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Everybody Loves a Zombie
Everybody Loves a Zombie
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By Dom D’Angelilo
H
alloween - The only
time of the year when
it is socially acceptable
for strangers to come to
your door, dressed as serial
killers, psychopaths and
clowns in hope of requesting
chocolates and sweets. The
reason? So your house doesn’t
get covered in eggs and
toilet paper like last year!
Where the once ‘draped sheet’
reigned as the trick or treat king,
costumes have become more
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and more elaborate. Horror
movie favourites Michael Myers
or Freddie Kruger appear at
our doors, expecting treats as
much as the clichéd pumpkin
or 19th century attempt at
a vampire. Yet, as fazes of
halloween dress up come and
go, usually with what film was
popular that year, there always
remains a constant. The zombie.
It could be a zombie this, or a
zombie that, or, just your bog
standard zombie (your generic
tatty t-shirt, pale face and a
generous helping of fake blood)
that makes an appearance, but
zombies are no longer just a ‘go
to’ fancy dress costume. They’re
now a cultural phenomenon
that show no sign of letting
up, particularly with these
rumours of Ebola victims raising
from the dead! Scary stuff!
Yes, everyone has their favorite
films, the cult classic 28 Days
Later or perhaps the very British
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