Most costumed characters have an expiry date somewhere around age six, when children decide they're too old to be impressed. Zombies don't — partly because the humour is physical and slightly gross, and partly because a zombie dance-along is something an eleven-year-old can join in with without feeling like they're at a toddler's party.

The performance is comic rather than frightening. Our zombie is slow, confused, and loses every game he tries to play. Children end up ordering him around, which is the point.

It's also the strongest pick for a trunk-or-treat or any event where a crowd files past rather than sits down. A shuffling zombie reads instantly from thirty feet away; a seated act doesn't. For a car park or a block party, two roaming performers cover far more ground than one.