Comments on: Can the Snow Stop and Kill Zombies?

By: Nicole Semmelrock

Nicole Semmelrock — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:48:13 +0000

28 Days Later zombies weren’t undead. They starved and could be killed the way normal humans could. They were just sick…with RAGE!!! (that’s not a spoiler, it was right there in the beginning.) I mean no disrespect to the movie, it’s one of my favorites, but it wasn’t a zombie movie.

By: Nicole Semmelrock

Nicole Semmelrock — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:45:49 +0000

I think that there just isn’t enough water left in the zombie body for the ice crystals to form.

By: Capt.Pantsless

Capt.Pantsless — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:26:10 +0000

This is the same fundamental question as ‘Do zombies need to eat to keep moving?’ I.e. if the undead are powered by some sort of supernatural force, or by some kind of natural phenomenon, such as a virus. If its the former, then no, cold might freeze them, but they would come back ‘alive’ upon the thaw. However, if you’re talking about a 28 Days Later style zombie, then a hard-freeze would destroy them. Mind you, they’ll be more resistant to cold than the average human.

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By: Strife26

Strife26 — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:47:41 +0000

The real question here becomes, are you willing to take the chance that they won’t?

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:10:15 +0000

I think that the cold would most likely not kill a Z, it would for sure slow them down and make them easier to kill, but I doubt that the cold itself would kill them.

By: JP

JP — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:25:59 +0000

So much easier to smash zombie faces when they aren’t trying to eat you. Kill as many as you can while they are frozen. I am one that follows the belief of the other commentors in that they would reanimate when they thawed out.

By: Brian (A World on Fire)

Brian (A World on Fire) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:25:48 +0000

Cool book, Robin … I also checked out your blog which is pretty funny with your “getting to know your galley” post. Keep me in the loop with any updates!

By: Brian (A World on Fire)

Brian (A World on Fire) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:24:35 +0000

That’s an interesting thought, Nicole. I’m not quite a bio hound or understand how the body works outside of avoiding sharp pointy things, but wouldn’t ice crystals equally effect a zombie as well as a human? Or do you think it doesn’t matter since the zombie requires so little brain power?

By: Nicole Semmelrock

Nicole Semmelrock — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:48:37 +0000

I think you’re talking about the ice crystals that form in the brain of humans…right? It’s why we can’t unfreeze frozen people yet…their brains got damaged when the water in their brains froze and expanded. I don’t think that would happen with zombies. They don’t really have the same water content as humans. So yeah, I’m thinking they would thaw and still be…”viable”.

By: Robin Becker

Robin Becker — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:29:13 +0000

They freeze and reanimate come spring. Like tulips.