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So the internet and nerd culture obsesses over zombies, to the point where we want it.
But I ask this question, am i the only one preparing for a vampire apocalypse? Would all our chainsaws, machetes
and fast vehicle to escape the hordes be useful against the blood sucking horde?
Why isnt anyone preparing for a vampire apocalypse?

Because much like zombies, vampires are fictional creatures.

The difference between a zombie apocalypse and a vampire apocalypse is the latter isn't really an apocalypse, just a change in management really...

Vampires are already running things...

Really, Where can i Sign up?

I'm with Frazzled on this one, vampires already run everything and chances of an apocalypse are rather slim because they would then find themselves deprived of their favourite source of nutrients in all that sweet sweet human blood.

So no need to prepare for something that will never happen...

Well....might as well watch "Priest" a couple hundred times to get the moves and weapons just right....thats a lot of crosses to file across a bullet point....

Or read the Gehenna novels.

true....but the more I think about it...more the idea of crosses on the round will still work on both zombies and vampires...course the possible mushrooming effect of the round on impact is win/win.....and figure when it goes to Hell with kittens in a hand basket it'll give me something to do since electricity probaly go out

Vampires are easy to escape, just cross running water, or don't invite them in.

Zombies are much harder to avoid.

Easy E wrote:Vampires are easy to escape, just cross running water, or don't invite them in.

Zombies are much harder to avoid.

"Can I come in?"

"No."

"Pleeeeeeeeeeeeease."

"No."

"...."

"Now can I come in?"

That's how a Vampire Apocecypelsse would work.

LoneLictor wrote:

Easy E wrote:Vampires are easy to escape, just cross running water, or don't invite them in.

Zombies are much harder to avoid.

"Can I come in?"

"No."

"Pleeeeeeeeeeeeease."

"No."

"...."

"Now can I come in?"

That's how a Vampire Apocecypelsse would work.

Also throw out some rice. They will get distracted picking up and counting the rice and the sun will get them.

Dang....world goes to downhill and everyone out a job but Sam and Dean....Catre Blanche card for them at Fortress DakkaDakka

If a vampire apocalypse looks anything like 30 Days of Night I think I'll take the zombies.

Frazzled wrote:

LoneLictor wrote:

Easy E wrote:Vampires are easy to escape, just cross running water, or don't invite them in.

Zombies are much harder to avoid.

"Can I come in?"

"No."

"Pleeeeeeeeeeeeease."

"No."

"...."

"Now can I come in?"

That's how a Vampire Apocecypelsse would work.

Also throw out some rice. They will get distracted picking up and counting the rice and the sun will get them.

I thought that was for leprechauns or fairy folk? Don't think I've heard of it in reference to vampires before.

Than perhaps you might like to try literature with real vampires in it, such as Camilla, Varney the Vampire and Dracula? It was pretty prominent in all three IIRC.

Much like with Zombies, it really depends on what kind of Vampires we are talking about here.

Blood thirsty monsters wanting nothing more than to feast on my blood? Terrifying.

Sparkles McGee and his rag tag band of miscreants? Bring it on!

As an aside, does anybody else here find the idea of Werewolves far more terrifying than Zombies and Vampires combined?

Dreadwinter wrote:Much like with Zombies, it really depends on what kind of Vampires we are talking about here.

Blood thirsty monsters wanting nothing more than to feast on my blood? Terrifying.

Sparkles McGee and his rag tag band of miscreants? Bring it on!

As an aside, does anybody else here find the idea of Werewolves far more terrifying than Zombies and Vampires combined?

Depends. Is the werewolf at Trader Vicks? Is its hair perfect?

Werewolf ala Underworld, cool in a lethal biker sort of way. Unkillable werewolf ala Howling - terrifying. Werewolf ala Sparkles, Rodney the wiener dog would make them his...er well you know.

Vampires would probably have human slaves and also ve vulnerable during daylight hours, not burn to a crisp but 'reduced power' a la dracula.

But I think the basic methods of killing - decaptiation and fire sill hold true. The main advantage is that unlike zombie blood vampire blood wont turn people in such an infectious way. The disadavantage is that vampires are usually faster, stronger and more intelligent than zombies

AduroT wrote:

Frazzled wrote:
*Le Snip for de-text-walling*
Also throw out some rice. They will get distracted picking up and counting the rice and the sun will get them.

I thought that was for leprechauns or fairy folk? Don't think I've heard of it in reference to vampires before.

The reference comes from vampiric entities in the asian mythologies (originally chinese IIRC), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire

Its interesting how many cultures had vampire/demonlike myths about them.

Frazzled wrote:Its interesting how many cultures had vampire/demonlike myths about them.

Thats because they're real man, but on the tin foil hat and see society for what it really is man

Frazzled wrote:Its interesting how many cultures had vampire/demonlike myths about them.

If you think about it, pretty much every culture's folklore descends from a common background at some point in history, which is why there are so many common elements.

Combine that with the spread of folktales via exploration, trade and conquest and it's bound to happen

Krellnus wrote:Than perhaps you might like to try literature with real vampires in it, such as Camilla, Varney the Vampire and Dracula? It was pretty prominent in all three IIRC.

WOAH! There are REAL vampires! I thought they were imaginary! That's awesome!

Have you seen Blade? Vampires basically just go clubbing all the time.

That's not really an apocalypse. That's just Europe.

Daybreakers was a pretty accurate film regarding a vampire apocalypse IMO, the basic premise at least.

How to defeat the zombie horde

1. Make a deep hole between inpassable pieces terrain. make sure there is a way for you to get out after you finished digging. Zombie don't unstand impassable terrain rules.
2. Place a human size inflatable dancing man. Surrounded with a bio material like meat or brains
3.Befriend someone famous (if Matt Ward boot into pit)
4. crack beers, Enjoy self.


Defeat a vampire
1. Wear a thick turtle neck
2....idk

Frazzled wrote:

Dreadwinter wrote:Much like with Zombies, it really depends on what kind of Vampires we are talking about here.

Blood thirsty monsters wanting nothing more than to feast on my blood? Terrifying.

Sparkles McGee and his rag tag band of miscreants? Bring it on!

As an aside, does anybody else here find the idea of Werewolves far more terrifying than Zombies and Vampires combined?

Depends. Is the werewolf at Trader Vicks? Is its hair perfect?

Werewolf ala Underworld, cool in a lethal biker sort of way. Unkillable werewolf ala Howling - terrifying. Werewolf ala Sparkles, Rodney the wiener dog would make them his...er well you know.

I was thinking a mix between the Underworld and Howling kind. I think the thing that frightens me the most about werewolves is how feral and powerful they are made to be. You cannot hide, you cannot run. Fighting gives you a slim chance but lets be fair, without a gun you are pretty much boned.

without a gun you are pretty much boned.

OK so I'm good.

Did you know you can buy silver bullets?