STORY: Mexico City's streets turned into a chilling scene on Saturday (October 18) as thousands of zombie enthusiasts took part in the annual Zombie Walk, showcasing ghoulish costumes and detailed make-up in a haunting urban display.

The event, held downtown, attracted participants of all ages, including entire families, with children often dressed in spooky outfits. The spectacle drew attention from passersby as the "undead" horde roamed the streets, embodying the Halloween spirit.

The Zombie Walk phenomenon originated in Sacramento, California, in 2001 and has since expanded globally, with similar events now held in major cities such as New York, Santiago, Bogota, Singapore, Sao Paulo, and Frankfurt.

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SHOWS: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (OCTOBER 18, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE DRESSED AS ZOMBIES DANCING TO MICHAEL JACKSON'S "THRILLER"

2. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) ZOMBIE MARCH LEADER DRESSED AS MICHAEL JACKSON, ALBERT JACKSON (STAGE NAME AS HE DID NOT REVEAL HIS REAL NAME), SAYING:

"Imagine impersonating Michael Jackson for 22 years, it has been the best, it has been my life and representing a contingent like this, which is the largest in all of Mexico, imagine the emotion I feel."

3. PEOPLE IN ZOMBIE COSTUMES POSING FOR CAMERA

4. ZOMBIE CONTINGENT PREPARING TO WALK

5. ZOMBIE CONTINGENT WALKING

6 PARTICIPANT IN ZOMBIE COSTUME WITH ICE CREAM THEME

7. PARTICIPANT WEARING MASK AND ORANGE UNIFORM

8. PEOPLE IN COSTUMES WALKING IN ZOMBIE CONTINGENT

9. VARIOUS OF PERSON DRESSED AS CHARACTER FROM "THE EXORCIST" WITH A BED

10. PARTICIPANTS IN ZOMBIE MARCH

11. DECORATION OF HANGING ARMS IN RAZOR WIRE

12. ZOMBIE MARCH PARTICIPANT IN WHEELCHAIR WITH COMPANION

13. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) TEN-TIME ZOMBIE MARCH MEXICO PARTICIPANT, CARLOS HERNANDEZ, SAYING: "We are zombies from the horde, we got contaminated and we are zombies. You know they don't make distinctions, so this young man and I got contaminated and we are trying to survive."

14. VARIOUS OF ZOMBIE MARCH PARTICIPANTS

15. DOG DRESSED AS "CATRINA" IN MARCH

16. VARIOUS OF ZOMBIE MARCH PARTICIPANTS