The It’s Alive Show Announces World Zombie Day & 2008 Zombie Fest

PRLog (Press Release) – Feb 02, 2008 – Following up on its successful inaugural convention last fall, The It’s Alive Show  (www.theitsaliveshow.com) is pleased to announce the 2008 Zombie Fest, which will be held at the Pittsburgh ExpoMart on October 25 and 26.  And the show is taking zombie walks to a new level by coordinating World Zombie Day.

Zombie Fest is a weekend of activities for zombie and horror fans which will feature a two-day convention with vendors, artists, celebrity guests, films and author panels; a masquerade ball; and the third annual Zombie Walk which will take place at Monroeville Mall, site of the George Romero zombie film, Dawn of the Dead.

The two previous Monroeville Mall Zombie Walks in 2006 and 2007 (pending verification) set Guinness World Records™ for the largest zombie gathering; the 2007 walk is nominated for a Rondo Hattan Classic Horror Award for Best Fan Event.  This year, organizer Mark Menold, producer and host of The It’s Alive Show, has even bigger plans for the walk.  “We’ve been thinking about a World Zombie Day since the day after our first walk”, says Menold.  “In 2008, we’re going to contact zombie walk organizers across the globe to coordinate walks on the same day, all benefiting their local food banks and raising awareness of hunger worldwide.”  The Monroeville Zombie Walk will again feature a food drive on behalf of the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.

At press time, Atlanta (GA), Nashville (TN) and Sacramento (CA) will be joining Pittsburgh in its World Zombie Day endeavor.

The schedule of activities and celebrity guests is being developed and details will be released as they become available.  But Menold says to expect a “fun, carnival-like experience” over the course of the weekend.  The undead like to have fun too.

For information regarding sponsorship, vendor/exhibitor rates and admissions, please email zombiefest@verizon.net.  

For more information on World Zombie Day, visit www.myspace.com/worldzombieday.