Well, Louisville, it looks like we’ll have to wait another year to eat brains together again. Louisville’s annual Zombie Attack — which was scheduled for this evening— has been postponed until 2022 due to COVID-19 .
The local tradition invites Louisvillians to dress up in their finest zombie attire and take a walk, or stagger, down Bardstown Road. Groaning optional. The event started in 2005 + in years past has attracted more than 40,000 zombies .
In addition to concerns about COVID-19, organizers said in a Facebook post that they were unable to secure enough off-duty sheriffs to supervise the event. The Louisville Metro Office of Special Events requires public gatherings of 500 people or more to have a police presence.
While we’ll miss the familiar moans of the reanimated, we won’t give up on zombie glory that easily. Instead, here’s our favorite zombie plus 4 more from past events.
Still feel like dressing up? We’d love to see your undead looks. Send us your zombie pics or post them on social media with #LOUtoday in the caption. We might feature them in the newsletter.
1. Colonel Sanders
Photo by @pas812
We would be absolutely remiss if zombie Colonel Sanders didn’t appear here. Call that KZC — Kentucky Zombified Chicken.
The Colonel Sanders zombie is a treat every year. Those secret 11 herbs + spices really did a number on our local chicken king. What local celeb would you like to see undead in 2022?
2. A makeup artist’s moment
Photo by @mattgoodlettmakeup
For local makeup artists, the annual Zombie Attack is the perfect time to have fun with prosthetics + show off those horror makeup skills.
3. Besties of the undead
Photo by @hosscollins22
A regular sight to see at the Zombie Attack are groups of friends staggering down the streets together. It’s almost like a normal Friday night on Bardstown Road, almost.
4. Mother of… Zombies?
Photo by @pas812
Louisvillians not only dress up as their zombified selves but as the zombie versions of pop culture icons as well. Seen here are zombie versions of Daenerys Targaryen + Cersei Lannister from “Game of Thrones.”
5. Groaning down the street
Photo by @chocosuave80
The Zombie Attack, which usually occurs down a mile-long stretch of Bardstown Rd., was set to frighten NuLu this year, so we’re digging this classic Highlands zombie that embodies all the undead vibes of previous zombie attacks.