http://www.undeadreport.com Real life zombie news and undead sightings. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The old community center is always a good place for family-friendly wholesome gatherings. Shoot some hoops, learn to dance, and make new friends. But is it adequate for when the zombies take over? Wait, what? Yes, there you are rollerskating around the big room with Abba on your Walkman, when ... http://www.undeadreport.com/2008/07/zombie-theatre-multi-purpose-doom/ June is off to a hot start in Chicago. Approximately 500 zombies (there was no official count) found their way to Millenium Park, and proceeded to generally wreak havoc all over downtown Chicago and Grant Park. Stacked in the ranks of shambling horrors were doctors and nurses, goths, punks, skateboarders, ... http://www.undeadreport.com/2008/06/zombies-attack-downtown-chicago/ The odds for a zombie apocalypse actually happening may be only slightly higher than the odds for the Cubs winning the world series, but that doesn't prevent people from stockpiling food, guns and beer. Don't forget about tomorrow's Zombie Walk in Millenium Park, Chicago! If there's one question that refuses to die ... http://www.undeadreport.com/2008/06/why-zombies/ Several people have commented about the validity of some Undead Report articles and the factual basis for zombies in general.  They wonder if everything on here is for real; 'Are there real zombies?', 'Are you serious?', 'Do you really believe in zombies?'. The answer they seek to these questions is ... http://www.undeadreport.com/2008/06/hollywood-teaches-zombie-preparedness/ On April 26, 2008 Chicago had a terror scare of the undead. Approximately one hundred zombies were seen lurching and limping around Andersonville in Chicago's north side. Mixed in the cacophony of shouts and groans were cheerleaders, nurses, doctors, sports players, the fresh undead, alien chestbursters and more. An event produced ... http://www.undeadreport.com/2008/05/zombies-descend-on-chicago-the-aftermath/ Chicago is about to be invaded by the undead. That's right, Chicago's first ever undead preparedness exercise is coming this April. It may not be billed as zombie readiness, but It will be good practice and readiness training. For the unfamiliar, a zombie walk is a group of people usually organized by ... http://www.undeadreport.com/2008/04/chicago-zombie-walk-pub-crawl/ Zombies are alive and rotting today. And not just outside my back door. Their presence is in national media, literature, video games, books and of course movies. The Undead are a metaphor for growin indifference, apathy and a self destructive society. Undead in Magazine and Books This April, Discover Magazine's ran an article about Wade Davis, the ethnobotanist who researched Haitian zombies. His work lead to the book ... http://www.undeadreport.com/2008/04/zombies-in-popular-culture/ Hey Guys, can't talk long - I stumbled across this video of zombies the other day. It appears to be night vision helicopter footage. It's been a while, but I've been doing lots of research - more information soon. View the real life zombie footage here. Thanks guys, comment as always! http://www.undeadreport.com/2008/04/real-zombies-on-film/ Preparedness. If you want to survive, you have to prepare. Survival isn't about scavenging, looting and / or pillaging. It's about preparing for the inevitable and having a plan. Fortunately, you have me to guide you. Personal Defense You will need some sort of personal protection, and bullet resistant vests aren't ... http://www.undeadreport.com/2008/02/zombie-apocalypse-defense-gear/ Reanimated corpse! Live on film! I touched a nerve with my earlier post about reanimated dogs heads. This is a followup to that post, as well as an addendum to my article about types of zombies. This would fall under the scientifically reanimated corpse. In the 40's, the Soviets were working on ... http://www.undeadreport.com/2008/02/soviet-reanimated-dog-head-film-revisited/