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If there’s one thing that we at Mable’s know about, it’s zombies. Go ahead, ask us anything about the shambling undead and we’ll let you know whether decapitation works, if you’ll need to fully destroy the brain, or if the zompocalypse is upon us. You may even call our obsession a sickness, but it’s only "catchy" if you’re within biting range. So you’re safe… for the moment.
But what good is all this knowledge of zombies (and other similar ghouls) unless we are able to share it with others to help increase their chances of survival… or put together a really awesome zombie costume for Halloween or a Zombie Walk! If you’re interested in the latter, please read on and see your undead costume options.
 Perhaps the coolest new zombie costume from last year is the Zombie Doctor. During a level 3 or 4 zombie outbreak, hospitals will be among the deadliest epicenters of infection, which makes this a realistic costume! Those who have been bitten will flee to hospitals, unknowingly infecting staff and other people around them as soon as they expire. There will be a lot of doctors (and various medical personnel) who will look just like the ghoul on the left, roaming the streets in search of juicy brains.
Available in Adult, Plus Adult, Teen, and Child sizes. Why not make an entire zombie family?
For the youngin’ who desires some tasty human flesh without all the gore, there are 3 Teen costumes that are more cute than scary. However, with the right zombie make up they can be disgustingly gruesome, too.
As any zombie fan will tell you, George Romero is the granddaddy of zombie movies, having made 4 excellent ones over 3 decades. His vision of the persistent, shambling, flesh-eating zombie with traces of memory from his former life is definitive and terrifying. His most popular film, 1978′s Dawn of the Dead (our favorite), is responsible for 2 zombie masks that are on clearance this year: Fly Boy (good old Stephen) and Plaid Boy. Both of these costumes are incredibly easy to recreate once you have the mask. Fly Boy wears 1970s style brown pants and a white button up shirt, carries a handgun, leans his head sharply to the right, and has what appears to be a broken right ankle. Plaid Boy has a red plaid shirt and… that’s about it. Both are covered in liberal amounts of bright red stage blood.
That’s pretty much the end of the straight-up zombie costumes, however there are many quasi-zombie and zombie themed costumes available. For instance, I’ve never seen the Crypt Keeper or a "zombie pirate" or "zombie cowboy" eat any human flesh, but they are technically undead and do have that desired corpse look to them, so we’ll include those below:
If you still don’t see any zombie costumes that fill your head with ghastly dreams then you need to start from scratch and create your own. Remember, zombies came from all walks of life and can look anyway you want them to. Pick an outfit from your closet or start with an entirely other costume and add zombie makeup and lots of blood, practice your shamble and moan, and you’ll look like part of the Walking Dead in no time.
Other Resources: Zombie Costume Tutorial, Zombie Makeup & Costume Tips, Zombie Walks, Zombie Pinups
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