Got what it takes to escape the inevitable doomsday?

 Let's do a collective flashback, and reflect on some of best (worst) ways to go.

5 Spoilerific zombie induced deaths, in no specific order.

1 - Wood eye?! (Zombie aka Zombie 2 aka Dawn of the Dead 2)

My god, the very door that separates you from them is turned against you -- and by jeebus, you don't even blink as the hordes of undead pull you EYE first towards a huge wax-impaling splinter. I guess with enough zombie invasions, it's bound to happen sometimes.

2 - Talking Head (Day of the Dead)

People argue that you got a minute of vision after you die-- imagine what that must have felt like to witness your guts pulled out, and then having your head  kicked around, as you watch your new friends fight for your intestines.

3 - Next floor: DOOOM (Dawn of the Dead (Romero's original))

So, the doors open, and the elevator is flooded with hands, and there's no escape. More horrifying is the thought that your armoured safe elevator is transformed into your final-- well not so final resting place. usually it's the other way around, where the monster's hand gets ripped off as the doors shut.

4 - Guilty by Association (Night of the Living Dead)

Whew! that was a close one. Looks like that ordeal is allllll over. You know, I really have a renewed appreciation for carpentry. Maybe I'll settle down out west, open up a - BAM! Man, that really sucks. All that hard work. All the hammering of boards to windows, bitch slapping, keeping all these morons in line- what a thankless way to go. Better than being one of them though, right? Technically, there's not much difference other than principal. The goddamn rifle totting national guard sure don't know the difference.

5 - I think I lost my keys in your Rib cage (Brain dead aka Dead alive)

One second you're enjoying the party, drinking cocktails, flirting with some very promiscuous people and listening to (I think) the latest polka remix, and the next, this random basement door lands on you (again the barrier becomes your doom) and then you got this 50's greaser style zombie digging into your guts, yanking, and pulling out your entire rib cage. What a reversal of fortune. How the hell do you prepare for that? 

Did I miss stuff? Sure! Let me know what's worse, and I (and fellow Midnight peeps) just may rent something list worthy. Catch some inventively new zombie gags tonight at Survival of the Dead, and then again with [Rec]2!

Also, make sure you put some work in should you happen to see one of those shambling intesti-tarians!

GEORGE A ROMERO'S SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD - screens @ TIFF 09:

Saturday Sept 12 11:59 PM - RYERSON/ Sunday Sept 13 12:30 PM - SCOTIA BANK 2

[REC]2 - screens @ TIFF 09:

Tuesday Sept 14 - RYERSON/ Thursday Sept 17 12:30 PM - SCOTIABANK 4/ Saturday Sept 19 6:15PM -AMC 3