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Agencies Published October 21, 2012
Girls dressed up as zombies participate in a "zombie walk" in Ciudad Juarez .?Reuters Photo
Girls dressed up as zombies participate in a "zombie walk" in Ciudad Juarez .?Reuters Photo
A woman dressed up as a zombie participates in a "zombie walk" in Ciudad Juarez. Children and adults dressing up as zombies took part in the "Zombie Walk Ciudad Juarez", aimed at collecting food and hygiene kits to support the community centre "Sowers of Peace and Hope", which helps children in this border city, local media reported.?Reuters Photo
A woman dressed up as a zombie participates in a "zombie walk" in Ciudad Juarez. Children and adults dressing up as zombies took part in the "Zombie Walk Ciudad Juarez", aimed at collecting food and hygiene kits to support the community centre "Sowers of Peace and Hope", which helps children in this border city, local media reported.?Reuters Photo
A man dressing up as a zombie has make up applied on him during an event in New York.?Reuters Photo
A man dressing up as a zombie has make up applied on him during an event in New York.?Reuters Photo
A woman dressed up as a zombie poses for a picture during an event in New York.?Reuters Photo
A woman dressed up as a zombie poses for a picture during an event in New York.?Reuters Photo
A participant dressed as US actress Marilyn Monroe takes part in the "Zombie Walk" in downtown Santiago.?Reuters Photo
A participant dressed as US actress Marilyn Monroe takes part in the "Zombie Walk" in downtown Santiago.?Reuters Photo
People dressed up as zombies walk on the street during an event in New York. ? Reuters Photo
People dressed up as zombies walk on the street during an event in New York. ? Reuters Photo
A couple pose together, dressed as zombies attend the Zombie Walk in Belgrade, Serbia, on Saturday. ?AP Photo
A couple pose together, dressed as zombies attend the Zombie Walk in Belgrade, Serbia, on Saturday. ?AP Photo
Women dressed up as zombies pose for a picture. - Reuters Photo
Women dressed up as zombies pose for a picture. - Reuters Photo
People dressed up as zombies walk on the street during an event in New York ?Reuters Photo
People dressed up as zombies walk on the street during an event in New York ?Reuters Photo
People dressed up as zombies walk on a street in New York. Hundreds of people took part in the event known as "ZOMBIECON" during Halloween celebrations and to pay homage to the character typically depicted as the mindless walking dead with a penchant for human flesh and brains, made popular in movies, books and comics.?Reuters Photo
People dressed up as zombies walk on a street in New York. Hundreds of people took part in the event known as "ZOMBIECON" during Halloween celebrations and to pay homage to the character typically depicted as the mindless walking dead with a penchant for human flesh and brains, made popular in movies, books and comics.?Reuters Photo

People across the world celebrated the philosophical/literary/supernatural phenomenon of zombies. Widely acclaimed to be the one 'realistic' potential threat from the genre that gave us werewolves and vampires, the concept of zombies has entertained and terrified millions. From Shaun of the Dead to Dead Girl to Dawn of the Dead, from the cult to mainstream, zombies are inescapable.

So in appreciation of this, people from different parts of the world lurched in unison over the weekend in a graphic and painfully detailed march.

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