A look at 2012 in zombies

Zombies are having quite the cultural moment in 2012, with a host of parades and events celebrating the walking dead. With Halloween approaching, we look back at some of the top zombie moments of the year.

Members of Greenpeace together with environmental advocates dressed as zombies attend a creative protest against water pollution in Manila on September 27, 2012. The protesters delivered a petition urging the establishment of a “Right-To-Know" system for chemicals and the adoption of a policy to eliminate hazardous chemicals released by factories into freshwater bodies. (Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images)

An enthusiast dressed as zombies takes part in a Zombie Walk procession in Prague on May 5, 2012. (David W Cerny/Reuters)

A man dressed up as a zombie holds up a bag with food during a “zombie walk” in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Children and adults dressing up as zombies took part in the “Zombie Walk Ciudad Juarez” on October 20, 2012, aimed at collecting food and hygiene kits to support a community center which helps children in this border city, local media reported. (Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters)

People dressed up as zombies participate in a “zombie walk” in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Children and adults dressing up as zombies took part in the “Zombie Walk Ciudad Juarez”, aimed at collecting food and hygiene kits to support a community center which helps children in the border city. (Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters)

A child looks in the mirror after applying zombie makeup before the “Zombie Walk Ciudad Juarez.” Children and adults dressing up as zombies took part in the event, aimed at collecting food and hygiene kits to support a community center which helps children in the border city. (Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters)

A woman dressed up as a zombie participates in a “zombie walk” in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Children and adults dressing up as zombies took part in the “Zombie Walk Ciudad Juarez”, aimed at collecting food and hygiene kits to support a community center which helps children in the border city. (Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters)

Actors dressed as zombies sit along a street during a zombie walk in Belgrade, held to help promote the upcoming Serbian SF movie festival. (Marko Djurica/Reuters)

Actors dressed as zombies sit along a street during a zombie walk in Belgrade, held to help promote the upcoming Serbian SF movie festival. (Marko Djurica/Reuters)

People dressed up as zombies walk by the New York subway during “ZOMBIECON.” The event, held during Halloween celebrations, paid homage to the character typically depicted as the mindless walking dead with a penchant for human flesh and brains, made popular in movies, books and comics. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)

Women dressed up as zombies pose for a picture during “ZOMBIECON.” The event, held during Halloween celebrations, paid homage to the character typically depicted as the mindless walking dead with a penchant for human flesh and brains, made popular in movies, books and comics. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)

People dressed up as zombies walk on a street during “ZOMBIECON.” The event, held during Halloween celebrations, paid homage to the character typically depicted as the mindless walking dead with a penchant for human flesh and brains, made popular in movies, books and comics. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)

Goth star and drag performer Sharon Needles, right, holds a mannequin leg with a man dressed as a zombie after she unveiled PETA’s first-ever Halloween campaign in New York. (Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)

Zombies attend a speech held by presidential candidate A. Zombie and his human wife Patty Morgan-Zombie before the Dragon*Con Zombie Walk at the 26th annual Dragon*Con Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. (Rick Diamond/Getty Images for AMC Networks)

A zombie prom queen and king attend the 26th annual Dragon*Con Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. (Rick Diamond/Getty Images for AMC Networks)

Cub Scout zombies pose before Presidential Candidate A. Zombie and his human wife Patty Morgan-Zombie walk in the Dragon*Con 2012 parade in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for AMC Networks)

Presidential candidate A. Zombie holds a campaign rally during Dragon*Con 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Rick Diamond/Getty Images for AMC Networks)

Presidential candidate A. Zombie and his human wife Patty Morgan-Zombie enter a hotel before a campaign rally held during Dragon*Con 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Rick Diamond/Getty Images for AMC Networks)

A visitor dressed as a zombie poses at Tulleys Farm in Turners Hill, England on October 6. People dressed as zombies from around the United Kingdom converged on Tulleys Farm in an attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the most zombies together in one place. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

A visitor dressed as a zombie poses at Tulleys Farm in Turners Hill, England on October 6. People dressed as zombies from around the United Kingdom converged on Tulleys Farm in an attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the most zombies together in one place. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Visitors dressed as a zombie poses at Tulleys Farm in Turners Hill, England on October 6. People dressed as zombies from around the United Kingdom converged on Tulleys Farm in an attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the most zombies together in one place. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Visitors dressed as a zombie poses at Tulleys Farm in Turners Hill, England on October 6. People dressed as zombies from around the United Kingdom converged on Tulleys Farm in an attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the most zombies together in one place. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

A visitor dressed as a zombie poses at Tulleys Farm in Turners Hill, England on October 6. People dressed as zombies from around the United Kingdom converged on Tulleys Farm in an attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the most zombies together in one place. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Zombies unite on the eve of World Zombie Day in front of the White House to persuade DISH Network to return AMC and its top-rated series “The Walking Dead” to its line-up. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for AMC Networks)

Zombies unite on the eve of World Zombie Day in front of the White House to persuade DISH Network to return AMC and its top-rated series “The Walking Dead” to its line-up. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for AMC Networks)

Zombies unite on the eve of World Zombie Day in front of the White House to persuade DISH Network to return AMC and its top-rated series “The Walking Dead” to its line-up. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for AMC Networks)

Actors pretending to be zombies from the Middle Ages arrive at the Brandenburg Gate during a small event to promote the opening of Berlin Dungeon, an attraction of different rooms with horror themes, in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Members of Greenpeace together with environmental advocates dressed as zombies attend a creative protest against water pollution in Manila on September 27, 2012. The protesters delivered a petition urging the establishment of a “Right-To-Know” system for chemicals and the adoption of a policy to eliminate hazardous chemicals released by factories into freshwater bodies. (Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images)

A “zombie” actor waits for participants during the last of three nights of the zombie chase game “2.8 Hours Later” in central Manchester, northern England on September 29. The game sees small groups of six to eight people attempt to make their way between points in a major city, meeting “survivors”. Each scene provides the group with a new map coordinate to head to, before eventually reaching the “quarantine zone” and nightclub at the end. If a participant is caught or “infected” by a zombie, they are marked with UV paint that shows up during the final checkpoint. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)

Amanda Adams has a fake eye put on her as she is made up for the role of a zombie on the set of “The Walking Dead,” the zombie series on AMC, in June 2012. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

Stunt actors John Cooper, left, and Elizabeth Davidovich play zombies on the set of “The Walking Dead,” the zombie series on AMC, in June 2012. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

Artist Matt Miurhead of Hampden paints the face of Kori Rabida during the second annual Zombie Gras on Feb. 11, 2012. (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun Photo)

Enthusiasts dressed as zombies take part in a Zombie Walk procession in Prague on May 5, 2012. (David W Cerny/Reuters)

A participant dressed as U.S. actress Marilyn Monroe takes part in the “Zombie Walk” in downtown Santiago on October 20, 2012. (Cristobal Saavedra/Reuters)

Enthusiasts dressed as zombies take part in a Zombie Walk procession in Prague on May 5, 2012. (David W Cerny/Reuters)

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