Richmond Zombie Walk

Richmond, Virginia's Zombie Walk has become an annual tradition attracting young and old undead from all across the east coast. At its heart, the Richmond Zombie Walk is a fundraising parade benefiting various charities. We have costume contests and sometimes stage zombie attacks on poor innocent bystanders (all in the name of fun). So put on your bloody best and join the horror show!

BLOOD! So. much. blood.

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photo: Myk Meñez

I scream. You scream. We all scream for eyes cream, which we all know is blood. The wonderful gooey crap that keeps you meat bags’ tasty brains alive.

Since it is that time of year in which we all like to play pretend, I’d like to tell you about a couple of ways to make some blood using corn syrup, chocolate syrup, food coloring, chocolate powder and all kinds of other tasty things.

The most common recipe includes:

  • 1 cup corn syrup (commonly sold as Karo Syrup)
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 2 tablespoons of red food coloring
  • A few drops of green food coloring

Throw all of that in a blender, mix for a few seconds and presto! You’re good to go. Of course the amounts of each will vary to your preference in consistency or color. So don’t be afraid to experiment.

You can actually find a ton of blood recipes online, but we thing the ones here are the best.

If you’re interested in sprucing up your undead look for the big event, then stay tuned this week for information on our annual zombie make up workshop, where we’ll go over how to make things like fake blood, torn flesh and proper zombie attire.

Have fun and remember, WE’RE COMING TO GET YOU!

Zombieland Premiere Event Today!

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ZombielandCALLING ALL WALKING CORPSES

Saturday October 3rd, 12 p.m.
Regal Cinemas Southpark Stadium 16 in Colonial Heights, VA
300 Southpark Circle, Colonial Heights, VA – (800) 326-3264 x382

Yes, the theater actually wants as many undead as possible to have a pre-zombie walk zombie walk in the mall! Come all bloodied up to see the new movie Zombieland and get your rigor mortis worked out by taking laps with us around the mall!

Wait, you may be thinking “Shucks. I’d like to go, but I have a pretty intense shopping agenda that day and I have no time to get ‘dolled up’ for the event!” Fret not! In order to benefit their food drive, just bring in a canned good and the theater will have a make up artist on-site for the donating brain eater on the go.

There is also going to be a contest for “Best Overall Zombie,” “Best themed/original Zombie,” and “Best impression of a Zombie.” The winners will receive 2 movie tickets, and a Zombieland movie pack.

So meet up in the theater lobby at 12.pm. and anyone that participates gets a Zombieland poster.

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I can’t wait! “Dawn of the Dead” stars, music, make-up, the movie Zombieland! I’m literally falling to pieces with excitement, and it’s all happening well before the Richmond Zombie Walk on Saturday, October 24th. I hope you can make it next week to walk with us and see the movie. See ya there!

THE ZOMBIE WALK WORKSHOPS

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photo: Myk Meñez
photo: Myk Meñez
Wednesday October 7th at 8:45p
VCU Bowe Street Deck, 5th Floor, Room 517 – Directions

Got questions about obtaining that freshly torn flesh look without the use of a jagged knife? Do you know how to handle your infected wounds in case of a zombie attack? And above all, what will you wear?

At this year’s Zombie Workshop we’ll cover all the gory details.

Zombie Flesh F/X
With liquid latex, fake blood, and a little bit of patience you’ll see how simple it is to create amazingly realistic torn bleeding skin anywhere on your body. You do not want to miss this demo!

Be a Zombie or Just Look Like One
So do you need to actually need to crawl out of the ground to get that look? We’ll show you some tricks on how to achieve various stages of “deadness” and get those digs nice and grimy without the stank.. hopefully. And if you’ve got some cool tips to share, bring it! We highly encourage tip swapping.

We’ll get you straight before the big date.

Questions? Leave us a comment!

bloody kisses,
DeadMason