Parasites, virii, bacteria, evil alien brain worms. These things can all potentially live inside you and destroy you from the inside out. I’ve written about Toxoplasma before. It’s a parasite that decreases fear in rats, causing them to be eaten by cats. Pregnant women must avoid cats and undercooked meat, as Toxoplasmosis can cause sexual […]
No Halloween tricks here, only treats. Keen readers will note that suspected zombie activity exists, and is often overlooked by the press. Man punches suspected zombie, flees IOWA CITY, Iowa Iowa City police are investigating an early morning assault [on October 26th] in which a man accused another of being a zombie, then punched him […]
Undead or infected? Horror movie puritanism or scientific reality? Discussion and debate surrounds not which makes a better film, but which is more likely to happen. You can blame science. The zombie outbreak will most likely be the result of some experiment gone wrong, an adaptive virus, or horrible pathogen. Save a giant UFO hiding […]
Zombies aren’t necessarily undead, reanimated ghouls. Research at The Undead Report indicates zombies can be infected, crazed, uncontrollable rabid humans. You want to be sure one of them is dead? Aim for the head. Don’t stand there and let them bite you, infectious or not! Joseph Lancellotti, a 67 year old greater New Orleans […]
The odds for a zombie apocalypse actually happening may be only slightly higher than the odds for the Cubs winning the world series, but that doesn’t prevent people from stockpiling food, guns and beer. Don’t forget about tomorrow’s Zombie Walk in Millenium Park, Chicago! If there’s one question that refuses to die from friends, readers […]
Skeptics love to debunk zombies and the undead. The idea of a zombie outbreak presents several logical points open for debate, such as causes, physiology, the contagious nature of an epidemic and even if a reanimated corpse is possible. Skeptics illustrate that conventional, “real” zombies exist only as a product of voodoo sorcery using tetrodotoxin, […]
