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Getting Into Necrophilia: A Dating Guide for Zombies

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Elaine Joy Baclaan Student Contributor, SUNY Purchase
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Christie Rotondo Student Contributor, SUNY Purchase
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Purchase chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

This Saturday, the living dead and diseased will crawl the campus in search for revelries and brains. And let’s be real, ladies. All of us desire dates, or at least decent dancing partners, even when dead. Here’s my deathly take on snagging a rotten catch.
           
Snagging a zombie requires a brain. Gather a bunch of cherry-flavored and strawberry-flavored Laffy Taffy, or any red and pink chewy candy substance, and mold them together to resemble a brain. Make the brain bloody with cherry-flavored Squeeze Pop liquid. And every zombie knows: the more blood, the better. So, go zombie crazy with the candy.
           

Now, you have your brain bait. Before feeding the animals, you have to get their attention. Do so with your walk. There is no strut involved here, ladies. Instead, you have to perfect your zombie-walk. It is not a “bend-and-snap”. Arms out, toes in and think zombie. As opposed to a nice wink and smile, scream an inaudible sound at your desired zombie. Trust me: they will definitely pick up what you put down.     
           
If these tricks do not cause whiplash from your desired zombie, ask the deejay to blast “Thriller” by Michael Jackson. That will definitely turn a few heads, and maybe even break a few necks (assuming that their zombie necks were not already broken). Be sure to learn all the proper moves to thrill an audience. No one wants to see someone wave their arms back and forth in a creepy fashion throughout the whole song; Michael Jackson will be rolling in his grave- or maybe even attending our zombie prom to teach us a thing or two (no promises).
           
After the prom, let us all hope we end up in our desired graves or preferred swamps. If not successful at snagging a zombie, I hope you spend the night having the time of your life, or rather your death.

Christie is a sophomore journalism major at Purchase College in NY, but she’s a Jersey Girl at heart. When she isn’t studying (or being sarcastic), she spends her summers selling crafty jewelry on Long Beach Island and making coffee for her superiors at Parker and Partner’s Marketing Resources. She’s a sucker for debates, sushi, and a really good book. Her dream job (this week) would be at the Village Voice, but she’d be happy with a byline and paycheck. She hopes to make HerCampus bigger and better than ever at Purchase and is excited for the chance to work with these lovely HC ladies.