombie that is faster and more aggressive than the normal viral zombie.
Atomic zombies
Zombies created through a chemical or radioactive contamination of a specific geographic area.
The Brotherhood of Death
An organization founded by Adolf Hitler after the dissolution of the Society of Thule; it included all of the foremost occultists from the old society.
Bureau 9
An organization founded by Allan Pinkerton during the American Civil War to combat the zombie threat. It continues to function in that capacity even today.
The âCloak Roomâ
A secret suite of rooms hidden beneath the British World War II codebreaking center at Bletchley Park. It served as the Headquarters for Supreme Allied Command: Shadow Theater (SAC:ST).
Command: The Blue Marble (C:TBM)
An organization of
Further Reading, Watching, and Gaming
The following list includes many of my favorite zombie-related items. It is far from exhaustive, but should give anyone a good start on their own delving into the world of the zombie.
BOOKS
The Serpent and the Rainbow & The Passage of Darkness: The Ethnobiology of the Haitian Zombie by Wade Davis. The premiere books about ârealâ zombies in Haiti.
The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks. The book that launched the current zombie publishing boom.
World War Z by Max Brooks. A global history of a zombie âdoomsdayâ scenario, and arguably the best zombie book ever written.
Day by Day Armageddon by J. L. Bourne. My personal favorite first-person zombie survival story.
COMIC BOOKS
The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard. Having already run for over seventy issues, this ongoing drama has established itself as the most successful zombie comic book to date. Thanks to the generosity of Charlie Adlard and Robert Kirkman, several pieces of artwork from this series have been reprinted in this book.
GAMES
Zombies!!! by Twilight Creations. Containing over 100 plastic zombies, this delightful little board game plays more like a video game.
Last Night on Earth, The Zombie Game by Flying Frog Productions. Another good board game where participants can play either survivors or zombies. The game also comes with its own soundtrack!
Ambush Z by Ambush Alley Games. A terrific wargame, focusing on military actions against the zombie threat. Probably the best game for recreating the actions of professional containment teams.
Undead States of America . Another great wargame designed to refight zombie battles on an epic scale.
All Things Zombie by Two Hour Wargames. Perhaps the most popular wargame rules for outbreak survivor vs. zombie confrontations.
MOVIES
The White Zombie (1932). The first feature-length zombie film, starring Béla Lugosi.
Night of the Living Dead (1968). A small-budget, independent movie directed by George Romero, it truly launched the zombie film genre and remains one of its strongest examples.
Dawn of the Dead (1978). Romeroâs unconnected follow-up to Night of the Living Dead cemented his reputation as the greatest zombie director of all time.
28 Days Later (2002). Revitalized the zombie genre for a new generation and brought the idea of fast-virus zombies into the mainstream.
Shaun of the Dead (2004). Both a hilarious spoof and a good zombie movie at the same time, the movie helped open the zombie genre to a wider audience.
Glossary
Aggressor zombies
A variety of viral zombie that is faster and more aggressive than the normal viral zombie.
Atomic zombies
Zombies created through a chemical or radioactive contamination of a specific geographic area.
The Brotherhood of Death
An organization founded by Adolf Hitler after the dissolution of the Society of Thule; it included all of the foremost occultists from the old society.
Bureau 9
An organization founded by Allan Pinkerton during the American Civil War to combat the zombie threat. It continues to function in that capacity even today.
The âCloak Roomâ
A secret suite of rooms hidden beneath the British World War II codebreaking center at Bletchley Park. It served as the Headquarters for Supreme Allied Command: Shadow Theater (SAC:ST).
Command: The Blue Marble (C:TBM)
An organization of
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