In The Walking Dead, we see zombies terrorizing Atlanta and other parts of Georgia while a handful of survivors find inventive ways of eluding their undead aggressors. On May 31 The Walking Dead Escape brings its touring zombie spectacle to Philips Arena for the first time  in conjunction with Wizard World Atlanta Comic Con.

This immersive event is a cross between a traditional Halloween haunted attraction and an obstacle course, allowing you to take part either as a spectator, a survivor or a walker. Survivors have to make their way through realistic post-apocalyptic settings in hopes of getting to the decontamination zone without being infected. Professional makeup artists turn walkers into the living dead, who then have to go through zombie training before their hunt begins. Spectators just watch it all happen, which sounds kind of boring given the other options. It sounds a lot like Atlanta Zombie Apocalypse with a bigger budget.

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With The Walking Dead stars Norman Reedus, Michael Rooker and Keith Brooks across the street at Wizard World, don’t be surprised if some of the show’s real stars show up at for The Walking Dead Escape. But even if they’re not able to make it, there will be some other legendary personalities on hand to sign autographs and meet fans. Darryl McDaniels of Run DMC will be there and WWE Hall of Famer Booker T will be taking photos from 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. What DMC and Booker T have to do with zombies, I don’t know. But I’m going to try my darndest to get Booker to say, “I’m coming for you, zombies!” Marquese Scott and his Dragon House dance crew will also be doing “Thriller”-esque dance performances in zombie makeup at 9 p.m.

Wrestling with Pop Culture will be joined by Monstrosity Championship Wrestling ring announcer and Needless Things‘ own Phantom Troublemaker for a jaunt through Escape. So listen to Georgia Wrestling Now on June 2 to hear my thoughts on The Walking Dead Escape. www.thewalkingdeadescape.com