Elke horror film heeft zo zijn ongeschreven regels waarbij er een aantal clichés worden gehanteerd. Denk hier bij aan de overbekende verstuikte enkel, of een auto die niet wil starten. Maar er zijn ook een hoop vrouwen die in deze films een hoop domme dingen doen, dus heeft de website Fearnet.com deze lijst gemaakt en daar staat ook de Dawn of the Dead remake van Zack Snyder uit 2004 op.

Nicole, Dawn of the Dead

In Zack Snyder's remake of Romero's zombies-at-the-mall classic, almost everyone is pretty intelligent, if just a bit contentious and short-tempered. You would be anxious too if you were locked in a mall, stuck between a Bath & Body Works and a horde of flesh-hungry zombies. Nauseating floral scents or getting eaten alive -- it's a tough call. But there is one exception to the relatively smart group, and that's Nicole (Lindy Booth). When her father dies she finds a dog, and within five minutes it's like this dog is the most important thing to ever happen in her life. Grief makes people do strange things, fine, but when the dog runs outside into the zombie horde Nicole tears off after him, putting her life and the lives of her fellow survivors at risk for a dog that doesn't even need saving! There is never a moment where it seems like this dog is in danger, but still she runs off to "save" her new best friend, effectively opening a path for the zombies to kill everyone. What a dummy.