# Any fictional zombie animals? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 27, 2012, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fictional-zombie-animals/629566 "2012-07-27T13:53:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fictional-zombie-animals/629566/41 "2012-07-30T23:14:45Z")
In Dungeons and Dragons, “zombie” is a monster template that can be applied to almost any animal or humanoid. Zombie humans, zombie elves, zombie orcs, zombie dragons, zombie rats, so forth and so on. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fictional-zombie-animals/629566/42 "2012-07-31T01:27:54Z")
> [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](#): > > In _The Rising_, by Brian Keene, the zombie virus affects all animals. There is a memorable scene involving a zombie goldfish. There’s zombie goldfish enemies in _Kingdom of Loathing_. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fictional-zombie-animals/629566/43 "2012-07-31T04:47:19Z")
> [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](#): > > In _The Rising_, by Brian Keene, the zombie virus affects all animals. There is a memorable scene involving a zombie goldfish… Please give us all the gory details (spoiler-boxed, if you like). Thanks! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fictional-zombie-animals/629566.md?page=2)