The Living Dead

John Joseph Adams (ed.)

The Living Dead

"When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth!" From White Zombie to Dawn of the Dead, Resident Evil to World War Z, zombies have invaded popular culture, becoming the monsters that best express the fears and anxieties of the modern west. Gathering together the best zombie literature of the last three decades from many of today's most renowned authors of fantasy, speculative fiction, and horror, including Stephen King, Harlan Ellison, Robert Silverberg, George R. R. Martin, Clive Barker, Poppy Z. Brite, Neil Gaiman, Joe Hill, Laurell K. Hamilton, and Joe R. Lansdale, The Living Dead covers the broad spectrum of zombie fiction. 3.5 out of 5 based on 1 reviews
The Living Dead

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Classification Fiction
Genre Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror & Ghost Stories, Short Stories
Format Hardback
Pages 487
RRP £11.99
Date of Publication September 2008
ISBN 978-1597801430
Publisher Night Shade Books
 

"When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth!" From White Zombie to Dawn of the Dead, Resident Evil to World War Z, zombies have invaded popular culture, becoming the monsters that best express the fears and anxieties of the modern west. Gathering together the best zombie literature of the last three decades from many of today's most renowned authors of fantasy, speculative fiction, and horror, including Stephen King, Harlan Ellison, Robert Silverberg, George R. R. Martin, Clive Barker, Poppy Z. Brite, Neil Gaiman, Joe Hill, Laurell K. Hamilton, and Joe R. Lansdale, The Living Dead covers the broad spectrum of zombie fiction.

Reviews

The Financial Times

James Lovegrove

The best pieces here are those in which zombies appear en masse. They work because the stories stick to Romero’s template and follow his satirical lead. And again, these narratives bring the zombie to life in more ways than one, through the world’s problems.

20/06/2009

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