Atlanta is also home to some of the world's largest zombie film festivals, zombie haunted houses, and zombie parades. There were 6000 people that applied to be zombie extras on "The Walking Dead," and only 200 are chosen each season. It is a difficult job because the pay is meager, the weather is hot, the hours are long, are your friends can barely recognize you in the background will all of the fake blood and spray on corpse-paint. "You have to be the sort of kid that grew up practicing your zombie walk in the mirror," said Kevin Galbraith, a lanky, 115 pound, 24-year-old from Georgia State University. "I feel more alive than ever when I'm dead," said the lucky college student who has beat the odds and has been cast both seasons of the shows existence.
So why is Atlanta the mecca for zombies?
There are many theories as to why Atlanta is so the most popular place for zombie-associated things. The main reason why is because it is where the birth of the hit TV show "The Walking Dead" occurred. The reason producers decided to film this show here is because a large southern city was desired, and Atlanta is where DragonCon is held. A fantasy and science fiction expo which is one of the worlds largest gathering of zombies. Also this sprawling city has countless abandoned or foreclosed properties which make it easy to look spooky.
The government also plays a big role in the scene too. In 2005, the bureaucrats provided Georgia with some of the nations most advantageous tax incentives for filmmakers. Since then, the money spent on film-making on everything from music videos, to television commercials and so on, has skyrocketed from $132 million to $759 million.
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