So here’s what I learned from the epic (and genuinely horrifying) zombie holocaust dream I had last night:

1. Whenever it’s possible, run. Staying and fighting gives more zombies a chance to show up.
2. Secure the bodies of the people that just got killed by zombies, even if you’re still dealing with those zombies, ’cause if you don’t, in a minute, there’ll be a couple more zombies.
3. Everything is a weapon if you hit the zombie hard enough with it. In the face. Repeatedly. I killed one with an old metal 3-hole paper puncher.
4. Basement or upstairs? Upstairs. You can destroy a staircase and find a way down later; you can’t get out of a basement. Ben had that right in NOTLD.
5. Zombies that have been dead for awhile come apart easier than you’d think; even their jaws. Grab a piece and yank. Repeat until the zombie is… ineffective.
6. Don’t let your child out of your sight EVEN. FOR. A. SECOND.
7. If new people show up, let them in if you can. They might be able to help.
8. If new people show up surrounded by zombies only a few feet away… too bad for them. Better them than you.
9. When the guys in lab coats and biohazard suits show up, things might have just gotten worse.
10. If you see a dinosaur in the distance, relax. You’re just dreaming.