The list of books, movies, and comics is below. Please add to it, linking to sources for other scientists to get a copy when possible. Amassing a library of zombie literature can only help the effort.

Books:

• The Zombie Survival Guide - Max Brooks' first book. This book presents itself as a serious survival guide, however, it was actually written as a parody of other survival guides. Although it talks about the fictional Solanum virus and fictional zombie outbreaks, it contains possibly the most useful survival information. This book should be your first port of call when planning against an assault by the undead.
• World War Z. - the newest book by Brooks, contains a history of Zombie outbreaks.
• I Am Legend - The book, written by Richard Matheson, deals more with a plague of vampires that have taken over the earth, but is a great read about the implications of being a survivor amongst the living dead. The book was made into a movie starring Charlton Heston called "The Omega Man", and is currently being remade as a starring vehicle for Will Smith.
• Comics - there are just too many to list here, but when counting comic books, give yourself one "credit" for the genre, not one per comic you've read. Notable entries here include: Walking Dead, Deadworld, and Marvel Zombies.
• For long-term survival, any book in the Foxfire series is invaluable. These books are full of mountain lore and living, such as building a log cabin and chimney, recognizing and harvesting edible plants, hunting and cleaning animals, etc.
• Again, any first aid book is invaluable. Whilst it won't protect you from a Zombie bite or scratch, being able to properly treat yourself could leave you more mobile and less vulnerable.
• Check out The Rising and City of the Dead by Brian Keene, these are also not "traditional" zombies, but can give you some tips for survival. Go to his website BrianKeene.com to get the books or join the message board.
• Free, online series of zombie and horror novels from David Wellington: Monster Island, Monster Nation, Monster Planet, and the newest Plague Zone. Also available in standard offline book form.

Films:

• Dawn of the Dead - any version.
• Day of the Dead.
• Night of the Living Dead.
• Return of the Living Dead (parts 1 - 5) - although if you are counting any of these you really need 6 because this was clearly just for entertainment....
• 28 Days Later - Not a "classic" zombie, but an alternative theory and possible subspecies that warrants discussion.
• 28 Weeks later - Sequel to 28 days. Deals with some of the mistakes you should not make in a post-infected world.
• Evil Dead (1 or 2) - general primer for the possible variants on undead/evil. May stray too far into the mythic aspects.
• House of the Dead (1 or 2) - again, if you are counting this one you better have 6 to your credit because the "facts" pale under the terrible acting. Makes it very hard to digest good zombie info.
• Last Man on Earth - not about zombies, but an excellent story of survival in an infestation. This 1964 movie ,starring Vincent Price was also based on the Richard matheson novel "I am Legend"
• Shaun of the Dead - a look at the "mid-infestation" stage possibilities where survivors still represent a decent amount of the population and some governing bodies are intact.
• Land of the Dead- a good movie based on a massive post infection state by the undead where most of the world is dominated by mostly the undead. this shows survival techniques and it shows how you can change a city from an ordinary city to a zombie proof city.
• Dead and Deader- cool movie that kindof messes with the idea of zombies and how they come into being.

Music:

• Are there any musical situations?
• Eat Your Brains by Jonathan Coultan
• Iron Maiden attracts them easily

Video Games

• Dead Rising offers a semi-accurate demonstration of good and bad weapons to be used in a zombie outbreak. However, it may be less useful due to the main character not getting infected from single bites or scratches, as well as Zombies dying more easily then they really would (for example, dying from losing only legs).
• Resident Evil series (except 4 and possibly 5) These games are based on zombies being results of genetic experiment mishaps. Although zombies tend to be ridiciously strong eg. Taking 3-4 headshots to kill in the games.

Websites:

• For information on zombies go to Wikipedia--Zombies or How Stuff Works--Zombies.

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