Mangrove Bay will be transformed into a breeding ground for the undead tomorrow morning as scores of corpses are expected to file through the typically quiet streets of Somerset.The Bermuda Arts Centre in Dockyard is holding the Island’s first ever Zombie Walk, followed by an afternoon of crazy fun for the whole family.The village will be turned into the type of deserted town typically seen in scary movies for the coming week.People will dress in zombie costume for the event and asked to remain in character, communicating with grunts and groans.Organiser Heidi Cowen and a team of volunteers have been decorating store shop windows and sidewalks to give the area the spooky appeal of ‘Mangrove Hallows’.“I want it to look like a haunted, forgotten town and then all of a sudden the zombies walk up and start coming out,” she told The Royal Gazette.The idea for the Zombie Walk came from artist Ami Zanders who had seen a similar event in other countries. Ms Cowen said: “Then I just ran with it. I love Halloween so I thought this was a great idea.“Participants of the walk will be in full dead gear and will be staggering around, so we had to think of where they were going, where the end would come to.“That’s when I read an article by William [Spriggs of the Somerset Economic Empowerment Zone] and this whole thing has evolved from that and trying to raise money for the Arts Centre.”Starting at 11am, the local undead will make their way from Grey’s Bridge to Somerset Village in time for a slew of activities including a pumpkin race, a scariest sand sculpture competition, pumpkin carving and costume parade.The EEZ’s Mr Spriggs said he jumped on board with the Halloween event, in the hopes of providing a boost to businesses and the Somerset community.“The reason we are involved is, while we are not event planners, we are here to equip, enable and facilitate success, so this was an excellent opportunity to be able to invest in an annual event ... and we will just make it bigger and better each time.“It’s a good time for families to be able to enjoy the festivities, pie eating and pumpkin carving. There will even be a pumpkin swimming [race] where little children go out with pumpkins and lilos and have to go out to a marker and back.”Restaurants Salt Rock Grill and Country Squire have jumped on board with kid-friendly meal items. Country Squire owner Donald Hassell said the restaurant has taken simple dishes and given them festive names, for instance chicken satay will be called ‘flesh on a stick’.He said: “I think Somerset has always relied on one event a year and that is the Non Mariners race, then after that people just drive through on the way to Dockyard. So when Heidi came up with the [Zombie Walk] the two meshed together.”Mr Hassell said businesses were currently suffering through challenging times, but he found that families were still willing to eat out with their children on occasion.“We are not gourmet [food] houses, but we are family restaurants. We have a bar [at the front], but families come in and get their burgers, so when we do all these events we can gear it to them, so that it becomes a family day out and is reasonably priced.”Butterfield and Vallis have donated pumpkins; the MarketPlace has donated treats to fill 400 goodie bags — shops will hand these out to young visitors.The Sandys Boat Club will host a haunted house, while there will also be a fun castle and loads of ‘Fear Factor’ style games and prizes. Music will play throughout the village area and a dunking tank will also be on offer.Mr Hassell said the event might not be a huge moneymaker for local businesses, but it would at least serve to “re-energise” the community.“We want people to rediscover Somerset and all its finery but we really want it to be family-oriented,” he said.Particularly in this day when parents have to be vigilant about their children’s whereabouts, Ms Cowen said one of the draws about the event was its safety.“It’s a great family event and it’s just a safe, fun day for children. This is a cool little area, everyone travels through it but no one seems to stop and take a look around at it.“It has some great historical buildings and great shops and a little beach around here. It’s also one of the best walks [around the bay].”She encouraged people to get into the Halloween spirit, by dressing up like zombies and taking part in the walk; money raised from walkers will go towards the Art Centre in Dockyard. For more information on the walk, or for a pledge sheet, visit www.artcentre.bm.For a chance to win an iPod Touch, send us your best Halloween pictures and a coupon from The Royal Gazette. Visit www.royalgazette.com/article/20121023/NEWS/710239884 for more details.