School of fish. Murder of crows. ???? Of zombies?

[Mr Mystery]

Very quickly, I think it's high time the collective noun for zombies was set!

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[lobster-overlord]

A shamble of zombies

[Deadlift]

Jeeesh nobody a "Walking Dead" fan ? comic series or tv ?

It's a herd of Zombies.

Biters and Walkers of course is also good.

[Uncle Nutsy]

Horde.

[Emerald Rose Widow]

I agree on the whole Herd thing from walking dead, gets it across pretty well

[eldargal]

I favour a 'boredom' of zombies. Or an ennui if you are feeling pretentious.

[SotonShades]

Surely it could only be a Plague of Zombies? It's not like the group noun would ever be a good thing, other than "oh, this one is only a small plague"

Herd also sounds too much like you are trying to cultivate and farm them.,, don't think they provide much useful products, other than maybe an anti-venom kind of thing to stop you turning if you get bitten

[Wildeybeast]

An annoyance?

[Mr Mystery]

Indeed on herd. Doesn't sound right to me.

And EG.... Zombies rule and you know it! Totally ineffectual and dependant on human stupidity for their num nums

[Deadlift]

I grabbed this from "The Walking Dead" wiki, explains the comics reasoning behind the naming of zombies etc.

Ie why "Herd" is kind of apt. In that particular series anyway.

While the term "zombie" does exist within The Walking Dead universe, it is seldom used. In the comic book, when Rick's group discover the prison, both Rick and Tyreese discuss how it still sounds funny to use the word "zombie". "Zombie" is never used in the TV series; when interviewed, Lauren Cohan stated that Romero movie zombies never existed in the popular fiction of the TV Walking Dead universe.[4] The characters within The Walking Dead TV series and comic books come up with their own monikers and categorizations for the undead.

Walkers

'Walker' is the most commonly used term for a zombie, appropriately named because they tirelessly walk around in search of prey. 'Walker' is a broad category that can apply to any zombie. Simply put: Walker = Zombie.

Roamers

Roamers are known to "roam" around looking for food. They are the most commonly encountered type of zombies. The term "roamer" is used most frequently in the Comic Series.

Lurkers

Lurkers are the zombies that just sit around playing "dead" until something approaches them and they bite. Lurkers can be the real threat because they can appear to be a dead corpse. One of them was responsible for Allen's death and Dale losing one of his legs. In the TV series, Hershel was bitten by a walker that appeared deceased. Oftentimes, lurkers have suffered some type of major injury or are otherwise in some kind of weakened state, preventing them from walking around. The term "lurker" is used most frequently in the Comic Series.

The term "lurkers" is also used by some in Woodbury.

The Herd

As described by Eugene in the comic book, a herd is when a group of walkers act with a mob mentality. One zombie might brush his hand on a door knob and another will see this and mistake it as an attempt to get in. Then he will beat on the door to get in, and the first zombie will see this and try to get in. This will spark a chain reaction. An example of this is in the start of the season 2 finale where a zombie sees a helicopter and follows it to Hershel's Farm.

Biters

Alice, Dr. Stevens' assistant in Woodbury, mentioned that her original group of survivors referred to the zombies as "biters," because while some do lurk and some may roam they will all bite and to classify them into separate groups is a silly practice. 'Biters' is what Woodbury call the zombies, as seen in the novel and comic series.

Floaters

Floaters are zombies that became bloated after spending a long period of time in water. One was first encountered by the TV survivors at the Greene Family Farm where it was found trapped in a well. Fearing that shooting the floater might result in polluting the well the survivors decide to pull it out. This proves to be futile as it gets stuck on the lip and splits in half, the bottom part of its body (and most of its innards) falling back into the well.

Lame-Brains

The term 'lame-brains' was first used in the TV episode "Nebraska" by Dave and Tony, strangers that walk in the local bar not far from the Greene Family Farm. The pair indicate that they are from Philadelphia, implying that the term 'lame-brains' may have been more widely-used in and around the Philadelphia region. It is implied that 'lame-brains' is a broad category for all zombies, equivalent to the term 'walkers.'

Geeks

In the TV Series, Daryl, T-Dog, Shane, and Glenn have been known to call zombies "geeks." This name is also used by Molly from the video game. She says she calls them geeks because, just like carnival geeks, they will eat anything. This name isn't used in the comics.

Monsters

In the Video Game, Chet and Clementine call the zombies, "Monsters", Rick also calls the zombies "Monsters" once in the Comic Series. This name isn't used in the TV series or Novel series.

Meat Puppets

This name is used by a Savior. Since he is part of The Saviors, it is presumed that the nickname is a common one amongst the group. The name most likely originated from the fact that the zombies' intelligence levels are very low, so they are just considered mindless puppets of meat.

Empties

This name is used by Paul when he first meets Abraham and Michonne. Being saved by them as he was sleeping in an abandoned car when zombies surrounded the vehicle and attempted to get in.

Creepers

The name is used by Merle Dixon in the Season 3 episode, "Walk With Me". Merle uses this term when he is about to kill multiple walkers.

[dark messenger]

A group of crows is called a "Murder"?!? How very chilling yet accurate....

Personally I reckon Corps covers it coz they do kinda march tirelessly in search of food and strip everything mercilessly when they find it, leaving death and destruction in their wake - just like a merciless army of the worst kind.
Plus the name Corps(e) is also a nice pun :D
Makes a shambling mass of animated ravenous cadavers seem a bit more funny and a bit less...doomy..?

[Wolfshade]

Shamble.

or possibly a Groaning

[alshrive]

A Thriller of Zombies is my contribution to this debate