So which type of Zombie do you think is scarier? Romero's traditional lurching zombie? Or the new quick reflexes sort? Fast zombies are sometimes called a new thing, but they were running in the 70s with City of the Walking Dead and in the 80s with Return of the Living Dead.

Or do you like both, depending on the movie? Please, list your reasons here.

I actually prefer slow zombies to fast ones, but I'm more scared of the fast ones. This is a no brainer for me. Fast zombies can catch up to you! You can run away from slow moving ones. Then, you can find a safe place to hide or a weapon to defend yourself. But, fast ones will just run and catch up to your ass so they can munch on it .

Fast ones are more scare because they can catch you better, but I voted slow because I have to stick with the original...

I am more frightened by the fast moving ones, however i dont like when zombies "turn" to fast. For the movies to be scary and have you emotionally invested, there needs to be a possibility of the human element prevailing. If you take fast moving zombie's that turn in like 3 seconds there would be absolutely no chance of survival and the end would not take long. i though Romero's latest was a good compromise because while they moved fairly slow they developed a rudimentary problem solving capability.

I go with Fast Zombies. Sure slow zombies are a little more believable when you take into account Rigor Mortis. But I just don't find the fact that even a tubby guy like me could just jog past those slow-pokes, to be very intimidating.

Besides, there's always the automobile when you need to quick escape. Not to mention, they work pretty well when it comes to taking a few out. Especially if it's something ruggedly built.

'They run like Jesse Owens, and Eat like Rosie O'Donnel!' Now THAT'S Scary!

I GOT TO STICK WITH ROMERO ON THIS ZOMBIES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SLOW

I'm with you xombie, slow moving zombies are the only zombies for me. With the exception of the Dawn remake.

The zombies on Nightmare City were just rediculous.

The fast ones are scarier to me because they can catch u!

Zombies have to be SLOW.

I watched that "Death Valley:Revenge of Bloody Bill" last Saturday and thoses were fast zombies. It was more like any other group of killers running after their victims.
Also in this movie, I couldn't believe that these zombies actually "Cooked" their food/brains and sat down to dinner to eat. They also had too much "smarts" because they thought out what they had to do to get their victims.
These are not zombie trates, these were just people come back to life and don't qualify as zombies except for being a rotting corpse.

Fast-- I am not a strong runner so it wouldn't take much for the quick movers to eat me.

sounds like you want to be one of the first eaten. I guess if you are going to get eaten, why waste all the time and energy running away and get it over with

Yep..the fast ones scare me most...Dawn of the Dead remakewill convince you.

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"Real" Zombies are supposed to be as dumb as dirt because that's what they mostly are, reanimated dirt

Slow zombies scare me, because they move all messed up. It's their numbers that get you, not their speed. Fast zombies are just like humans, which I don't like. They're supposed to be corpses afterall.

But if it's a good movie, like ROTLD, then I can get over it. But I prefer slow Romero zombies.

If it is DOTD 04 zombies, I'd be terrified! Of coruse fast zombies are scarier. Whos afraid of a walkigj piece of decaying meat? I sure am not. But if I see one of them coming at me at 10 or 15 MPH, or however fast they run, I'd shit my pants right there. And i also think the running zombies are WAY more violent than slow zombies.
The only acception of scary slow moving zombies are Romeros zombies in DAY of the Dead.

I just think that zombies should be so unintelligent, that some should practically have to crawl..So how could some run..I mean sure, some could walk faster than others. But running is going a bit far.

Although fast moving dead cannibals are scary...ie: Dawn remake and 28 Days/Weeks Later...
I think the reality portrayed in Romero's films are more scary. Reality...we would not grasp the problem in time to nip the epidemic in the bud (families wanting to bury their dead or not being able to kill a spouse or a child)...then the problem becomes huge because we have to process the whole darn situation...thus it becomes epidemic. Government/society dwindle as the huge problem takes over. That's scary as hell...society breaking down. On the other hand, people get used to having slow moving zombies around and take stupid risks...
Again, the reality of what would happen in a slow moving zombie world...is scarier than fast moving zombies. Face it...if something is running full tilt boogie at you...hungry...I'd kill now and ask questions later.

HEY!!!!!!!!!! WAS THAT DIRECTED AT ME? THEM THERE MIGHT BE FIGHTING WORDS LOL

I have a way to Up the Ante here...What about Jason Voorhees?

I'm sure we can all pretty much agree that Jason is a Zombie. (Save for that whole Jason Goes to Hell Body Hopping B.S.)

So would we prefer to see Jason lurch around like the Zombies from NOTLD? Or the way he's been 'briskly' moving in the films?(Sure Kane doesn't run, but he still moves pretty quickly.)

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If we consider Jason a zombie than he would start a whole new classification of zombie, he is both slow and fast and he is extremely intelligent, he has the ability to think about 20 steps in front of his victims, he mentally plots out every possible aspect of their attempted escape and counters them instantly. So if for example someone made a zombie film feature "Jason like" zombies we as humans would all be so screwed it wouldn't be funny, the entire planet would be zombified in a matter of hours with the exception of 1 girl per Jason Zombie who would eventually defeat him but not permanently so he would inevitably come back and kill her.

Speaking of JASON this Friday is FRIDAY THE 13th and I am having my "every FRIDAY THE 13th" , FRIDAY THE 13th marathon....but this time me and my friends rented a cabin in the woods and we will start watching FRIDAY THE 13th around 6pm and the plan is to watch all 11 movies (yes Freddy V.S. Jason counts as a FRIDAY THE 13th movie) I hope it rains

Technically we saw 'Jason Zombies' in both Day of the Dead as well as Land of the Dead. They could think, and learn, although they were still a bit slow compared to Jason's full range of movement. The only major difference is the fact that Jason took a bullet to the head and kept on coming.

But isn't that the point of a Zombie flick to begin with? To say, UH OH, THE HUMAN RACE BE F*#^ED!

OK IN DAY AND LAND IF YOU SHOT BUB OR BIG DADDY IN THE HEAD THEY WOULD CEASE TO EXSIST IF YOU SHOOT JASON IN THE HEAD HE FALLS DOWN AND GETS BACK UP SO I WOULD HAVE TO LABEL FOR NOW JASON AS UNCLASSIFIED BUT NOT A ZOMBIE

But we dont' necessarily know this, since both Bub and Big Daddy lived...um...unlived...whatever. So maybe if they were shot in the head, they would've gotten up too. After all, both were considered the Evolution of the Zombie, since they were 'different' than the others.

I wouldn't call Jason a zombie really. He's basically human from parts 2-4 (even if he did get a machete to his head in part 3 and was considered dead). But he really didn't come back to life until part 6, and he sure walked a lot slower after that than he did in 2-4. I think he's more of an unstoppable force of evil rather than a zombie. A zombie can be stopped, but Jason can't. He's kind of like the original idea for Myers before that franchise decided they needed a reason for Myers to exist; he's a metaphor for evil that can never be stopped and will always be around.

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Here's a good one we might like to bring from the dead...

Both types are frightening since they are the walking dead, but considering they are more of a challenge to escape and elude, I would have to say the faster moving, "thinking" zombies are scarier.

I still have to go with my slow zombies. It is so much scarier when they suddenly go from being behind you to in front of you!

Fast zombies are winning?!

Romero would be rolling in his grave, if he were dead.

i would have to go with slow zombies as long as its night of the living dead ill stick to that.

I enjoy both. I am more fond of the slower zombies in films, but in real life, a fast zombie would be so much more terrifying!!

Ever since the Dawn of the Dead remake and 28 Days Later came out, it seems movie zombies have picked up speed. And I know, technically the infected in 28 Days Later were not zombies, but they kind of come across that way. I know Romero didn't care for fast zombies in the Dawn remake, he said zombies should be slow and he has kept that m.o. in his films. I kind of like the fast zombies, they come across as more lethal and violent when they start hauling ass straight at people. Slow zombies can be dodged and even tripped up by our heroes, but those quick ones, you better be the fastest one in the group if you want to avoid becoming their lunch! I'd love to hear what the rest of you horror fans prefer: fast or slow?

I agree with ya Jarhead, I'm a fan of the fast zombies. I find fast zombies are alot more scarier than there slow counterparts. Its like there is no escape from them. One of the best zombie scenes I've seen happens in 28 weeks later, the opening sequence when the survivors are all in a boarde up cabin and then are attacked by those fast moving zombies, I love that scene, no escape now thats horror.

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Hey, I merged this with an old topic. This way you can see other's opinions and vote on the poll too!

fast moving zombies are the way to go. they scare the crap out of me. basically no escape, unless your like michael johnson or on steroids. it doesn't make much since that a living corpse could be fast but its damn scary.

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That scene was sweet. I love the follow up scene where Robert Carlyle is running and dozens of zombies are chasing him over the hills and down to the river. That scared the hell outta me!

Thanks for the explanation, Astral. I wasn't sure what had happened to my topic. I didn't even see this original one on the board. I do love everyone's responses!

No problem, just figured you wanted to vote, and to make things simpler.

Faster is scarier. But I will say that if the zombie is really creepy looking, I'd rather that it kill me quickly instead of being cornered and slowly realizing that there's no hope.

I gotta pick the fast zombies. Fast equals dead. It's going to be hard to outrun something that feels no pain or doesn't get tired. Although, I'd be a running fool up until the end! Feet don't fail me now...

I don't like fast zombies.
Unless they are 'the infected', because they wouldn't be all rotted yet.
Slow zombies for the win!