THE BRIDES OF GHOST HUNTER RICHARD CROWE: ZOMBIES BUILT CHICAGO will be hosting a Night Of The Zombies celebration on Friday September 18th. The world’s only glam ghost show at a punk rock bar will be celebrating one year of scares with a special Best Zombie Contest picking the best guy and ghoul zombie. There will be prizes, and the show even boasts songs by TV horror host Svengoolie.

The Liar’s Club is at 1665 W Fullerton, there is free parking both sides of the street. Doors open at 8PM, show starts promptly at 8:15. There are no reservations needed, admission is $10. ZOMBIES BUILT CHICAGO runs Fridays and Saturdays beginning September 4th and running until Saturday Nov 21. You must be 21 to attend, but you can drink during the shows! How cool is that?

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Head over to The Chicagoist Podcast to hear an interview with ChicagoZombie.com owner Chad Savage for a discussion about Chicago, zombies and the hilarity that ensues from the combination of the two.

THE BRIDES OF GHOST HUNTER RICHARD CROWE: ZOMBIES BUILT CHICAGO opens the weekend of Friday and Saturday Sept. 4, 5th. 8PM doors open show starts at 8:15. LIAR’S CLUB 1665 W Fullerton $10 No reservations needed. 773- 665- 1110. Parody songs by Chicago TV horror host SVENGOOLIE will highlight the evening!

Zombies are huge in America. There is a best seller book OF PRIDE, PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES. There are zombie marches and zombie pub crawls that the people who are involved make themselves up as the undead. There are zombie games, kids play zombie the way kids use to play cowboy and Indians.

So imagine my surprise when I discovered there was a Native American curse, an illicit love and the Illinois militia sent to battle the undead in a flooded town in the 1800′s……right here in Illinois!

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Zombie Outbreak

Oh yes, it’s time once again for the most brutal, blood-drenched, underground independent horror you can find on the big screen.

Horror Society is proud to announce the Call For Entries for Zombie Outbreak with special guest Lloyd Kaufman and a Chicago Premiere Screening of POULTRYGEIST in glorious 35mm. 8 glorious hours of nothing but Zombie Films.

Call for Entries

Everyone loves a good zombie flick and we want to see what you got. Send us your zombie films, shorts, documentary, or music video featuring the walking dead! Horror Society is bringing you film festivals every 3 months in the City of Chicago, and on November 14th we will be bringing you a flesh-eating-filled 8 hours of Independent Underground Horror.

Submission is simple and real cheap. We understand that indie filmmakers are doing these films for the love of filmmaking and not always for the money. Some of you break the bank, and max out your credit cards to make these films, so we keep the submission fees real cheap so you have the chance to get your films screened like they should be seen. Fees are only $20 for a short, and $25 for a feature length film. We want your films to be seen by the people that will appreciate them. No early submission discounts, or late submission fees either. Simple and easy, like it should be.

Your film submission must be received no later than October 14th, 2009. No late entries.

So if you think your film has what it takes to be a part of the Zombie Madness, then submit it now! This festival will feature 8 hours of brain-eating film fun, a zombie makeup contest, vendors, special guests, Q&A’s, giveaways, and more!

More information at the website: http://www.horrorsociety.com/festivals

Mitchell Wells (Festival Director)
admin@horrorsociety.com
Ph. 773-706-9836

For details visit http://www.horrorsociety.com/festivals

Z.E.O. is an undead-themed satire of business books by Chicago-based author Scott Kenemore (Author of The Zen of Zombie), and features many hilarious illustrations by Adam Bozarth.

Scott will be reading from the book at the Webster Place Barnes & Noble at 3:00 pm on October 24th.

WildClaw Theatre Company proudly announces Zombie Bowling II, The Dawn of the Dude, Saturday, September 19th, at 9:00pm, at the Timber Lanes Bowling Alley, 1851 W. Irving Park, Chicago.

Admission is $20. We provide the shoes and the bowling. The White Russians and brains are extra. Remember, this isn’t ‘Nam. This is bowling. There are rules. Tickets are limited so buy your tickets today at www.wildclawtheatre.com.

For an extra $5, get zombified by WildClaw! Undead America Founder and Zombie Engineer, Aly Renee Greaves will be heading up a team of gruesome makeup specialists on site to transmogrify you.

The folks who brought you the critically acclaimed Zombie hit, The Revenants, present an evening of shambling, brains and undead bowling, with a lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-yous, and perhaps an undead Pomeranian.

Featuring:

• The Horror Queen Scream-off!
• The Maniacal Laugh-off
• Zombie-oke!
• The Ultimate Horror Movie Trivia Contest!
• The Undead Prize Lane

Proceeds from this benefit will go directly towards WildClaw Theatre’s DEATHSCRIBE 2009, The Second Annual International Festival of Radio Horror Plays, which will take place on Monday, October 5th, at the historic Music Box Theater.

Timber Lanes is near all forms of public transportation and is wheelchair accessible. Please allow extra time when arriving by car.

For more information about Zombie Bowling, DEATHSCRIBE 2009, or WildClaw Theatre, please contact Brian Amidei at (773) 220-1258.

Kitty reports that the first ever Plague Day at the Bristol County Renaissance Faire was a smash success, with around 150 zombies invading the Faire and bringing a touch of ghoulish mayhem to the merriment. Photos forthcoming! If you have photos, send them to darkchicago@gmail.com, or if you’re on Flickr, share them with the Dark Chicago Flickr Group at http://www.flickr.com/groups/darkchicago