Zombie knives and machetes can easily still be bought online – despite being banned this week. It is now illegal

Zombies are amongst us in Manchester in an apocalyptic short film which tackles a father-daughter relationship between the undead.

A pair of Manchester filmmakers have secured over £7,000 worth of funding to shoot a short zombie film with a twist, which they describe as being both ‘disturbing’ and ‘beautiful’.

Although many may never admit it, most horror fans fancy their chances of survival in the event of a zombie apocalypse.

The march for World Zombie Day, which begins near Piccadilly Gardens at 2pm, is the second of three grizzly walks staged around the country, organised by the online retailer, Fancy Dress Ball

The leader of the Pirate Party has called for a different kind of ASBO to be placed on a Northern Quarter car park after syringes were found at the Oldham Street site.

An all-girl roller derby group are offering Mancunians the chance to join the hordes of the living dead in a roller disco to raise funds to renovate their decaying Oldham home on Friday.

Based in Trafford Park, groups of eight survivors are tasked with navigating through various terminal points spread across the industrial estate

I Survived a Zombie Attack will see 8 savvy people trapped in a large shopping centre completely surrounded by the undead

2.8 Hours Later, the cross-city urban zombie chase game will be hitting the streets of Manchester in July, and the organisers will be holding a Zombie School on July 5-6

The Zombie walk is in aid of the Booth Foundation