"I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse" Coming to BBC Three

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While some people may be "over" the zombie phenomenon, there is no sign of it slowing down anytime soon. According to BBC and Deadline, the virus has infected the world of reality television and will soon be shambling onto screens in the form of a game show.

In a nod that fans of George A. Romero will be sure to appreciate, the show takes place in a zombie infested mall a la "Dawn of the Dead." The ultimate goal of the show, as with any zompoc media, is to survive the hordes until the Army shows up to rescue you. To make things interesting, if a contestant is bitten on the show, they are taken out of the game in a particularly gruesome manner. Here are a few more details via the BBC:

Astronomers Predicting Zombies in Space

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The debate over whether or not there is life outside of our own solar system is long and unending. However, astronomers Stephen Kane and Franck Zelziz are taking another approach to the theory of intelligent life in space, by exploring the idea of zombies inhabiting other planets.

According to io9, the astronomical duo recently published a study that suggests there are over 2,500 planets overrun with zombies within 100 parsecs, or 326 lightyears, of our own solar system. Seem outlandish? Well, they've got some evidence to back up their predictions. To break it down, they state that considering the high likelihood of non-human life in the universe, that it is equally plausible that these other life forms have also been affected by the same disastrous earth pandemics, such as the plague, smallpox, and Spontaneous Necro-Animation Psychosis, or SNAP, which is also known as "Zombie-ism." On SNAP and the possibility of extraterrestrial undead, they state:

"The projected frequency of SNAP planets explains a contradiction which has long troubled the proposition that intelligent life is common: the Fermi Paradox. This premise of the paradox is that the timescale for extraterrestrial civilizations to spread throughout the galaxy is small compared with stellar lifetimes and so we should have encountered our neighbors by now. Our work here shows the resolution of the paradox to be quite simple. The desolation of a civilization requires only that they encounter a case of SNAP during their exploration phase and their entire civilization will collapse. Let us not repeat history by rushing in to where our predecessors ought to have feared to tread."

So, following this train of thought, they believe that it is entirely possible that we haven't been able to communicate with other beings due to their destruction at the hands of a "zombie" apocalypse! While it seems unlikely, it is an extremely interesting theory. I know that I would personally be ok with never coming face to face with a space zombie. If you're curious, read the study and let us know your thoughts!

-Nowal Massari

Zombie pub crawl has global aim

Zombie runs and obstacles courses may be just too strenuous for some of us, but what if we want to join in on the hoards of fun? How about a pub crawl instead? You don’t even have to pretend to stagger around, moan and spew fluids! It’s the ZOMPOCALYPSE!

If you want to be a part of what is described as "the biggest pub crawl in the known universe," this might be the event for you. Necessities include, "blood and gore, ripped or tattered clothes, and a strong desire to turn the night of the living dead into a rocking, fun night of the living dead." Sounds easy enough.

This is one contagion we can get behind and it starts this May 4. You can find your city (there are lots of participating cities) and you can sign-up to get info. Let us know if you’ll be joining the fun!

Although, one bone to pick (pun intended): Are we spelling the Zombie Apocalypse as "Zombocalypse"?

-Larissa Mrykalo