The Complete Zombie Preparedness Guide: 10 Essential Online Resources

Are you ready for the zombie apocalypse? For a neighborhood overrun by unfeeling monsters with an insatiable appetite for human flesh; undead cannibals which can only be killed by destroying their brains? If you’re like us, then you’re probably convinced that it’s not a matter of if the zombies are coming—it’s just a matter of when. To help you get ready, here’s our 10 essential online guides for zombie preparedness.

1. Zombie Preparedness Initiative – This site is run by a group of concerned citizens preparing for the impending zombie invasion. Essential feature: The forum where you can discuss everything from preferred weapons to choosing the ideal “fallout” location.
2. Zombie Survival and Defense – An online community for zombie theorists, survivalists and fans to share their survival plans and experiences. Because when the zombies rise, sticking together will be crucial.
3. Mathematical Model for Surviving a Zombie Attack – The mathematics of a hypothetical zombie attack and how to survive it. The key to survival: “hit hard and hit often.”
4. The Undead Report – This site has all you need to know about the undead and how to survive a zombie outbreak. There are sections on targets, survival gear and more.
5. Zombie Survival – A font of practical zombie survival information, with resources, FAQ’s and a forum. As the site says, “There are two types of people in the world, those with a Zombie invasion plan, and Dinner.”
6. Zombie Research Society – The Zombie Research Society believes “what you don’t know can eat you” and that enthusiastic debate about zombies is essential to the human race’s survival.
7. How to Survive a Zombie Attack – This Ehow.com article explains how to survive a zombie attack in 10 easy-to-follow tips. Perfect if you’re actually being chased by zombies and only have a short amount of time for reading.
8. Surviving a Zombie Attack: A Guide for Dummies – Even if your brain can’t handle long division, that doesn’t mean zombies don’t want to eat it! This guide explains to the dumber-among-us just what a zombie is, evasion strategies, how to kill a zombie and even long term survival goals.
9. Zombie Squad – The Zombie Squad provides trained zombie extermination professionals and zombie survival consultants. Their goal is to educate the public on how to respond to zombie-related disasters of all kinds.
10. World War Z - An oral history of the Zombie War, including a risk calculator designed to determine your odds of surviving a zombie attack.

This article was contributed by Kelly Rockey, who writes about Halloween costumes on her site. Feedback is welcomed at kellyrockey1@gmail.com.