What NOT To Do During the Zombie Apocalypse - Summer of Zombie Blog Tour 2013

What NOT To Do During the Zombie Apocalypse
Julianne Snow

The Dude has been lucky enough to grab a hosting spot on the Summer of Zombie Blog Tour. This month long blog tour of the undead features nine amazing horror authors and more stops than you can shake a rotting finger at. Today our good friend Julianne Snow, author of Days with the Undead, is giving us some tips on what NOT to do during a zombie apocalypse. Even if you don't plan on tangling with a corpse anytime soon, we suggest you file these tips away in your mind for any disaster or emergency event. Without further ado, here is Julianne Snow and her tips for What NOT to do During a Zombie Apocalypse...

What NOT To Do During the Zombie Apocalypse
Julianne Snow

Okay, you’ve made it. You’re still alive, at least for the moment. As you try to make your way through the newly undead landscape, what are the actions you should avoid? What activities are likely going to expedite your demise? There are six major things that I believe won’t help you at all. Just six and if you can avoid them, you may just have a chance of surviving.

Don’t Underestimate Your Foe: Zombies are going to come at you in any which way that they can. If you think that they are going to act exactly like what you see in the movies, you’re going to have a problem. They’re not going to behave in a scripted way, moving ever closer in a prolonged sequence. They are not going to wait until the precise moment for the money shot. Instead they are going to pursue you relentlessly and they will catch up if you’re not careful. You’re going to need to take your mind out of the movies and live in the moment. No rules and definitely no apologies.

Don’t Drink The Water: Are you freaking kidding me? It could be contaminated! You have no way of knowing what is safe to drink and what isn’t. However, you’re going to need water. There is no question about that. Try to collect as much rainwater as you can, and if you can stock up on bottled water, you may just be in luck. But in the end, you need to drink so if you do as much as you can to purify your water before drinking it, you may just be in luck. What does that mean? Boil the heck out of it prior to drinking anything that you may believe to be questionable and if you find a rotting Zombie upstream, start praying.

Don’t Trust Anyone That Stares At You And Licks Their Lips: One word – cannibalism. Do I even need to say anything else?

Don’t Stay Put, Especially If You Live In A Big City: Higher population density will translate into larger hordes of the Undead. That’s a fact. If you can escape the city that you live in before it becomes transformed into a seething mass of putrefying flesh, you will be far better off.
Don’t Stop To Have Sex: Okay, there are some that may not agree with this one, but I maintain that taking that moment to have a little fun may just be the death of you. You have to keep your eyes on the prize at all times and in the case of a Zombie Apocalypse, the prize is survival. Sure, there may come a time where you’re in a place where you can take the time to explore another body, and not from a clinical perspective. However, one also needs to think of the ramifications of the lack of hygiene. My advice is don’t do it – it’s better to be on your toes than to have a fleeting moment or two of stress relief.

Don’t Play With The Undead: If you come across a situation where you cannot avoid them, kill them. Don’t toy with them. Don’t play with them. The only thing worse than a Zombie is a pissed off one. Besides, one less Zombie in a world seemingly overrun with them is so much better.
Keeping these six things in mind may not help you to stay alive but it couldn’t hurt. Ideally, the best protection from all things Undead is a clear head and a steady hand…

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Julianne Snow is a writer and publisher living in Canada. You can out more about Julianne through her blogs at Flipside of Julianne, as well as the dark and twisted Days with the Undead. Sirens Call Publications is a horror ezine and publisher that Julianne owns and runs. For more information on her book, Days with the Undead, visit the Amazon Kindle page. See more fun stops on the Summer of Zombie Blog Tour and be sure to tell your friends. Sharing is caring, folks.