Via Tero I learn about the tradition of Zombie Walks. As the web site for the latest one explains:
Zombie Walk Oulu is an event where people dress up as zombies and walk a predetermined route through the city playing their roles. There is no special meaning behind it but enjoyment and fun.
The event is open for every age, gender and state of decomposition.
I think the World Horror in Brighton next year should organize one of these. Where’s James Bacon when you need him?
James is running the Dealer’s Room at WHC.
As you probably known he and his mate Stef have been on Zombie Walks before. When he was in charge of YAFA at Worldcon in Glasgow all the organisers of YAFA and their young charges dressed up as zombies for the Masquerade.
The next big zombie walk in London is being organised on Sunday Oct 11th: http://www.wzdlondon.co.uk/
Maura:
Yep, I was just trying to attract his attention and suggest something I know he’d be very good at.
A bit poor of London to have a zombie walk while we are at Octocon, I think. I suppose we could drink too much Guinness on Saturday and claim to be undead the next day.
I joined a zombiewalk through Melbourne a few years ago–it were ace!
Here in Brisbane, we have two competing zombiewalks. I sometimes wonder what would happen if they walked into each other…
No, don’t. Bits might fall off!
It’s all fun and games until the zombies use it to launch a sneak attack.
And for locations outside London on October 11th, see the World Zombie Day site.
For additional fun, this is right when Baltimore is reburying Edgar Allan Poe. (It was funnier when they were planning to reinter him the day before, though…)
Somerville, Massachusetts, Easter Sunday.
http://www.wickedlocal.com/somerville/homepage/x599210472/Zombie-march-to-parade-undead-on-Easter-Sunday
Need I say more?
Brainnsssss.
That’s all good fun stuff – although WHC have Ghost Walks planned which doesn’t mean everyone has to wear a White sheet with two holes but should be very exciting indeed.