Have a question concerning the horror genre ?
Or just something concerning zombies or the undead in particular? Or maybe you just have something you really want to ask Graves? Here's your chance! Welcome to "Ask Graves"... in association with "Azreal Answers" ... just keep in mind both these guys are not known for their manners or their tact... *L*
 
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Dear Graves; Can Zombies swim? And if so, do they doggy paddle or breast stroke?" signed Tink

 
 
Dear Tink ;
... wow... an actual ORIGINAL question! I am impressed! My sarcasm actually fails me on this and I find myself compelled to offer a straight honest answer...No zombies can't swim. at least not that I have ever witnessed. Depending on the power behind the zombie, ie; whether it is being controlled psycically; it can walk, albiet it slowly and clumsily, beneath the water, assuming the bottom is fairly free of debrie; zombies aren't good climbers. For instance, in Romero's 2005 " Land of the Dead', the zombie 'army' was lead on an underwater trek by their leader; a zombie with a somehwat less soggy mind and a will to use it! Scary concept for the living...

However,for the most part,zombies tend to avoid deep water since it tends to throw them off balance; something many of them are in short supply of already."

signed Graves



Dear Graves ; "What's a zombie's favorite desert, monkey brains, or human brains? I mean, they eat human brains all the time, don't they like somethign different once in a while? "   signed MistressFroggie

Dear Froggie;  .
.. yeah... okay. First off, babe... they're dead.. they don't give a shit. Secondly, zombies don't ALL eat brains. As a matter of fact, the ONLY zombies to ever develope the 'need for brains' are the ones from the 'Return of the Living Dead' series, which also features zombies who are not stopped by headshots and can talk. The majority of the zombie movies out there, especially the Romero original 'Night of the Living Dead' that started it all... merely have the dead craving the flesh of the living. Out side of moviedom, however, flesh-eating zombies only happen when a zombie is improperly raised or goes rogue.. otherwise they're quite harmless."

signed
Graves


 

"What's the difference between a live zombie and a dead zombie? And how can you tell?"  signed Moocow

 

Azreal Answers : Dear Moocow: They're all dead...hence the name zombie...You obiviously don't know the definition of zombie, in which case I invite you to look it up and can give you plenty of options to do so. Zombies are Dead. D.E.A.D, they're all stinking rotting reanimated corpses, some worse then others. If you're still confused, I can let Graves explain it...

 



The dreaded question,

Why did the zombie cross the road? Jokester

Azreal Answers: Dear Jokester: Nice knowing you...chances are, once Graves reads this, you'll get a chance to find out on your own.

Dear Jokester;  Cute. Really cute... was wondering when someone like you would show up... but hey, what the fuck, I'll answer. Zombie's cross roads for various reasons... but they're probably chasing some hapless human. Anymore stupid questions you want to waste out time with?    signed Graves



 

 Is Frankenstein considered a zombie? Gothy

Azreal Answers: Dear Gothy: Whoa, good question...and it can be looked at from different points of view. Traditionally, Frankenstein is considered a 'monster' but in some cases, zombies are also refered  to like that (but dumber people). Also, Frankenstein was 'created' from assorted body parts in some variations of the story. However, Frankenstein's brain was full functioning which points out he was not a zombie. Although, in Young Frankenstein, that brain was Abby Normal...

Dear Gothy; Excellent question! I am truly astounded by the originalilty! To answer your question, no, Frankenstein is definately NOT a zombie, Frankstein is the mad scientist and was alive and well. His monster however, yeah... could be considered a zombie. The functioning brain theory aside,  he's reanimated pieces of various corpses.. and the definition of a zombie is a reanimated corpse! signed Graves



 
If American werewolves can be in London, can London werewolves be in America?  signed Wolfie.

 

Azreal Answers:   Dear Wolfie: No shit. As long as they don't take the plane on a full moon, they can most definitly travel across the Atlantic. Airlines would definitly frown upon full moon travel, and passangers would greatly complain, about the howling, the tearing innocent people to shreds and the dog hair.

 

Dear Wolfie: WTF?? Does the word 'duh' mean anything...?" signed Graves

 


 
      Yeah, hi, me again...Dear Graves...and Azreal, Can zombies have sex? And if so, can they procreate? What about vampires, can they have kids? Jokester
 

Azreal Answers: Dear Jokester: Oh you have got to be fucking kidding me...while I'll leave the zombie part of this question to my partner, I will point out a very disastrous 4th season of the TV show, Angel, in which the vampire Darla WAS pregnant and gave birth to Angel's son. I really don't remember the how and why,because I didn't really pay that much attention to it, because I rather hated the blonde bitch and it was full of really bad acting, even the main stars struggling through a bad plot and scripts. I really can't cite other cinamatic references. I can also add, while I don't know about full blooded vampires I do know at least two half vampires with kids. Although, Master vampire (and ultimate asshole bastard) LiVed has two sons, I think both were concieved through 'unnatural' means, and one might not even be his..

Dear Jokester: Zombies are nothing but animated dead flesh... in order to have sex, and thus procreate, there must be blood flow... its the blood flow that gives the guy a hard on and thus allows sex to be possible.  Procreation wise... no. Why? CAUSE THEY'RE FUCKING DEAD!!  Hope that helped answer your questions! Graves



 
 Ello, in relation to my last question, if my boyfriend was turned into a zombie, how could I insure safe sex? Jokester again
 
 
Azreal Answers: Ew...use a condom! But I wouldn't fucking recommend it!

Dear Jokester: Seeing as how zombies are basically rotting flesh on the move and things tend to fall off at inopportune moments...Even if you were able to some how get him 'ready'.. I wouldn't. Graves
 


 
 Dear Azreal, in the movie Van Helsing (with the ubber sexy Hugh Jackman) how did the baby vampire thing work? I mean there were thousands of them, from one bride alone, did that mean a lot of sex? Needing to know Jokester...

Azreal Answers:  Jokester, obiviously you have sex on the brain, and very twisted kinky sex at that...distrubing...As for your question, I'd like you to refer back to the can vampires have kids question. However, having seen Van Helsing, I'm going to say they procreated like bats...which I don't really want to look up to explain...

Dear Jokester; congrats .. you did it.. you grossed me out.  Ew.  Graves



I've heard the term ghouls, used into reference to zombie like creatures, but...I'm a bit confused...what's the difference between ghouls and zombies? Token

Dear Token: A ghoul is a creature that feeds off the dead. they are not dead themselves, although some stories claim they are. They are creatures who live in cemetaries and dig up the recently dead to eat them. Zombies are the dead who have been raised from their graves and returned to a temporary existance...Graves



Who would be best to sacrifice to the zombies, to slow them down? Jokester.

Azreal Answers: George W. Bush..

Dear Jokester; Zombies don't give a shit... just toss them the person nearest to you and run faster then those behind you. Graves



If zombies are slow, stupid, off balance and shambling, then how come they can tear people limb from limb? Tootles

Dear Tootles; Not ALL zombies are that way. In the earlier movies, yes they were slow stupid and shambling, like all good zombies should be. But in the newer ones they tend to be very fast. Regardless, even the slow, stupid shambling zombies have the inate ability to catch hold of the much faster humans and rip them apart for a variety of reasons. The easiest way is sheer numbers; a group of zombies vs a single human. Truthfully, though, the zombies biggest asset is fear. Humans see a zombie and they freak.. Think about it ; you see a half rotten corpse coming at you, you're going to freak big time and piss your pants. That kind of fear fucks with your reaction time... you freeze up. Plus you just don;t have the strength to break free if they grab you. Sure, if you were strong enough you could probably rip their arms off or something along that line, assuming they were decomposed enough,,, but in the end, they can hurt you, but you can't hurt them. Very hard to fight off someone that you can't hurt, and very hard to fight when you're being hurt... and thus "RIIIPPP!... zombie wins.  Graves



What is, in your opinion, the best Zombie movie? Mrs.Rabbit

Dear Mrs. Rabbit;   Obviously you are not a fan, either of myself nor of Zombies in partiucular, or you would already know the answer to this. THE best Zombie movie EVER is, hands down, Romero's classic "Night Of The Living Dead' ... in the orginal black and white... the technocolor redo fucking sucks.  Comedy wise though, i'd have to go with 'Shaun of the Dead'. If you haven't seen them.. go now. Fuck.. go watch them now anyhow.  Graves



Overall, what is the best weapon against zombies, just so I can be prepared when the times comes? BooBop

Dear Boobop;  I personally prefer my machete, but most people don't like to get that up close and personal. I suggest you find a gun that you're comfortable handling and can shoot well enough. No use me telling you a certain kind of gun if you get knocked on your ass every time you fire it, is there? Basically, any gun will do as long as you can hit what you're aiming at. If you can't, I suggest you find someone who CAN and shadow their ass. Graves



Can you tell me what the difference between zombies and Voodoo Zombies? Gypsymoth

 

Azreal Answers:  

  Ooo...I had to go to Mama Nettie to get the scoop on this one, very nice Gypsymoth: First of all, this requires a brief history of Voodo. Vodun, more popularly known as Voodoo, has been greatly misrepresented and sensationalized particularly in Hollywood films, according to which its followers practice bizarre rituals involving voodoo dolls and cannibalism~ Graves cuts in ~

Yo Gypsymoth... Azreal went bonkers and wrote a fuckin ESSAY to answer your question, so I won't bother adding my two cents... I'll just give you the link to the full and complete answer to your question.

 

http://huntersprey.bravehost.com/voodoozombies.html

 

For those of our readers who don;t care to know the answer, read on...



Dear Azreal, cause I figure out of the two of you, you've read it...I was reading Harry Potter and Half Blood Prince. Well, the creatures were refered to in the books, the Inferi, you know the ones in the lakes. Are they zombies? Ginger O'Rouke

Azreal Answers: Lucky for you, I have read Half Blood Prince...and actually enjoyed it, so I remember it...that and I happen to have a copy sitting on my shelf.

To answer your question. Yus, Inferi are definitely Zombies. In reference: Page 62/Scolastics hard back edtion: "They are corpses," Said Dumbledore calmly. "Dead bodies that have been bewitched to do a Dark Wizard's bidding..."

So in fact, yus, they are zombies. I particularly found it interesting that it was fire that they were most afraid of.

Dear Ginger; *snorts* Harry Potter...*rolls eyes**clears throat* good call on asking Az...I would've just laughed at you. but yeah... dead bodies animated to do someones bidding... thats a zombie. Graves



I know this is for horror movies and things, but I also know the movie Secret Window is considered horror, or well, maybe thriller, but I have to ask some one. No one will give me an answer(or maybe I'm asking the wrong people...) Was Mort Rainey and John Shooter really one person, or were they two different people? Confused Tink

Azreal Answers; Well that depends on if you want to get psychological about it or not, Ms. Tink. In truth, John Shooter was in fact just a manifestation of Mort's stress, frustration and aggression over the fact that his wife was having an affair. The long and short of it is, a duel schizophrinic personality. Mort spent the movie trying very hard to deny all of it. In the end, he had a fucking break down and as a result, killed his ex wife AND her boyfriend.

Yus, certain questions were not answered very well, or at all. Like how he got from the lake, to their house, torched, and got back to the lake. or WHY he killed the dog(other then to get back at the bastard but thats movies for you.

Also, try reading the short story by Stephen King. It's very enjoyable...cept for the end...



Was there a Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis movie that dealt with Zombies? Tootles

Azreal Answers;  yus, there WAS a movie that dealt with zombies, it was called Scared Stiff and premiered in 1953 in black and white. And while the zombies didnt' come into it until the second half, it was still an amusing movie. Very worth renting for the brief ending cameo of Bing Crosby and Bob Hope as skeltons at the end.



Was John Carpnter's Ghosts of Mars considered a Zombie movie? Tootles

Azreal Answers: Offical movie listings does list it as yus, a zombie movie.



What's the worst grossing Zombie movie in threaters ever? Undead

Azreal Answers: Just because I was very curious to know myself, I went and found out. A little known movie called Amercian Zombie, when grossed a total of $3,126 and showed in ONE threater(estimate) and was released 3/28/08. Is it any wonder no one's heard of this?! Of course, if you want to see bad...go rent Zombie Strippers...



Which is better, an M16 or AK 47 or maybe a Colt 9mm SMG? I wanna be prepared you see... TheShadowThatIsAbby

Azreal Answers: I asked Nate...he says go with all three.

 

I stand by my earlier comment concerning weapons... As long as you can use it comfortably, hit what you're aiming at and not get knocked on your ass by the recoil...Oh .. and have a shit load of ammo to go with it...


As long as you meet those criteria... you should be fine. Graves



Would you suggest an underground bunker for the coming Zombie Apocolpyse? TheShadowThatIsAbby

Only if you have dependable above ground sensors or shit to let you know, either when it's over.. or when its clear to make a supply run. Graves



Whats the difference between Imps and Gremlins? Puss'n'boots

Ah.. now THAT depends... Do you want the Hunter's Prey version of them? Or the general 'real world' version?

HP wise...Gremlins and Imps are sort of cousins... both are lower level demons that are extremely easy to summon, mostly by accident and are huge annoyances.


Gremlins vary on the intelligence scale, depending on type, but none are brighter than your average chimp. And one of the troubles they love to cause, is screwing with your computer...Troublesome, irritating as hell.. but not particularly dangerous...

Imps also vary in intelligence, but some can get to be in the preteen human range and they're trouble causing tends to lean toward pranks... the more dangerous the better for them. Ever seen the TV series 'Dead Like Me" ? Imps are closer to the Gravelings of that show...

~~'real world' wise..

Gremlins are mainly mechanically minded in their tricks , and believe it or not, are mainly assosiated with aircraft.

Imps are usually described as mischievous more than dangerous, and as lesser beings rather than the big bad demons;They are usually described as lively being short And then, according to some, the attendants of the devil are sometimes called imps.

hope this answers your question, babe. Graves



Can vampires get cavities? Can Zombies get cavities? Sugarhigh

Azreal Answers; Considering your name, chewing on you, they probably can...

Can't speak for vamps...but zombies... yeah... cavities ARE tooth decay.. and zombies DECAY... Graves





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