A serious zombie question.

[enterthemadness]

Ok in the movies zombies eat people. In real life there are zero zombies. I can see one day some scientist making a virus that can cause people who have died in the last day or two to comeback to life. What I can't understand is why the zombie would have the desire to eat a living person? It makes no sense when I think about it. Why can't the dead person crave e coli tacos or human food?

 

[JLBats]

Stop overanalyzomg.

 

[Mr. Thing]

Zombies are weird, that's how.

 

[enterthemadness]

Stop overanalyzomg.

At least I am using my brain by thinking.

Zombies are weird, that's how.

True.

 

[Flexo]

I suggest you read The Zombie Survival Guide. It'll answer many of your zombie questions.

Best answer I can provide; it's a reflex.

Romero said he added it to be shocking and to show the new generation literally devouring the old.

 

[JLBats]

At least I am using my brain by thinking.

Aw, naw, man. I just prefer that zombies remain, you know, dark, creepy corpses that are coming after us to eat our flesh and stuff.

Getting all scientific makes stuff... not fun.

 

[The Last Meatbag]

Because they have no soul. And they must eat everything that has one.

 

[Flexo]

There's also the theory that the zombies are, in fact, sent from hell, and are here to destroy man.

 

[DOG LIPS]

I've always thought it was like an extreme form of rabies. Making them animal-like and rabid in appetite, so they want to eat fresh meat.

 

[Badger]

Because to Zombies human flesh tastes like butterscotch.

 

[enterthemadness]

Isn't that book just a joke book written by some guy? By that...it's not that serious?

Why do some zombies run and other don't? Would zombies run in real life?

Zombies don't eat animals last time I checked.

 

[Mr. Thing]

I've always thought it was like an extreme form of rabies. Making them animal-like and rabid in appetite, so they want to eat fresh meat.

Yeah, I always thought of it like that too. Or like a baby, cos they usually eat anything.

 

[enterthemadness]

There's also the theory that the zombies are, in fact, sent from hell, and are here to destroy man.

I've thought of that...actaully old. Thought I was the only one to come up with that.

 

[The Last Meatbag]

Isn't that book just a joke book written by some guy? By that...it's not that serious?

Why do some zombies run and other don't? Would zombies run in real life?

Zombies don't eat animals last time I checked.

No sir-eee..They have decaying muscular tissue, and very little brain activity...I don't think they would have the ability

 

[DOG LIPS]

Isn't that book just a joke book written by some guy? By that...it's not that serious?

Why do some zombies run and other don't? Would zombies run in real life?

Zombies don't eat animals last time I checked.

In theory, a real zombie would just have some type of extreme brain disease/malfunction. As I said, like super-rabies. They'd basically just be a wild animal. So a real zombie would probably run, and attack anything that moved.

 

[Flexo]

Isn't that book just a joke book written by some guy? By that...it's not that serious?

Why do some zombies run and other don't? Would zombies run in real life?

Zombies don't eat animals last time I checked.

The Zombie Survival Guide is a comedy, but it does try to provide practical reasoning.

And zombies will eat animals. In Shaun of the Dead, a zombie eats a pidgeon.

 

[enterthemadness]

No sir-eee..They have decaying muscular tissue, and very little brain activity...I don't think they would have the ability

That's good if zombies were real and ate people. Then I'll have fun smashing them!

 

[enterthemadness]

The Zombie Survival Guide is a comedy, but it does try to provide practical reasoning.

And zombies will eat animals. In Shaun of the Dead, a zombie eats a pidgeon.

not in DOTD remake (No, not Day of the dead...dawn of the dead).

 

[Flexo]

not in DOTD remake (No, not Day of the dead...dawn of the dead).

Yes, well, I also feel that the DotD remake was garbage.

 

[enterthemadness]

In theory, a real zombie would just have some type of extreme brain disease/malfunction. As I said, like super-rabies. They'd basically just be a wild animal. So a real zombie would probably run, and attack anything that moved.

I'll be dead meat unless I had a few dozen guns on me. I guess me no go highlander on their rotting ass.

 

[DOG LIPS]

No sir-eee..They have decaying muscular tissue, and very little brain activity...I don't think they would have the ability

That's a Hollywood zombie though. The one with a slightly working brain, but dead body. No pulse and such. It would take a hell of a lot more than a simple disease to bring a dead body back to life, or keep a decaying body mobile. 28 Days Later probably has the best example of a "real" zombie.

 

[Flexo]

That's a hollywood zombie though. The one with a slightly working brain, but dead body. No pulse and such. It would take a hell of a lot more than a simple disease to bring a dead body back to life, or keep a decaying body mobile. 28 Days Later probably has the best example of a "real" zombie.

Yeah, but those weren't really zombies. Just really pissed off people.

 

[The Last Meatbag]

That's a Hollywood zombie though. The one with a slightly working brain, but dead body. No pulse and such. It would take a hell of a lot more than a simple disease to bring a dead body back to life, or keep a decaying body mobile. 28 Days Later probably has the best example of a "real" zombie.

I've yet to see it

 

[enterthemadness]

Yeah, but those weren't really zombies. Just really pissed off people.

This reminds me of the people in RE4. Were them people zombies in the village of just...nuts?

 

[DOG LIPS]

Yeah, but those weren't really zombies. Just really pissed off people.

Exactly, that's what a "real" zombie would probably be. Just a human body with an extreme brain disorder from some kind of disease. Just a hungry, pissed off animal.