How seriously do Walking Dead fans take their favorite zombie show? Well, just imagine for a brief horrifying moment what would happen if Norman Reedus's character Daryl Dixon were to be killed. I'm picturing a furious crossbow-armed crowd -- mostly female -- storming AMC's corporate headquarters, aren't you?

Well, it turns out there are a number of fans who feel pretty strongly about a certain other character who did die at the end of season 3. I won't mention any names until I've issued the standard WARNING I'M ABOUT TO DISCUSS SEASON 3 SPOILERS, but let's just say I strongly disagree with their desire to see this character come back in season 4. Unbelievably, they've actually banded together to create an official petition for AMC to correct their "colossal mistake" in killing this person off.

Once more with feeling: spoilers ahead!

You've seen the pants-wettingly hilarious Bad Lip Reading videos, right? On the off chance you're unfamiliar, it's a YouTube channel run by an anonymous music/video producer who has a diabolical knack for overdubbing bizarre vocals over existing footage. Bad Lip Reading has taken on Twilight, Hunger Games, the NFL, and now -- hooray! -- it's The Walking Dead's turn.

I really and truly don't know how the genius behind Bad Lip Reading manages to match the lip movements and voices so well, but he/she knocked it out of the park again with this send-up of our favorite zombie show. Even the most annoying characters are laugh-out-loud hilarious (Andrea whining about how it's not fair that she doesn't have a banjo? HAHAHA), and wait until you see the Governor's musical number.

Yes. Musical number. You really don't want to miss this clip.

You'd think that with The Walking Dead being on hiatus until season 4 starts in October, I wouldn't be writing about the series very often -- but you'd be wrong. Totally wrong. Like, dead wrong. Zombies are basically my dream Jeopardy topic (aside from "overpriced hair care products" and "decades-old Simpsons quotes"), so a little thing like the show being off the air isn't going to slow me down, by golly.

With that said, let's get straight to the incredibly serious business of identifying the most memorable Walking Dead walkers to date. There are an awful lot to choose from (472 onscreen zombie deaths as of last December's amazing infographic by The National Post), but I've narrowed down the list to my 5 personal favorites. Take a look and see if you agree!

Which Walking Dead zombie did you think was the creepiest?

Images via AMC

The bad news: we've got several long, arid months until season 4 of The Walking Dead returns this fall. The good news: AMC does a bang-up job of keeping interest high, even when the show's on a break. Between the info the network and cast members are sharing and the wonder of the Internet, I've got a pretty decent roundup of Walking Dead-related quotes, clips, images, and trivia to help fill that zombie-shaped hole in your heart.

From t-shirts to photobombs to teaser videos, here are 7 ways you can get your Walking Dead fix:

Designing a special occasion cake, it turns out, is a very personal experience. My fiance and I did our wedding cake tasting with two sets of parents, and although we listened to their feedback, in the end, we went with what we both loved the most. For us, that's going to be a gold-sequined, overflowing champagne-inspired cake. For others, it might be a cake with blood, guts, and zombies. Hey, to each their own.

This week, Reddit user mikemchenry posted a photo of the Walking Dead-inspired cake served at a wedding he attended last weekend. The zombies you see here are made out of Play-Doh. "Best part was, one broke and fell off the side of the cake, but the character's arm was still hanging from where it was supposed to be anchored. Everyone was like, well, it's a zombie, I guess it's okay that its body is falling apart..." Haa!

If this kind of cake is your thing, you're in luck. There are a lot more cakes -- wedding and otherwise -- along the same lines ...

The Walking Dead was originally a monthly black-and-white comic book series, and it's now a wildly popular TV show on AMC. It's also spawned two novels, two video games, a board game, a number of action figures, two different wristwatch designs, a quarterly magazine, a soundtrack, beer steins, lighters, various t-shirts and other apparel, posters, dog tags, a companion book, a calendar, trading cards, official Halloween costumes, bobble head dolls, and probably a million other pieces of merchandise. Is it any wonder a Walking Dead movie may be in the works?

Rumors have been swirling that discussions about a film adaptation of The Walking Dead are underway. While it's unlikely such a project would hit the big screen any time soon, the working theory is that the TV series may eventually come to a bloody conclusion ... via an hour and a half feature film.

Two words: YES PLEASE.

When it comes to season 4 of The Walking Dead, we can count on four things: 1) There will be more zombie-related mayhem than in season 3, as stated by executive producer Gale Anne Hurd, who said that walkers will become a much bigger threat in the future. 2) The Governor's evil hasn't peaked, so we'll see an even deeper level of viciousness from him. 3) The show is going to focus on Carl's transition into young adulthood and the various moral struggles he faces. And finally, 4) the season will begin shooting on May 4, and it'll air sometime in October of 2013.

That leaves plenty of as-yet-unanswered questions about what else we can hope to see in season 4 (no more Andreas or Loris, please), and also one big burning programming unknown: WHEN in October? And for the love of zombies, are we going to have to endure yet another frustrating mid-season break?

I know I JUST wrote about Norman Reedus/Daryl Dixon from The Walking Dead yesterday (and subsequently received many messages from some rather enthusiastic young fans who doubted my commitment to Norman Sparklemotion) (seriously, girls: at ease. I'm not going to dig through the guy's garbage to find out something that hasn't been reported elsewhere) (although now I'm thinking of my next post: 15 Fascinating Things I Found in Norman Reedus's Trashcan), but what the hell, it's feeling like a Daryl Dixon kind of week. Let's all throw on our Southwest-print ponchos and chat about Daryl and season four.

Specifically, what Norman Reedus has shared about what's to come in the next season of The Walking Dead -- and whether or not he's ever gonna get laid. (Daryl, that is. I'm just going to go out on a limb and guess that Reedus has precisely zero problems in that department.) (AMIRITE, LADIES?)

Season 3 spoilers ahead!