Actor's pounds 30k night of the living dead; FRIGHT: The London Bridge Experience's zombie role goes to Birmingham man.Byline: Kat Keogh A BIRMINGHAM actor has sleepwalked his way into a new job - as a pounds 30,000-a-year zombie A computer that has been covertly taken over in order to perform some nefarious task. It is estimated that millions of PCs around the world have been compromised and, under the control of a third party, routinely transmit messages unbeknownst to the user. . Louie McKenna, from Acocks Green Acocks Green is an area and ward of south Birmingham, England. It is named after the Acock family who built a large house in the area in 1370. Acocks Green is one of the four wards making up Yardley formal district. Nowadays, it is written without an apostrophe. , landed the ghoulish ghoul n. 1. One who delights in the revolting, morbid, or loathsome. 2. A grave robber. 3. An evil spirit or demon in Muslim folklore believed to plunder graves and feed on corpses. role at the The London Bridge Experience and London Tombs just hours after seeing the position advertised online. Some 30 hopefuls turned out to take part in "scare factor" auditions at the south London attraction, but 23-year-old former Sutton Coldfield College Sutton Coldfield College is further education college and specialist sixth form centre. Its main campus is in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. It is one of the largest sixth form colleges in Britain. student Louie emerged victorious and was handed a rolling contract. "It's just mind-blowing," said Louie, who starts his role as Sergeant Slaughter next week. "There are not many jobs going where you get paid to scare people, so this is great." Louie previously worked as a spook at Madame Tussauds but had taken on a job pulling pints behind the bar at the Royal Court Theatre while auditioning for parts. He added that he was even turned down for a job at the London Dungeons because his moves were deemed "too scary". "I only found out about the competition the night before, but I didn't really fancy coming on the Tube in my costume so I got ready outside before the auditions," said Louie. "I used fake blood on my face that I bought from a joke shop and I wore an army jacket to get into character." The number of applicants was whittled down to a final four after judges watched them perform their routines at the attraction's mock dungeons. Louie shared victory with fellow zombie and former archeologist Jeremiah O'Connor to join the ranks of the London Bridge Experience's 50 "scarers". Attraction general manager James Kislingbury said applicants were judged on their ability to scare visitors. "The standard we have seen has been exceptional," he said. "It's been a hard decision to select two people. We almost offered a third position as well." He said it was initially planned to only offer one zombie job but added judges could not separate Louie and 26-year-old Irishman Jeremiah, who had smeared his shirt with tomato ketchup before the audition. "They both have outgoing attitudes and we were very impressed with their outfits and their make-up," he said. "They did very well with scaring people." CAPTION(S): Scary: Former archaeologist Jeremiah O'Connor (left) and Louie McKenna who both got jobs as zombies Zombies Companies that continue to operate even though they are insolvent. Also known as living dead. Notes: It's advisable to avoid investing in zombies at all costs their life expectancies are highly unpredictable. . |
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