Never mind Ebola, folks. There's an even greater threat, warned the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)--a Zombie Apocalypse! When the horrifying brain-eater invasion was (jestingly) forecast a few years ago, folks were advised to create zombie emergency preparedness kits.
This Halloween 2014, intrepid zombie warriors have discovered a new weapon for their arsenal against the undead: paintball guns. Zombie paintball is this Halloween's hottest (well, coldest, as in cold and dead) activity. What is zombie paintball? It's a LARP--live action role-play--survival game. People dress as zombies so others can practice their tracking skills. Paintball splats seem to stick to zombies and make them more visible.
Zombie hunters got in some paintball practice at West Michigan's Wurst Fest a few weeks ago, reported Fox 17. But the main event will, of course, be Halloween. All Hallow's Eve is the high point of the zombie (and things ghoulish) year. Zombies logically target Halloween for their Armageddon.
Worried that your zombie survival skills might not be up to par? Maybe you should try your hand at zombie paintball? Here's a list of places that offer zombie paintball. Click on your state to find events near you.
But beware--zombie preparedness doesn't come cheap. In Michigan, zombie hunts takes place atDarksyde Acres (Jonesville). For $5 you get to take 20 shots at the ghouls or $20 gets you 100 shots. Fear the Farm in Battle Creek, is the closest haunted venue to Grand Rapids with zombie hunting. Costs there are 75 shots for $20 and 150 for $30.
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