10. An Airport





We come to the final installment at last, and this scenario is also one that hasn't been shown in movies in any great detail to my knowledge, even though an airborne virus would mean an airport could become a very dangerous place indeed! In a situation where a quarantine isn't set up fast enough there could be infected passengers arriving from multiple countries on multiple planes which would amount to an airport full of zombies.

It would be terrifying and once again you would be running for your life, both from the zombies and the crushing crowds that may trample you if you get in their way. Every man for himself would be the order of the day which makes this scenario a worthy addition to this list.

There is one factor which takes away a lot of the points that this scenario may have had though. That is the security forces in the airport. There are always police with firearms close at hand who would put themselves between you and harms way. They can't however kill the virus if it is airborne which is another reason for the placing of this scenario.

Fear Factor: 7

Risk Factor: 6

Horror Factor: 5

Total Score: 18



The end has come upon us, it's over!

Final Standings:

1. Hospital - 30
2. Stadium - 29
3. Subway train - 28
4. A Concert - 27
5. A Supermarket - 23
6. A Shopping Mall - 21
7. A Traffic Jam - 20
8. A Theme Park - 20
9. A Cinema - 19
10. An Airport - 18

This is my opinion and my perspective and I know that without a doubt were someone else to make this same list with the same places, it may well be very different from the way I have seen and described it and I accept that. There are just so many ways that a zombie Apocalypse could pan out and the variables are endless in quantity.

I hope you enjoyed the ride and I guarantee there will be more articles just like this one, coming very soon so please pay me another visit.

Feel free to comment as I'd love a debate about zombies, my passion!




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9. A Cinema







A cinema would be a very scary place to be indeed if the zombies were to wander in while you were watching a movie. The darkness would mask them until the last minute and before you knew what was happening, they would be upon you. However, I think it quite unlikely that zombies would find their way deep into a cinema, all the way to the screens when they have other easier prey all around them outside.

There is a chance, albeit a small chance, that an infected person would still go and see a movie despite being very sick and if that happened, then it might get very sticky indeed in the darkness of a cinema depending on how quickly the virus becomes full blown when transmitted through a bite or a scratch. There are three exits but you would also be running in the darkness along with all the other panicking movie-goers so the experience would leave you wetting your pants for sure.

I think that the worst thing that would happen though, is that the zombie apocalypse would be raging outside while you are oblivious to it, enjoying the movie. Stepping outside into the chaos would be a huge shock to the system and that may be enough for anyone to quickly become zombie fodder.

Fear Factor: 7

Risk Factor: 6

Horror Factor: 6

Total Score: 19


Despite the obvious risks in this scenario a cinema could still turn out to be nowhere near as bad as one would think it might when all the variables are taken into account.

See you for the final installment, coming soon!

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8. A Theme Park







Hmm, while sitting up in the ferris while hand in hand with your loved one, romance in the air, down below the screams begin as those infected with the virus begin to turn in rabid zombies. You watch in horror as the wheel begins to descend towards the chaos down below and several other passengers begin shrieking hysterically, predictably drawing the attention of a few zombies on the ground who are beginning to run out of prey.

With the ride operator dead, undead or fled you are in for one very long ride. Zombies being zombies would just stand by the ride reaching out and grabbing as their screaming meals drifted by them tantalizingly close but not close enough. Some would even be crushed under the ride as they sought to get at the humans slipping past, just out of reach.

A ferris wheel might not be so bad compared to the other rides you may get stuck on while zombies are trying desperately to reach you. However, even though a fairground really is a frightening place to get stuck, there is really no way the zombies could get to you while the ride you are on is continuing to work. Who knows how long the ride would last, hours, a day, maybe 2 days before the fuel runs out or it breaks down. By that point there will either be dozens of zombies waiting or they will have gone hunting somewhere else.

At least you are out of reach for a while and won't get torn apart anytime soon. Then again, you may be on a rollercoaster and that could end up very badly indeed if it breaks down mid-course.

Fear Factor: 8

Risk Factor: 6

Horror Factor: 6

Total Score: 20




So we have a tie. However, I'm going to give 7th to the traffic jam due to the variables of each scenario. Yes, being stuck on a ride would be a very bad thing indeed, but at least you are out of reach and have time to form a plan as you sit in relative safety. The zombies may leave and run after other easier prey if you stay quiet and out of sight. In the confines of a traffic jam, the risks of being caught by surprise are enough to edge it.

What do you think, guys?




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7. A Traffic Jam




A traffic jam would most certainly make for a great feasting ground for the undead and therefore an utterly frightening experience to anyone stuck in their car, unable to move. I do recall at least a couple of scenes in movies where zombies struck during a traffic jam but surprisingly that scenario hasn't been utilized to it's fullest potential, however, I do think it may well be used in the upcoming World War Z movie. I look forward to that!

Obviously, the thousands of families in their cars would probably be fleeing the mysterious viral infection that has spread throughout their city or state and have been brought to a stand still by the army blockades set up at the major roads leading in and out of the city. Prime time for a zombie outbreak.

Being stuck in a car while watching the horrific scenes of violence and bloody carnage unfold all around would be horrifying and I'm pretty sure that if it were me in that position I'd be staying put. In fact I'd be hunkered down until the screaming stopped and then I would think about getting out and running for my life. Running down those small alleys between the cars while a zombie feast is in full-swing is not my idea of smart, although some people (brave people) would choose that time as the best because the zombies would be distracted by the thousands of fresh meals!

Fear Factor: 8

Risk Factor: 6

Horror Factor: 6

Total Score: 20


Just as frightening as most of the other scenarios but less risky due to the shelter of the car and less horrifying because of the lack of visuals.


See you soon, Zombie Lovers!

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4. A Concert/Music Festival




Now you may wonder why I put this concert scenario in fourth place as opposed to 1st or 2nd and in most cases I would normally echo your thoughts, however, my incredibly fertile imagination takes into account each variable of each scenario and most large concerts are held outside or at least in a much more open space than say, somewhere like a stadium. I think given that escape routes and clear running ground are 2 of the main requirements for survival, this scenario definitely deserves to be in 4th, although it is still a horrifying prospect!

Much like a stadium, the potential for being trampled and crushed to death is extremely great which means that it is the most likely cause of death in this scenario. This now brings me to the question I have so shortsightly overlooked: Would those that die from being crushed in the stampede reanimate and become zombies?

Should those who die in the initial crowd surges reanimate, the death toll of the first 10 minutes would be huge due to the number of zombies in amongst the fleeing, panicking masses. Those on the fringes of the crowd would most likely escape, unfortunately for the ones in the center they may have a 50/50 chance of escaping alive and unbitten. The living surrounded by dead on all sides, a concert would have the potential to give birth to a massive amount of fresh zombies for the apocalypse. A scary thought indeed.

Fear Factor: 10

Risk Factor: 8

Horror Factor: 9

Total Score: 27


So next time you decide to visit a concert, keep this in mind!

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6. A Shopping Mall



Now the scenarios are becoming much more open and the survivability is slowly creeping upwards, however, as we see in just about every zombie movie released, something strange happens to the human mind when faced with flesh-eating, aggressively persistant zombies. People begin to do ridiculously stupid things like talk to the dead, begging for their life or try to hold one down until they tire and get bitten which only serves to speed up the spread of the virus.

A shopping mall would be terrifying due mainly to the sheer amount of people a person would be surrounded by and the deafening screaming and yelling from all sides as zombies begin attacking. Not knowing what was happening would be bad enough, but then as it becomes clear what is occurring people would be faced with the decision of just where to run to, which escalator to get on. Should they get in the elevator? Probably not! You have seen the movies, elevators are a big no-no.

In a shopping mall scenario, getting out as quick as possible would be the key to survival because I can't see the panicking masses suddenly forming a cohesive unit in order to eradicate the zombies, then shack up in the mall. A mall would be useful, later but at the outset of a zombie apocalypse it would be nothing but a death-trap unless of course you happen to be completely unshakable and extremely tough which most of us aren't.



Fear Factor: 8

Risk Factor: 6

Horror Factor: 7

Total Score: 21



A respectable score of 21. I'll be seeing you very shortly for the next part.

Have a zombieful day!


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5. A Supermarket






You are innocently walking along the fresh meat ailse when you hear a slurping wet, smacking sounds from behind the counter. Looking up you are surprised to see a little old lady with her head buried in the raw meat behind the glass pane, and when she sees you staring at her she dives at you straight into the glass pane with a dull thud but it's as if she feels nothing because she does it again and again. Suddenly a crescendo of screams fill the air behind you and the turn to see a commotion over by the checkout counters and a stream of people fleeing in your direction, terror stricken faces seeking out a hiding place and that's when you realize a zombie apocalypse has begun.

A supermarket would be pretty scary, what with all the running, screaming people and the long aisles with those sharp turns that could bring you face to face with a zombie. You may even become trapped in the middle of an aisle as zombies approach from both sides - if you are too slow to react- that is. A quick and rationale thinker would utilise tinned goods as weapons and head towards the back fire escape, taking any survivors along with him/her. The more in the group, the less chance of you becoming zombie fodder!

So the most dangerous part of this scenario would be the beginning, when the panic is setting in and the urge to run and scream takes over like an infection. The zombies are on a shopping trip, they are quite happy to toy with their food a little before dinner and would no doubt untiringly follow until a running meal comes close enough for them to latch onto.


Fear Factor: 8

Risk Factor: 7

Horror Factor: 8

Total Score: 23


A sudden 4 point drop in the scores. Things are looking up from here, apart from the fact that there is a zombie apocalypse!

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