Zombies may finally be a dying breed. According to the National Retail Federation’s annual list of popular Halloween costumes, the number of adult individuals wearing zombie costumes this year has fallen from 2011’s fourth place to 2012’s fifth place, with only 3.6% of the adult population wearing them. Some could interpret this as a sign [...]
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Are Zombie Costumes…Dying?
Posted: 28th September 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: batman costumes, joker costumes, zombie costumes
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George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead May Become a Theatrical Play
Posted: 24th September 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: night of the living dead, night of the living dead live, zombie costumes
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On October 1, 1968, George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead premiered in Pittsburgh, with a total budget of only $114,000. Although the film originally received mixed reviews from film critics, it eventually was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation within the National Film Registry as a film deemed “culturally, historically or [...]
How To Tell If You Are Becoming An Undead
Posted: 28th September 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in CostumesTags: How To Tell If You Are Becoming An Undead, zombie costumes
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The zombie apocalypse is going to happen. There’s no point denying it. To ensure that you’re mentally prepared, we created this trusty list of zombie symptoms. First, let’s look at what is not a zombie: a Wal-Mart shopper. There he is – all of his wide-mouthed glory spewing into the world worse than an open [...]
Run For Your Lives: A 5k Obstacle Course Race With Zombies
Posted: 19th September 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in CostumesTags: run for your lives, zombie costumes
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Combining the excitement of marathon races and zombies, Run For Your Lives is an intensely unique experience that is sure to get your blood pumping. At the core of Run For Your Lives are the basic marathon rules. There is a start, a finish, obstacles, multiple routes that you can follow, and competing racers. However, [...]
Juan of the Dead
Posted: 14th July 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: juan of the dead, zombie costumes
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Some 50 years after the Cuban Revolution, Cuba comes under a whole new kind of revolution: an undead apocalypse. Welcome to the basic premise of an upcoming zombie comedy, Juan of the Dead. Juan, a 40-year-old nobody that has led a life of doing nothing, sees a way to make money out of this newfound [...]
The End of Times: Goodbye Zombie Appreciation Month
Posted: 31st May 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: zombie appreciation month, zombie beach party, zombie costumes
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Before we say our so longs to the sorrowful month of May, we have one day to finalize our zombie lust. I have searched, I have scoured, and I have rummaged through the Internet garbage to bring you some jewels of undead enjoyment. From a zombie beach party to a rudimentary anti-zombie blade-throwing slingshot, here [...]
Prophecy: Zombie 2011
Posted: 25th May 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: prophecy zombie 2011, zombie costumes, zombie larping
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Have you spent hours dreaming about the zombie apocalypse? Do you have a plan ready for when the swarm comes knocking on your door? Wish and plan and dream no more, because Prophecy: Zombie 2011 gives you a chance to live out a simulated zombie apocalypse. Bring your friends, pack up some zombie costumes, and [...]
The CDC Warns Public of Zombie Apocalypse
Posted: 19th May 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween Fun, Halloween UnexplainedTags: cdc zombie apocalypse, zombie costumes
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, are now trying to help prepare people for the ensuing zombie apocalypse. (Finally, the government is taking this whole zombie crisis seriously!) If you don’t believe me, check out their website. There are all kinds of emergencies out there that we can prepare for,†says the [...]
The Moscow Zombie Parade
Posted: 17th May 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: moscow zombie parade, zombie costumes
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On May 13th, countless individuals swarmed the streets of Moscow, moaning and chanting, searching for the closest source of edible brains. Known as the “Moscow Zombie Parade,†the event took place on Arbat street, located somewhere in Moscow. (I’ve never been to Moscow, but the pictures make it look like a popular downtown shopping strip [...]
Happy Zombie Appreciation Month!
Posted: 11th May 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: zombie appreciation month, zombie costumes
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While we’re already eleven days into the month of May, we are not too late to start enjoying this month’s dedication: zombies. May is Zombie Appreciation Month (Google it, if you want to check), and I have all of the juicy information you need to properly celebrate your ghoulish love for the undead. Zombie Blood [...]