THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT

[thez]

I forgot to mention that Meghan and I debated whether or not a zombie infant would be able to function as a zombie while we waited for the movie to start.

I pointed out that newborns can't even roll over on their own, and so would never be able to move about and seek out the flesh that sustains them. The only way an infant zombie could survive was if the mother (or father) zombie maintained some sort of subdued parenting instinct, enough that they'd bring flesh to the infant.

Meghan pointed out that I ruin everything with my stupid science.

My stupid ZOMBIE SCIENCE!

Comments

[sakibombshell.livejournal.com]

I have to agree, since zombies as far as I know them to be are typically the undead. So a zombie would be an un-dead baby. This baby would not have seen zombie movies or be eligible for zombie boot camp, so it wouldn't naturally know what the heck it was doing. Its parents would have to do the dirty work until it was old enough to go to zombie school and learn to throw zombie paper airplanes. Yeah, anyways... this is important stuff.

[lordlazarus.livejournal.com]

Perhaps you should see the movie Dead Alive. It has a whole section on zombie baby rearing.

[sparklyoctopus.livejournal.com]

I like zombies. I like them medium rare with a side of tatertots or equally salty substance.

[capuu.livejournal.com]

That just...brings Pirate Baby's Cabana (http://youtube.com/watch?v=VFJFe05DK7c) all back for me.

[basehead.livejournal.com]

What about the zombie newborn in Dawn of the Dead (2006)? It could kind of twitch and hiss. Although I guess you're right; it would eventually die without someone feeding and protecting it. If it hadn't gotten shot or whatever.

[thez.livejournal.com]

That's actually what got us talking about it in the first place.