It began at sunrise with a handful of zombies and an insatiable appetite for
brains. As the sun set in Logan, it was a full-scale outbreak.
And in between:
blood, guts, rotting flesh and agonizing screams.
8:12 a.m. — Zombie count: five.
Human Jonathan West entered the Agricultural Sciences building east of The Quad at Utah State University. He had a gun strapped to his body and was looking for a place to stash another.
“They told me I would be safe here,” West said. “But the stakes are higher. I don’t know if safety in the buildings is going to make much of a difference. It’s going to be an intense fight.”
1:23 p.m. — Zombie count: unknown
A zombie was hidden
behind a bush west of the Animal Science building. “I’m staking out for a
human, hopefully more than just one,” said Joey Sanchez, a new zombie who had
been infected two hours earlier.
2:04 p.m. — Zombie count: unknown
A student exited the
library and walked no more than a few steps before a zombie attacked him.
Brennon Schow, the victim, immediately became a flesh-eating zombie himself.
Brennon Schow, the victim, immediately became a flesh-eating zombie himself.
“All I care about is
eating people,” he said.
3:25 p.m. – Zombie count: more than 100.
A group of five zombies huddled in front of the Geology Building.
They were planning an attack on a human crossing The Quad. John Gillespie, a death captain, strategized with the zombies before he released them to capture the human.
“My strategy? Kill anything that moves or breathes,” Gillespie said.
The attackers surrounded the human. After realizing his circumstance, Raul Pelagio fired a round of darts at the zombies. “It’s every man for himself out here,” he said.
4:16 p.m. – Zombie count: unknown
3:25 p.m. – Zombie count: more than 100.
A group of five zombies huddled in front of the Geology Building.
They were planning an attack on a human crossing The Quad. John Gillespie, a death captain, strategized with the zombies before he released them to capture the human.
“My strategy? Kill anything that moves or breathes,” Gillespie said.
The attackers surrounded the human. After realizing his circumstance, Raul Pelagio fired a round of darts at the zombies. “It’s every man for himself out here,” he said.
4:16 p.m. – Zombie count: unknown
Trevor Irish, the leader
of a human troop, shouted orders to a line of soldiers on The Quad. They stood
with guns pointed toward a hoard of zombies.
“If they follow orders, we might survive,” Irish said.
The zombies screamed. The battle began.
The humans fired defensive shots as zombies overtook the group. Few humans escaped unchanged. By the end of the battle the number of zombies had increased to 150.
“This right here — this is not something you can laugh about,” said Eric VanNieuwerhuyzen, one of the few humans who escaped.
5:07 p.m. – Zombie count: more than 170.
“If they follow orders, we might survive,” Irish said.
The zombies screamed. The battle began.
The humans fired defensive shots as zombies overtook the group. Few humans escaped unchanged. By the end of the battle the number of zombies had increased to 150.
“This right here — this is not something you can laugh about,” said Eric VanNieuwerhuyzen, one of the few humans who escaped.
5:07 p.m. – Zombie count: more than 170.
UnDeadline reporters Janessa Colton,
Misty Inglet, Anna James, Kevin Meacham and Dawn Otterby contributed to this
report.
