Favourite Superhero

“Favourite Superhero” may seem like an odd name for a post on a horror lovers site, but I swear it’s horror related. I’ve been watching a lot horror shows and films lately and thinking about superheroes. There are many out there: Batman, Superman, Catwoman and the rest of the bunch, but while I love Christian Bale as Batman, I am much more for horror superheroes. In every horror movie or show, there is a protagonist and/ or superhero, and while many of them I like, I do have a favourite. The feminist in me must root for a woman, and oddly enough, my favourite superhero is a woman, but not solely based on the fact that she’s female. She and I share some qualities: we’re both short, blonde, weird, tough, strong, determined, and neither of us put up with other people’s bullshit. She is definitely stronger than me though, and fights vampires, along with demons and occasionally humans. Her name is the title of her tv show, which was on the air for seven years. If you’re a true horror fan, you already know who I’m talking about: Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The show is one of the greatest horror shows ever made- few shows have ever measured up to Buffy. I have all seven seasons on dvd and have watched every episode at least a dozen times I would say. I love the drama, the comedy, the romance, and of course, the horror. The happy moments make me happy, and the sad moments made me sad. What I love (probably more than I should) is when Buffy kicks the shit out of people (and creatures), because they always, if not almost always, deserve it. She’s tough, and she can survive anything, even death (she died twice and came back both times). Buffy is my favourite superhero. She is not only the best female superhero, but the best of all male and female superheroes! Nobody can ever, or will ever, beat Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Who is your favourite superhero?

 

Zombie Apocalypse Looming

Many people may not agree with me on this, but I believe that a zombie apocalypse is much more likely to happen than any other theory of the world possibly ending. In Toronto last weekend, we had an ice storm that made the Don Valley Parkway go dark, I mean TOTALLY DARK. I have never seen that before! My dad and I were driving home (we had no power for about 28 hours or so, but we were lucky) and I said that maybe the zombie apocalypse is happening and nobody told us. That got me thinking…. who would survive if we had a zombie apocalypse? I feel I would, as I am pretty much as prepared as you can be with all of my thorough zombie knowledge, but I found this Walking Dead quiz, and according to it, I would in fact survive. It may not be the most thorough quiz in the world, but I think you should take a look: http://www.amctv.com/shows/the-walking-dead/how-long-would-you-survive?utm_campaign=AMCWeekly&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=MarketTraq&utm_content=12.30.13&utm_term=293062 And tell me your results.

Also, a month or two ago I was reading a blog that asked who would be in your zombie apocalypse survival team. I believe they based their post mainly on movie characters, but I chose some tv characters as well. Want to know my list? I chose 6 characters. Buffy and Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as they are both very skilled fighters and I know they would have my back. Plus, Spike is incredibly gorgeous, and I need another awesome woman on my team (because the rest of the people I chose are men). I chose Batman, but only if it is Christian Bale as Batman, as he is also a very skilled and strong fighter, plus you know if we have to repopulate the world I think we would have beautiful children (…just saying xD). I chose Ash from The Evil Dead, because he’s dealt with undead before so he knows what he’s doing, and he’d always give us lots of laughs, which we would probably need from time to time. I chose Sam Winchester from Supernatural because he is very strong, fast and has fought basically anything and everything you could think of. PLUS, we could repopulate the world… he is GORGEOUS! Last, but definitely not least, I would obviously choose Rick Grimes from The Walking Dead. He is a natural leader, so I’m sure him and Buffy would argue over who should be the leader of the group, because they are both used to being leaders, but I’m sure they could take turns. Rick has dealt with so many zombies he is a natural choice for any team because he REALLY knows what he’s doing!! He’s very skilled and very smart so I would definitely want him on the team. Plus, I love him… not in THAT way, but I think he’d be a super cool guy to have on your team. So with Buffy, Spike, Batman, Ash, Sam and Rick (and of course myself), I think I would have an incredibly strong team to be able to survive a zombie apocalypse. I think it would be the strongest (not to mention most attractive) zombie apocalypse survival team out there!

Who (from movies or tv shows) would be on your zombie apocalypse survival team?