Overview
- Dozens of costumed participants marched from the MARCO museum to Paseo de Alfonso after on-site makeup transformed them into the undead.
- Professional artists began makeup sessions at 17:30, with techniques including prosthetics, heavy artificial blood, and edible mixes for staged effects.
- A filmed flashmob capped the procession before a judged zombie runway awarded prizes for best adult and child performances.
- Festival leaders described the first-time walk as a way to broaden reach and counter lingering stigma around the term “freak.”
- The ninth edition will screen 74 short films from 34 countries, feature a market and children’s programming, and include a tribute screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show on 27 September.