Zombie Invasion

Zombies have been the talk of the town for the last few years. The number of zombie survival guides that have been released continues to grow, but I bet very few people expected a zombie invasion to take place this year.

On September 30 I walked down 42nd St to attend an early screening of Zombieland, but to my surprise I got way more than I had bargained for. Standing in line I was quickly surrounded by the livinging dead. Seeing the infected swarm around the 42nd St AMC theater was a sight to be seen. These were not your normal zombie fans who just dressed to impress. No. These zombies brought their A-games with full on blood, gore and the famous slow-zombie limp walk. It was like walking into a theater performance full of actors all waiting for the main attraction, but before that could happen we were surprised by a very special guest. Sitting in an auditorium of 300, and watching the living dead stagger in is an amazing experience. The NYC zombie crawl that coincided with the Zombieland screening was a perfect pairing and it brought out any zombie imaginable. We had zombies that looked as though they had been dragged begin a moving vehicle prior to their arrival, we had zombie families that came out to the 9pm screening which included a baby zombie in carriage, zombie cheerleaders, and a Beetle Juice zombie which was all too perfect for the appearance of Bill Murry in the film. But the event that topped the night was not just the zombies, but the guest appearance of Woody Harrelson. Hoops and hollers followed his entrance along with several press photos, and just as the film was about to start he stood before us with megaphone in hand to talk all of the zombies for coming out, and then apologized for the carnage we were about to witness. It was a fitting event for what would be an amazingly entertaining film, and one that any zombie fan would feel pleased with.
I sat on the edge of my seat cheering for the "zombie kill of the week" and give full credit to the genius end battle at Pacific Playland. I will never be able to look at an amusement park in the same way ever again, and I love it.

The only thing that made the night complete was leaving the theater and exiting onto the street of Time Square behind several groups of zombies. Watching these performers make their way down the streets was a horror fans wet dream. Women were screaming, people were jumping out of the way, and the NY Police seemed clueless by the invasion. I only wish I had a camera to catch the zombies down in the subway.

Picture this... A woman is walking up the stairs, exiting the subway station. Clinging to the handrail a man in a business suit is struggling to make his way down the stairs, using the railing to support his weight as he hobbles on one leg to get down the stairs. The woman looks over at the man and asks if he is ok, or if he would like some help. In response he slowly turns his head toward her, revealing a pale white face, white eyes(contacts) and several layers of flesh pealing away from his face as he and lets out a deep guttural moan. She screams and takes off up the remaining stairs two at a time. The zombie, emotionless and not effected by the reaction, turns back and continues to make his way through the subway and onto a downtown N train heading towards Brooklyn. I only imagine what that subway ride must have been like.