It’s only a matter of time until the dead rise and consume the living, and zombie costumes are no longer fun. Maybe an evil biomedical corporation will be to blame, or a mosquito-borne pathogen that breeds inside human brains. Whatever the reason, a zombie apocalypse requires a plan and an appropriate amount of emergency supplies. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘zombie apocalypse’
The Map of the Dead, the CDC, and the Zombie-Proof House: Get Ready for the Zombie Apocalypse
Posted: 16th April 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween NewsTags: cdc, map of the dead, zombie apocalypse
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Okeechobee County Zombie Apocalypse Emergency Plan
Posted: 30th March 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: Okeechobee County, zombie apocalypse, zombie halloween costumes
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It’s one thing to love zombie Halloween costumes, but it’s a completely different thing when a county has an official zombie apocalypse emergency management plan (Warning: PDF File). The county in question is Okeechobee, Florida. According to their zombie apocalypse management plan, which is seventy-five pages long, they have thoroughly designed a plan to help [...]
Statistical Analysis of a Zombie Apocalypse
Posted: 21st January 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: zombie apocalypse, Zombies
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In 2009, led by Philip Munz, Carleton University and the University of Ottawa created an epidemiological analysis of an outbreak of undead zombies. The zombies in the study were based off the Living Dead’s slow-moving zombies, yet the findings of the study do not bode well for the human race. In fact, the study concluded [...]
The Zombie Walk – An Event Massive Enough for Any Zombie Enthusiast
Posted: 18th January 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: zombie, zombie apocalypse, zombie child costume, zombie costume, zombie props, zombie walk, Zombies
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Whether you have ever wished to own a zombie costume, or simply love zombie lore, let’s be honest for a moment, zombies are one of the largest fads currently lurching its way through mainstream media. From books (WWZ, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies) and movies (Shaun of the Dead, Fido, Zombie Strippers, 28 Weeks Later) [...]
This Weekend: Elvira’s Movie Macabre Returns
Posted: 24th September 2010 by Holly in Halloween Fun, Halloween NewsTags: Elvira, george romero, midnight movies, Movie Macabre, night of the living dead, zombie apocalypse
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Check your local listings for Elvira’s Movie Macabre, hosted by the one and only Elvira, Mistress of the Dark! The episode will feature the classic “Night of the Living Dead” and airs during the darkest hours on Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday, depending on your market (most markets will air it twice). Here in the Philly [...]
You Too Can Be a Star Trek Zombie
Posted: 15th September 2010 by Holly in Halloween FunTags: night of the living trekkies, star trek, zombie apocalypse, Zombies
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If you haven’t seen the book trailer for Kevin David Anderson and Sam Stall’s “Night of the Living Trekkies,” it’s a blast (and yes, it’s a trailer for the recently released book, not a movie): Costumed Star Trek fans in the zombie apocalypse — what’s not to love? It’s inspirational, too. A Zombie Trekkie Halloween [...]
Halloween Night Event: The Walking Dead
Posted: 25th August 2010 by Holly in Halloween News, Holiday IdeasTags: the walking dead, TV, zombie apocalypse, Zombies
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AMC wants to be on your Halloween night schedule, hoping folks will follow the evening’s celebration in front of the TV, for the premiere of the long-awaited “Walking Dead” series at 10:00 PM. My initial reaction, honestly, was that October 31st seems kind of late. I was hoping the show would launch earlier in the [...]
UK Reports “SuperBug” Infections — Is the end nigh?
Posted: 13th August 2010 by Holly in Halloween NewsTags: infection, UK, virus, zombie apocalypse
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BBC News reports that a new “superbug” infection has been identified in UK hospitals, potentially fulfilling the prophecies of “28 Days Later,” without the monkeys. Although they didn’t specifically say there weren’t monkeys. UK doctors reportedly fear that “Ultimately, [the NDM-1 virus] could produce dangerous infections that would spread rapidly from person to person and [...]
Deliver Me to Hell
Posted: 3rd August 2010 by Holly in Halloween FunTags: hell pizza, pizza delivery, zombie apocalypse, Zombies
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When I used to drive pizza, I would sometimes play this game in my head where all of the shadowy figures wandering the neighborhoods for whatever reason where the undead. I would mentally log the places with the most severe zombie infestations, usually while blasting Diemonsterdie on the car stereo. Sometimes this game freaked me [...]
Fathers of the Apocalypse
Posted: 19th June 2010 by Holly in Halloween FunTags: fathers day, zombie apocalypse, Zombies
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When the zombie apocalypse hits, one thing most survivors can really use is a dad — someone to protect them, make sure they have food and shelter, and who always, in theory, knows what to do. Zombie movie dads do what they have to do, sometimes, like moms, even if it means their own doom. [...]