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Festival Aims to Slay Zombie Record

Moviemakers invite music fans to shamble along for record-breaking zombie walk

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(Newser) – A British music festival is planning the biggest night of the living dead in history, reports the Telegraph. Organizers of the Big Chill have invited all festival-goers to appear as zombie extras for a scene from the upcoming movie I Spit on Your Rave. They hope to send the existing official "zombie walk" record of 1,227 people—set last Halloween in Nottingham—shambling into second place.

Participants of Greenwich Village's Halloween parade re-enact the zombie strut from Michael Jackson's
Participants of Greenwich Village's Halloween parade re-enact the zombie strut from Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video in New York last Halloween.   (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh)
Zombies arrive at the
Zombies arrive at the "George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead" World Premiere screening during the Toronto International Film Festival.   (Getty Images)
Graduate student Kersey Sturdivant dances to the Michael Jackson song
Graduate student Kersey Sturdivant dances to the Michael Jackson song "Thriller" during Virginia's College of William & Mary's attempt to get into the record books.   (AP Photo/College of William & Mary, Stephen Salpukas)
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serfinWI
Jun 4, 09 12:33 PM CDT
Glad so many people have wonderful ways of spending their free time in this economy. I thought the whole world wasl working to death or in line for a job or handout. Reply
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PlumberKhan
Jun 4, 09 3:15 PM CDT
You're right, serfin. I should also avoid playing with my children because of the economy Reply
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