Living in a modern industrial world, we tend to take water for granted. But we must not forget that it is the most essential component in long-term disaster survival. What is a […]
Basic apocalypse water filtration
Spoilers: The Walking Dead 311: I Ain’t a Judas
After an action-packed episode 310, viewers of AMC’s The Walking Dead might expect episode 311 to turn a bit introspective. The first sneak peek clip hints at such a plot device. It […]
Swinging for the fences: Bats as weapons
No one knows for sure what the first weapon actually was, but we can assume that it was probably a club: Basically a big heavy stick that somebody used to whack at […]
Norman Reedus talks Daryl Dixon and filming The Walking Dead
Norman Reedus, the actor behind the fan-favorite character Daryl Dixon in AMC’s hit show The Walking Dead, recently shared a link to a YouTube video posted by LifestyleMirror. In the clip, Reedus discusses […]
Zombie attacks: The silent bite
Film zombies are portrayed as relentless hunters stalking and killing without end. But would zombies really be like wolves — pack hunting to bring down prey? Perhaps, but if some ideals about […]
Archery and the art of zombie hunting
Robin Hood. Legolas. Rambo. All three have proven that (in fiction at least) you don’t need a firearm to strike down an enemy at a distance. But what about surviving in the […]
Canadians ready for zombie apocalypse
Those familiar with the Max Brooks novel “World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War” might remember the passage where American refugees flee northward to Canada in hopes that the […]
Don’t stick your neck out
Operating under the assumption that a zombie isn’t going to possess superhuman strength, body armor probably won’t be necessary to protect yourself from them. That doesn’t mean that certain protective equipment won’t […]
Zombies at a sci-fi convention? Why not?
People expect certain things at a science fiction convention. Star Trek, Dr. Who, cosplay, lectures by published authors. OSFest, the annual Omaha sci-fi convention had those things, but the organizers added something […]
