I have said it before and unfortunately I am going to say it again: I am quite tired of zombies..
Yes, even me, the HORROR REPORTER, is sick of hearing about them.
If it's not the government issuing fake warnings about zombies instead of talking to citizens as adults it's zombie conferences--much like the one now taking place in Scranton, PA. It's the Lackawanna Historical Society's fourth annual Scranton After Dark Walking Tour, and men and women dressed in zombie attire are roaming the streets of the Electric City.
But the premise is interesting. I'm relatively close. I didn't actually know about this but if I did I may have tried to attend for the fun of it. The tour the Historical Society does is a virtual walking tour of the macabre of the city of Scranton, such as how bodies were stored in basements of businesses during the flu outbreak in the early 20th century, or tales of voices still being heard in some buildings. There were hangings in the town square. And all that stuff other towns have too, probably.
But why the zombies?
This: The Infect Scranton Zombie Convention. That's right, There is a zombie convention taking place within the boundaries of Scranton. And being a Saturday night in the Northeast of PA, there is also a bar crawl (maybe literally) of people dressed as the dead drinking like they are alive but dying..
However, not all are happy that the living dressed as the deceased have entered their city limits.
The local newspapers in Scranton and Northeast PA, including the TIMES TRIBUNE, is covering the zombiethon. But naysayers are also commenting on stories posted. The comments sections is dicing up the zombie weekend. One comment pointed out that the Riverside High School is sponsoring the INFECT SCRANTON ZOMBIE CONVENTION .. Another comment from someone says this:
What a bunch of puke minded degenerates. If they want to see blood and guts why don't some of them join the service of their country. And if they want to see torn and maimed bodies; let them visit the Veterans hospital.
Perhaps that comment is a little too much.
But what is NOT too much to me is the overabundance of zombies in our pop culture. They have undoubtedly taken over the aliens of the 20th century and the vampires of the early 21st. Zombies are everywhere. There are people even taking so many drugs that they are turning into flesh eating monsters.
And the government, constantly, warns people to be ready for the zombie attacks--they use zombies as the basis for us to get ready for natural disasters, but being it as it is, they just can't be frank enough to tell us disasters are coming and instead rely on fictitious zombies.
But that is that. And people are dressing like the dead tonight in Scranton. Having fun. So let them. But who will clean up the vile zombie bile and drunken vomit in the morning? The city of Scranton, no doubt.