At the request of the Zombie Master, I offer this attempt at a Zombie Identification Code (ZIC for short). Here it is below, as first published on the ZM's page. Know your undead! Let's get down to winning the Z Wars!!

Though others have tried, I think I have resolved the Zombie Classification issue. This is by no means a definitive list, and certainly open to amendment by others, if they are still alive. All feedback is welcome! It is my sincere hope to aid other zombie-hunters with this simplified Z.I.C. (Zombie Identification Code) system. Here goes:

1. Romeros
Slow, relentless, stupid (though there have been exceptions, like Bub and Big Daddy, who somehow retained a portion of their living intelligence after being zombified). Eats living flesh. Seem physically weak, unless a feeding frenzy commences over a trapped victim – in which case a burst of "zombidrenaline" grants them the strength to tear a body apart. Felled by brain trauma (head shot).

2. Russos
Vary between slow and moderately agile, relentless, reasonably intelligent, though enslaved to their hunger. Intelligent enough to retain a portion of their living personalities. Able to speak. Seem to prefer brains, over lower anatomy. They cannot be felled by a head shot. Only "die" after sufficient destruction of their bodies prevents them from functioning.

3. Snyders
Fast, vicious, relentless. Eats living flesh. Felled by head shot. Congregate in large masses rather than roaming aimlessly, as "Romeros" tend to.

4. Dargentos
Slow, relentless. Nearly identical to Romeros, only seem to have a sense of fashion awareness, and an aversion to religious paraphernalia. Skin closely resembles molded putty rather than decay. Not as preoccupied by feeding, but rather a need to rip victims apart. Attracted most to buxom women with big hair and European accents. Attack primarily at night.

5. Woods
Slow, mindless, with zero ambition. Do not feed. Attacks consist of ominous stalking, and only occasional killing of victims. All "Woods" are controlled by a device known as an "electrode gun" used primarily by aliens with nice haircuts, semi-Arthurian theatre costumes and a compulsion to speak in Screenwriting 101 pompous blather.

Rob
Marina, CA

That's great.  I love it.  May come in handy.

Yes thank you for the info. I know this will come in handy.

May I add "Raimi's"? They are a particularly annoying bunch who, besides stabbing people with pencils, eating flesh and generally being fuck ugly, also have the uncanny knack of driving you mental with intellectual chants such as "we're gonna get you", and "i'll swallow your soul, I'll swallow your soul." Not to mention the fact they harness their power from the Necronomicon which can also send you loopy with laughing deer heads and dancing lamps. It is definately a different breed of zombie who dances with its head post decapitation, but one that i think should be considered. Just incase some moron accidentally recites the book of dead on radio someday.

That's a good point - the zombies that result from demonic possession... I think Lee (ZombieMaster) calls them "Zombus Demonicus" or something like that....