October Horror Challenge - Scout's Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse (2015)

 

 Synopsis

When there town is taken over by zombies, three scouts and a cocktail waitress must team up to save their town.

Review

This is a fun horror comedy. While there aren't many scares, there is some fun gore at times. There are plenty of laughs. Seriously, the physical comedy cracks me up. In what other zombie movie do you have an elderly toothless zombie trying to eat ass, zombie cats, a character hanging on to zombie dick for dear life, and a zombie singing Hit Me Baby One More Time?

The cast is great. Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller, and Joey Morgan put a lot of heart into their portrayal of the scouts. They're friendship feels believable and it's cool to see them grow and make some important revelations about what's important in life. Sarah Dumont plays a great older sister/unlikely mentor character. Finally David Koechner is great as the zombified Scout Leader Rogers.

Despite the juvenile and crass humor, this is a charming and ultimately wholesome zombie flick. Lovable characters learn life lessons and save the day. What more could you want?

In Your Game

You could run a great one-shot based on this movie using SURVIVE THIS!! Camp Blood and SURVIVE THIS!! Zombies!.

Zombie Stripper

Armor Class: 15

Hit Dice: 3
Move: 12
Actions: 1
Attack: Claw (1d4 + infection), Bite (1d4+ infection)
Special: Undead (can Run and dance), toughness +3, appear human, work the pole 
Bonuses: +3 to Melee attacks, +1 to Damage

Alignment: Neutral

Morale: 10

Madness: -
Terror: 12

HDE: 1

Infection: If their bite or claws deal damage, the target must make a Poison Save, or they become infected. If infected, they are at -1 to all attacks & skill rolls, lose 1/2 their Move (rounded up), and lose 1 HP an hour until magically or psychically healed or until they make another another Poison Save attempt. They may try another Poison Save every 3 hours. If they die while infected, they will become a zombie.

Undead: Undead are immune to mind-affecting effects, Poisons, stuns, being sickened, Diseases & Critical Hits.

Work the Pole: These insidious zombies still look mostly human (perception related rolls to identify them as zombies are made with disadvantage). They also retain their flexibility and fluid movement and can be quite distracting. If alone when encountering survivors the zombie will initially start doing an erotic dance. After two rounds of this those witnessing must make a Mental saving throw or toss an item of value to the zombie. This will cause the zombie to be distracted for one round after which it will attack. These zombies can also be distracted for one round by throwing cash, even when pursing prey.

Zombie: They will continue to try to eat the living until they are reduced to 0 HP and their brain is destroyed. If the brain remains intact, they will fight no matter how negative their HP gets. They can be incapacitated by destroying their legs or body.

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