Much can be said about how much the zombie subgenre of horror has permeated our culture. We’ve seen fast zombies, slow zombies. Been instructed to “double tap” them on the head to kill them. Shoot for the brain. Run in serpentine. Anything to survive. But there’s even more to say about the women that reside within this biting and infectious theme. The mark of resiliency and fight for survival that lies within female characters in zombie horror. Their seamless adaptability in hostile, postapocalyptic settings that threaten to tear the very fabric of the world apart. It’s always been, to societal expectations and standards, a woman’s job to hold things together, to keep the arming marching, to keep the home fires burning, to keep us alive. But there are things seldom hashed out about those expectations and a quality you wouldn’t think to see in such crises: compassion. The important power in nurturing and forming bonds to protect those around them in the chaos shows how women balance it all, overseeing the welfare of others and ensuring her own survival as to not leave others stranded and fighting for their own. It’s a huge responsibility that they’re taking on and it’s taken on quickly, without much fight. Through this subgenre, women not only can show their physical and emotional strength of character but also how, even in this horrific environment, they can maintain their own identity and humanity. In this chapter, we’ll discuss the resonance in the zombie zeitgeist of Sarah of The Night Eats the World, Vivi and Eva of Endzeit, Wichita of Zombieland, Miss Caroline of Little Monsters, Ana of Dawn of the Dead, Michonne of The Walking Dead, and Melanie of The Girl with All the Gifts. The fierce loyalty and bravery displayed by these women reinforce the idea that, even in the bleakest circumstances, the human capacity for kindness and connection remains unbroken.