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The Zombie Invasion

… into our hearts

By Brandi Blanco

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What are zombies?

• Zombies come from the Vodoo religion, and although they zombies are harmless by our standards, they inspired the 1968 classic, “Night of the Living Dead.”•

Night of the Living Dead Trailer

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• Since Romero’s classic film, they’ve become a regular theme in games, movies, TV, and more!

Zombies have made they’re way across

our American Culture!

4The zombie invasion inside of your living room

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This “undead hit” is shattering records on the small screen

It’s also been nominated for 46 TV awards, winning 11

AMC’s The

Walking Dead

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This Zombie Franchise has spawned 7 games, 8 movies, and 7 books, action figures and even sound dramas!

Its video game series has sold over 50 million, whereas its first film grossed over $102 million alone!

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Other Forms of Zombie Media

• They’re in our Libraries!• Max Brookes has

become a best seller with books like “World War Z,” and “The Zombie Survival Guide”

• Their in our comic books!• Marvel recently

released the Marvel Zombie Series

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• Zombie fans have even brought the undead into the real world. Events like the “Run for your Lives” marathon and the “Zombie Safe House Competition” celebrate the idea of an upcoming zombie apocalypse.• The “Run for your Lives” marathon hosts a 5k marathon

with upcoming events in Missouri, Tennessee and South Florida. Check it out, Run for your Lives

• The “Zombie Safe House Competition” awards contestants for the most intuitive and successful safe house prototype. Check out these designs, Safe House Competition

Zombies in the Real World

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Zombie Architecture?

• Zombies are so embedded in our culture that it prompted KWK Promes to invent the first, “Zombie Proof” House• This concrete structure

comes complete with movable walls to block out undead attacks

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Its safe to say that the zombie invasion isn’t over yet!

With blockbuster’s like Max Brooke’s World War Z to hit in September, and AMC’s the Walking Dead expected to break viewer records., its safe to say that our hungry for zombies is just as strong as their hunger for us!