After the 11th and final season debuted on AMC on November 20, 2022, The Walking Dead still packs a punch with some stellar kills during rewatch. The series never failed when it came to interesting and resourceful zombie kills. Admittedly there are some hard-to-pick favorites.  But after a decade of destroying the undead, here are ten favorite zombie kills that still make fans squeamish and certainly have them reeling.

10. Walker In the Well (Season 2, Episode 4)

While grabbing some respite on Hershel’s farm, the gang is quickly thrust into a quagmire. An obese (& bloated) member of the undead has fallen into the cattle well, possibly contaminating the farm’s water supply. With the help of walker bait Glen Rhee, the group snares a rope around the zombie and attempts to hoist him out. After cresting the lip of the well, the bloated walker splits in half. With legs & guts spilling into the well, now fully tainting the water supply. Our bloated undead zed then has his head bashed in with a wrench courtesy of T-Dog. He was right; they should have just shot the bloated baddie in the first place.

9. Clothesline Crowd (Season 7, Episode 9)

After failing to convince the leaders of Hilltop and the Kingdom to wage war against The Saviors, Rick and the gang must get back to Alexandria before the Saviors reach it. 

Finally, Rick regained his mojo and inspired new confidence in the group. And they make a move to act on their newfound confidence. The gang stumbles onto a walker trap in the road set by the Saviors. Two poles, a wire, plus explosives were set to take out a herd of walkers. Time is running out as Rick’s crew must beat the Saviors back to Alexandria. While group members collect dynamite, Rick, and Michonne jump in the car rigged with a hefty pole still connected by the tripwire. The two then drive straight at the herd, clotheslining hundreds of zombies via cable and clearing enough of the danger to make an escape. And boy, do they! As a mid-season finale, and after a few sleeper episodes, this is one of the baddest and best kills in the series. Incredibly cathartic kill scene given all that the group has been through thus far.

8. I Think It’s a Sign (Season 4, Episode 13)

On their way to Terminus, the group has been divided into smaller size. And after being separated from Bob,  Maggie finds herself surrounded by a horde outside of Sasha’s camp. Running out of options, Maggs makes a move and starts wrecking zombies with a street sign. And with one final finishing move, she decapitates a walker. 

The scene is a favorite kill because it represents another notch on Maggie’s belt as she becomes a formidable force of her own. Brava, and swing away, Maggie!

7. Pointy Predicament (Season 7, Episode 10.)

Rick and Michone are in search of weapons, people, and Father Gabriel Stokes. They discover a new group called “The Scavengers” in their search. Rick immediately tries to convince their leader, Jadis, to lend him people and guns/weapons for an upcoming fight with Negan et al. l. Before agreeing to anything; Jadis needs to see what Rick is made of. So as a test, she pushes Rick into the battle arena of trash, where he faces off with Winslow, the spiked & steel-plated zombie. Rick throws everything he has at Winslow. Backed into a corner, Rick runs a spike through his hand to keep Winslow at bay. And using his wit and environment, Rick eventually traps Winslow in the heap of garbage. Finally beheading him with a slab of glass, Rick expertly passes Jadis’ test. Bravo, Mr.Grimes! Well done.

6. Trunk-ated (Season 3, Episode 10.)

Daryl and his brother Merle are in the woods again and left to fend for themselves. Debating whether to return to The Prison to fight off the governor or just keep taking care of each other… they hear a commotion. It turns out to be a family trapped in their car. And their car is surrounded on both sides by zombies.

Acting quickly, Daryl kills a walker at the front of the car and then yanks another out of the back seat.  As it slides to the ground, Daryl slams the trunk on the zombie’s head, which explodes like a melon on concrete. Once again, saving somebody else.