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Zombies led me to vampires

by Candice Boutilier<br>Herald Staff Writer
| August 18, 2008 9:00 PM

Lily Bat says my brain would taste good with ketchup.

I think it would go better with steak sauce.

In my last column I wrote about my love of zombie-related movies but also of my fear of them eating me. I took a survey once about whether or not I would survive a zombie attack. According to the survey I would be eaten but I disagree. I can run pretty fast and I don't tend to fall down and look behind myself a lot while gasping. Watch a horror flick and you will know what I am talking about.

Lily Bat appears to be the webmaster for a Web site called LilyBat's Bogey News. She found my article online and blogged about it. In addition to my brains making a nice feast … a feast of knowledge in my opinion, she says I'm a zombie-racist.

To read her blog about my opinion go here. You will find my editor Bill Stevenson also blogged in. He agreed that I am a zombie-racist.

I should drop-kick him. He failed to mention he has a zombie-killing weapon he will tell you about if you ask him.

I'm not a zombie-racist. I would befriend a zombie. In my article it clearly states I enjoy zombies but I plan to keep my flesh bite-free. If you are a zombie and you are hungry, wear a muzzle when you hang out with me and we will get along great.

Lily Bat's blog spot reminded me of my love for vampires. Her site is very entertaining. I will read it regularly and you should too if you like strange news accompanied with commentary written by a vampire.

I am curious about one thing … who are you Lily Bat? Reveal yourself. I wanted to read a biography about her but I didn't see anything on her site. She does say she is a vampire but that's really all I know.

I like vampires.

Vampire movies are usually good. There's "Interview with the Vampire," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and the best ever, "The Lost Boys."

I am so excited because "Lost Boys: The Tribe," is going to be released. And yes it's starring Corey Feldman and Corey Haim. The "Coreys!" It's a follow-up to the original movie starring some of the same actors who are now adults who go vampire hunting.

For Lily Bat's sake and mine, I'd like to see a movie where the vampire is the hero. A really attractive vampire who rescues me from a zombie. I like that plot.

My Turn is a column for the reporters to offer opinions and reflections about life. News staff take turns writing the column, leading to its name. It is published every Monday.

Candice Boutilier is the cities reporter for the Columbia Basin Herald. Despite her protests, she still has an overall dislike for undead, flesh-eating people, as displayed during "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," when she thought there were zombies in the cemetery.