DC Dead

Okay, let me say that I was so excited for this that I showed up 20 minutes before our allotted time slot. I am a huge horror fan, specifically the Resident Evil games. The idea that this was RE coming to life had me sold; I’ve always bragged about how I would totally survive a zombie apocalypse and now I could put it to test. I wasn’t sure about how well-​executed this would be and was a little nervous that it would be cheesy and unconvincing-​my standards were high, but I wanted to try it.
Well… we had adrenaline pumping within the first 5 minutes. There was definitely the scary factor to this but in a very different way because guess what? You can nerf-​gun the thing that scares you! So if you’re not a fan of ‘scary’ things I get it — but it’s so much more than that. There is walking, running, sneaking around. Also, contrary to what I thought, shooting zombie actors is not the entire focus of what you have to do, so I liked the multi-​dimensional aspects to it. I saw elements of every zombie movie/​game that I’ve seen or played. The staff/​actors are very committed to their work (there will be touching), and the scene/​story was very well done. I can’t give you details, but they did their research. I was thoroughly impressed with the thought that went into this. Our group was full of people in their mid to late 20s, but I could see this being fun for any age group (obviously probably not super young children who could get too scared). If you’ve ever done Escape Room, you know how fun interactive activities with a storyline/​puzzle can be, especially when it’s not predictable.
I highly recommend this. Bring along high energy people to make it even more fun, who you know will go with the story and just GET INTO IT. I saw a group before me that seemed awkward and too nervous, which is somewhat understandable but come on! Another tip: try and go to an earlier show. The neighborhood isn’t so great, the location is sort of hidden, so it’s better to be there when it isn’t too late and you can feel free to walk to the main road to grab an über.

The now-​defunct «Zombie Survival Experience» at the DC Fringe Festival was more a survival experience for the sods who led the other sods through the building. Volunteers and paid staff alike brought on board to help write the script for this ever-​morphing disaster. Full just about every night, but not enough volunteer zombies risking skinned knees and WORSE! (see rats) to «staph» it properly.
The 2014 DC DEAD sprang from the demise of the old headquarters and the Fringe Fest’s attempts to squeeze another shekel out of a decaying and dangerous building before moving on to Florida Ave. and the gentrified H Street Corridor. –
Trying to rate this sorry ride on
was, well, negative reviews are not posted.