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​UZA Amazon Favorites/Shop

5/4/2023

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​UZA Amazon Favorites/Shop.

Get all of UZA favorites things from Amazon!
We also have some really cool lists of different items to build different Halloween or Haunted Attraction effects, lighting, sound, music, decoration and more!
We also have made one place to get all your makeup needs/wants, or to start your own kit.
If you have come to any of our classes
we have the items we used on our store. 
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Check it out now at 

https://www.amazon.com/shop/unitedzombiesofamericauzallcarizona
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Join AZ Best Scream Team

6/27/2020

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 OPEN TRYOUTS! 
Come One, Come All! Join one of AZ Scariest Haunted Attraction by hauntworld.com 2019, and The Top 3rd by Phoenix NewTimes 2019! It is the most fun you will ever have! Free Education on many topics and we are Teaming up with an NPO named OddIty 13 INC
if you don't know who they are giving them a glance at oddity13.org website.
Volunteer with only the best in the west that's right UZA MysCreation Haunted Attraction Scream Team,

put that on your resume!! Have fun, help out the community, and get your service hours in too!
Go to myscreation.com to fill out a Volunteer application now!
We have begun our Tryouts and Training for the 2020 Haunt Season and we need
some extra bodies......I mean help for this bigger and scarier than ever season!
Positions include Costume, Makeup, Onsite Maintenance, Scare Actors/Actresses,
Flouters, Runners, Management, Sales, Construction, Entertainers, Food, and Marketing Street Team.
Myscreation.com


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UZA MysCreation New THEME ANNOUNCED

7/23/2019

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UZA MysCreation New THEME ANNOUNCED

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UZA MysCreation just Released the all new Theme to add to ​MysCreation!
This year added to ​CHASM will be all NEW CRAZED CANNIBAL CAVERN!
This NEW Them looks fun and scary as hell!
MysCreation will still have the 3 Levels of Fear.
On the website The Story of CRAZED CANNIBAL CAVERN
is there and has a lost child who need help to be found.

Donations will go to oddity13.org

Also all 


www.myscreation.com
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A Message from the spider Queen

7/9/2019

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​The hardest part is knowing exactly when To let change happen. Refuse to plant your feet and fight the storm.
Or let go and trust yourself and God to carry you through. 



Change will happen. Change brings pain. And pain.... Demands that it be felt. 


Sadly we have to be apart of that, And it can happen like that at any time. 


Pain changes people. It makes them feel too much and they beg to become numb to the steely feeling of pains violating shards. Like glass pain severed and gouged my former self until she lay bleeding on the ground. That day I quit.... I quit allowing people to under value me. I learned to find confidence and value in myself. If I’m my own best critic then I am the one I should be trying to be. Always be yourself.... who ever that is...  I am super excited to meet all of you positive social change Monsters. Please visit us at oddity13.org for more information. Myscreation.com . 


We are a rag tag group of Oddities, the Social MyscreationZ... 


Welcome to my Parlor.... I’m the Spider Queen my name is Araña Latrodectus.  Please subscribe or whatever clever little thing You flies do to keep in touch! Please come check out more of my little pearls of knowledge, movie reviews, makeup tips and more. 


Always and forever 
   🕷👑💋


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🐾 Katt
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MysCreation Debut October 30th 2018

10/11/2018

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www.myscreation.com

MysCreation Debut 
Tuesday, October 30th, 5-7 pm

Free event

Apache Junction Public Library
1177 N Idaho Rd
Apache Junction, Arizona


If you enjoyed MysCreation please Donate
To OddIty at oddity13.org 
MysCreation is raising funds for OddIty.

Embrace Your Oddity!

We focus on Anti-Bullying, Educate on
Living with a Purpose, and using Leadership & Diversity
Skills to Better Yourself and the Community!


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​3 Different Levels of Scares:

1st Level is Eerily Entertaining
            Lights ON   Animatronics ON   with Live Actors and NO Scares

2nd Level Creepily Cautious
            Lights OFF   Animatronics ON   with Live Actors and MILD Scares

3rd Level Horribly Haunting
            Lights OFF   Animatronics ON   with Live Actors and EXTREME Scares

A NO TOUCH HAUNT   Accidents MAY Happen   But PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH!!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING and HAVE A HAPPY HAUNTING!!!

CHASM ** a deep, dark, fissure in the center of the earth, that will take you deep
into the abyss of all the unforeseen monsters and vermin; far below.  You may even see the obsolete,horrendous, creature known to all of us asDeJecTion.

Will 'YOU' ever be able to make it out......ALIVE?    WILL YOU?

ARACHNIDIA ** Now, you have found your way through the horrifically, terrifying Chasm.  As you enter the next cave of the most unnatural wonders, you must make your way through the darkness; you know that you have only one reason for doing this.
​ There’s a hidden treasure in the world and only ONE obstacle in your path; it is our Maliciously Vicious Spider Queen.  She loves the taste of warm, fresh, human blood and she loves ALL offerings of the humankind.  Decide quickly, on what OR Whom you will sacrifice as you approach her inviting, welcoming, entertaining lair. She is unforgiving of "spur of the moment" visitors.  She requires just one of your beloved companions from your group to secure safe passage out of the underworld; to the treasure that awaits you just beyond her twisted, supernatural, wonderland.  Do not attempt to fall in love with her, for she has no desire to love you; she only desires the kill of the offering you sacrifice to her for your departure from her lair.  Can you find the treasure and make it out - ALIVE?  
Can you?  WILL YOU?  Well, we will see!!

www.myscreation.com

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UZA Proceeds go to Charity August to September

8/11/2018

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All Proceeds that UZA makes from August to September
will go to OddIty ​an anti-bullying cause.


 
odity13.org

UZA along with OddIty will together
try to make a positive social change and impact
on the world one person at a time!


OddIty
Embrace Your Oddity! 
We focus on Anti-Bullying, Educate on Living
with a Purpose, and using Leadership & Diversity
Skills to Better Yourself and the Community!

http://oddity13.org/
www.facebook.com/OddIty13



We are reaching out to the community and you!
We need your help fundraising for Oddity. How you can you help 1. Share - Share on your social media and help make others aware. Talk about it with friends, family, co-workers, strangers, and well - really anyone. Share, www.united-zombies-of-america.com and or Oddity13.org websites. 2. Donate - Donate whatever amount you can. Every single little bit helps hugely for Oddity to get that much closer to obtaining its goal. Help make dreams a reality and possibly save a life! UZA along with Synyster Syn, Mycreation and OddIty want to make a positive impact on the world. We want to change lives to the betterment of themselves and the community and beyond! Bullying can bring on depression, anxiety, pain, mental issues, suicide and more. OddIty wants to change that, so help us to help others. Let's make positive social change together! Thank you so much for your love and support, it really means the world to us!

Oddity is an anti-bullying group designed to teach young or ALL people a positive response to bullying. It is our intention to share the tools available with others to gain their own individuality and courage to be their own best self and in turn to find the confidence and courage to learn to help others find the same for themselves. We will use a series of improv and other theatrical teachings to give young people the courage they need to become the real and true them. Oddity is for any kid, young and old alike, that has been bullied, abused, or picked on by other people or maybe has even been a bully themselves to others. Oddity is an organization for people that have felt that they have never, really, ever, had any safe or welcoming place to belong.
OUR GOAL: It is our goal to go to various venues to start teaching all interested kids at any age how to establish confidence without needing to break other kids down or to be put down by others. It is imperative that we teach all people, especially the young people of today, the value of their lives and how they can impact their future, as well as, the future of many others. We intend to show others that it is better to be nice to all people and to accept each other for the individuals that each of us is. It is okay to be different because every one of us is unique and beautiful. It is okay to be your own normal because you are your very own “YOU”.
To start this amazing program, we are going to need financial help. We need to raise $1000, to enable us to get this charity off the ground. Once this happens, we can start helping young people to combat and overcome bullying. We are asking for you to donate as small as $1 to help us fund our cause and to help us try to eliminate bullying -- one child at a time. Your donation will go to help us become a non-profit organization. We will use the non-profit to better our community and the people that live in it.

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MysCreation Haunted Attraction www.myscreation.com

7/26/2018

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Coming Soon!

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www.myscreation.com

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UZA Comic #1

7/20/2017

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UZA Comic #1 Excited for the Idea Museum 7/20/2017
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UZA at Mad Monster 2017 and with the Cast of Night of The Living Dead.

6/10/2017

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UZA at Mad Monster 2017!

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UZA Zombies go to Mad Monster Arizona 2017.
UZA had a blast and an amazing time.
Mad Monster had UZA Zombies walking around.
We are so blessed to have had this opportunity.
UZA are big fans and supporters of Mad Monster. 
Mad Monster is an amazing event and they really do care about the people. 

Mad Monster has a loving and welcoming family vibe.
They go out of their way to put on such a great show.
  Compared to many big expensive Cons, Mad Monster delivers fun for all.

Be careful when going to any Events and Cons, learn about the event
and what you can get for your money and time.  Learn how they treat patrons, vendors, volunteers, etc., to see if you want to support them and their causes with your money.
Not all Cons are alike, so learn more so you know how your money is being used by Cons. Mad Monster is in it for the experience, fun, and fans.
Mad Monster is very good to the volunteers and staff; they treat you like family.
They really care about everything and everyone.
You can feel the love at Mad Monster.
This is one of the best Events in Arizona and UZA loves Mad Monster.
UZA had a blast walking around and meeting with all the people there.
We loved taking photos and giving high fives to those attending.

We even made new friends!

Thank you:  Mad Monster, Joe Moe, Cathie Neales-Mansfield, Seth Summers, 
the cast of "Night of The Living Dead", the Mad Monster Photographer and staff, and the 
UZA Amazing Team of Zombies and Helpers!


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UZA with The Cast of Night of The Living Dead 
Judith O' Deal, Russell Streiner 

and John Russo.

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 It was such an honor, and pleasure to have this surreal, and amazing opportunity! We love you guys! This was one of the highlights of Mad Monster was meeting you all. The Cast was so sweet and wonderful! Thank you Mad Monster, Cathie Neales-Mansfield, Seth Summers, Joe Moe, Cast of Night of The Living Dead, Photographer and UZA Amazing 
Team of Zombies and Helpers!

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UZA first members meeting

1/11/2017

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UZA is holding their very first and all important
Members of UZA meeting in February 2017!
We will be holding a monthly meeting for UZA Members.
One of the amazing benefits of being an

UZA Member is our all new monthly meeting!

The meetings will include our Upcoming Events, Brainstorming on UZA for New Adventures and Ideas for Growth, Upcoming News Items, Tools on how to Promote Yourself through UZA, Awards for UZA Members and Others Involved with UZA Activities, how to Earn Volunteer Hours and how to Use Them in Important Ways for Yourself, and for FREE Education and Life Long Learning from UZA Founders, other UZA Members and even from Worthwhile Outside Professionals. We are really very excited about our Educational Program because Members and Various Professionals can come and Teach What They Know and Do as well as Who They Are and Why What They Know and Do Is Important For All of Us. We Help Others and Teach Others How to Better Ourselves as Individuals and even as a Constantly Improving Team. Get to Network and Become Friends with one another. UZA is a Team that Cares for All of Our Loyal, Hardworking, Devoted, Caring Members because They are Very Important to UZA and Each and Everyone has Something Unique and Special to Bring to the Team. So Enjoy becoming a Member of UZA and Sharing Yourself and Your Talents with UZA through Future Growth through Learning! 


The Whole Purpose of UZA is to make a Difference and to Help Change the Lives of Others by One Single Step at a Time.

There are New Things Coming to UZA and Now is an Amazing Time to Become and be an UZA Member!


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2017 Tempe Public Library Comicon

12/18/2016

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SAVE THE DATE!! 
January 28, 2017!
FREE EVENT!


RSVP Now on Facebook
www.facebook.com/events


The Tempe Public Library 3rd Annual Comicon, Saturday, January 28, 2017 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE EVENT!

For more information visit www.tempe.gov/comicon

Saturday, January 28, 2017
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.


The Tempe Public Library Comicon is returning in 2017 with a new outdoor event space! The Library Comicon is an annual event featuring costume contests, artists & authors, shopping, and activities for children and adults alike. Fans of Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Wholocks, Trekkies, and more are invited to gather at the Tempe Public Library in costume for a celebration of pop culture.


UZA
See UZA Ray Digger and join him in the costume parade.
We will have music, photos and fun at our booth. 
 

for update and more on Tempe 
Comicon Click Me.



PANELS & PRESENTATIONS

 

Lively discussion and presentations in the Friends of the Library Connections Café


DC vs. MARVEL
11:00 - 11:45 a.m.
The age old debate continues! Discussion led by Operation Supply Drop, a 501(c)(3) veteran service organization that helps combat active duty depression through deployment of video game care packages and much, much more.


International Understanding through Godzilla
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Join the Dai Kaiju Crew as they talk giant monsters!  This panel was also presented at Phoenix Comicon 2016. Discussion led by Ray Torres III, author of the Monster War series.


Antimatter, Matters!
1:15 - 2:10 p.m. 

Lively interactive presentation for fans of sci-fi and fantasy. For high school age+. Discussion led by local author Creighton Thompson.




COSTUME CONTESTS & MORE

Costume Parades


The Arizona chapter of United Zombies of America will be leading two costume parades around the Library Campus. Meet at their booth space, and finish up at the Phoenix Comicon costume contest entrance and sign-up area.

10:30 a.m. - Kids Costume Walk

2:30 p.m. - Teen/Adults Costume Walk


Costume Contests

Phoenix Comicon will be hosting free, live costume contests! Winners will receive free Phoenix Comicon 2017 passes! Arrive early - entry is first come, first serve. 


The Arizona chapter of United Zombies of America will be leading two costume parades around the Library Campus. Meet at their booth space, and finish up at the Phoenix Comicon costume contest entrance and sign-up area.

11:00 a.m. - Kids Costume Contest

3:00 p.m. - Teen/Adults Costume Contest


2017 EXHIBITORS
▸  AUTHOR'S CORNER▸  CAITLIN KAISER
▸  CANDLE COMICS▸  CHEESE, LOVE & HAPPINESS▸  COLETTE BLACK▸  COLLECTORS MARKETPLACE▸  CRUCIDEL PRODUCTIONS
▸  DANIELLE PAJAK ILLUSTRATIONS
▸  DARK EMPIRE COSPLAY
▸  DE MARCO’S ITALIAN ICE AND CREAMS

▸  DUNE SEA GARRISON - VADER'S 501ST
▸  GARETH VON KALLENBACH▸  HALF LIGHT PUBLISHING
 *▸  JEFF PINA▸  JOANNA MARIE ART▸  JUSTICE LEAGUE COSPLAY▸  KORE 6 MEDIA▸  KYLYN MCCARTY▸  MONSTER WAR SERIES
▸  OPERATION SUPPLY DROP
▸  PAZ CANTINA▸  PHOENIX COMICON▸  RANDY LINDSAY

▸  ROCK STAR HOT DOGS▸  ROYAL MANTICORAN NAVY
▸  SERENDIPITY BUTTONS
▸  SHAW APPROVED COMICS AND COLLECTIBLES
▸  SINCERELY SAM
▸  SOCIETY FOR CREATIVE ANACHRONISM
▸  SOUTHWEST COSTUMERS GUILD
▸  THERMOCOSPLAY
▸  UNITED ZOMBIES OF AMERICA UZA LLC
▸  VODLINES
▸  T.M. WILLIAMS


WHY COMICS?

Some of you may be asking yourself, "Why would librarians be encouraging people to read comics? Don't they only like seriousbooks?" The truth is librarians love reading of all kinds!
Comics and graphic novels can encourage literacy and boost reading skills in many ways.

  • Images provide the context necessary to help build vocabulary for ESL & reluctant readers
  • The slow pace of analyzing images and pausing in between panels encourages time to reflect and build reading comprehension
  • Colorful graphics and exciting story lines can captivate attention span & interest
  • Reinforces Common Core standards by reinforcing visual and verbal literacy
  • There are now graphic novels & comics that are creative, enjoyable pieces of literature for all ages






for update and more on Tempe 
Comicon Click Me.







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Advertising by United Zombies of America UZA LLC.
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www.facebook.com/UZA13
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Southeast Regional Library LibraryCon FREE EVENT 10/15/2016

9/25/2016

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We hope to see you at LibraryCon 2016!  UZA Makeup/SFX will be doing a making class and just in time for Halloween! Make sure to check out out booth and have some fun with us, Team UZA!

Learn how to make you Halloween Costume the best with some amazing makeup with the UZA Makeup/SFX Class.
We are super excited!


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Event Type: All Ages
Age Group(s): Family - All Ages
Date: 10/15/2016
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
775 N Greenfield Rd
Southeast Regional Library
Gilbert, AZ USA 85234


Description:
 Save the date! Join us to celebrate all of the stuff that you love including: comics, graphic novels, anime/manga, cosplay, cartoons, artists, horror movies, Sci-Fi/Fantasy books & movies, and games of all types. Costumes encouraged! Show off your amazing style in the costume contest. Learn something new in one of our panel sessions. There will also be photo booths, crafts, tabletop and video games, prizes, and giveaways! Get updates on the Southeast Regional Library Facebook page or on Twitter #LibraryCon2016.
Library: Southeast Regional    Branch location
Location: Assembly Room
Contact: Robin Salthouse
Contact Number: 602-652-3203



www.facebook.com/librarycon
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All New Monster to UZA and He Is Simply Out Of This World! 

8/14/2016

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We want to welcome UZA Ed The Alien and the NASA Scientist that he operates to UZA! 


He came a long distance from far, far away to join all of us here with the UZA Family.
We are very excited to have Ed join us!
Welcome to the family Ed The Alien!
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Ed is just a little guy who loves to have fun and hang out with UZA.  He loves space and watching TV to study the human race.  Ed made a contraption to attach himself to a NASA Scientist to get around easily and to operate and to assist him while he visits us on Earth.
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Free Photo shoot contest winner Danielle Esplanade 2016!

8/9/2016

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UZA  Free Photo Shoot Winner Danielle Esplanade  Photo Shoot!
Models Danielle Esplanade and Ray Banks.
Makeup by UZA Makeup Artists Sydoney and Ray Banks.

Photography by UZA Synyster Syn Photography Video and DJ.
The Photos are property of United Zombies of America LLC and
 UZA Synyster Syn Photography Video and DJ. 2016



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Casa Grande Dispatch Newspaper with UZA

7/13/2016

 
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Casa Grande Dispatch Newspaper 
Click Names below to see full article


Zombies and more at library


Zombies on the prowl
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The madness of our 2nd Annual Comic-Con just keeps getting BIGGER and better! Mark your calendar's for Saturday, July 16th NOW because you just can't miss this kinda of awesomeness! 
Saturday, July 16 at 1 PM - 4 PM

Vista Grande Public Library 
1556 N Arizola Rd, Casa Grande, Arizona 85122


UZA will be doing a makeup and SFX class at 3:15pm called “Bruises, Blisters, and Gore!”  This is a great beginner class for those interested in makeup for any kind of character or event.  We even had someone from a group that does emergency drill events come to get more information on how to do makeup on accident participants.

UZA will have a booth with our information and some other UZA favorites as well.  We will have UZA’s Ray Digger The Grave Digger wandering the comic con for free photos with any interested attendees.  Sydoney will have her cameras ready to take the free photos/videos and she will put them on Facebook after the comic con is over and after Syd edits them, so this may take her a day or two.  Be sure to get a flyer from Sydoney telling where you can retrieve your photo from and where
 you can share your own photos with us. 


 
Take a look at what Casa Grande library staff members did out of their excitement and made for Saturday's Comic Con for the UZA makeup tutorial.  Some staff members created this AWESOME display to advertise our makeup tutorial at the Comic Con.  You Wonderful folks did an outstanding job!  You are Amazing and we can't wait to meet all of you and see all the colorful and costumed attendees!!
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Zombies and more at library


Posted: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 9:11 am

By MELISSA ST. AUDE Staff Writer

CASA GRANDE

Casa Grande Comic Con runs from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday. It’s free and open to all ages.

The event is a chance for children and adults to don a superhero cape and mask and visit the library, said Youth Services Librarian and event organizer David Brown.

It’s expected to attract plenty of Deadpools, Batmans, Harry Potters and other characters.

Last year, more than 400 people attended the event and this year, with expanded offerings, organizers expect a greater turnout.

“This year’s event is going to be bigger and better,” Brown said.

Among the events this year are:

n Drawing demonstrations by comic book artists;

n Makeup tutorials by United Zombies of America;

n Interaction with Tucson’s Copper Queen Roller Derby Team;

n Information and giveaways by Casa Grande Paranormal Investigators;

n Professional cosplay costume workshops hosted by ThermoCosplay;

n Martial arts demonstrations; and

n Costume contests and raffles.

The event aims to celebrate all fictional characters from popular stories, not just comic book or graphic novel heroes.

“Libraries across America are becoming hubs for comic-con type gatherings for people interested in characters from graphic novels, comics, film, television and popular culture,” Brown said.

Some library patrons are fiction fans and travel to San Diego for large comic conventions or to Phoenix or Tucson for mid-sized events, but Brown said many don’t have the means to attend out-of-town gatherings.

“We wanted to provide them with a similar experience,” he said.  

Casa Grande Comic Con is the library’s end-of-the-summer finale and signals the conclusion of its summer reading program, in which children earn prizes for reading for a specified amount of time every day.

Costumes are optional.


Vista Grande Library is at 1556 N. Arizola Road.

Zombies on the prowl


Posted: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 8:29 am

By MELISSA ST. AUDE Staff Writer

CASA GRANDE

Zombies will be on the prowl Saturday in Casa Grande.

Complete with blood and bruises, the living dead will take their place among the superheroes, ghost hunters, roller queens and popular comic book and sci-fi characters roaming about the Vista Grande Library Saturday as the second annual Casa Grande Comic Con gets underway.

United Zombies of America, a Phoenix-based professional entertainment group, plans to offer a “Bruises, Blisters and Gore” workshop during the event, teaching others how, with a bit of makeup, they too can transform into any type of eerie and spine-chilling  — or cute and lovable — character.

For Sydoney Banks, founder of United Zombies of America, being a zombie isn’t all about blood and gore.

“We are not just a monster horror group,” she said. “We do many things and they may often involve monster-type characters and horror. We really do so many things — photography, makeup, videos, classes, panels, workshops, improvisation, security, volunteering, social media, advertising and more.”

The family-friendly group’s motto is “The family that scares together stays together.”

They’ll host a makeup class Saturday at 3:15 p.m. at the Vista Grande Library.

“This is a great beginner class for those interested in makeup for any character or event,” Banks said.

United Zombies of America will have a booth at Casa Grande Comic Con offering information about the group. UZA’s Ray Digger “The Grave Digger” will wander throughout the event, offering free photos with participants.

The group, which was founded in 2012, is no stranger to comic conventions. They’ve taken part in the Tempe, Apache Junction and Yuma Library comic con events as well as the Amazing Arizona Con, Mad Monster and various thespian festivals throughout the year.

This year is their first participating in Casa Grande’s Comic Con.

“UZA loves doing various types of cons, especially library cons, because we love giving back to the community,” she said. “We support anti-bullying and paying-it-forward.”  

She said people love zombies for many reasons, including the realism and the feeling that “it is more apt to happen futuristically to humans.”

“Of all the monsters there are, zombies might be the most realistic because they tend to occur from diseases, viruses, toxic spills, mutations, science experiments, attempting to reanimate the dead and more,” she said.

With recent books, comics, movies, games, video games, cartoons, toys, clothing and television shows that portray zombies, the monsters are enjoying a surge in popularity.

And while some enjoy being frightened by the characters, others enjoy doing the scaring.

Banks fell in love with zombies after performing at the “Haunting Haunted House” in 2009 and 2010 with her family and friends, Jess Acridge, Casey Corbin, Kristen Cline and others. UZA was started by the group soon after to help Banks explore her dreams, help others with theirs and to provide entertainment and fun, she said.

Many of its members are performers who appreciate the lore, makeup and creepiness of the living dead and some have received theatrical training from various organizations such as Disney, Universal Studios and professional haunted house experiences.

The group performs at events throughout the year.

UZA specializes in makeup and special effects and has its own live interactive game, “Zombie Attack,” which travels throughout the state.

But as a child, Banks was never intrigued by monsters or horror and didn’t tend to watch horror movies.

“I did love Halloween, the costumes and decorations even more than the candy,” she said.

Banks was 15 when she was assigned as the lead zombie in her first haunted house acting roll. In that role, she learned about monsters, horror, haunted houses and other characters.

That year, she won the season’s top actress award for the haunted house and since then has participated in other professional haunted houses each year, including “Rob Zombies Great American Nightmare” in 2014.  

Someday, she’d like to open her own haunted attraction that would be open throughout the entire year.

The group is family friendly and has members of all ages. For more information or to join, visit www.united-zombies-of-america.com or visit the booth at Casa Grande Comic Con.


Casa Grande Dispatch Newspaper 

7/13/2016

 
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