Whether you're a Walking Dead fanatic or in the midst of planning a Halloween bash, these spooky ideas can inspire seasonal events. From a "zombie survival machine" serving as a backdrop for a bar at San Diego Comic-Con, to flowers—and cupcakes—that look like bloody brains, here's a look at nine ideas from zombie-theme events.
A red-carpet event for The Walking Dead's Season 4 premiere took place at AMC Universal CityWalk Cinemas earlier this month; an after-party took place at Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights Maze, “Walking Dead: No Safe Haven." Universal Studios Hollywood special events director Koranda Banks transformed the studio's back-lot space into post-apocalyptic town with boarded windows and deserted army vehicles. Fog swirled around DJ Myles Hendrik as he spun in the spooky scene.
The back-lot town was overrun with zombies, who posed for photo ops with guests.
The Visionary Group produced a massive Walking Dead party at San Diego's Comic-Con in July. Held in the city's Gaslamp District, the event included a custom-built bar façade that masked a hydraulic lift. The lift propped a so-called "Zombie Survival Machine" six feet in the air.
On Friday night, a private party associated with New York Comic Con celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the comic book series The Walking Dead. Held at Pillar37, the event was spruced up with coxcomb flowers that look like—well—bloody brains.
In April, AMC's upfront at New York's 69th Regiment Armory included an 1,800-square-foot vignette inspired by The Walking Dead. Above the gory vignette, a black scrim was lit from above to create the look of a forest canopy. Fake blood and limbs scattered the area, and actors played straggling zombies.
A similar brain-inspired pattern appeared on frosted cupcakes at The Walking Dead Party at San Diego Comic-Con in 2012. The Visionary Group handled production for the event, as well.
The event took over Petco Stadium, which planners filled with dilapidated lounge furniture that looked like it had been torn to near shreds—by zombies, of course.Â
As guests entered the party, staff handed out hospital-style bracelets—R.F.I.D. wristbands that enabled tech agency Fish to email photos from on-site photo booths directly to attendees.
