Zombies - Slow Shamblers or Fast Runners
07-28-2011, 06:25 PM
I support slow zombies as well. Some guys call 'em pushovers due to their speed, and pretty much discount their strength in numbers - "yeah, I've got buku guns! I could survive any zombie apocalypse and remake society in my own image!!" um, no. This ain't Hollywood; it's HARD to get a perfect headshot, and your guns DO run out of bullets, which aren't just gonna be found lying all over the place.
Of course, fast zombies are the same, only faster... but in terms of fear-factor, they don't measure up. Slow zombies prolong the suspense, giving your chance after teasing chance that you'll escape, only to (oftentimes) surround you and tear into your flesh slowly. Add to that the idea that slow zombies are usually a little quieter (greatly multiplying the element of suspense when you find zombies slowly "work their way out of the woodwork" when you thought a place was safe), and that gives them a definitive win in my book.
Of course, fast zombies are the same, only faster... but in terms of fear-factor, they don't measure up. Slow zombies prolong the suspense, giving your chance after teasing chance that you'll escape, only to (oftentimes) surround you and tear into your flesh slowly. Add to that the idea that slow zombies are usually a little quieter (greatly multiplying the element of suspense when you find zombies slowly "work their way out of the woodwork" when you thought a place was safe), and that gives them a definitive win in my book.
âThe Fright Night remake is a film which taps into the audienceâs deepest rooted fears, such as those of vampires throwing motorcycles at them. I dread the thought of a vampire throwing a refrigerator or a deskjet printer or... Iâd better stop before I give myself nightmaresâ
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