R.J. Riley
In Focus

Hordes of zombies screamed “Brains! Brains!” as they lurched from a pit at the Trinity Bellwoods Park towards the Bloor Cinema to celebrate the horror genre in the sixth annual Zombie Walk last Sunday.
 “I advocate cauliflower instead of brains,” said Torontonian Mia Macdonald, 35, holding a head of cauliflower spewed with blood.
“I’m here to advance human rights. As zombies we have an ethical mandate to save the humans,” said Macdonald. “And it’s an excuse to dress up.”
This year’s Zombie Walk in Toronto pulled in over a thousand people, according to Toronto Police.
 “There’s tons of people here! It’s really a fun thing to see,” said Humber grad Jeff Collins, 35, who was dressed as a zombie on a bloody bicycle chopper.
“I’ve always been a big fan of the
horror genre, the George Romero films,” said Collins. “Last year was my first zombie march, it was a lot of fun.”
The first walk in the city was in 2003 with just six participants, but it has quickly grown thanks to the organizers’ efforts and the increased popularity of the horror genre, said event organizer, Thea Munster.
“The organizers have really kept at
it and it has really grown,” said Collins.
Some people even dressed as zombie hunters from the famous “Umbrella Corporation” from the Resident Evil movies to make sure the zombies didn’t get out of hand.
“I’m hoping I can take out as many as fifty of them before they get me,” said Umbrella Corporation’s Robert Herrera, 17 of Toronto.