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Horrifying video evidence of previous undead outbreaks on the streets Calgary!

The following footage provided by Mister Sable, who was lucky enough to escape the 2006 Dead Mile with his skin intact.

For the dead…

Dead End Days – a great online, serialized zombie comedy.
Zombie Costuming – tutorials and step-by-step makeup guides from Phillyburbs.com.
Zombie Walk – forums, bringing together undead fanatics from around the world.

For the living…

Terminal Hipster – Chris’ online comic strip, updated frighteningly infrequently.

Make-up tips for the fashion conscious zombie.

Yes, you do have to dress like a zombie. Those who do not do so are welcome, but risk having their brains eaten by confused zombies. You have to admit – they’re not all that smart, but they know a good living brain when they smell it.

Potentially useful things to keep in mind:

Causes of zombie-ness:

As everyone knows – or should know – zombies are usually attributable to one or more of the following:

- voodoo
- science gone astray – chemical or biological accidents, experiments, viruses and the like
- the apocalypse

Of course, there are many more possibilties. Be creative. Corpses in all stages of decay are encouraged.

For the low-budget zombie:

- Oatmeal and liquid latex works wonders.
- Food colouring and corn syrup makes convincing blood, but sticky. However, also delicious.
- Bloody entrails can be easily made by stuffing pantyhose with old sweatsocks, then soaking the whole thing in a bowl of fake blood.
- Value Village – but I’m sure it’s hardly necessary to mention that. I’ve heard that burying your clothes in the backyard for a week or two can help them look (and smell) extra zombie filthy.

August 2008 already? My stars, where does the time go? Anyway, as you’ll note, things look a little different here; the long-delayed site update is taking shape and, no doubt more importantly to you all, plans are shaping up for the Calgary’s 2008 Dead Mile Zombie Walk this fall! Full details will be posted soon, and I promise you’ll have plenty of time to get your deadliest costumes together before the big day.

Check back over the next couple of weeks for more news and details, and cool stuff that’ll be added on here as this new work-in-progress site takes shape.