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
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Omniscore:
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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 |
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"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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