#zombies!!!

[superfreak]

Rise from the dead!

“Night Of The Living Dead” by the iconic George Romero is EASILY one of my favorite movies of all time. So it was about time I made a little fanart:^)

[thewardenofwinter]

Happy WBW! Tell me about a monster, creature, or animal species you invented for your WIP <3

Happy WBW Ella! Thank you sm for the ask <3

All of my absolute favorite creatures that I have made for one of my WIPs is for The Resurrectioners which is quite a recent project so I haven't worked out ALL the kinks yet but here we go! Please don't feel obligated to read all of this, I sort of info dumped everything lol.

(terms to keep in mind because they will eventually get their own post: Revenants are humans that are brought back from the dead by a Resurrectionist (a necromancer). Revenants who possess special abilities related to the nature of their death are called Resurrectioners.

Cadavers:

Cadavers, also known as The Famished, are ghoulish humanoid beings that are failed attempts at necromancy. Their body is alive but has no soul to inhabit them, causing them to lose all signs humanity. They are effectively zombies who crave the flesh of other cadavers and humans under the guise that eating a human will give them a soul. The longer they are alive and the more flesh they consume, the more powerful they become so it is impertinent that they are destroyed as soon as possible. 

Calling hours: 

Calling hours is the time in which cadavers are created and can be disposed of without any special tools or need to be burned. After calling hours have ended, it is important that you either behead or burn the bodies of cadavers. 

Procession: 

A group of cadavers who follow a wailer, usually in groups of ten or more. Killing the mourner will cause the rest of the cadavers to scatter with no leader and make them easier to pick off one by one. 

ARRANGEMENTS

Cadavers are ranked based on their abilities and how long they have been alive. The arrangements are named after the four stages of death:

Pallor: Identified by increased paleness of the body due to lack of blood flow after death, usually these Cadavers are only hours or days old and have not consumed any flesh up until that point.

These are the easiest to kill and can usually be extinguished with blunt trauma to the head. These retain most of their physical human characteristics and are effectively normal zombies. They do not have to be burned or decapitated after death.

Algor: Cadavers that reach the algor stage are usually faster than those in pallor. Usually these cadavers are around three days old. At this stage the corpse begins to lose it's ability to produce heat, so these ghouls' main goal is to try to keep warm by eating as much as possible.

Their presence is usually felt through a very sharp drop in temperature in the general area. A gunshot to the head will usually take these down fairly easily. They are the most likely to cannibalize their fellow cadavers. It is considered rare for any cadaver to reach any stage after algor for this very reason.

CALLING HOURS HAVE ENDED

Rigor: After death the muscles contract and become rigid due to rigor mortis. Since muscles need energy to function and the body is no longer producing ATP, these cadavers must eat much more amounts of flesh to be able to move without becoming stiff and frozen. Cadavers in the rigor stage are usually identified by a frozen expression on their face.

The cadavers have enhanced strength and resilience to all physical damage and high amounts of energy if well fed. A shotgun would be a close call, burning or beheading is a must as the body will attempt to regenerate even after the head has been severed.

Livor: These cadavers are usually around a week old and have reached the final stage of their life cycle and are very violent. They are identified by their skin darkening on their extremities from blood collecting in certain parts of their body due to gravity.

If a cadaver reaches the livor stage, you might as well call in the infantry (or the resurrectioners.) Unlike other stages in the arrangements, cadavers in the livor stage do not seek to eat people but instead seek to cause bodily harm. It is suspected that this is because they understand in their age that no matter how much they eat, they will still hunger and use that anger out on anything they can. They are known for killing a person and just leaving their body without feasting off of them at all, which causes it's own problem because then other cadavers can come steal their kill.

SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS:

Wailers: 

These cadavers retain their ability to speak and scream in very loud, high pitched shrieks. These loud noises attract cadavers to a specific area as they usually hunt by sight and hearing alone.  

Buffers:

These cadavers are quite large due to bodily fluids forming pressure inside of them. Once shot or stabbed, they will leak this fluid out of the wound. Getting any of their blood or fluids on you will not only burn your skin, but it emits a strong sent that other cadavers can smell and search for.

Coroners: 

Coroners most closely resemble properly resurrected revenants and are failed attempts at making resurrectioners. They seem to have most of their human cognition, spare a lack of any morals or ethics. They have special abilities much like them but are unable to control them which can cause damage to property and humans in the area. 

— M. Warrin

[resetmypatientviolence]

Freakish is an utterly fantastic show and you all should watch it.

[khazaiargos]

Loot! ^^

[podcastdetected]

A Podcast Detected Special Episode where Lindley, Richard, and Lizz try out a zombie themed board game, and Minerva helps by sleeping ;) Music: Ridge Groove, by Jason Kessler Find the game “Zombies!!!” here. Read screenshots of Lizz’s adventurous trip through Vienna to pick up the game below the cut (also, pictures of a super weird building ...):

[katiehoughton]

i have soooo many wips on my wip list i am feeling pulled in so many different directions i am out! of! control!

[fake-married-my-dead-fiance]

I scanned your list and may have missed it, but have you ever watched The King: Eternal Monarch? Currently on Netflix and stars Lee Min-ho and Kim Go-eun as male and female lead. The world/time portal stuff gets a little sketch, but the banter and *supporting cast are all right in my book. The FL is awesome and there's a few running gags that are funny, too.

*Don't want to spoil it, but one of the supporting characters is a riot.

I have not watched it. I have heard kind of mixed reviews. I guess I could give the first few episodes a try sometime. I will add it to my list to watch in the future.

As for now, I'm waiting to check out Newtopia tomorrow because I love when humour is mixed with zombies