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Q&A What is the best apex predator to thin the zombie herds? [duplicate]

A global epidemic of H1Z2 virus has rendered 95% of the population into zombies. The zombies have lost most of their frontal and temporal lobes so the following capabilities are either severely de...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Green‭  ·  closed as duplicate 3y ago by Canina‭

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Q&A A virus that can mutate a human body into having insane strength and dexterity

Im writing a story about a boy in the year 2033 that is immune to a zombie like virus (world war z like zombies) and when he is bitten instead of turning into a brain dead zombie/infected his body ...

4 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Reaps‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Reaps‭

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Rigorous Science How would a "zombie fungus" work on humans?

Short question: which hormones should high contagious fungi spores produce to make their human host spread the joy and infection (by hugging and kisses) on early stages of infection, and become p...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by vodolaz095‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by vodolaz095‭

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Q&A Can You Protect Yourself From Spores With A Bandana?

Currently I'm working on a project where there's a zombie plague going on that's transmitted through spores (for reference, it's basically like the infection from The Last of Us). I was wondering i...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Ely Miller‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Ely Miller‭

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Q&A What would be a realistic, competent response from the rest of the world if Britain were wiped out by a zombie virus?

I am referring to the situation described at the start of the movie 28 Weeks Later, where Britain had been wiped out by a zombie virus, but the rest of the world was (seemingly) fine. What would b...

9 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by Kenny LJ‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Kenny LJ‭

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Q&A How strong can zombies really be?

Assume that average Joe dies in a zombie outbreak and is revived as a zombie pretty much immediately. How strong could that zombie be, assuming that: Zombification is done by "taking over" the br...

4 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by And‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by And‭

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Q&A How can a planet full of zombies reproduce and maintain its population?

How can we have a world that is inhabited only by zombies and yet continues to be populated? For the purposes of this question, I envisage the type of zombie that has been infected by a virus, is...

6 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by chasly from UK‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by chasly from UK‭

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Q&A Wasp hives in a walking corpse. Why would wasps do this?

Just a bit of background: one of my favorite zombie causers is from the Dead Rising video game series. In it, the undead are reanimated by a wasp-like insect that lays eggs in a corpse (I think. It...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Pinion Minion‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Pinion Minion‭

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Q&A Anatomically Correct Zombie

As requested by JBH, I edited this question to fit the Anatomically Correct Series. The classic zombie is no mystery to anyone: undead, eats people and multiplies by biting humans. Could they ever...

4 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Magus‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Magus‭

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Q&A How Could Zombies fit in a natural ecosystem?

In my world, zombies are quite common, and are considered a part of the wild life. Most of the usual flora and fauna are similar to those in IRL. I have three key questions, but I'll put the other...

6 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by BlueTangsRock‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by BlueTangsRock‭

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Q&A What is the best apex predator to thin the zombie herds?

A global epidemic of H1Z2 virus has rendered 95% of the population into zombies. The zombies have lost most of their frontal and temporal lobes so the following capabilities are either severely de...

18 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Green‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Green‭

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Q&A How do I make a new and interesting type of "Zombie" creature?

CODE DRIVER In my story, I want to have a world in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, but I also want it to feel different from any other interpretation out there. I call my monsters "Odd People" ...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by WaterFire .RTH‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by WaterFire .RTH‭

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Q&A Zombies, and true time limit

Zombies are reanimated corpses by definition . If so, then they decay as a normal corpse does. Without any preservatives ( for corpses ) what should be the maximum and the least amount of time peo...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Marios Zaglas‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by Marios Zaglas‭

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Q&A How do I justify viral zombies not dying out?

Viral zombies, that is zombies that are alive, are much more terrifying than their undead equivalents. While they lack the required headshot of their undead brethren, they are faster and often smar...

5 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Uncle Tres‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by Uncle Tres‭

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Q&A What would the dangers of a cholera based zombie virus be?

A common trope in zombie mediums in to base the virus off of rabies. While this choice does have some obvious reasoning to it, it has been long over done. Relatively recently, The Last of Us came o...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Uncle Tres‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by Uncle Tres‭

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Q&A Preventing the instantly lethal zombie bite

A common thing we see in zombie movies in the ability to remove the infected area (usually the arm or leg) despite the fact that a blood borne illness would travel throughout the body. How could I ...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Uncle Tres‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by Uncle Tres‭

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Q&A Why would intelligent zombies not use weapons

In one of the Worlds I am building, there are zombies. Sadly the zombie genre is dead(sorry), this is mainly due to the overwhelming domination in the genre and lack of new creative zombie types (w...

5 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Uncle Tres‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by Uncle Tres‭

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Q&A Making the Apocalypse Leech

I have decided on my preferred method of zombie apocalypse. I have chosen super leeches. But I have run into some problems, I'm not entirely sure if such a thing would be possible. I have a few ide...

3 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Xandar The Zenon‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by Xandar The Zenon‭

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Q&A What are the requirements for the zombie in order to reach a full zombie apocalypse?

Similar, but a bit more broad, to Would a zombie apocalypse be possible if a zombie existed? A secret lab (owned by a private company) near Chicago creates a virus strain called 'ZB01' (to be so...

8 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by wposeyjr‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by wposeyjr‭