<em>Science</em>Shot: 'Chameleon' Vine Discovered in Chile. IamA researcher interested in parasitic mind control. I use zombie ants as my study system. Want to know more about my research? AMA! : IAmA. P5ilpXk.jpg (734×8000) Survive the real zombie apocalypse, in an abandoned UK shopping mall (updated) [Update: You can now read a first hand account of surviving this experience.]
For many of us, going to the mall is a terrifying experience. In the United Kingdom, that experience is set to get a whole lot scarier, as “real” zombies take over an abandoned shopping mall. Participants will engage in a terrifying full-immersion survival horror story, then fend off waves of the undead in a series of video game-style missions. Taking inspiration from everything from George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead to video games like Left 4 Dead and Resident Evil, the Zombie Shopping Mall experience — also known simply as The Mall — is an example of how real-life informs our fantasy experiences and vice versa. If it were an attempt to market a video game, it certainly would be an attention-grabber. The real-life game will subject groups of 15 survivors to over three hours of tense, nerve-wracking survival horror.
The zombies themselves are mostly what Fields calls “professional zombies.” Hello /zombies! What irks you about zombie novels? : zombies. Zombie Apocalypse (Part 1) Sick idea: how rabies spawned vampires and zombies. 6inShare Jump To Close “What disturbs me is I smashed his mouth off, I smashed his teeth in, but he still wanted to continue in the attack mode.
I was terrified at [its] resilience.” This gory description could have been one of many zombie survivor stories from the novel World War Z, but it’s actually a man’s factual description the tenacity of a rabid raccoon he beat to death with a hammer in the non-fiction book Rabid. Connecting zombies to rabies isn’t a stretch, it turns out. If World War Z weren’t so liberal with the use of the word zombie, one could be lulled into thinking it’s a non-fiction book.
Viral histories of the undead In 1953, Richard Matheson, inspired in part by the movie Werewolf of London, wrote the iconic novel I Am Legend (yes, the one that became the Will Smith movie). The Zombie Nation Webcomic search results: papercraft zombies. My next Papercraft Zombie: Soon to be dead Ted.
It would seem that poor Ted had a bad run in with either a zombie or possibly some guy on “bath salts” and it’s left a mark. If Ted is lucky (and he’s not) he has merely been bitten by some crazy guy hopped up on “Bath Salts.” Unfortunately for soon to be dead Ted he has been bitten by the real thing, which in most pop culture zombie lore spells certain doom. I would almost feel bad for him, if he wasn’t completely made from paper. I had a fun time making my previous papercraft zombies, but I always felt like something was missing. Also doing these craft projects is a nice break sometimes from the zombie webcomic. Of course… If any of you awesomely creative people feel the need to beat me to the punch and do it yourselves.
Is that enough pandering and hints? Zombie Awareness Month? Every DAY is Zombie Awareness Month! Somewhere the person in charge of our calendar has designated May as ‘Zombie Awareness Month’.
Generally I don’t pay attention to these manufactured ‘observational’ days ever since the Sweetest Day fiasco of 1988. The world has gone hog wild with ‘National Left-Handed Chiropractor Day’ and ‘June Is German Sheppard Appreciation Month’. (I do want all the German Sheppard’s out there, especially the ones who live on my street, to know that I sooo appreciate them! You'll Shoot Your Eye Out - Or Both! Homemade Fake Blood - Halloween Sick Science! #008. Homemade Halloween Recipes: Face Paint, Fake Blood, Scars, and More. With Halloween just around the corner, many of us are looking for unique costume ideas.
While you just might have the perfect costume, what about making yourself look scary? There are all kinds of make up and stick on scars you can use, but with some common items your probably already have, you can have that scary Halloween look in no time-without spending a lot of money. This Halloween, pair these homemade make-up recipes with your spookiest costumes for the right special effect. Homemade Halloween Face Paint: Whether you are an alien or a clown this Halloween, you might find you need some face paint.
Try this easy to make and clean up recipe for homemade face paint. Mix two tablespoons of cornstarch with one tablespoon of vegetable shortening (such as Crisco). Homemade Halloween Fake Blood: Anyone with a scary costume needs some fake blood. Start with a cornstarch base. Disturbing homemade makeup effects. Well, it depends on the type of effect you’re thinking of.
You can order or pick up supplies from some companies I listed below. They can also help you find vendors that sell makeup in your area, depending on where you live. You can also buy prosthetics online year-round, some of them include meaty torn up faces, distorted features (aha!) , wounds, creatures, etc. If you’re going for something simple, then I agree with the others: apply a little makeup and add extra touches, the acting should demonstrate the rest. Whatever you do, make sure to do a makeup test: try things out ahead of time and take pictures. Quick: You could use red, purple, or blue liner and line the inside lower eyelid, and edge of the upper lid.