The Walking Dead lives on through fan-inspired convention
Television show prompts fan-inspired spin-offs, including a convention and a one-man play
The hit television series has inspired a convention, a podcast, and a one-man play, all signs of the undying popularity of the undead.
The podcast and convention are the creations of Eric Nordhoff and James Frazier, also known as the "Walker Stalkers" because of a road trip they made last autumn from Nashville, in the US state of Tennessee, to neighbouring Georgia to see the AMC show being filmed.
The convention, Walker Stalker Con, is expected to draw 10,000 or more participants when it's held early next month, Nordhoff said.
characters battle zombies known as "walkers" in the streets of downtown Atlanta and in forests, small towns and a prison.
The convention will feature appearances by some of the show's actors, including Norman Reedus, who slays walkers with a crossbow as Daryl Dixon; Andrew Lincoln, who plays Sheriff Rick Grimes; and Lauren Cohan, also known as Maggie Greene on the show.
I think it could inspire people and save lives. It's about embracing truth and love through everything you do
The series returned for its fourth season this month with its biggest audience ever. The 16.1 million people who watched the October 13 series premiere shattered the show's previous record of 12.4 million, the Nielsen company said.
