Zombie Survival Guide

The Zombie Survival Guide is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now. Fully illustrated and exhaustively comprehensive, this book covers everything you need to know, including how to understand zombie physiology and behavior, the most effective defense tactics and weaponry, ways to outfit your home for a long siege, and how to survive and adapt in any territory or terrain. Top 10 Lessons for Surviving a Zombie Attack Organize before they rise! They feel no fear, why should you? Use your head: cut off theirs. Blades don’t need reloading. Ideal protection = tight clothes, short hair. Get up the staircase, then destroy it. Get out of the car, get onto the bike. Keep moving, keep low, keep quiet, keep alert! No place is safe, only safer. The zombie may be gone, but the threat lives on. Don’t be carefree and foolish with your most precious asset-life. This book is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now without your even knowing it. The Zombie Survival Guide offers complete protection through trusted, proven tips for safeguarding yourself and your loved ones against the living dead. It is a book that can save your life. Reviews “I doubt that I'll read a more disturbing book this year. Buy it for yourself, your friends, put a copy next to your toilet. Brilliantly written, morbidly funny, completely convincing”- Simon Morden, Vector. "So meticulous and well researched that it's more scary than funny. This book lays out everything you need to know to protect yourself from flesh-eating monsters' – Esquire ‘A bloody-minded, straight laced manual for evading the grasp of the undead’ – Time Out ‘A tome you start reading for fun and then at page 50 you go out and buy a machete just to be on the safe side’ – New York Post Author Biography Max Brooks, son of Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft is an Emmy Award- winning writer for Saturday Night Live. Contents Title Page Dedication Introduction THE UNDEAD: MYTHS AND REALITIES Solanum: The Virus Source . . . Symptoms . . . Transference . . . Cross-Species Infection . . . Treatment . . . Reanimating the Already Deceased Zombie Attributes Physical Abilities . . . Behavioral Patterns The Voodoo Zombie The Hollywood Zombie Outbreaks Class 1 . . . Class 2 . . . Class 3 . . . Class 4 Detection WEAPONS AND COMBAT TECHNIQUES GENERAL RULES Obey the Law! . . . Train Constantly . . . Care for Your Tools . . . Beware Display Items . . . Develop the First Weapon Close Combat Bludgeons . . . Edged Weapons . . . Miscellaneous Hand Weapons . . . Power Tools Slings and Arrows The Sling . . . The Slingshot . . . The Blowgun . . . Shuriken . . . Throwing Knives . . . The Long or Compact Bow . . . The Crossbow . . . The Hand Bow Firearms The Heavy Machine Gun . . . The Submachine Gun . . . The Assault Rifle . . . The Bolt-/Lever-Action Rifle . . . The Semiautomatic Rifle . . . The Shotgun . . . The Pistol . . . ..22-Caliber Rimfire Weapons . . . Accessories Explosives Fire Molotov Cocktails . . . Dousing . . . The Blowtorch . . . The Flamethrower Other Weapons Acid . . . Poison . . . Biological Warfare . . . Zoological Warfare . . . Electrocution . . . Radiation . . . Genetic Warfare . . . Nanotherapy Armor Plate Mail . . . Chain Mail . . . The Shark Suit . . . Helmets . . . Bulletproof Vests . . . Kevlar Covers . . . Tight Clothes and Short Hair ON THE DEFENSE The Private Residence (Defending Your Home) Preparation Part I: The Home . . . Preparation Part II: Supplies . . . Surviving an Attack . . . Immediate Defense Public Spaces Office Buildings . . . Schools . . . Hospitals . . . Police Stations . . . Retail Stores . . . Supermarkets . . . Shopping Malls . . . Churches . . . Warehouses . . . Piers and Docks . . . Shipyards . . . Banks . . . Cemeteries . . . Capitols and City Halls GENERAL RULES The Fortress Military Complexes . . . Prisons . . . Offshore Oil Rigs ON THE RUN GENERAL RULES One Goal . . . Establish a Destination . . . Gather Intelligence and Plan Your Journey . . . Get in Shape . . . Avoid Large Groups . . . Train Your Group . . . Remain Mobile . . . Remain Invisible . . . Look and Listen . . . Sleep! . . . Refrain from Overt Signals . . . Avoid Urban Areas Equipment Vehicles The Sedan . . . The SUV . . . The Truck . . . The Bus . . . The Armored Car . . . The Motorcycle . . . Additional Motor-Vehicle Equipment . . . Alternate Road Transportation Terrain Types Forest (Temperate/Tro­pical) . . . Plains . . . Fields . . . Hills . . . Swamp . . . Tundra . . . Desert . . . Urban ALTERNATE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION By Air . . . By Water GENERAL RULES Know Your Waterway . . . Stay in Deep Water . . . Don’t Skimp on Supplies . . . Watch Your Anchor Line! ON THE ATTACK GENERAL RULES Collective Response . . . Keep Discipline . . . Be Alert . . . Use Guides . . . Have a Base, Have Support . . . Use Daylight . . . Plan Your Escape . . . Let Them Come to You . . . Knock! . . . Be Thorough . . . Maintain Communication . . . Kill and Listen . . . Dispose of All Bodies . . . Incendiary Control . . . Never Go Off Alone! Weapons and Gear Transportation Terrain Types Forest . . . Plains . . . Fields . . . Tundra . . . Hills . . . Desert . . . Urban . . . Jungle . . . Swamp Strategies Lure and Destroy . . . The Barricade . . . The Tower . . . Mobile Tower . . . The Cage . . . The Tank . . . The Stampede . . . Motorized Sweep . . . Airborne Sweep . . . The Firestorm . . . Underwater Battles LIVING IN AN UNDEAD WORLD The Undead World Starting Over GENERAL RULES Assemble a Group . . . Study, Study, Study! . . . Wean Yourself Off Luxury Items . . . Remain Vigilant . . . To the Ends of the Earth! . . . Know Your Location . . . Become an Expert . . . Plan Your Route . . . Plan B-C-D-E! . . . List Your Gear, Be Ready to Shop . . . Construct Defenses . . . Plan an Escape Route . . . Be on Guard . . . Remain Concealed . . . Remain Isolated Terrain Types Desert . . . Mountains . . . Jungle . . . Temperate Forests . . . Tundra . . . Polar . . . Islands . . . Living by Sea Duration Then What? RECORDED ATTACKS 60,000 B.C., Katanda, Central Africa 3000 B.C., Hieraconpolis, Egypt 500 B.C., Africa 329 B.C., Afghanistan 212 B.C., China 121 A.D., Fanum Cocidi, Caledonia (Scotland) 140–41 A.D., Thamugadi, Numidia (Algeria) 156 A.D., Castra Regina, Germania (Southern Germany) 177 A.D., Nameless Settlement Near Tolosa, Aquitania (SW France) 700s A.D., Frisia (Northern Holland) 850 A.D., Unknown Province in Saxony (Northern Germany) 1073 A.D., Jerusalem 1253 A.D., Fiskurhofn, Greenland 1281 A.D., China 1523 A.D., Oaxaca, Mexico 1554 A.D., South America 1579 A.D., The Central Pacific 1583 A.D., Siberia 1587 A.D., Roanoke Island, North Carolina 1611 A.D., Edo, Japan 1690 A.D., The Southern Atlantic 1762 A.D., Castries, St. Lucia, the Caribbean 1807 A.D., Paris, France 1824 A.D., Southern Africa 1839 A.D., East Africa 1848 A.D., Owl Creek Mountains, Wyoming 1852 A.D., Chiapas, Mexico 1867 A.D., The Indian Ocean 1882 A.D., Piedmont, Oregon 1888 A.D., Hayward, Washington 1893 A.D., Fort Louis Philippe, French North Africa 1901 A.D., Lu Shan, Formosa 1905 A.D., Tabora, Tanganyika, German East Africa 1911 A.D., Vitre, Louisiana 1913 A.D., Paramaribo, Surinam 1923 A.D., Colombo, Ceylon 1942 A.D., The Central Pacific 1942–45 A.D., Harbin, Japanese Puppet State of Manchukuo (Manchuria) 1943 A.D., French North Africa 1947 A.D., Jarvie, British Columbia 1954 A.D., Than Hoa, French Indochina 1957 A.D., Mombasa, Kenya 1960 A.D., Byelgoransk, Soviet Union 1962 A.D., Unidentified Town, Nevada 1968 A.D., Eastern Laos 1971 A.D., Nong’ona Valley, Rwanda 1975 A.D., Al-Marq, Egypt 1979 A.D., Sperry, Alabama Oct. 1980 A.D., Maricela, Brazil Dec. 1980 A.D., Juruti, Brazil 1984 A.D., Cabrio, Arizona 1987 A.D., Khotan, China Dec. 1992 A.D., Joshua Tree National Monument, California Jan. 1993 A.D., Downtown Los Angeles, California Feb. 1993 A.D., East Los Angeles, California Mar. 1994 A.D., San Pedro, California Apr. 1994 A.D., Santa Monica Bay, California 1996 A.D., The Line of Control, Srinagar, India 1998 A.D., Zabrovst, Siberia 2001 A.D., Sidi-Moussa, Morocco 2002 A.D., St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Appendix: Outbreak Journal Endnotes Acknowledgments About the Author