I remember when vampires were awesome, not just ‘sexy.’ Vampires ala Rice and Meyer are just boring and lack any sort of depth; their only purpose is to look pretty and play roles in wet dreams. In fact, I got sick of playing World of Darkness because everyone wanted to play the “OMG 1 R PURTEE N B3ING A VAMPR IS SOOOOO AWESOME ^____________^.” I just can’t take them seriously, and just wouldn’t be scared of them. Nosferatu on the other hand? Yeah, I’d be terrified. Gangrel? That’s scary stuff. Mekhet? Badass too. I guess “sexy” vampires wouldn’t be that bad if they were actually well written and interesting, but popular culture has basically just made them into a gigantic joke.
I still maintain that vampires would be the best scenario, simply because they’d be the easiest to kill. Anyone with an iota of willpower could disable a vampire and kill it.
@robmandu: Shotguns are horrible to use against zombies, even if you aim for the head. The shotgun was designed for maiming, something which has little use on a zombie. Even a headshot isn’t going to work most of the time, because a good chunk of the brain can be destroyed and still retain enough function for the zombie to still maintain activity. That, and guns just shouldn’t be used unless as a last resort. The sound would draw even more zombies.