Well, we’ve had a day to decompress from the astoundingly Zombie movie packed inaugural Chicago Fear Fest and have a lot to report to you, the loyal Zombie Friendly readers out there.

CFF sets a record for the ZRC, actually; we saw seven separate Zombie-related films for the first time at Chicago Fear Fest.

The list:

-[REC 3]
-Juan of the Dead
-Abraham Lincoln vs Zombies
-Zombie Bohemia
-For the Love of Zombies
-Dead Weight
-A Cadaver Christmas

Talk about synergy! I’m working on reviews of those presently, but how was the festival overall?

Wonderful. Really! If I have to sit through a bunch of Anti-Zombie (and a few precious Zombie Friendly) experiences, then by George the Zombie, the Muvico is a fine place to do it. As predicted, having a full service restaurant and bar on the premises is a seriously nice perk for a film festival.

(I’m a sucker for a good marquee)

(Some of the best movie theatre food you’ll ever have)

The Muvico had two screens set aside both days for the festival which ran alongside their usual programming, so there was an interesting mix of horror fan and conventional moviegoer crowds too. I wonder if my bright green hair stood out; if so, good! I do it for Zombie Solidarity.

The festival was staffed in part by a large contingent from Zombie Army Productions, and I really need to ask them about their ‘Army’ at some point, make sure we’re talking about a volunteer force of the Differently Animated and not Zombies press-ganged into servitude.

(The bus seems a bit.. martial, but I bet it’s for the Zombies’ safety)

They seem like nice enough people though, I think we can extend the benefit of the doubt.

One of the highlights of the festival was definitely getting to hang out with the star of Zombie Bohemia, who came out to CFF to win over some hearts and minds. Here’s Michael looking very slick in a black tie ensemble at the after party on Saturday:

(Undead sophistication)

Speaking of those after-parties, they made for a fun and productive venue for ZRC outreach.

Note that we always have literature on hand to spread the good word about Zombies:

We also had a good discussion about broader Undead Rights with this Werewolf Rights advocate:

Good to have a productive meeting of the minds, eh? We think so.

At last, and far too late I might add, on Saturday night it was time for us to pack up and head back to Madison. We’d braved Chicago traffic, networked and talked and watched and discussed for two days. What a trip, and what a great outing for the Zombie Rights Campaign!

As usual you can see our collection of photos in this collection on the ZRC’s Flickr page.

Tags: Movies, Public Appearance, Zombie Public Event

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