Zombie movies: Which are more effective, fast zombies or slow zombies?

by J. Burnett

The zombie flick has become a stalwart of the horror genre. Alongside vampires, there has never been another abomination more rehashed and utilized than the zombie when it come...read more

by John Devera

Zombies must be and should always be slow. This is a cultural imperative. Revisionist films like Resident Evil or 28 Days are hurting our ability to cope with legions of slow ...read more

by Ron Lester

Thanks to the classic innovations brought to us from the mind of George Romero, zombies became horror icons. Since then, zombie movies continue to thrive. It is not about the ...read more

by Rolando Cruz

Okay what gives, everyone knows that the classic zombie is a slow moving creature, and that only a modern strand of zombie-hybrid is capable of faster motion. The world's f...read more

by Jeshua Quinn

Fast zombies are only effective for one thing: Shock. Now let's see how slow zombies are effective. Firstly, the psychological affect of a slow zombie is much more potent. Havin...read more

by Court Moss

I want to start by saying that 'zombieism' is in fact a real occurrence. I've heard that in Africa, there is a type of herb or herbs that will create this effect. Once ingested,...read more

by Louis LeVictorieux

The truth is that it depends on the genre of film being watched what the speed should be like. Action films tend to have faster zombies (in a ridiculously large army, but then a...read more

by C.Daniel Gilliland

A light, shuffling sound, barely perceivable over the rustle of leaves is the only warning you ever got. The stench of animated decay bears down on you just moments before you ...read more

by T.M. Starnes

Slow Zombies trump fast every time. Why? You can hear the slap of the running feet of a fast Zombie coming after you. A slow zombie can lay for hours under a car or around a c...read more

by Trent Sketch

The thought of an undead force slowly hunting down living flesh is terrifying. An unstoppable army of former mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters coming out of the grave with ...read more

by Lori Lane.

Speeding zombies can shorten a movie. 'Thriller' by Michael Jackson, would only be four minutes long if the zombies were fast. The old time movies would be commercials and 'Th...read more

by Mary Ratliff

Reading either of Max Brooks classic books will make you realize that the slow zombie is the much more deadly one, and in the terms of movie scares they also trump fast moving v...read more

by Minute Major

When I think of zombies the characteristics that come to mind are blood-thirsty, unintelligent, decaying, moaning and of course, SLOW moving. It's not the speed of the zombies t...read more

by Jack Wolf

Although the classic "zombie" is supposed to be clumsy and slow as decided by the zombie guru himself. Hollywood has taken a new approach to the cannibalistic walking corpses th...read more

by Sam S.

In the dead of night, a young lady walked swiftly down a side walk heading into town. As she glanced at her watch she realized that she is going to be late. It seemed like hours...read more

by Leigh Harper

Although I will admit that I liked the premise of the fast zombie introduced in 28 Days Later (and I did), there is no replacing the slow zombie. Zombies and Vampires come fr...read more

by Lee Templar

Okay, when you really really think about it, rationally and with a cool head, fast zombies are far more dangerous. Compare the sprinting zombies of 28 Days Later, say, with the ...read more

by J. M. Naydol

There's a certain terror about a slow zombie that can never be truly captured by the fast variety. I love zombie movies of both varieties, but there are many monsters out there ...read more

by John Tabler

Death approaches, not with a bang but with a shuffling of feet and a low moan that echoes in the night and chills you right to the bone. Furtively ducking into the shadows of a...read more

by Christina Routon

Zombie movies have been around for several years, one of the earliest released in 1940, and each time the writers and directors have tried to make the movies different in some w...read more