If your mall became overrun by the undead would you be able to survive

[NuclearMisfit]

Topic.

[X-Nightcrawler]

Oh fuck yeah! I'd ALWAYS survive a zombie movie!! Yes, i'd hide like a nine year old girl somewhere but hell I'd make it through.

[hurri_hero_bbb]

Sure would......my local mall not only has a wal-mart grocery, but a pawn shop with a ton of guns(including 2 M16's that have been there for a year) Food, Ammo, Mucho Firepower, a Secure room where they handle the money at wal-mart......sounds like tha place to be to me.

[Meep]

My mall sucks. So I, as well as the survivors trapped in the mall with me are doomed to be zombie dinner.

Hope I taste good.

[Queen_Akasha]

Hell Yeah! I would survive but I would always carry a gun with me at all times or any kind of weapon!

[Cronos]

HELL YEAH, id survive a zombie movie easily, id give them deaduns a good beatin

[NuclearMisfit]

My mall is a 2 story mall, its a weird mall because you can come in on the second floor without having to go up any stairs because one side is on a hill while the other isnt and you can come in on the first floor of the mall.

The roof is entirely made out of glass and theres alot of big glass doors, there are no gun stores, lots of shoe stores so unless I squash the zombies with my chuck taylor converses, I dont think my mall would make it.

[TheDeadWalk]

Considering the topic question, one would assume that all that need be done is to stay away from all shopping malls.

I don't mind plazas myself.

[TheJadedGamer]

Hell no. I live in a rather small area and the mall is a piece of shit. It is one story, and it has NOTHING in it. We do have a Cookie Shop, though.

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by TheJadedGamer
We do have a Cookie Shop, though. Cookie Shop? THERE'S YOUR MALL! :D

[NuclearMisfit]

Id preferably have a mall that sell Mideval stuff like Armor, Chainmail and Swords because id suit myself up in the armor then weld myself into it then walk around hacking away.

[SykkBoy]

I'd just give Tom Savini a call and let him handle a couple things...

[ParileseMonster]

My husband read the Zombie survival handbook so I am not worried. Besides I would be holed up in the salons and bath and body works all day long, who knows maybe I could con a hungry zombie into a facial instead of eating me.

[TheDeadWalk]

Originally posted by ParileseMonster
My husband read the Zombie survival handbook so I am not worried. Besides I would be holed up in the salons and bath and body works all day long, who knows maybe I could con a hungry zombie into a facial instead of eating me.

I don't know... I conned a girl into a facial once and she wanted to rip my throat out afterwards.

ba-doom boom.:D

[ParileseMonster]

Wow she must have been really stuck up there Dead Walk. :D

[p1phillips]

I guess it depends on whether or not there are lots of other people there willing to kick zombie ass. I like to think I'd put up a fight, but survival instinct would probably see me spend a good deal of time hiding in various places until everybody else killed them. It would also depend on finding out what kills them - if they are easy to dispose of, I'd have a greater chance. Whichever method I choose, I think I'd have a fair enough chance of surviving.

[SykkBoy]

Originally posted by ParileseMonster
who knows maybe I could con a hungry zombie into a facial instead of eating me.


As someone who's worked primarily in the porn biz, I won't go there witha ten foot pole
;-)))

[Jason13thh]

And if the mall was surrounded by killer robots ?

" I am sorry but I am not used to being chased by killer robots in the middle of the night"

[jagged halo]

I'd cleverly lure the unsuspecting zombies into my local malls Curry House, I defy any living organism to come out of there alive.

:D

[EvilDeadGirl]

You bet your ass I'd survive! Not only do I have all kinds of neat little "toys" to fend off the zombies with I have my superior intelligence. (or do I?) At any rate everytime my friends and I are rocking the buds we always end up on this subject. What we would do if Zombies overran the world and if we'd survive.

As I said I've got loads of weaponry and my house would be the perfect place. I've got shutters that come down over all of the windows, roof access and lotsa canned food. I'd be good to roll baby. :)

[TheDeadWalk]

Originally posted by EvilDeadGirl
You bet your ass I'd survive! Not only do I have all kinds of neat little "toys" to fend off the zombies with I have my superior intelligence. (or do I?) At any rate everytime my friends and I are rocking the buds we always end up on this subject. What we would do if Zombies overran the world and if we'd survive.

As I said I've got loads of weaponry and my house would be the perfect place. I've got shutters that come down over all of the windows, roof access and lotsa canned food. I'd be good to roll baby. :)

But after all systems went awol, how long would you go pooping in a bucket? :D

I think that you would then have to deal with regular human viruses and diseases after about 6-9 months of being in your own house due to inevitable unsanitary conditions. It'd be fun dumping poopy off of the roof onto zombies for a month or so... but then your living quarters would be surrounded by a sickly cesspool.

[EvilDeadGirl]

Posted by TheDeadWalk - " think that you would then have to deal with regular human viruses and diseases after about 6-9 months of being in your own house due to inevitable unsanitary conditions. It'd be fun dumping poopy off of the roof onto zombies for a month or so... but then your living quarters would be surrounded by a sickly cesspool."

Well wouldn't one eventually run into that problem in a mall? I mean you do have a point about the whole pooping in a bucket and dumping it onto the undead outside or what have you but you'd run into that same problem anywhere. A Mall, House, Shack in the woods, etc. Jes' a thought.

[TheDeadWalk]

Originally posted by EvilDeadGirl
Well wouldn't one eventually run into that problem in a mall? I mean you do have a point about the whole pooping in a bucket and dumping it onto the undead outside or what have you but you'd run into that same problem anywhere. A Mall, House, Shack in the woods, etc. Jes' a thought.

Indeed. However there is a key point about Romero's Dawn of the Dead mall... it was run on nuclear power. They knew it would last for a long time, and the running water continued to thrive as we witnessed with Frannie and her "morning sickness".

So perhaps maybe the question is... who:

A.) Has a mall or establishment with nuclear power

or

B.) Lives in the town of Springfield with Homer J. Simpson.

:D

I guess I focus on the inside problems, because Romero made it so that the zombies are so simple to avoid and kill, but either tension/ignorance/arrogance/or some other outside problem would be the one to get you.

And if someone ever figured Romero out on how to survive with friends, I think he'd give us the finger and say "What if your friend was Miguel?" :D

[syxxpac]

I'd survive because I'd steal myself a boat as soon as possible and travel down to a sunny southern island. But then again, I'd probably die in a hurricane at sea, considering my luck...

[KillerKlown]

Probably not - you can't get guns in our malls. :( Although, I'd just lock myself in the offie and get pissed up for the duration. :D

[pyscho dude]

I'd like to say I'd kick zombie ass but I'd probably get lazy or careless and a zombie would sneak up behind me and get me... but you know what they say, if you can't beat em join em. "Braiiiiiiinnnnns"

[ERIN_LoJ]

Probably not. That panic factor, you know. Most likely I would die of a coronary before the zombies even reached me.

[Luke-Abbott]

Hell No! But I would die trying to survive.

[TheDeadWalk]

Originally posted by KillerKlown
Probably not - you can't get guns in our malls. :( Although, I'd just lock myself in the offie and get pissed up for the duration. :D

Are you sure? I was taken by surprise a few months ago when I saw Dunham's sports had shotguns/rifles and accessories!

[Jon Lyrik]

I don't think there are any local malls, though there is one a few cities out. Big place, lots of stuff, if they have guns, which I'm not sure of, I'd probably make it.

[KillerKlown]

Originally posted by TheDeadWalk
Are you sure? I was taken by surprise a few months ago when I saw Dunham's sports had shotguns/rifles and accessories!


Well, I do live in Scotland and there are no Dunham's sports over here. Besides, having guns available in our shopping centres would be like supplying matches and petrol to pyromaniacs.

[Jack_Cheze]

I've got a couple of good malls by me, but I think I'd fight my way to Disneyland and live there. I bet they've got good backup power and a good sanitation system too... plus I could use "It's a Small World" as a shooting gallery

[NuclearMisfit]

Originally posted by Jack_Cheze
I've got a couple of good malls by me, but I think I'd fight my way to Disneyland and live there. I bet they've got good backup power and a good sanitation system too... plus I could use "It's a Small World" as a shooting gallery

Id think id try and go to The Magic Kingdom in south florida but would you be able to survive in your local mall if a situation ever arose?

[darchangel]

Darchangel's Plan of Action Against Zombie Mall Invasion (Design Schema #4):

1. Throw the invading zombies some stupid 11 year old Avril Lavigne wannabes hanging out in front of Hot Topic to occupy them while ridding the world of scourge.

2. Quickly raid the Yankee Candle outlet and the Anne Rice section of Borders.

3. Steal one of the classic Corvettes in the car show out in the parking lot...what the hell, the owner's dead...he sure as fuck isn't going to be driving it!!!

4. Make like Heidi Fleiss and high-tail it!!!


Death to Beth

~darchangel~

[rtatick]

Depends on which mall... The one right by my place doesn't have H&M OR Aeropostale... so no... But if I go down the road to one of the other two malls (especially Tyson's Corner which has everything) I'd be fine :D .

[Jack_Cheze]

Originally posted by NuclearMisfit
Id think id try and go to The Magic Kingdom in south florida but would you be able to survive in your local mall if a situation ever arose?

Ok, I'll stay on topic. My local mall, The South Coast Plaza...

Gun stores - nope, probably be some cops in there so I might be able to pick up a gun. There is a Knife Gallery so I guess I'd get me a Samarai sword.... GOOD TIMES!

Food - lots of restaurants, I think there's a Hickory farms or something like it in there too. I'm sure there's plenty of bottle water too.

Security - it's a huge mall with multiple floors, the size might be a problem. But there is probably a pretty kickass tunnel system in there, besides there's a tiffany's in there so I'm sure I could lock myself in there for awhile

Yeah, I think I could pull it off

[MadMonkey12]

Hell yea id survive. All those years spent watching zombie movies i better damn well be able to survive!

[XCoRyX]

call me the party-pooper for being so serious and reality check,but i don't think ANYBODY in the world can make a real answer regarding this question...who are we to question destiny,let alone hundreds or thousands of zombies?

You can't even tell if your going to live a normal day in the mall without being shot down by a maniac,so how should you know about the undead rising?

[GuyWithTheGun]

Okay, first, I'd have to find some sort of weapon. My first choice would be a cruiser-type (crowd pleaser) shotgun, and I'd have to have it loaded with buckshot. I'm not a particularly great shot when it comes down to a situation like running from zombies, so a weapon that shoots 10-12 bullet sized projectiles at once is a plus. You'd need that stopping power for no other reason than to drive the zombies back and save yourself some time. Failing a shotgun, my weapon of choice would probably be an M-1 Garand, a WWII era weapon oft seen in films like Private Ryan and the Medal of Honor games. Having shot one of these, lemme say a semi-automatic .30-06 rifle comes in handy, especially when you need a little more accuracy (say, sniping zombies off the roof of the mall for kicks). Failing both of those, a handgun of no lesser caliber than .357, preferably a revolver, since they're less prone to jamming. Most .357s only carry six shots, but there are the rare few that carry 8, if I'm not mistaken.

Failing a firearm of some sort, I'd find the local Sears. Sears has all sorts of great stuff. Chainsaws, while a good idea, wouldn't be as great in the execution, barring a well-made, powerful electric. Just where the hell are you gonna get gas to run it? Not only that, but a chainsaw will jam. Works good in the movies, but the real life execution is a little lackluster. You'd go through 3-5 chainsaws a week at least.
However, axes, woodsplitters, baseball bats, all these things could help. So you make your armory in a Sears. The one in my town DOES sell guns, but not many, and they don't carry any ammo. BUT.....they also do auto repair. With any luck, you can find a recently repaired car and get the hell outta there. It's hard to eat someone when they're barreling at you at 35 mph or so. The zombie massacre potential of cars has never been shown in many movies, barring Army of Darkness, because that one had massive spinning blades of death.

Assault rifles would be ideal, they've got the stopping power, plus you can spray bullets like there's no tommorrow. 3-4 zombies per clip, with say, 3 people shooting, that's 9-12 zombies less than you were facing. It only takes 5 seconds or so to reload if you've practiced, so you're looking at piles of dead zombies.

And yes....I have thought this out beforehand. In fact, my friends and I have a zombie pact. If one of us turns into a zombie, we can't keep him/her around and hope they'll turn back. Shoot them til they stop moving, then dismember and bury the corpse. Mark the graves if we have time.
Honestly, I'm huge on zombies. I'd do some evil spooky chants to bring the dead back if I could, just so I could kill 'em again.

Guy

[izombie]

Survive how long? A day, a week, more.....

About the only saving grace in our mall is Dicks Sporting Goods, unles you count when the wife shops at Victoria's Secret, anyway Dick's would not be that defendable, glass windows all around, but it would be a good place to stock up with some survival gear:

Backpack
Shotgun
Handguns
ammo
Outdoor clothing
etc...

Weapons of choice:

Some type of .380cal in an ankle holster (final option weapon)

2 H&K USP9SD Supressed 9mm (with high capacity clips, 15 rounds) primary side arm, and the second in a vertical shoulder holster. The weight of a magnum (and low capacity, slow reload) is not worth the minor possabilty of a feed jam. I'll take a more controlable handgun over magnum power.

If I had to go it on foot the last firearm I'd want would one of the following:

H&K MP5SD Selectiable firing, surpressed, light weight, chambered for 9mm. I'd be giving up a larger round for a quite weapon.

Colt M16A2 or A3, selectible firing, high velocity, longer range weapon. Ammo might not be as avaible

[GuyWithTheGun]

Originally posted by izombie

Some type of .380cal in an ankle holster (final option weapon)


Yep. I'd have to have some way of ending my own life if it came down to it. Ain't no zombie gonna get the best of me.