Who Knew Zombies Support the Red Cross?

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I always thought vampires were the creatures best known for wanting to suck our blood and that zombies just basically wanted to eat us. But apparently, it’s the walking dead that’s out for blood these days – or, actually, it’s The Walking Dead TV series that’s talking about the desire for blood.

The popular AMC series is teaming up with the American Red Cross to get the message out that more blood is needed to help save lives. It doesn’t take a zombie apocalypse for there to be a need for blood, and that message is front and center with “The American Red Cross Zombie Blood Drive” campaign running through October 22nd. The new campaign will feature zombie-fied celebs, including Peter Jackson, The Black Keys, Jimmy Smits, Joel Madden, Aisha Tyler, and NASCAR’s Kurt Busch, and will remind viewers to “use their brains and give blood through the Red Cross.”

AMC’s also hosting a sweepstakes for those who donate blood to the red cross. The winner will receive a 3-day, 2-night trip to the set of The Walking Dead to watch the filming of season 4 (of course, that means AMC’s confirming there will be a season 4 with this announcement).