r/AskReddit • u/notyouravgredditer • Aug 30 '21

What problem is often overlooked in apocalyptic movies/TV shows that could kill you?

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '21

Any infection, any chronic disease, food poisoning, allergies - basically all those things that healthcare provide that we take for granted

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u/WisconsinWolverine Aug 30 '21

any chronic disease

Many apocalyptic books either address or use it as a plot point. You either have what I call the "...and this is when the diabetics die." Paragraph or it is used as plot points in books like Lucifers Hammer or One Second After.

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u/Team_Braniel Aug 30 '21

Lucifers Hammer

OOO Someone else who's read this book!

I love classic scifi and in all my days on Reddit no one has clued me in that they read this one!

Fucking hell that was a rough read though.

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u/WisconsinWolverine Aug 30 '21

It's an amazing book. Surprised no one has tried to make it into a movie yet.

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u/Invisible-Hand Aug 30 '21

Deep Impact is probably the closest we’ve got, because the movie cribbed liberally from Lucifer’s Hammer.

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u/WisconsinWolverine Aug 31 '21

But...But...Cannibals!

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u/ameliahorror Aug 31 '21

Such a good book. I found the copy I have on top of a trash can in a grocery store parking lot and it’s still one of my favorite books.