2012 and the Zombie Apocalypse

Nov 26

The Sign I“I’ll give you the 2012 thing”, she said, “but a zombie apocalypse? Come on, you don’t really beleive that do you?”

The 2012 thing – if you’re reading this article, chances are you’re already familiar with it. The 2012 thing refers to the conveniently predicted end-of-the-world or great change coming December 21st, 2012. Many apocalypse theories are vague and dark, leaving many details rough, ambiguous and open to interpretation. The 2012 eschaton comes from several cultures and gives us a very certain date to prepare not necessarily for the end of existence or the world, but “the end of the world as we know it” – TEOTWAWKI.

The date of 12/21/12 is derived from the end of a 5,125 year cycle for the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, most notably used by the Maya civilization. The calendar completes its 13th cycle from its starting point. Correlating the Mayan date to our Gregorian calendar yields several different dates ranging from the 21str through the 23rd, but the 21st seems likely, as it coincides with the winter solstice, and though astrology has little to do with our daily affairs, astronomically the Earth is said to be aligned facing the center of the Milky Way behind the Sun on the 21st. This interesting termination of the calendar in our immediate lifetimes is waht brings many to reckon the date will bring about great global change or cataclism.

The Sign IIProphecies aside, how does 2012 relate to a zombie apocalypse? Certainly our world could be forever changed on this date by an unnoticed eschatological asteroid, disease or terrible quaking of the earth. The walking dead? Also plausible. Current scientific research into disease, reanimation and cellular regenesis is progressing as rapidly as other scientific disciplines. Particualrly terrifying is the reanimation of the 1918 Spanish influenza virus, responsible for a pandemic that killed an estimated 20 million people. Scientists have gathered important new clues to why the virus spread quickly and killed efficiently (though its use as a bio weapon has not been confirmed). The viral resurrection is brought about for research and a vaccine against itself – which of course has already been eradicated – and the virus is being harvested from corpses, notably the body of a woman buried in the Alaskan permafrost. Unchecked adaptive and oportunistic pathogens claim a definite component of our eschaton, and an escaped weaponised version will most certainly wreak havoc agains an unprepared and innocent populace. There’s no guarantee the new vaccine will work well on humans, a problem because nobody born after 1930 is immune to the 1918 strain.

The Sign IIIThe physical walking dead demand a certain suspense of disbelief of course. Assuming a plausible 20% of the worlds population has been infected by a terminal pathogen, our fragile infrastructre and socioeconomic systems will begin to break down as well. Weakened immune systems will render humans more susceptible to the likes of Trypanosoma brucei, a parasite that carries nightmarish qualities, reducing many of its victims to a zombie-like state before they slip into a coma and die. Toxoplasma gondii can alter brain functions in rats, leading them to the jaws of cats – and in humans can change brain patterns to induce neuroses, paranoia and schizophrenia. Left with a rotting brain and primitive fight-or-flight instincts, an entire populace can be reduced to weakend lumbering shadows of humans, stumbling around for food. Not actually dead or undead, these stupified humans will be harbingers of disease, parasites, bacteria and infectious rot, whose saliva and blood will be rich with zombifying toxins.

Disease ridden walking corpses are one thing. Reanimating brain-dead humans has been discussed before and is a very real possibility. Restoring a human from a cryogenic stasis and reanimating their dying brain tissue yields the possibility that a human may not be the same as they were when they expired. This leaves much speculation as to a reanimated form of a human being, but combined with the virii and diseases mentioned above – you get the idea.

Five years is a fine timeframe for viruses to be developed and mutate as well as science achieving groundbreaking results in reanimation. “Where will I be in five years?” Loading shotguns and pistols seems like a nice course of action, but they’re more for your protection against opportunistic looters, crazies and deranged survivors rather than walking corpses. In five years I will be watching the news with cautious eyes – and stocking up like I would for any emergency.

Guns and beer.

Check these out if your brain is hungry for more:

fido pride and prejudice and zombies Mystery 2012 Complete Idiot’s guide to 2012

Day by Day Armageddon the zombie survival guide world war z Sas Survival Handbook

Tags: Books · Brains · Reanimation · Science · Sickness · Undead

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  • 1 Sam Nov 30, 2007 at 9:21 pm

    Well, I’m receiving several dozen hits from assorted 2012 sites! I’d love to hear what you readers have to say about this.

  • 2 Darius Feb 6, 2008 at 11:30 am

    So will these “ZOMBIES” actually going to be flesheaters that actually wants to feed on us?

  • 3 Sam Feb 7, 2008 at 3:27 pm

    My research indicates no, they will not be flesh eaters, but perhaps live humans stricken with a horrible, mutagenic virus or nasty strain of rabies.

    For more information, check out my post about different types of zombies, and their probability of existence.

    http://www.undeadreport.com/2008/01/a-statistical-analysis-of-real-life-zombies/

  • 4 joseph Feb 20, 2008 at 3:38 pm

    The funny thing is I keep having re occouring nightmares of zombies. Never have I had these type of dreams my birthdate is 12.21.75. So I figured why not look up 2012 zombies and here I am. I plan on living in the country within 4 years and getting out of the city….

  • 5 Andrew Feb 21, 2008 at 12:02 am

    Same here, Joseph. I too have been constantly dreaming of the undead, but only because my friends and I have been dwelling on the thought for so long. I’ve done my share of homework, and judging by what this article reads, I’d say it’s extremely close if not entirely IDENTICAL to my own perception of 2012 and the zombie pandemic.

    Sam, I have to say, you have an absolutely astonishing website here. Please contact me whenever you can via the e-mail I provided, or through my website, it’d be great to exchange theories, form conjoined speculations and what not.

  • 6 Sam Feb 22, 2008 at 3:31 pm

    Wow, several people have now told me about their end of the world zombie dreams, myself included. A girl from Maine wrote to tell me about hers – and how they seem like fighting practice.

    A friend notes that you can tell the current weltgeist by what kind of horror genres are popular. In the 1950s, it was giant monsters, radiation and xenophobia. In the 60s it was the commies and invader movies. Vampires in the 80’s, like blood sucking corporate America. Zombie movies are extremely popular now – the idea that humanity has become mindless drones and slaves, unable of thought seeking only to annihilate each other. George Romero is spot on with his biting social commentary.

    2012 zombie apocalypse seekers bring about a third of my traffic here – it would seem I’ve stumbled upon something quite interesting.

  • 7 Zane Feb 23, 2008 at 9:40 pm

    I believe 28 Days/Weeks Later movie to be a more realistic look of what could be a would be Zombie Scenario.

    Being a virus more a less that causes people to go crazy and turn on others, much like what would be like rabies meets mad cow disease, being when bitten or having there blood infect you causing you to come down with the same symptoms as them.

    As for calling this zombies or the undead is up to interpretation, but I have a saying for that, if it walks like a zombie, comes after me wanting to kill me like a zombie, and infects other people like a zombie, then to me it’s a zombie.

    After all there are different types of zombies, but I do believe the idea of the walking dead or at most something that gives the illusion of being undead is at most possible or at least worth looking into.

    Being like a person who’s brain dead, but still has the functions of the rest of there body, something crazy like that.

    All in all 2012 be zombies or whatever might be a crazy year for us all, “no Christmas for me that year o.o” or nothing might happen, but to be honest I think people are expecting something to happen, but if it’s going to be zombies at least it’ll be something interesting, after all shooting zombies and all that seems much better then meteor crashing down on your house, or something like from that movie Day After Tomorrow, but then again that’s just me I guess, but only have a few years to go.

    Btw what are the odds something like I Am Legend could happen, I can’t say the creatures to be zombie or not, but does that seem more possible then zombies?

  • 8 Melissa Freake Mar 12, 2008 at 2:12 pm

    This is amazing what was it yesterday a friend told me about 2012 so i go online did some quick research just to see what the fuss was about then i talk about this matter with my sig. other then i go to bed later that night with happy thoughts about what our imediate life hold for us and bam i dream about love and this intense sence like movie where i’m with somone in a sexual sence to then from there being on a subway with a dead like feeling of noone around to then being pursued by zombies i dunno what this is but then come online to seek what i can about the subject of 2012 to find this sight and find myself dumbfounded huh weird or what but lets hope i we don’t become the hunted !

  • 9 Sam Mar 18, 2008 at 12:13 am

    Zane, yes I do think a “28 days” scenario is highly likely, and yes, if it walks and groans like a zombie, well… You get the idea. As for I am legend – the disease kind fo turns people into vampires or feral creatures – and mutates them into some horrible huge mouthed thing. A disease or rabies simply won’t grant superhuman powers, but it could alter an infected persons normal state, inducing permanent aggression and perhaps adrenaline increased motor skills – in this case, a heart shot will still work.

    Thanks for sharing Melissa, zombies are penetrating or eating some of our dreams. I hope you find some answers here.

  • 10 Nate Mar 18, 2008 at 2:08 am

    I just woke up from a dream about this very thing. It’s the 3rd one I’ve had in the last year and I rarely remember dreams. The funny thing about these dreams is how these seem so real. And I feel the same as what Sam said in his comments. My B-day is 10/03/1975 dont know why you mentioned yours but maybe there’s a correlation. My first two dreams I was running from zombies and very scared was the prevailing “feeling”. My last one (today) I seemed to be searching for them and I did have a handgun, but I was not as scared. I felt “experienced” in this one. In every dream though it was clear there was not too many people left on earth. Just thought I’d share that I’m a christian and have never experienced these kinds of things before. I’ve never even believed in this sort of thing happening. In my entire life I’ve seen 3 movies dealing with zombies and 1 video game called silent hill. Just odd to me that others are having similar experiences and it compelled me to write.

  • 11 Nate Mar 18, 2008 at 2:10 am

    oops i meant Josephs experience related to mine in the comment above

  • 12 Cam Apr 7, 2008 at 3:26 am

    this may seem weird but my b-day is 10/05/95 and the ppl who had dreams birthdays all ended in 5s my dream was i was 17 and leaving country to Canada and i camet across a deserted town and searched the place and it seemed like nates dream i was not scared but very calm (this part may seem weird) i had a samurai sword and a 45 mag handgun. i went into the towns wal*mart and i thought this would be a good base and after that i went searching for any other survivors and i found my best friend and i didnt know he was bittin and i took him to my base and when i was sleeping he bit me and i shot him in the head after that. i shuffled around the store and tried taking alot of medicens and my lungs wouldn’t work right and passed out

  • 13 Cam Apr 16, 2008 at 3:46 am

    maybe are dreams are premonitions

  • 14 Future zombie slayer Apr 17, 2008 at 11:45 am

    I had this dream once i was in the army and 1000 zombies came and we had to defend some random town.

  • 15 Mandy Apr 20, 2008 at 5:48 am

    hmmm… I always have weird zombie dreams, in one I was at my school but it seemed to look different, and I was trying to smash zombies with my electric guitar… my aim wasn’t so good though. In all my dreams its really sad, I try really hard to save people like my parents but no one listens and then I wake up…I never see the zombies but I know they’re there.

    eMail me, mandy_rules_you@hotmail.com

    My b-day is 8.11.93 umm does that mean anything? I feel safe because I think I will go to my school during an attack, just close all the gates as well as the inner ones and go upstairs (its an outdoor school, I live in a rough city so its like a prison) destroy the stairs, and settle in….

    check out this site, very good for surviving: http://www.survivormall.com/ I’m going ot buy food, emergency kits, gas masks, chemical suits, portable shower, potty, cameras, etc and I’ll be set!

  • 16 Rambo Apr 27, 2008 at 8:41 am

    I’ve had plenty of very similar dreams to everyone here who’s mentioned thier own, so i can relate to you. Idk what you guys plan on doing, but me and my friends have a plan. We’ve already practiced building shelters in the woods around where we live[lansingburgh, N.Y.]. and, about a week before the dec. 21st, 2012, me, my friends, and people who we care about[hopefully all are willing to go], are going to get as much food and water as possible. Along with weapons and first aid. then we’re going into the heart of the Adirondack woods to create our own large campsite. And obviously we’ll set up come sort of perimeter, and hopefully find long-lasting[hopefully permanent] water and food sources. Remember, population in the forest will be extremely lower than city or even rural areas. I plan on surviving anything that comes our way. And idk what you guys think, but this plan certainly seems like a good one to me. Plus i know where the majority of things are in the Adirondacks, bc i grew up there. So, i’ll be there when the day finally comes. However, this will be a world-wide emergency. And, typically in mommoth sized problems, theres mammoth sized panics. And a panic can turn a plan you once had into something that just totally screwed up. So, even though it just simply won’t happen, the best thing possible would be for everyone to remain calm and just do what they had previously planned. But like I said, plans fail. So make your plan as close to failure proof as possible. Feel free to comment me, ask me questions, or even give advice. My aim sn is xDeathDealerSx IM me whenever.

  • 17 Paul May 4, 2008 at 10:34 am

    Well, I’m pretty freaked out by the whole idea. It really scares me, terrifies me.
    First I had read about 2012, and it being about some large polar shift that will cause worldwide disasters. (Hurricanes, tornadoes, typhoons, earthquakes and the like.) And also about that causing technology to pretty much go ‘kaput’.
    Now, I’m hearing about all of this zombie business. This scares me a lot more, though I think I would be better off trying to fend off ‘zombies’ than trying to keep my balance in an earthquake or anything of the sort. =P

    Anyways…the whole thing terrifies me, and I don’t know what to think..

  • 18 Nick May 7, 2008 at 1:17 am

    awesome article

  • 19 LOL May 9, 2008 at 5:04 am

    What a crock of shit…you guys sound ridiculous.

  • 20 Paul May 12, 2008 at 4:09 am

    Not as ridiculous as the guy coming here just to poke fun. =P
    Seriously, why bother?

  • 21 2012 May 12, 2008 at 2:41 pm

    THIS IS STUIPED SHIT, ALL YOU ARE DOING IS FEEDING AMERICA WITH RIDICULOUS LIES(JUST LIKE DR.PHIL.) THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A DAMN ZOMBIE AND IF THERE IS LET IT COME DOWN HERE IN THE WOODS OF KENTUCKY AND SEE WHAT THE HILLBILLYS DOWN HERE DO. WE WILL BLOW THAM DAMN THINGS AWAY LIKE WE ARE THE IRAQIANS.

  • 22 Sam May 13, 2008 at 4:48 am

    I’m not sure what to say to that last comment… But thanks anyway. I’m feeding no lies, just presenting information, research and ideas. You do what you want with that, if you choose to ignore it, so be it. Personally, I’d be more afraid of the hillbilly Kentuckians not being able to distinguish between kin and zed.

  • 23 tj May 14, 2008 at 6:18 pm

    yo. i have been putting alot of thought to the end of the world by a zombie apocolypse…. i am a gun collector and have 17 high powered assault rifles, and have a sound proof basement with a wet bar with booz for a lifetime and huge tv, and a shit load of food. if the zombies come im goin in my truck for the people i can save. then assaulting a wal mart or something with the guns and the people with me to get a bunch of food, booz, and supplies. then gonna reinforce my basement where the tv and mor guns and ammo are at. then im just gonna chill down there with everyone that is still alive and wait for the millitary to either glass the whole state or to come and kill off the mass of zombies and save my drunk ass. but if that does happen i promised myself not the just be a little bitch and hide. im gonna go out with a bang and as a hero saving as many people as possible.

  • 24 Stefano May 15, 2008 at 2:17 am

    Pretty interesting article, it was a good read. I’ve known about the 2012 thing for quite a while but a friend of mine recently said to me that its more than likely to be a zombie outbreak. I don’t see how its possible that people who lived thousands of years ago could predict a zombie outbreak, so I believe thats out of the question, heres an interesting fact for all of you, the people who made the star calender thing that stops on 21.12.2012 where supposedly in touch with aliens, they made drawings of them and they called them star children or something along the lines of that, strange skulls that aren’t human have been found at mayan (I can’t remember if its maztecs or mayans) burial sites its true I read this book about it, google it you’ll find some good information. Anyway back on topic, I also have zombie dreams and have been having them for quite awhile (I think we’ve been watching too many zombie films), I just happen to have been born on december 21st as well. I would love to be in a zombie pandemic, like that guy who said he would ram raid walmart, I would do that as well and get all the bevy,cigarettes,water and food to last me years, I would also raid drug dealers house to get a stash to last me a while that would be so shit if there was a zombie epidemic and I couldn’t get any smoke haha. Shame guns are illegal in my country, but if there was a zombie like pandemic the military could easily handle it with all the different guns and armored vehicles and what not…

  • 25 Nikica Zaninovic May 16, 2008 at 5:25 pm

    Hi my name is Nikica Zaninovic i am a scientist at Cornell university I led my team in making the first gm human embryo fell free to look me up.. My friend told me about 2012 so i decided to investigate. Because i was having dreams related to the comments stated above.Except my last one i woke up screaming and in a cold sweat. the dream was that the institution i work at was deserted. I was in my quarters with a shot-gun and a bible. Then the door get knocked down and im swarmed by these creatures. But i escaped somehow and then i was on the streets and the street was a complete wreck. wrecked cars,broken windows, newspapers everywhere, there was some cars on fire. it was just like Armageddon. Then i was bitten from behind. Thats when i woke up screaming.my birthday is 9/151975. but we just had a child this is the freaky part on 6/6/06. he came 3 months early and everything was fine with him. now lets get back to the main point. i have heard now these are just rumors. that scientist are researching the rabies virus for beneficial purposes. I am 100% sure if they come across something like zombie like traits.they will destroy it. just as we did the embryo.I am left with a few questions. why do the birthdays all end in 5’s? Could humanity withstand a resident evil like infection?

  • 26 Josh May 24, 2008 at 5:39 am

    This is crazy stuff. I first heard about the 2012 thing on the sci-fi channel with the crystal skulls. Its really hard to tell if its going to happen or not (i really hope not) but reading all of this i remember that the year that “I Am Legend” is set in is 2012, and i know hes watching old news recordings that was set in December i want to pop in the movie to check the date but its late here and i get scared easily lol. But ive always said zombies can happen and alot of ppl i tell that dont believe me. i also have zombie dreams b day is 3-15-1985 i know that has nothing to do with it ppl were just pointing out that theres is on “dooms day” but someone said something about the dates ending in 5. lets hope this wont happen.

  • 27 Jeff May 25, 2008 at 3:36 pm

    This is nuts man… I ain’t saying you people are nuts but I was just turned onto this subject recently. It’s kind of funny actually because my girl was telling me about some co-workers of hers saying something about Zombies are real and so on. I immediately shot down that idea and said they were idiots and in no way is it correct….

    But then I was listening to a talk radio station the other day and they mentioned a Zombie Apocalypse book or something about how to survive a Zombie attack. At first I laughed but these guys were speaking at great lengths about this… So naturally I just googled it this morning and stumbled upon this website in addition to some others..

    Needless to say I am very intrested now. It’s obviously not as if the the dead will rise from the graves but more of a pandemic attacking our people and turning us into “zombie” like beings. I honestly never thought this was even likely and I am still just going on along with it as a “novelty” at the moment but the more I read about it and see how many people actually believe this to be a “legit” problem in the future, The more I am sorta open-minded to it.

    Just nuts when you really think of it.. I’ve had some zombie dreams as well but I just figured it was because I love horror movies and I watch alot of bad ones..

    anyway its intresting.

  • 28 Jenny May 26, 2008 at 5:40 pm

    Well, I heard my brother talking about how the possibilities of Zombies are actually real and stuff. My mom doesn’t think so but I kind of do. With all the medicines we have these days to cure and treat all these diseases, I think its possible that (like in one zombie movie–Resident Evil maybe?) that we could have something to reanimate dead cells on paralyzed people but it would get out of hand and end up reanimating actual dead people. Or what I think is more possible is somehow a virus that puts humans in the zombie-like state gets out but we have immunities to all the diseases from so many recent cures.

    After reading the posts, everyone says they had a dream relating to this topic and that their birthdays have a 5 in them? Just thought I’d mention, my birthday is 5/26/95 and I have had one dream where I see a bunch of the zombies are coming up the horizon. We live in the desert so it was kind of scarier since our neighborhood is smack-dab in the middle and there is just a lot of barren land. I don’t remember a lot of the dream just that part and that we were prepared for the attack. =/

    About 2012, I hope its not the end-of-the-world and more of just a drastic change. Hopefully a good one because they say that could happen too.

  • 29 mark Shelton May 31, 2008 at 3:28 am

    Hi my name is mark Shelton. I was skimming through these comments and i noticed the one that doctor left. he mentioned that some scientists was researching the rabies virus for “beneficial” purposes. doesn’t that worry anyone? Well on to the matter at hand my birthday was December 21 1975. And just recently i have been having these horrible nightmares similar to the scientists ones about the street being deserted and no one around, and theres fire everywhere. My entire family is dead in the dream see them laying there on the ground in a blood-bath state. But suddenly they are gone. Then i am being chased by i guess what you would call zombies and some of them is my family. I didn’t really take this to heart until i seen the predicted date of 2012 apocalypse. Now i know that this may seem weird but, my wifes brother is a researcher in DNA analyzing and they have made some breakthrough discoveries on re-animating dead cells. he works for a very well known medical institution. I was looking at the other pages on this website and it come to my attention that a General Stanford was commenting. my question is why would a General be interested in this website that he works for the United States Intelligence. That raises my worry level to a very high state. because as much as they have going on about the war with iraq you would think that a public website would be the last of their worries.

    thanks for taking the time to read whats on my mind.

    Mark Shelton

  • 30 Elias lara Jun 2, 2008 at 5:54 am

    ill baracade myself in my house ont top of a hill with turrets and 20ft wall

  • 31 Sam Jun 4, 2008 at 7:25 pm

    Wow, this is my most popular article, thatnks for sharing your thoughts and dreams guys. Your birthdays are all interesting, but I don’t think they’re related to the end of the world.

    Nikica, thanks for telling us about your work and your nightmare. While I can’t vouch for your authenticity, your story is accurate, according to Wired Magazine – http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/05/the-first-genet.html – and human genetic modification could lead down the dark road of a human apocalypse. I’m an optimist when it comes to human advances in medical science, but I am wary as well. Any other mad scientists out there? Let’s hear your MUA HA HAs.

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  • 32 ANDY Jun 4, 2008 at 11:18 pm

    I REALLY THINK THERE MIGHT BE A POSSIBLITY FOR A ZOMBIE APO.. I MEAN RABIES CAN AFFFECT A HUMAN SOONER OR LATER. i HAVE HAVE MANY ZOMBIE DREAMS AND WHAT CAN I SAY MOST OF MY DREAMS COMES TRUE

  • 33 Mark Jun 16, 2008 at 9:25 pm

    are you fucking serious. No the earth will not end in 2012 sorry to burst your bubbles but come on were listening to a fucking mexican calender? But come on zombies!? Im not going to lie i have been alittle curious about this but I 100% do not belive it. No offense this is the stupidest site i have been to. I mean come on zombies? Fucking waste of your time making this god awful site and waste of mine reading this fucking bullshit

  • 34 Sam Jun 18, 2008 at 2:10 am

    Thanks Mark. I realize a lot of this is speculation, as I’ve said before, but your own curiosity pointed you here. If a global cataclysm of zombies doesn’t seem likely, I’m not going to argue with you; it does require a stretch. The fact is, the 2012 phenomenon has a lot of people curious, and has many scientists and skeptics debating it. Most are interested in the novelty of the event, but many are skeptical and think the calendar will just roll over.

    It’s not a waste of my time creating this site as I love (headshotted) zombies and I like to share my information. The thirty other commenters seem to agree. I’m glad you wasted more time commenting though!

  • 35 Brandon Jun 18, 2008 at 7:48 am

    seems to me that there could be a strong poss that zombies will come in the future…
    and the way medical science in growin there is a strong poss that a virus could be created…
    but if zombies were to come the war between the world would stop…
    being that one race is fighting for control…
    the human race trying to protect ourselves from the zombies…
    but i also had a dream…
    where i was in a room…
    people were crying everywhere in side this room…
    people ive never seen before…
    no one in that room was my friend or family…
    i was on my own tryin to live…
    all i could see that was outside was badly hurt people that were still able to walk…
    or people that looked very ill…
    then loud noises began…
    the doors were getting beat on till they opened and the rush came in…
    then there was alot of screaming and alot more crying…
    then i woke up hahah…
    but that was my dream…
    didnt know when it took place…
    but i was much older…
    and seemed to be ready for this…
    sooo if this does happen…
    ill be prepaired…
    but im not going to expect it…
    nice site btw…

  • 36 Toadking Jun 18, 2008 at 8:38 am

    Hello, I am Toadking. Some of you may know me from games and such but I have a piece to say.

    I was born on 93 but I have had 1 strange dream. Nearly all of my dreams that I have had have come true (IDK it is just wierd) but I do not dream often. The most I dream is only a couple times a year. Anyway, I dreamt that I awoke from my bed and peered out of my window. Blood was smeared down the street and some crumpled corpses were strewn around the ground. Some houses we afire and some cars were tipped or on fire. Scared the living F outa me needless to say.

    Only about 3 or 4 dreams I have dreamt have not come true out of the 20 or so. Hopefully the calender just rolls over but we can’t be too carefull.

  • 37 Person Jun 24, 2008 at 11:37 pm

    this is so weird i always have dreams about zombies, i had a dream that my sisters, friends and brother and i where running from a bunch of zombies then i realized i left my baby brother at home so i stole a car and went back and got him with my other siblings as i was putting my brother in the car seat i looked in a mirror and saw a zombie behind me and i woke up screaming, i have dreams about zombies quite ofteni dont think its because of zombie movies because i haven’t watched any in a while lol

  • 38 Joshua Jun 28, 2008 at 1:52 am

    Very interesting ideas presented here, Sam. While many of the posts seem to be speculative and opinionated beyond belief, I can’t help but think that most are just sparked from Hollywood media and the recent rise of zombie horror.

    While I’m not going to go into detail about every dream I’ve had, what they were about, etc etc, I will say that I have had zombie dreams almost every night for a year now. Sometimes I get cornered, sometimes I’m well secured. I truly believe that everyone’s dreams are only occurring due to the entertainment presenting itself to us more often. I’d like to hear from the older generation that have been having these constant dreams when the zombie-fad wasn’t so popular.

    I’ve been following the 2012 prediction, and have begun to tie more and more to it’s probability. There are about 15 different “coincidences” that happen on that day, and think it’s a bit much to rule out with disbelief. Between all the astrological/universal happenings, to the changes in presidential officials coming to an end of their term that year as well. Zombie or not, there will be great change, and we must open our eyes and prepare for the worst, yet hope for the best. …Those who do should be safe, those who don’t could be destroyed.

  • 39 Eric Jun 28, 2008 at 8:20 pm

    I just wanted to know when should stockin up on supplies be necessary? because i don’t want to do any last minute life and death shopping

  • 40 Erik Schaeffer Jul 5, 2008 at 2:46 pm

    Am Erik Schaeffer and i was born 02/10/94, but that doesn’t have do with the 12/21/12 thing, am showing that my age doesn’t make me any less useful for info as any adult how commeted. I read a alot of world of end stuff and maya culture and the dead on calender how been right on a lot of things for example ww2 and plus people how think this kind of things is a complete waste time have good reason not to believe but also it helps to know ever type of doom day there is so we be prepared for anything.

  • 41 mikac Jul 10, 2008 at 1:48 pm

    Zombies exsist,we all know that,but when in 50s there was movies about monsters,but no one have say they are real,same for vampires,but now we have movies about zombies and we hear scientist say they are real.I have meet zombies my self (i not get bitten) but i know that they are not undead they are just sick with deadly virus.Virus is not deadly for them is deadly for us around them.Maybe 2012 will not be zombie apocalypse but the one who not believe in zombies have to big fear to see things as they are.

  • 42 Paul Uerling Jul 13, 2008 at 3:55 am

    All this being said i do not think bunkering down would be a wise decision because if they rely on smell theyll smell you and food will eventually go bad and ammo will run out so my scenario is to go to the school bus station take em raid stores grab 25 boys and girls (im 15 so…) get enough guns for everyone mount 2 SKS’s on the tops with 100 rd beta mags. move by night. thats my plan

  • 43 Gordon Jul 14, 2008 at 8:09 pm

    Hey,
    I came across the 2012 theory a couple days ago. Actually found a video on youtube. I have been a zombi “fan” since I was a kid, and even have my own survival plan involving a Costco/G I Joes building. All the food guns and gear needed to survive with multiple people foor an extended amount of time.

    Any way back to the facts.

    The Virus theory is the most viable and belivable theory. Rabis mutaited into something much worse than it is today. As far as the “zombie aperance” imagine some one reduced to pure aggression…Cuts go unattended, uncleaned, infection spreads fast… The 28 days later style of Zombie is the most probable, even if the most undesired. Large bursts of fight or flight adrenalin allowing “super human” like abilities.

    For those of you who think this is all totally unbelivable, and could never happen. think again. Im not saying it would be some horrible apocolyps it may just be a huge out break of sleep sickness… but be prepaired for something… Hell they reanimated the flu of 1918 it killed 70 million people… and they made it again in a lab… just because. Viruses mutate, there is nothing better than a host you can control…

  • 44 Kristin Jul 15, 2008 at 4:10 pm

    okay so my parents have been telling me im crazy because of the stuff i say and even tried to get me a phycologist, but now i seriously doubt im crazy and thats acutally making me upset because i know this can happen, well if it does i know where my dad keeps his guns =/ and you know as sure as hell im gonna protect my little sister.

  • 45 Sam Jul 24, 2008 at 3:28 pm

    Kristin: That’s very noble of you to try and protect your little sister. It’s fine that you know where your dad keeps his guns, but it’s important you leave them alone. It would be far better to talk to him about them than to hurt yourself or your sister in an accident. The current chances of a zombie apocalypse are probably one in a zillion. The key thing here, is learning preparedness, self reliance and safety. If you have the mental and physical strength to survive a plague of zombies, you’re an okay person. Read up on science, health and surviving in the woods. It’s what I do, it’s fun and makes for great conversation.

    Joshua: Speculative, yes, but this is a very interesting topic, and not much serious research has been done. Have you wondered why there’s been such a huge spike in zombie awareness and films? I’m curious on your take about 2012 and zombies. 2012 is a strange thing if not also as far fetched as zombies, but both still have mobs of curious fans. I’d be interested to hear more if you want to contact me.

  • 46 Paul Uerling Jul 25, 2008 at 6:33 pm

    well fighting off the undead horde is a strategy, but i think that outliving them gives you a better chance of survival. If noone else is prepared then cities will become empty of the living very fast so you could get a truck fill it up with gas (i would definitely raid walmart for a hand powered generator) and then after the fact repopulating the world would also have priority in the post apocalyptic world.

  • 47 Shane Jul 28, 2008 at 2:30 am

    I have been reading, all this.
    and all the people saying when your birthday is, it doesn’t matter, the first guy who said their birthdate (Joseph) only said “12.21.75″ ’cause the 12.21.12 is when the zombies come, so they come on his 37th birthdate.

    I had a dream, the zombies shall come to my town, i know where they are coming, I know when they are coming.

    My friends and I are going to make a base in Coles/K-mart (They’re joined together)
    That will keep us alive.

    We know how we can re-populate the human race, you need 30 couples and there will be no inbreed’ism
    (If thats a word) and we could re-populate the world.

    We can make our own radio station when this happens, so keep it on, take a radio.
    Keep the noise down.
    and Keep safe :D
    I’ll post more comments.
    Later.

  • 48 Shane Jul 28, 2008 at 2:33 am

    By the way…
    Einstien fingured that we will all die in the end of 2012. (12,21,12)
    He did some mathematical problem, though, no-one believed him.
    I do Einy.

    So be ready ;)

  • 49 Gabe Aug 4, 2008 at 1:27 pm

    I keep having this nightmare about zombies coming on 12,21,2012,and the symptoms are fever, nausea,vomiting ,and hemmoraghing of the skin. And it started by the bird flu.Is that true?

  • 50 Gabe Aug 4, 2008 at 1:30 pm

    Oh…and 1 more thing. When it comes, im heading to the gun store.

  • 51 Harold Aug 4, 2008 at 3:34 pm

    Although i doubt that 2012 will bring the zombie trouble, if such thing would happen, i’d took my blade, gun, and protect my girl from every fucking undead gezeer that would try to do her harm.

  • 52 Jacob Aug 17, 2008 at 4:44 am

    Well the whole 2012 idea does seem plausable in a way but remember if you want to belief in something hard enough you will… look at the movie the number 23, everything added up to 23, what does this mean… well in the end nothing really just 23 23 23… in real life situation you could go oh my number plate is blah blah blah but if i plus this number here, minus that number there and then times it all by the final one it adds up to 23. You can make anything believable. Im not coming here to make you question your beliefs or theories but im saying some things arent what they seem and others are… and in the year 2012 if the zombies or aliens or monsters dwelling deep beneath earth do come out to change the world as we know it, then im not going to be running around saying its all in your imagination, ill be heading straight to the gun store to do my part.

  • 53 Mason Aug 17, 2008 at 6:09 am

    Um id just like to say on behalf of one of the earlier statements not all people from Kentucky are as retarded as that guy lol.

    Also ive been saying the whole zombie thing is gonna happen for a long time. At first it was just a lil joke between friends, but as you think about it more and more you realize the idea isnt as alien some may think. With some of the previously mentioned scientific studies, virus/diseases, and parasites.

    All thought I find the whole parasite idea completely absurd…

    As much as id rather deal with the slow mindless shambling shells of humans. Chances are if it happens gonna be more along the “28 days later” type.

  • 54 Joshua Aug 20, 2008 at 5:37 am

    Yes, perhaps the “undead” zombie ideal is a bit far-fetched… but think along the lines of a viral-infected being, whose brain has been altered. No, it won’t be decaying bodies who need shots to the head, but perhaps units compelled to attack and spread their disease. Look up the symptoms of rabies, and notice how similar it sounds.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabies
    Transmission between humans is extremely rare, although it can happen through transplant surgery (see below for recent cases), or, even more rarely, through bites, kisses or sexual relations.

    After a typical human infection by bite, the virus enters the peripheral nervous system. It then travels along the nerves towards the central nervous system. During this phase, the virus cannot be easily detected within the host, and vaccination may still confer cell-mediated immunity to prevent symptomatic rabies. Once the virus reaches the brain, it rapidly causes encephalitis. This is called the “prodromal” phase. At this time, treatment is useless. Then symptoms appear. Rabies may also inflame the spinal cord producing myelitis.

    The period between infection and the first flu-like symptoms is normally two to twelve weeks, but can be as long as two years. Soon after, the symptoms expand to slight or partial paralysis, cerebral dysfunction, anxiety, insomnia, confusion, agitation, abnormal behavior, paranoia, terror, hallucinations, progressing to delirium.[citation needed] The production of large quantities of saliva and tears coupled with an inability to speak or swallow are typical during the later stages of the disease; this can result in “hydrophobia”, where the victim has difficulty swallowing because the throat and jaw become slowly paralyzed, shows panic when presented with liquids to drink, and cannot quench his or her thirst. The disease itself was also once commonly known as hydrophobia, from this characteristic symptom. The patient “foams at the mouth” because they cannot swallow their own saliva for days and it gathers in the mouth until it overflows.

    A little evolution, and it could yield an effective body of aggravation, confusion, and need to spread to others. I truly believe that although we may not have “classic zombies”, a form of a controlling, aggressive virus will mutate at some point or another. While this discussion yields to the Mayan 2012 prophecy, it is quite narrow minded to dismiss anything from being a concern. Being as “primitive” as they were, they’ve accomplished and discovered huge aspects in proportion to the age of the time they lived.

  • 55 Rev. Bowden Aug 25, 2008 at 1:07 am

    From the post I’ve read above i can tell a lot of people believe this and some don’t. I’m an avid fan of the zombie genre so i too have dreams about them, the dreams probably don’t have anything to do with the impeding apocalypse but more likely due to the impressions of the media on your subconscious mind. To the septics, whether you believe in zombies or the apocalypse or both or neither its is better to be prepared for any disaster situation then to have nothing. To those who are relying on the military please reconsider. I spent three years in the us army and i can tell your from experience that our military and government are not prepared for this. For example look at Hurricane Katrina… I guess what I’m trying to say is Be prepared for anything because you never know what can happen, have maps of your area know escape routes, emergency shelters, every one should have a bug out bag ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug-out_bag ) and if your a parent its your number one responsibility to make sure your children are safe at all costs under any situation. As a father i can easily say my sons safety is the most important thing on my mind. but thats just my opinion :)

    ~ Rev. R. Bowden

  • 56 Mike Aug 29, 2008 at 7:40 am

    I just want to say that the Joseph kid is a FUCKING LUNATIC, look i’m not gonna say its entirely bullshit, but seriously guys i mean come on. Why the hell in any reason would it rationaly or logically make sense for ZOMBIES to rise, seriously!!!!!!

  • 57 Holden Sep 5, 2008 at 10:42 am

    Hey… I study zombies a lot and have found the name of the disease to be known as ‘Solanum’. There is no known source for Solanum, which means there is no known way to attack the disease or make it attack itself, and save the infected host. Only humans can be infected with Solanum, and Solanum has a 100% kill rate. After the host is killed, however, reanimation takes place in the infected host. Tests have taken place to include whether or not average animals could be infected with Solanum, all coming up negative. Solanum kills all of the organs is a human body, except for the brain which still has a large amount melted away… Therefore, zombies can live until destruction of their own brain, or until their body completely rots. Since they need not their digestive system and stomach, they’re always hungry, and their stomachs have no acid in them, so their food never gets digested… So some zombies have been seen roaming with human flesh and blood pouring out of their open stomachs. Also, with no use of lungs, they need not breathe, so they can go underwater without surfacing. So, they can stay underwater until completely dissolved. Which also brings me to tell you horrific news that Solanum can be spread by mosquito bites. But, good for us, mosquitoes seem to decline the rotting bodies of zombies and would much prefer to suck the blood of the living. I forgot this… Zombies’ blood tends to dry up while ‘The Walking Dead’. Sometimes they have been known that while eating other people, have the victim’s blood pump through their veins. Questions?

  • 58 Mason Sep 7, 2008 at 12:30 am

    Solanum is fictional… It was made up by Max Brooks in the ” Zombie Survival Guide”.

  • 59 Sam Sep 13, 2008 at 7:47 pm

    Very true Mason, thanks for pointing that out. The ZSG is tongue-in-cheek fiction, but some people may be consfused by it. It contains several contradictions. See my article about Solanum for more information.

  • 60 Zombie Solanum is fiction. - Undead Report: Real life zombie news and undead sightings. Sep 13, 2008 at 8:21 pm

    [...] readers [Holden, mikac, Michael] have mentioned Solanum or written that they have researched zombies, finding [...]

  • 61 general jax Sep 23, 2008 at 7:28 am

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  • 62 Dotdotdot Sep 23, 2008 at 4:02 pm

    I saw some posts on “High Power assault rifles” assault rifles are less powerful than any gun you can legally hunt deer with… the M-16/M-4(AR15) fires the .223 win. round (high speed .22 cal) the my deer gun sitting in the locker fires the .30-06 round (.30 cal).

  • 63 Mason Sep 24, 2008 at 5:21 am

    Its not a matter of how big the round is. Its mainly about overall efficiency is killing what your aiming at, coupled with weight, magazine cap, accuracy, maintenance, and reliability.

    Assault rifles like the ar-15,m-4.m-16. Are tried and true in the field of battle for which they were developed for.

    Even with these having a smaller round chambered they still hold the killing power needed archived by the barrel twist and fps. The smaller round does well at penetrating flesh while the twist causes a bad exit wound. If the round were to hit bone it would penetrate and fragment causing further damage.

    Defiantly more than enough to kill a zombie.

    But if you looking for something in a larger chamber i’d suggest the ak-47, sks, or m1 garand which are 7.62

  • 64 Sam Sep 24, 2008 at 6:21 am

    Mason — thanks again for your useful contributions.

    Battle tested, versatility, reliabilty and ammo availability are primary concerns for every weapon. A pistol encourages aimed, skilled headshots. Even a .22 will take down a zed if done carefully, and with enough bullets.

    Dotdotdot — true, hunting rifles may have more oomph, but use what you have available. You’ll need something for long range, and a gun for when things get hairy.

    General Jax — sure you have, I’d love to see the papers.

    Meanwhile, I’m working on a zombie target for shooting or archery practice.

  • 65 Samuel Sep 28, 2008 at 1:01 am

    *sigh*, yup. I had one of thoes dreams, to. :/ The city was empty, the sun was setting. Hills, overlapped the roads and street lights, I couldn’t see the zombie’s, But i knew they were there. I also knew there were very little people still alive.

    I have seen alot of birthday’s, felt the need to post mine.
    Oct,24

  • 66 Joshua Sep 30, 2008 at 10:12 pm

    My name is Joshua and I live in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. About 20 minutes west of Cinncinati and 10 minutes north of Kentucky. I’ve been interested in these subjects (zombies/2012) for a long time now. I’ve done much research on the undead, but just know what the taught in school and what I’ve seen on the Discovery channel about the Mayans, but from what I hear, despite being primitive, they are very reliable.

    Now, calm down about the birthdays. You have bigger things to worry about (trust me), Joseph was just stating he was born on the 21st of December, and due to a misunderstanding, everyone started posting birthdays.

    It would be an understatement for me to say I “believe” the apocalypse will come 2012, because quite frankly, I know. With current medical advances, which will work against us, and the intellect of the Mayans theres no denying it. Call me paranoid, call be schizophrenic, call me what you want. But deep down you all feel the same, even just alittle, because you woulden’t be on this website, on this article.

    It’s not because of religion, so leave your bibles at home kiddies, they’ll give you no protection. Maybe, at the most, some psuedo-comfort. Exuse my crazy reverend tone, but the end IS coming. The more prepared, the better. When 12/21/12 comes around, I suggest staying out of large cities, they’ll fall first. Stay above ground, this will give you a better tactical posistion. Also stay away from alcohol during the day, it’ll slow your reflexes and make you sloppy. If you have to stimulate yourself, cocaine should do great. It’ll make you more aware, and keep you on your toes.

    Theres no escaping it, this will happen. Best we can do is unite and outlive it. They will eventually starve to death. Then the biggest challenge, will be to rebuild society.

    If you have any questions, comments, or just want to bitch at me, my email is Joshua_Royale@yahoo.com.

  • 67 Joshua Sep 30, 2008 at 10:25 pm

    P.S No zombie will ever be as scary as a pissed off Kentuckian.

  • 68 Eric Oct 3, 2008 at 9:58 pm

    Read Max Brooks “Zombie Survival Guide” or “World War Z”. Also there is “Day by Day Armageddon” by J.L. Bourne. If you are looking for pure survival information read the survival guide. Good tips for no matter what kind of zombies and could be easily modified to suit the situation. Also “Plague of the Dead” by Z.A. Recht which just came out a bit ago and I am going to buy soon as well.

  • 69 Eric Oct 3, 2008 at 10:01 pm

    Ignore the stuff Max Brooks made up like Solanum and all that but see it as a general infection.

  • 70 drew Oct 13, 2008 at 6:03 am

    hey sam. that doctor is his story legit? and that guy mark shelton about general Stanford is that true? i was reviewing other articles on your page and his name showed up many times. i googled his name but nothine so idk what that means. i am very concerned about this subject. we live in a 3 story house and our downstairs is around 75 to 100 foot underground. we have food and plenty of ammo and guns, we have six generators in our barn hand powered 1 is gas powered. the reason i am stating what i have in resources is to ask your opinion on how long we would last. thank you so much for reading my article and hopefully replying to all of my questions thank you. have a great day.

    Never regret something that made you smile.
    that’s one last smile the world doesn’t see
    and one more regret the world doesn’t need.

  • 71 Sam Oct 15, 2008 at 11:48 pm

    No, his story isn’t legit, it’s just some guy having a good laugh.

    I’m glad to know you’re prepared and your house is well stocked. If a hurricane ever came your way, and FEMA didn’t get there to clean the (dead or alive) corpses, you’ll be set. Don’t forget some beer, and make sure it stays cold.

  • 72 Corey J. Oct 22, 2008 at 1:52 am

    Hey guys, i thought about this a lot when i was younger but it has kind of not been in my mind because i’m at college. I’ve read almost every post on this thread… (took a while) it was interesting to see peoples opinions. I’m kind of skeptical, as everyone should be about zombies and 2012. I love talking and thinking about it, its always fun to hear peoples thoughts. Personally, i believe the 28 days later type of infection is the most probable, and the opening scene to the movie is AMAZING. I have talked to many people, including my psychology teacher about dreams, and the basic consensus is that dreams happen during REM sleep, just to keep the mind busy and are often random,unconscious thoughts. There are many theories though about dreams, but lets be honest no one here is a psychic and going to dream the future. Only by coincidence.
    I would like to keep ( at least for myself ) the zombie/2012 ideas seperate. I’ve researched both.
    Back home i have thought about where i would go if zombies attacked, and had a plan, but now that im at college, well there isn’t much planning. im in upstate new york.. lots of mountains so hopefully it would take the zombies a while to get here. If they did, i mean well they would strike gold. No one has guns, i have a pocketknife ( lol) and thats about it. zombies would be in heaven here.
    I do like to get carried away about this, but i like to keep check of reality every so often as well. Good posts, and nice site ! :)
    -Corey

  • 73 Mitzisuki Oct 29, 2008 at 9:55 pm

    I love the zombie thing. My friends and I are writing “It’s gonna happen in 2012″ :) We like scaring people, but we mean it. We’re prepared. Although, if zombies were chasing us, we’d trip each other. We’ve already made that deal. We have weapons and lots of food. We even have places all over the state. Safe places where we can hide.

  • 74 sian Oct 31, 2008 at 2:50 am

    I always have dreams about zombies, my birthday is the 25/05/93. Reading from these comments most the people with these reoccuring dreams have a number in their birthday that ends with 5. coinsendence, most likely.. However im not really liking the idea of the hunter’s to be hunted.

  • 75 sian Oct 31, 2008 at 3:18 am

    although to say that it is impossible for a zombie to walk among us is very naive. Anything is possible, however i very much doubt the thought of dead people living , but discussed earlier the idea of a virus causing some malfuction to the brain is far from improbable.
    Never know 21/12/2012 could be like any ordinary day.
    I never get why these ‘doomsday numbers’ always come from significant dates which are barely significant at all, just a pattern of numbers that hardly ever occur together.
    Like the new millenium.
    6/06/06
    i heard something about the 7/07/07 aswell.
    Now the 21/12/2012.
    seems all a bit too far reached.

  • 76 brenden Nov 11, 2008 at 5:03 am

    There are 3 ways we might all die. 1. I believe..Warfare(Nuclear), 2. Apocalypse (comet, natural disaster) 3. Horrid disease. And i Can’t disclude Aliens from the factor.. I’m just trying the rest of what little life i have..

    -B.

  • 77 Rog Nov 21, 2008 at 7:21 am

    if it’s important 2 any1….my b day is 12-22-83.

    i’ve been having these weird dreams. but im not running from zombies, or crazy people. in my last weird dream it seems that ever1 is in some type of quiet panic. i remember being in some huge open place….mayb a mall, with lots of glass windows.and every1 was anticipating somthing. people seemed really worried. my main concern was 2 find my girlfriend and my daughter. the streets were blocked as if there was some sort of containment attempt. i remember this very eerie feeling. no1 was screaming or running. ever1 just seemed very uneasy. people didnt seem 2 want 2 go outside 4 some reason. when i went outside…there were very few people. and they seemed 2 look at me with cautious eyes. the road was blocked both ways with those cement highway dividers. cars and trucks were abandoned all over. but still…my main concern in all these dreams is 2 find the people i love most.

    so(this is just a thought), mayb we’re having these dreams as a warning or somthing. mayb there’s some freak scientists out there doin crazy experiments on animals-like 28 days later. mayb we r all in 4 a big kik in the ass due 2 our own curiosity. come on…re-animation?????…wtf????!!!!! creating animals like ligers??? all this doesnt need 2 happen, but it does cuz we r so curious. curiosity killed the fukkin cat people!!!

  • 78 Not Applicable Nov 22, 2008 at 3:45 am

    The entire 2012 Mayan Calendar End-Of-The-World date doesn’t refer to Zombies as the Mayans originally created it. The date is their calculated date that a large asteroid will collide with the planet and destroy most of it, and kill many people. Yes, if this does happen the entire disease is possible, however according to what the Mayans said about the asteroid, there would be very few relative people left to fear “Zombies” or Disease. More important to survival would be the enormous dust cloud that would most likely engulf the planet as in the time of the dinosaurs.
    We have weapons that have the possibility of destroying an Asteroid (Nukes, anyone?), however they could possibly launch radiation into the Earth’s atmosphere, which could give people cancer. It depends on whether the governments would decide to use them.
    If the Mayan Calendar is truthful, then if you are on the side of the planet the asteroid hits you most likely won’t have to worry about anything except burning to death as the heat generated comes closer, or as you perish in the impact explosion.
    Maybe the asteroid exists, maybe it doesn’t. If it does, maybe we’ll destroy it, maybe we won’t. If we won’t, maybe humanity will live, maybe it won’t. If it does, maybe disease will be an issue, and possibly not.
    Life is a conundrum, and many things are determined by chance or choices taken. Humans could cause Zombies, Zombies may never be an issue. Humans may destroy the world themselves, the Mayans could be right, any number of things could happen. You also have to think about this: If a massive disaster such as one of the ones discussed on this website happened, would you really want to survive it? I would personally prefer a quick death and relatively via the event rather than say starvation, but that’s just my opinion.

  • 79 Not Applicable Nov 22, 2008 at 3:47 am

    Rewrite of the first sentence: The 2012 Mayan Calendar End-Of-The-World date does not refer to Zombies. The Mayans originally intended it to be the calculated date…

  • 80 Bob Nov 23, 2008 at 8:13 am

    Zombies are totally a possibility. Here is a question, even though we don’t know too much about zombie physiology, just speculate… Will they have circulation? Do they need to stay warm? Because I live in Canada, and December 21st isn’t the warmest day of the year… so if zombies come up this way, would they not just freeze? And if they freeze, would they thaw out again, “alive?” lol? I don’t know… but lets hope global warming doesn’t screw up my zombie plan :P

  • 81 Bob Nov 24, 2008 at 6:44 pm

    Thought I should clarify, “alive,” meaning zombified. Not alive as in living, that would be kind of nonsensical…

  • 82 Maverick Nov 25, 2008 at 4:50 am

    I found this web site about 6 months ago, i think. Now when you type it in on google it says 76,300 views.

    Check out this website.
    http://www.cracked.com/article_15643_5-scientific-reasons-zombie-apocalypse-could-actually-happen.html

    Also in the bible it says that you will have to have a mark on your hand or head to buy things such as food, water, ect… Then they believe that you will have a chip installed in your right hand. Now they have tested that by putting some kind of chip into an animal that they can control its emotions. Well you can see where this is going… I’m not saying that the chip will have anything to do with controling us. Though i don’t know…

    By the way, sence we are all randomly saying when we were born i was born in April 19, 1994.

    ZOMBIE’S CAN’T SWIM!!!

    Thanks for taking the time to read this.

  • 83 ZOMG Nov 30, 2008 at 2:06 am

    a web site that just started up that is gonna be an online survival journal that will one day turn into a book. it has forums too which are cool. needs more members!

    ourfinalfight.webs.com

  • 84 Masterchief Dec 2, 2008 at 3:08 am

    im new to this thing but i think this is very plasuble the disease will most likely spread around eurasia first then hit the american costs and spread like fire through ports. my plan to surrvive is sort of complex i live in missouri so i could prepare before it hit me so im going to gather all my classmates and take my dads loging truck and put cargo containers on the two backs to fill with people then outfit my 3 trucks and ranger with turrets and we also have a 20 foot boat for fishing= food source. im gonna steal food and supplys from walmart for survival then hit the army reserve for big guns. and blow are way to nieghbor town that has armory with anti missiel doors= big bomb shelter. and try to live it out until we run out of food and move on to the next town and keep doing this till over. im going to try to save all my friends and loved ones. this is just a plan i think it sounds effective but i want your oppinion on this sam so write me comment if everyones wondering im 13 my b day is 1-20-95 and i have had no nightmares with zombies this really sucks im gonna be senior during apocalypse but at least ill be able to blow off some heads.

    thanks for reading this everyone!

    have pleasent zombie hunts!

  • 85 David Dec 6, 2008 at 10:57 pm

    This seems interesting. My birthday is 4/3/93 and I have had some very apocalyptic dreams for the past year. Recently I was in a strange school with a easily accessible vault and everyone seemed so calm and the siren in the school was going on and everyone was getting in the vault it was lager about 10 feet high with lockers and It felt like it encompassed the entire school. It seemed all I could see where a few lockers a wall and a dark hallway leading to the other door. Maybe it reached around to meet each other to make one big hall. I suspected their was a large double door nearby which led to a large gym like room. Then as I came down the stairs looking for a girl I liked a white thick misty vapor came and everyone was falling to the floor. My vision was failing and then I was blind and I think deaf… I woke at that moment. Just after the siren went off I was looking outside. All the trees were dead and it was a white skied winter day. I then heard a few people telling me a deadly vapor was spreading in the school. They didn’t go downstairs. Perhaps it was planned and I accidentally heard them. But I went downstairs and I felt confused… Maybe that was a controlled zombie virus? If it helps their voices seemed disturbed like they were the only ones who were worried and knew it what was happening.

  • 86 Shelby Lee Dec 7, 2008 at 9:35 pm

    I thought i was crazy…i am totally obcessed with the thought of a zombie invasion…i think in terms of places to hold down the fort…me and my friends talk about what we would do if we had a zombie attack…my boyfriend wants to keep on the move but i think it better to go to ground and fortify…i think the most likely catalist for zombies would be something like the rabies virus…i believe that its just a matter of time…i read most of the comments on this page but i heard no speculation on how long they would survive…i mean would they starve after awhile? would the infection kill them off after a time? i would like to hear some of yalls thought on this…i also think that we would have time to prepare…i live on the coast in texas and im sure it would start either in some major city or near some research facillity…true there might be outbreaks happening at a bunch of different locals but we would know that it was comming…i personally will prepare before anything pops up in the news…i alway thought i had an irrational fear…but now im not so sure…

  • 87 Sam Dec 8, 2008 at 6:51 pm

    Masterchief – I appreciate that you have a plan, but it’s not very well founded in reality. Your plan is far too complex. You want it to be simple, small, and foolproof. You don’t want to gather all your classmates – you don’t know who they are, how they’ll respond to crisis, if they’ll turn on you, or even if they can run fast. You want a small group, maybe six people at the most. Eight is pushing it. A logging truck sounds like a good vehicle, but it will use lots of gas and be slow. Hauling a boat is sure to get you noticed and attacked (by survivors, if not zombies). A bunch of teenagers attacking an army base isn’t going to happen either, it’s not plausible. Besides, it’s the first place everyone else will think of. You want to be far far away from there. It will be guarded well, and last for a while. You can always check back months later, but chances are anyone who has been infected will be haunting the place, or it will be aggressively guarded by ravenous and desperate survivors. Once you’re in t