Freeze your enemies
If you are running or walking around and notice a Zombie or tree whip spawning (coming to life), get there fast enough and stand on top of the place that it is appearing from. The enemy will be frozen and unable to hurt you. Be careful, as
many times you may get stuck with the enemy and be unable to fight. If this does happen, take out your melee weapon and hack away until you are free. Note: This does not work with small enemies (dogs, rats, alligators and skitters).