Zombie Day and the annual downtown Zombie parade last night just happened to coincide with Sarah Palin's arrival at the downtown civic center near here. Coincidence? I think not.
On Oct 27, 3:18 pm, Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: *Travis* > Date: Mon, Oct 27, 2008 > Subject: Zombies feed the living > > http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/mostread/s_595348... > > Zombies feed the living By Lucy Leitner > POINT PARK NEWS SERVICE > *Monday, October 27, 2008* > > The dead took over Monroeville Mall on Sunday -- again. With mangled faces > and make-believe blood dripping from gaping mouths, 1,375 people shambled in > the footsteps of the zombies immortalized in a classic horror movie filmed > at the mall three decades ago. > > Yesterday was World Zombie Day, marked by a Zombiefest and zombie walk > sponsored by the "It's Alive" show on WBGN-TV. This year's festival > celebrated the 30th anniversary of the release of director-writer George > Romero's "Dawn of the Dead," which was filmed in the Monroeville Mall. > > Horror fans converged to browse vendor tables, mingle with actors from > Romero's film and stumble around the mall to help fight world hunger. The > turnout for the walk was 300 more than last year. > <http://ads.pittsburghlive.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/pittsburghli...> > > "Zombies are contributing to the food bank and actually feeding the living. > It's another huge step in the evolution of zombies," said Zombiefest creator > and It's Alive host Mark Menhold. > > Romero, a Pittsburgh native, released a new film, "George A. Romero's Diary > of the Dead," this year. > > Menhold said zombie obsession is a point of hometown pride because the > Romero classics "Night of the Living Dead," released in 1968, and "Dawn of > the Dead" reinvented the zombie film. Instead of zombies being victims under > the influence of a Haitian mind-control powder, they were everyday people > who came back to life, sort of, as flesh-eating ghouls. > > This year, fans marked Zombie Day around the world, with events in about 50 > cities, including Las Vegas, Copenhagen, Denmark, and Hong Kong. > > "I've watched 'Dawn of the Dead' dozens of times and I'm elated to be here > (in the mall) where it all began," said Josh Pearson, 24, who drove from > Rochester, N.Y., to be a part of the zombie walk. > > "It started here with Romero's movies, and for someone that's a huge zombie > fan, it's Mecca," Pearson said. > > Leonard Lies, who played the Machete Zombie in "Dawn of the Dead," said > zombies are not just movie monsters but a reflection of American culture. > > "We as humans have consumed everything and when there is nothing left, what > do we consume? Ourselves," Lies said, sitting at his table covered by > Machete Zombie paraphernalia. > > Like all villains from film and folklore, zombies give a grotesque face to > the fears of the time and place. Lies said they appeal especially to > Pittsburgh residents because of the region's blue-collar work ethic. > > "People were dependable Steeler fans since they were the underdogs. The > zombie culture represents the same attitude. Zombies are the underdogs. They > have to fight to survive," Lies said. > > Kevin Kreiss, proprietor of Toy Galaxy and its adjoining zombie museum in > Monroeville Mall, agreed that zombies are a local legacy. > > "It's our heritage, something that we can claim," Kreiss said in his zombie > gallery, where the walls are adorned with film posters showing Pittsburgh's > contributions to zombie cinema. > > Saturday marked the opening of the museum, which serves as a visual history > of zombies in film and pop culture. The museum includes a ride in a > motorized coffin. > > "I can't emphasize any more how important this city was to establishing the > zombie," said Glenn Kay, author of "Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide." > > "For me, 'Dawn of the Dead' is the most important zombie film because it > added satire to horror and people found out how smart a zombie movie can > be," Kay said. 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