4 great ways to celebrate Halloween online: Zombie Edition

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The time when ghosts, ghouls and creepy things emerge from their hidden depths and burst through to the mainstream to run amok on your computer screen. It’s the time of year when brands loosen the reins and have a little fun. If you have any doubts, Sears, the department store giant best known for their Craftman tools, wants you to “revive your style” through their zombified site. 

Now you can look like a fashion zombie instead of being one

You can view the site in English or Zombian (don’t speak Zombian? No problem, they have a tutorial). Sears helps you find the perfect gift for the zombie in your life with the handy Zombie Gift Guide. They also include undead shopper videos, a zombie shopper Twitter feed and a fun zombie avatar creator. It’s great seeing a brand that is usually perceived as stodgy break out of their shell.

The undead never stop and Yahoo teaches the principles of economics through the zombie apocalypse. In Shambling Hordes, each player is a zombie warlord leading his troops to capture the opponents’ headquarters. The game is presented as a simple “Risk”-style game, but depending on the map you choose and how many battles you enter, it can become quite challenging. 

Bring It!

If you need to update your avatar to express your inner zombie, Makemeazombie.com is the only place to go. Upload a photo and the site zombifies you - giving you a great looking avatar to use. You can download the image or share it with your friends on Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, Orkut and more. 

Bringing Sexy Back

Finally, if you missed what might be the creepiest Halloween commercial ever made, Snickers is encouraging moms to buy the candy bar for trick ‘r treaters this year through some psychologically scary imagery.

What have been your favorite online Halloween treats this year?

Stefan Halley is the Digital Project Leader for The Duffy Agency. He loves to talk about social media.

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