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It won’t be a very merry Christmas for these zombie elves as they join the 18th Annual Lawrence Zombie Walk that took place Thursday, October 16, 2025 in Lawrence.

Zombies lurched and shuffled down Mass. Street on Thursday during the 18th annual Zombie Walk.

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A zombie clown participates in the 18th Annual Lawrence Zombie Walk that took place Thursday, October 16, 2025 in Lawrence.

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Charlie Grindstaff, 14, Lawrence, poses in her Zombie Walk fashion for the 18th Annual Lawrence Zombie Walk that took place Thursday, October 16, 2025 in Lawrence.

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Shirley Petry, Lawrence, gets her face painted for the 18th Annual Lawrence Zombie Walk that took place Thursday, October 16, 2025 in Lawrence.

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A boy displays evidence that he is a zombie during the 18th Annual Lawrence Zombie Walk that took place Thursday, October 16, 2025 in Lawrence.

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It won’t be a very merry Christmas for these zombie elves as they join the 18th Annual Lawrence Zombie Walk that took place Thursday, October 16, 2025 in Lawrence.

photo by: Mike Yoder/Journal-World

Pam Walters, Overland Park, shuffles through South Park as a zombie bride-to-be for the 18th Annual Lawrence Zombie Walk that took place Thursday, October 16, 2025 in Lawrence.

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This young zombie joins others during the 18th Annual Lawrence Zombie Walk that took place Thursday, October 16, 2025 in Lawrence.

photo by: Mike Yoder/Journal-World

A zombie walker wears a Black Plague mask and carries a sledge-hammer during the 18th Annual Lawrence Zombie Walk that took place Thursday, October 16, 2025 in Lawrence.

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Alesia Gonzalez, 4, Lawrence, offers her zombie friend some of her cotton candy at the 18th Annual Lawrence Zombie Walk that took place Thursday, October 16, 2025 in Lawrence.

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This zombie punk joins dozens of other hungry zombies for the 18th Annual Lawrence Zombie Walk that took place Thursday, October 16, 2025 in Lawrence.

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Two tired zombies rest on the South Park grass while they wait to participate in the 18th Annual Lawrence Zombie Walk that took place Thursday, October 16, 2025 in Lawrence.

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Ian Duermeier, Overland Park, cautions non-zombies to stay clear as he joins a crowd of zombies during the 18th Annual Lawrence Zombie Walk that took place Thursday, October 16, 2025 in Lawrence.