Party Themes & MotifsNo. 9907 · The 2026 edition
A Survival Guide to The Walking Dead
Get ready to outsmart the undead with our ultimate zombie bash blueprint.
Our own summary of the original — the full post and photos live at frugalfrightsanddelights.com.
Packed with ghoulish decorations, brain-themed snacks, and walker-worthy makeup tips, this guide ensures your apocalypse party is a hit—or helps you survive the real thing.
About this
A Halloween party guide themed around AMC's The Walking Dead, published ahead of the show's new season. It gathers budget-friendly ideas for zombie party props, gruesome foods, and zombie makeup, with links to outside tutorials for each. The post also promises a section of zombie survival tips for a real apocalypse scenario.
The plan
- Time the party around the return of AMC's The Walking Dead, which the post notes begins in a month and two days
- Source cheap organ props locally, e.g. Dollar Tree, for the organ-toss game
- Pull tutorials for props, food, and makeup from the sites linked in the post (Halloweenalliance.com, Instructables.com, Buzzfeed.com, Madamedeals.com, Mommyknows.com)
- Plan a kid-friendly makeup option so younger guests can join in safely
Decoration ideas
- Add blood splatter and bloody hand prints to a towel (example image credited to thefrisky.com)
- Use inexpensive fake organ parts purchased at Dollar Tree as creepy props
Food & drink
- Intestine pastries — recipe directions found on Instructables.com by Jessie Ratfink (image via Pinterest and Babble)
- "Finger Foods" recipe — found on Instructables.com by Catlin's Dad
Activities
- Play the "toss an organ in the hole" game; Halloweenalliance.com offers a full tutorial and the organ parts are cheap from Dollar Tree
- Adult zombie makeup — see Buzzfeed.com's 27 Disgustingly Awesome Ways to Take Halloween to the Next Level
- Kid zombie makeup — Madamedeals.com offers a safer makeup application for delicate skin
- Another zombie makeup tutorial, courtesy of Mommyknows.com
More photos
Photos hosted by frugalfrightsanddelights.com.
