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Lawrence City Manager Craig Owens has zombie makeup applied by artist Nancy Marston of Topeka, during the Lawrence Zombie Walk on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.

All kinds of ghouls flocked to downtown Lawrence on Thursday for the annual Zombie Walk, dressed in costumes that ranged from frighteningly clever to just plain frightening. As usual, the zombies gathered in South Park and then strolled as a group down Massachusetts Street.

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Erin Fox, Lawrence, wearing a Barbie-inspired zombie costume, stops for a photograph with some ghoulish fans during the Lawrence Zombie Walk on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.

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Sam Lindeen, of Lawrence, takes part in the Lawrence Zombie Walk on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.

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Brothers Kendall, left, and Koby Aldrich sport matching plague doctor costumes at the Lawrence Zombie Walk on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.

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Zombies young and old descended on downtown Lawrence for the Lawrence Zombie Walk on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.

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Zombie cafeteria workers serve up some ghoulish goulash at the Lawrence Zombie Walk on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.

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A dog wears a skeleton costume at the Lawrence Zombie Walk on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.

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Zombies shuffle through downtown Lawrence at the Lawrence Zombie Walk on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.

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Spectators watch the zombies pass by at the Lawrence Zombie Walk on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.