Villagers in a rural corner of western France gather around midnight on Saturday to dress up as zombies for a globally staged tribute to Michael Jackson involving fans from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.

In photo: Fans pose for photos during a record attempting dance-off of Michael Jackson's Thriller on October 25, 2009 in Wuhan, China. The event is aiming to raise money for charity and break the current world record for the Largest Simultaneous Thriller Dance. (Getty Images)