October 29, 2009

Today on Word of Mouth, researchers use mathematical modeling to determine just how long the human race could survive during an attack of killer zombies. Plus, NHPR's Sheryl Rich-Kern visits one of the largest haunted houses in the country to find out why some people love being scared. And if you can’t make it to Hollywood for Screamfest L.A., we’ll help you roll out your own red carpet with a creepy film festival fit for your living room. And finally, our producer Avishay Artsy takes us inside the abandoned buildings of the New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane to prove that mental hospitals aren’t that scary after all.

(Photo courtesy Christopher Payne)