Zombie fans who are NOT going to be in Chicago to visit us this weekend at Flashback Weekend but are in the Portland Maine area should definitely check out the annual Zombie Kickball event. If combining the words “zombie” and “kickball” doesn’t do it for you, I don’t know what will.
For most of us it’s a long weekend, and if you’re a New Yorker, it could mean a long weekend of drinking with some of your zombie pals. A semi-regular event, the NYC Zombie Crawl is taking place this Sunday, May 25th in Brooklyn. Things kick off at Duff’s Bar, then move to Passout Records, and finally the night ends with a “Zombie Sideshow”.
Now, I know many of our readers live in the NYC area based on the free stickers we’ve sent out, so if you’re in the area check it out and send us some pictures!
Zombie Walk Detroit will be once again hosting a Zombie Walk, this time in Greek Town, Detroit.
Last year, the Zombie Reporting Center showed up and created a little video which you can view here. The ZWD staff does an EXCELLENT job coordinating these events so it is not to be missed! It also happens to fall on same day as the Red Bull Air Race so hopefully we’ll see some out of town zombies as well!
In you live in or around the Chicago area, make sure you leave June 21st open, because it’s the first ever Zombie March Chicago! From their MySpace:
The more people the better, so invite your friends too. Invite the people you hang out with and help us break the record of 1,200 zombies! …Oh wait, we already have! On our Facebook’s group page, we have over 1,500 zombies going to show up, and the event is still months away. Be part of the biggest and first zombie walk in Chicago. If this goes well, there will be more to follow.
If they can actually have 1,500 zombies show up, that would be awesome, but only time will tell. Good luck Chicago!
Belleville, Ontario, is hosting it’s first ever Zombie Walk on Saturday, March 29. For more information, check here. Kyle Boutilier, one of it’s coordinator’s told the Belleville Intelligencer:
“…no one will be turned away” and they are hoping for a wide demographic of participants. Currently, a large number of those who have confirmed their attendance are high school students but both Savage and Boutilier are encouraging anyone who is interested in doing the walk to show up.
“It’s just about coming out and having fun,” he said. “We want people to come out, hang out with their friends and if it can become an annual event then that’s great. It’s also something different, it’s not something you see every day.”
Note: the picture used above is actually from a London Zombie Walk, since Belleville hasn’t had their’s yet.
Zombie fans down in Dallas recently got together to celebrate Night of the Living Dead’s 40th anniversary and the opening of this year’s Texas Frightmare Weekend. The parents over at Geek Parenting joined in as well and took their little ones out for their very first zombie walk. Pictures and video are available on their website, and this is the first time I’ve seen a group of zombie hunters show up at a zombie walk! It sure is nice to see people outside and having fun while we’re stuck in the single digits here Michigan.
Texas Frightmare Weekend is coming up on February 21-24 in Dallas, TX. If you live in or around this area, or are traveling to Texas for this show, you are in for an awesome fucking weekend…
Guests for the show include: George A. Romero (director, Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead , Day of the Dead, Land of the Dead, the upcoming Diary of the Dead), John Russo (Co-writer, NOTLD), Judith O’Dea (Barbara, NOTLD), Russ Streiner (Johnny, NOTLD), Bill Hinzman (Cemetray Zombie, NOTLD), Marilyn Eastman (Helen Cooper ,NOTLD), Kyra Schon (Karen Cooper, NOTLD), Goerge Kosana (Sheriff McClelland, NOTLD), Tom Savini (FX legend, director and actor, Dawn of the Dead - 1978 & 2004, NOTLD - 1989, Land of the Dead, Planet Terror), Greg Nicotero (FX, Land of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Planet Terror), Ken Foreee (Peter, Dawn of the Dead - 1978), David Emge (Flyboy, DOTD - 1978), Scott Reiniger (Roger, DOTD - 1978), Clayton Hill (Zombie, DOTD - 1978), Sharon Ceccatti (Zombie Nurse, DOTD - 1978), Howard Sherman (Bub, Day of the Dead - 1985), Joe Pilato (Capt. Rhodes, DayOTD - 1985), Jarlath Conroy, McDermott, DayOTD - 1985), Antone Dileo (Migul, DayOTD - 1985), Eugene Clark (Big Daddy, Land of the Dead), Jennifer Baxter (Number 9, LOTD), Robert Joy (Charlie, LOTD), Pedro Miguel Arce (Pillsbury, LOTD), Kelli Maroney (Samantha, Night of the Comet), Jason Lively (Christopher Romero, Night of the Creeps) and many, many more horror guests.
Go a day early! On Thursday, February 21 is a 40th anniversary screening of the original Night of the Living Dead, at the Landmark Inwood Theater in Dallas TX. It includes an appearance and Q&A with writer/ director George A. Romero and co-writer John Russo. Also present will be Marilyn Eastman, Bill Hinzman, George Kosana, Judith O’Dea, Kyra Schon, and Russ Streiner. The tickets for this show are free, but you need to e-mail your name to zombies@texasfrightmareweekend.com by February 15th. If you are in the area, you better do it quickly, I’m sure this will fill up very fast.
And lastly, here’s the new promo video for the ZombieFriend’s Zombie Walk, taking place February 22nd, in honor of George A. Romero.
A few weeks ago we reported a new world record zombie walk attempt in Wales. The event took place last week, and they missed the mark by about 845 people, which makes it officially “not even in the ball park”. But hey it’s all for charity and 280 zombies is still a LOT OF ZOMBIES!
What’s better than 1,124 zombies? 1,125 zombies of course! A new attempt is being made to break the zombie walk world record set just weeks ago in Pittsburgh. The organizers are filming the zombies for a movie (Invasion of the Not Quite Dead) and there is a charity event associated with the zombie walk. They are planning on having enough makeup and blood for up to 2,000 people! The event will take place on November 21st in Cardiff, Wales at the Jumping Jaks nightclub.
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