Thea Munster

Thea Munster, often referred to as the Queen of the Zombies by the press and the undead, took her love of the dead to the streets and started the Toronto Zombie Walk in 2003 - the first recorded event of its kind.

Bored with spending too much time with the living, she created an event that has spread all over the world, and has put Toronto on the map as the place where an international phenomenon originated and as the leader in public displays of zombie gruesomeness.

Thea's ability to waken and rile the dead has brought her many honours. She has been recruited by George Romero and TIFF's Midnight Madness to bring zombies for the movie premieres of Diary of the Dead and Survival of the Dead, as well as filled theatres with zombies for the world premiere of Fido and Toronto After Dark's Zombie Appreciation Day.

Thea has been a zombie spooksperson on CNN, CBC Radio 1, FOX TV, Global, and City TV, as well as been featured in publications such as Penny Blood, Fangoria, Carousel and many more. She was a zombie extra in Survival of the Dead, and the subject of the documentary Beg for Brains.

In October 2009, during Toronto's 7th annual Zombie Walk, Thea's boyfriend and official Zombie Walk printer, Adam Invader, proposed to her in front of 5000 moaning zombies. He is pleased to be joining Thea at Ad Astra this year.