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539 – A Knife In The Dark (END OF EPISODE 22)
Posted on December 25, 2024 by Dawn

Happy Holidays, all! That's a wrap (heh) for Episode 22 just in time for a Christmas cliffhanger! Hope we don't twist the knife too much...

See y'all in 2025 when Zombie Ranch continues!

17 thoughts on “539 – A Knife In The Dark (END OF EPISODE 22)”

  1. Keith

    Why am I not surprised.

  2. Scarsdale

    Typical, it’s always someone else’s fault. Revenge is not just best served cold, but by stupid too. “This is all your fault!” Which is wrong, but in his head, it’s right.

    1. steelraven

      It’s also been heavily hinted he has already been brain washed by the zombie worshiping cult.

      1. Scarsdale

        Which, no doubt, made easier because of that under-lying feeling. People are always looking for a scape-goat…

    2. Clint

      I don’t know if you got my callback by intent or not, but it’s great to see almost the same words echoed! https://www.zombieranchcomic.com/comic/203-breaking-worst/

  3. RC

    Honestly, probably the first time he’s ever taken control of and done ever in his life. There’s a reason why they kept him. Give a dog that’s been beat all its life a whiff of conference and control, you got a problem.

  4. Crazyman

    Imagine his surprise when he stabs a pillow. 😜

  5. Zombatar

    He isn’t in control, RC – he’s probably drugged to the very dilated eyeballs, probably with Datura. Back on p.443, Eustace is shown holding a Mojave Rattlesnake on a stick while the Brujefe milks it into a glass. Mojave venom A is a paralytic neurotoxin, like tetrodotoxin. Tetrodotoxin was thought to be part of the legendary Haitian “zombie powder”. The other part was Datura, which contains scopalamine, which messes with memory and concentration, and is supposed to render victims docile and suggestible.
    The question is, where did he get his current dose, and did a little drone whisper in his ear?

    1. TKG

      Except Datura doesn’t do that. You’re thinking of the compound Scoplolmine (AKA the devil’s breath) which generally comes from a specific plant, Borrochero (Brugmansia arbora) that is native to Columbia that the gang in question probably would have had access to. It’s active compound obliterates free will, your conscious, you can function as normal but you are totally open to suggestion which is what happened to McCarty here. Datura just makes you trip mad balls and maybe die, but it does not make you a puppet.

  6. Dr. Norman (not a real doctor)

    Me lleva la chingada !

  7. TKG

    I’m betting money there’s no one in that bed and it’s a ruse to get him caught.

  8. Scarsdale

    I agree, the question is, will she just shoot him, will she have him added to the herd, or keep him alive to question him?

  9. Dr. Norman (not a real doctor)

    [Zombatar] and [TKG], please resend cocktail recipe. My efforts to date yield only a foul taste and a mild buzz.

  10. TKG

    Just a disclaimer before I answer that, I don’t recommend using datura or borrochero, the risks are a bit too high. I say this because the potency can vary from plant to plant within the same growing year and for some a real datura trip can be psychologically damaging. But anyway, the main way to use D. stramonium is to smoke it’s leaves and or seeds blended in with tobacco, I’d presume you can also do this with D. metel, which is the one commonly sold in garden centers as plants and seeds. The seeds are susually what folks focus on because as with many nightshades the active compound is centered there as a chemical defence against insects that would otherwise eat the seeds. The issue with D. metel is that it’s been hybridized for flowers and away from the normal Datura benefits so it might be all bitter and no bang so to speak. As for Borrochero or Brugmansia arborea, you really don’t want to go there. When I said it removes free weill and leaves you open to suggestion, it annihilates it for hours, and anyone can get you to do whatever so I really do not suggest it. Gangs and cartels use it to rob people blind already, you just don’t want that.

    1. Honzinator

      Your potency comment is an EXCELLENT reason to avoid herbals unless their dosage has been standardized by someone competent or it doesn’t matter much/is obvious (you know, like with garlic).
      Asbestos, Arsenic, and cobra venom are all 100% all natural, after all. The lasty one’s even organic!

  11. Dr. Norman (not a real doctor)

    Interesting, thank you. Truth be told youthful experimentation satisfied my curiosity.

    1. TKG

      The good news is that at least the flowers are still pretty even if they only really smell good a short sliver of the evening.

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