While you should be concerned about zombie attacks every day, it's trickier on Halloween: How can you tell an actual zombie from a child dressed as a zombie? The very funny people at Common Craft provide the answer in their new production, "Zombies in Plain English":

Before you head to Costco, you may want to explore these other zombie survival resources:

• The Zombie Survival Wiki
• The Zombie Survival Guide, by Max Brooks
• The Zombie Survival Test
• Shaun of the Dead

And remember, you don't have to be able to run faster than the zombies, you just have to be able to run faster than your friends.