Zombies hide in subway grate in Union Square
AMC via YouTubeAs unsuspecting passersby walked over a subway grate, dozens of snarling actors decked out in decaying flesh makeup popped their arms through to scare their victims.
It turns out even the most jaded of New Yorkers fears the zombie apocalypse.
The brainsssstrust behind AMC's promotion department cooked up a ghoulish publicity stunt in time for 'The Waking Dead's' mid-season premiere Sunday -- infesting Manhattan's Union Square with zombie extras.
RELATED: LAPD PUTS 'ZOMBIES' ON NOTICE IN NEW VIDEOAs unsuspecting passersby walked over a subway grate, dozens of snarling actors decked out in decaying flesh makeup popped their arms through to scare their victims.
Cue the profanity, running and screaming, with the results captured on video that has gone viral in the 24 hours since its release.
'Awesome!,' declared one particularly brave mark.
The New Yorkers that were significantly less courageous than him are in good company.
RELATED: INFECTED 'ZOMBIE BEES' HAVE REACHED NORTHEAST: REPORTAMC also pranked 'Walking Dead' star Norman Reedus last month by recruiting a legless New Jersey teen in full zombie regalia to pop out of a catering table in a Tokyo hotel room during a promotional tour in Japan.
But Reedus, who plays the unflappable Daryl on the horror series, almost immediately recognized Nick Santonastasso. The actor had tweeted out Santonastasso's own viral video in which the teen, who was born without legs or a right arm, scared unsuspecting shoppers in a department store.
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