Pittsburgh is often considered to be the most-likely ground-zero for the zombie invasion due to its rich history in both zombie folklore as well as pioneering in the field of actual lab creation of zombies.













History

A lab at the University of Pittsburgh created the first "zombies" ever manufactured in a lab. They killed a dog and brought it back to life. See the New York Times article.

George A. Romero attended college at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

attended college at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. On October 29, 2006, 894 participants set a Guiness World Record for the largest Zombie Walk at the Monroeville Mall in Pittsburgh . Pittsburgh consistently beats their own records for largest Zombie Walk (see below for more info).

Signs (and pop-culture references)

Many zombie films and games have a hat-tip to Pittsburgh or the Pittsburgh area.

Zombie Walks

As mentioned above, since Pittsburgh embraces its role as the eventual epicenter of the impending zombie-apocalypse, they have Zombie Walks to simulate the eventual movements of the zombie hordes (and for fun).