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calliopes_pen) wrote2009-10-24 06:36 pm
calliopes_pen) wrote2009-10-24 06:36 pm
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Zombies Are People, Too!
Yes, I actually went to the Zombie Walk of Paducah immediately following the showing of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde at the Maiden Alley Cinema. When I mentioned that we would miss the zombies by 30 minutes (leave at 5:30 after the movie, the Zombie Walk is at 6 PM) Dad decided to drive us to where the zombies were.
We parked the car at a Methodist Church, along with about 60 or 70 other people, and stood at the side of the road, and waited. Some people brought their own chairs.
They started about 5 minutes late, since they had to get the police to block the area for a little bit. And then, they came. Zombie pregnant women with an undead baby arm that could shoot out, zombie babies, zombie toddlers, zombies with signs that said "Zombies Are People, Too!" and "Will Work For Brains!". A guy with scissors stuck in his head, and his undead client from a hair salon--with curlers in her hair. An undead bride and groom...undead businessmen.
About 5 minutes before they started walking, Dad called his best friend and dared him to show up, thinking he wouldn't. Guess what? He showed up, and tried to sneak up behind us--Dad saw him, though. And across the street were a few other zombies, one of which Dad used to know from work. Cue Dad screaming to him, "I know you!" And the other guy said, "Oh, no! Shuffle faster, people! SHUFFLE FASTER!"
Also spotted a few cameras following the zombies. One obviously got bored, and started to interview one. He asked what it felt like to be undead. The guy screamed "BRAINS!" in response, and moaned a bit. A few feet away, there was a guy that let loose a horrible scream, just trying to be part of the fun.
All in all, I would say it was about 200 zombies. Not counting the three we saw at Maiden Alley Cinema. And one guy carrying a bowl of fake blood, that Dad says was accidentally sloshed in the men's room.
And just a note: There were only five people there to see Jekyll and Hyde, counting Dad and me. The guy that took our tickets also gave people popcorn, and was in charge of the projection area.
We parked the car at a Methodist Church, along with about 60 or 70 other people, and stood at the side of the road, and waited. Some people brought their own chairs.
They started about 5 minutes late, since they had to get the police to block the area for a little bit. And then, they came. Zombie pregnant women with an undead baby arm that could shoot out, zombie babies, zombie toddlers, zombies with signs that said "Zombies Are People, Too!" and "Will Work For Brains!". A guy with scissors stuck in his head, and his undead client from a hair salon--with curlers in her hair. An undead bride and groom...undead businessmen.
About 5 minutes before they started walking, Dad called his best friend and dared him to show up, thinking he wouldn't. Guess what? He showed up, and tried to sneak up behind us--Dad saw him, though. And across the street were a few other zombies, one of which Dad used to know from work. Cue Dad screaming to him, "I know you!" And the other guy said, "Oh, no! Shuffle faster, people! SHUFFLE FASTER!"
Also spotted a few cameras following the zombies. One obviously got bored, and started to interview one. He asked what it felt like to be undead. The guy screamed "BRAINS!" in response, and moaned a bit. A few feet away, there was a guy that let loose a horrible scream, just trying to be part of the fun.
All in all, I would say it was about 200 zombies. Not counting the three we saw at Maiden Alley Cinema. And one guy carrying a bowl of fake blood, that Dad says was accidentally sloshed in the men's room.
And just a note: There were only five people there to see Jekyll and Hyde, counting Dad and me. The guy that took our tickets also gave people popcorn, and was in charge of the projection area.