Usually, waves of lurking, rampaging zombies don't jibe with images of rhythmic dance moves -- unless those creatures are stepping to the beat of Michael Jackson's "Thriller."
And that happens to be one of the goals behind the 2011's Long Beach "Zombie Walk" set to take place Saturday Oct. 29 in downtown Long Beach. This year's event moves away from its usual location on 4th Street near the Art Theatre and will include a street festival, live concert, a traditional Zombie Walk and an attempt to set two Guinness records: Most people dancing simultaneously to "Thriller" and a Zombie Walk attendance record.
One need only witness the attached videos in this post from two prior Walks (2009 & 2010) to see how the event has grown, spreading its influence like a zombie apocalypse in "World War Z" or "The Walking Dead." With an anticipated 20,000 guests this year, organizers believe they have a shot at reaching their Guinness record goals. (The dance record was set in 2009 in Mexico City, Mexico with 13,597 simultaneous "Thriller" dancers.)
The street festival is from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. and is free to attend for all ages at "Zombie Central along the promenade" in downtown Long Beach between Ocean Boulevard and 3rd Street with food, live music, make up artists and other fun.
A separate admission for the "Dead Man's After-Party" at the Historic Press-Telegram building at 604 Pine Avenue featuring Johnny Vatos' Tribute to Halloween (with members of Oingo Boingo) is at 8 p.m. and not far from Zombie Central. Tickets are $15. A ticket package of $35 is available for guests and ghouls who plan to attend the Long Beach Comic & Horror Con Saturday (Oct. 29) at the Convention Center and the Dead Man's After-Party later -- You'll save $5.
The 2011 Zombie Walk and street festival presented by Long Beach Cinematheque and Mondo Celluloid happens Saturday Oct. 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. in downtown Long Beach.
For more information on tickets, videos and coverage of past Zombie Walks visit http://zombiewalklb.com/
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