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Zombies and Monsters take over the Gaslamp<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alex Owens | Noticias del Centro<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Oct. 26 promises to be a bloody good time in the Gaslamp Quarter, with three kinds of killer parties happening.<\/p>\n

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Zombies like these will be making the rounds in the Gaslamp on Oct. 26, in two different events. (Courtesy Good Guys Network)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

First up is the \u201cSan Diego Zombie Walk,\u201d a free all-ages event where the city\u2019s undead will shamble along city streets in the early evening hours. Participants are asked to meet at the Children\u2019s Park, located on Martin Luther King Promenade between Front and First streets, at 5:30 p.m. This year\u2019s theme is \u201cUndead Heroes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since its inception in June of 2007, the Zombie Walks \u2013 which happen a few times during the year in various locations \u2013 have attracted hundreds of zombies to the Gaslamp Quarter, Downtown.<\/p>\n

Zombies of drinking age may want to stay alive after the Walk for slightly more lubricating Halloween experiences: the \u201cSan Diego Zombie Crawl\u201d and the \u201cMonster Bash.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Zombie \u201cpub\u201d Crawl gives alcohol-craving undead the opportunity to use their bra-a-ains to figure their way through a maze leading to 19 different nightclubs where they can kill whatever brain cells they have left.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, from 6 p.m. until midnight, the annual \u201cMonster Bash\u201d will take place outside from the area around Sixth Ave. and Market St., to Eighth Ave. between Island Ave. and J St. St. It will combine three stages, 10 bars, and 50 \u201ctoxic dancers\u201d into one giant block party.<\/p>\n

In the past, the Monster Bash and the Zombie Crawl were included together \u2013 sort of like the Thing With Two Heads \u2013 but this year, the previously conjoined events have been surgically separated, according to organizer Sin Bosier.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year, we decided to branch out and allow people to do one or the other,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Choosing just one could get scary.<\/p>\n

The Monster Bash organizers promise to turn the East Village into, as the website breathlessly puts it, \u201ca world of lust, depravity and madness \u2026 where rules can be broken and immorality is welcomed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zombie Crawlers, on the other hand, will be admitted into the Gaslamp\u2019s hottest nightclubs without paying cover charges and get 10 welcome shots at the clubs of their choice. In addition, participants will get an official \u201czombie-hunting permit\u201d and a special map that will walk the zombies through the Gaslamp, with special escape routes along the way.<\/p>\n

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A zombie bride (Photo by Leetalphoto.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Crawl, which costs $60 per undead, starts with the \u201cResurrection Opening Party\u201d at Frauds & Swindlers at 835 Fifth Ave., and ends \u2013 for those who survive \u2013 with an \u201cUnderworld Closing Celebration\u201d at the Pussycat Dolls Dollhouse at 432 F. St.<\/p>\n

Advance tickets for Monster Bash \u2013 which include a free ride home \u2013 are $30 until Oct. 14, $35 from Oct. 15-26, and $40 on the day of the event. VIP tickets are $65 in advance and $75 at the door. Bosier estimates 1,000 people will participate in the Zombie Crawl, while Monster Bash could see up to 10,000. Both events are 21 and up only.<\/p>\n

Bosier is especially proud of the plans for this year\u2019s Zombie Crawl.<\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoy planning the route, and where it opens and closes,\u201d she said. \u201cIt will be a progressive experience that locals or visitors will appreciate. We\u2019ve worked hard to make it drunk-friendly and idiot proof.\u201d<\/p>\n

That said, zombies are known for being brainless, so the SDZombieWalk.com website has offered tips for undead peeps to get the most out of their Walking Dead experience.<\/p>\n

Some of the advice includes these (literal) no-brainers:<\/p>\n