THE man behind the zombies at Worcester Carnival said they did not set out to upset anyone but had only received positive feedback.

Parents claimed their children were terrified of the actors dressed as zombies while others said it was an inappropriate theme for a family event.

But Roy Fitter, founder and owner of Zombie Boot Camp, said he was given a warm reception on the day and promised they would return year promising to take the feedback onboard.

"We did not set out to upset anyone we just volunteered to turn up and help out.

"We got lots of positive feedback - everyone was photographing us and at the end people queued up to say thank you so it is disappointing to hear about these comments.

"Zombies have been used on computer games played by children, all children hear scary stories and there are scary stories even on children's television - it's such a big, big genre.

"It was quite exciting to be part of it, I was sat in the truck and it was really good fun having the sirens going.

"It was spectacle and entertainment.

"We had people in restaurants rushing to the windows to see what was going on.

"When you get feedback on sites like TripAdvisor if 200 people had a fab time they wouldn't say anything but the one person who doesn't will.

"It's disproportionate - that's human nature."

The company, based at Rushock Trading Estate, Droitwich, has 12 casual staff and four full-time members including former soldiers.

Having successfully run zombie bootcamps for six years, this year they will also be running a zombie maze from October.

And they plan to return to Worcester Carnival 2016 with added werewolves but promised they would take on board people's criticism.

The 49-year-old, a former soldier who is currently a reservist, said: "I still think it needs to be interactive.

"If we have come down and upset a few people then we are sorry.

"We would like to be involved again but we will listen to the feedback."