Undead Minions

[linklord231]

So I'm making a Dread Necromancer starting at lvl 8.  I have the build down already, I just need help creating the undead I'm going to start with.  I'm limiting myself to CR 6 and below creatures (things I could conceivably kill solo).  I've read the handbooks, but what I'm looking for now is specific ideas.  So far I have a Zombie 7-headed hydra, a wight, a shadow, a Skeletal Ettin, and a Zombie Nightmare.  That's barely over half my control pool, so go nuts!
We have most monster-related books available, with the notable exclusion of Eberron-specific stuff. 

[Halinn]

Have your actual cloak be a zombie cloaker

[linklord231]

Cute, but I don't think a Cloaker would make a very good Zombie.  It would lose all the Moan abilities, Engulf, Shifting Shadows... basically everything that makes it a Cloaker.  Also it weighs 100 lbs. 
On the other hand, if it was a Large cloaker you could ride it like a magic carpet :-)