Makeup school student dresses like a zombie and scares a passenger on Wuhan's subway line 2. (Photo: Weibo)
The "zombies" were makeup school students who staged the spectacle as their graduation project. (Photo: Weibo)
(ECNS) -- Around 30 people in full zombie costume gave subway passengers quite a "horror" show in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province on Wednesday.
Around 4 pm, commuters on subway line 2 were greeted by snarling "zombies" clawing with their hands and pretending to bite. Passengers, first horrified, screamed and tried to run away, and, after realizing it was a prank organised by makeup students, posed for pictures and handshakes.
The "zombies" were wearing rugged clothes, red wigs and black caps. Blood, cankers, decayed flesh and scars made their faces unrecognizable. Some dashed to the windows or walked into carriages to scare commuters.
A passenger later posted via her Sina Weibo account that she was "scared to death."
According to the makeup school's teacher, surnamed Wei, the zombie show was part of some graduates' final projects.
Wei said they had staged the spectacle to remind people to behave properly in public areas.
"If you don't abide by regulations in public, you'll be disliked, just like a zombie," he commented.
However, some people, after hearing of the incident and seeing photos, said such moves could cause public panic. Parents said it could have scared their kids.
Wuhan subway authorities say if such events disturb people and threaten their safety, they would take them to the police.
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