'Walking Dead,' 'Sharknado' board games, merchandise hitting shelves

Zombies are about to bring new life to the board games Monopoly and Risk, and T-shirts will be looking a bit sharper, thanks to some sharks.

USAopoly and Hasbro are coming out next month with "Walking Dead" versions of both games, while Syfy and the "Sharknado" studio, Asylum, get ready to introduce T-shirts tied to the super-cheesy cable pic.

In Monopoly: The Walking Dead Survival Edition ($39.99), tokens aren't anything as mundane as thimbles or irons. Here, pieces include an RV and "a bucket of body parts," which can land on spaces from Woodbury Fight Arena to the Greene Family Farmhouse. And since this is a game of survival, properties are bought and sold using supplies such as fuel and firearms.

The "Dead" version of Risk ($49.99) is all about fending off attacks by living and zombie armies to gain control of numerous Southeast territories. Both "Walking Dead" games go on sale in late September through Skybound and Diamond Comic Distributors.

And sink your teeth into this: Syfy and Asylum signed with Earthbound, a direct-to-retail and brand-licensing agency, to market an ocean of "Sharknado" goodies, including bags, costumes and games. First up will be the "Sharknado" T-shirts, which will hit stores nationwide in the coming weeks. Just when you thought it was safe to go shopping.