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From a master of zombie fiction and a founding father of “splatterpunk” comes a mind-bending anthology of 32 new and classic stories from both renowned writers and rising stars
In the tradition of Black Dog & Leventhal's bestselling
Vampires and Ghosts, this anthology of 32 stories is set in a world where the dead have risen from the grave to consume the living. This rich collection showcases the best of the genre—from short-story masters such as Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Ray Bradbury, and Poppy Z. Brite; zombie stalwarts such as David J. Schow and Jack Ketchum; “bizarro” founders such as Carlton Mellick III; and popular up-and-comers such as Max Brooks and S.G. Browne—and will satisfy the insatiable hunger of zombie fans everywhere.
A series of captivating essays about zombies in folklore and in popular culture by John Skipp, award-winning zombie anthologist and author, enrich an already extraordinary collection by discussing the past, present, and future of the living dead. And a resources section encompassing the best of long-form fiction, movies, websites, games is included for any reader interested in learning more about the wider world of the undead.
Sure to sate the hungriest zombie fans with classic as well as contemporary servings of tangled entrails and other unspeakable meals, Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry
Dead will be shambling out of bookstores in October 2009.
ZOMBIES: Encounters with the Hungry DeadReviewed by Kent Gowran, 2010-02-12
Back in 1989, John Skipp and Craig Spector, with the blessings of
George Romero, unleashed the greatest zombie anthology of all-time
(you can imagine that in all caps if you'd like, or, if you're a
classy sort, blazing neon)THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. More than twenty
years went by before another zombie anthology would come close to
the living dead throne of that great book, and, oddly enough, or
perhaps not odd at all, John Skipp is once again at the helm (this
would be, I believe, his fourth anthology of zombie stories, but I
could be off on that).
In ZOMBIE, editor Skipp has drawn together a selection of stories
ranging from the earliest example of zombie fiction to the most
current. That's some might big ambition right there. That he pulls
it off flawlessly is truly impressive.
Some of these stories you may have read before. That tends to be
the nature of good anthologies. But, the things is, stories, darn
good stories, should be read more than once. And collected more
than once. That's a no harm, no foul situation if there ever was
one.
For me, if I had to narrow it down to one story that really sent
this anthology over the top and into the runner up position
alongside THE BOOK OF THE DEAD, it would be Cody Goodfellow's "We
Will Rebuild" because, I'll tell you, that one smacked me right
between the eyes.
So, while the Skipp & Spector classic zombie anthology will, so
far as I'm concerned, continue to hold the crown, Skipp's new baby
is no slouch and if you happen to have even just a hint of a
passing interest in matters concerning the living dead, ZOMBIES:
ENCOUNTERS WITH THE HUNGRY DEAD will feed your need and deserves
and deserves a permanent spot on your shelves.
An Excellent Overview of Zombie HistoryReviewed by Aloysious Novak Jr., 2010-02-12
I found this book to be an extremely fun read while maintaining the
overall feel of Zombies through the history of fiction. The stories
are put together in a way that gives the reader a timeline of how
the Zombie Mythos has evolved.
The book itself is broken up into basically two sections, the first
one dealing with Zombie stories "PRE-Romero" and the second half
"POST-Romero" which is a pleasant surprise in this day and age when
most publishers are putting out books with blood and gore
splattered on every page and gives the reader no real sense of
humanity, just apacolyptic gore and I am a fan of Apocolyptic
Horror. I just don't need to read it on every page.
The only thing I felt was a deterent to the book is that it is BIG
AND HEAVY. You can't really read this lying down in bed while
holding over your head but it will come in handy if you ever do get
attacked by Zombies because you can use it as a weapon against
them.
And, while most of these stories have been published elswhere in
books it is nice to see them assembled with thought and care as to
their historical importance in Literature.
The Editor, Mr. John Skipp, also gives his take on each story. I
found his insights to be poignant and useful in many aspects of the
stories as well as to the general history of Zombies.
So, if your looking for an Anthology of Zombies and want to get a
feel for how they have evolved through the history of Man's story
telling here on earth you should pick this up and read it.
In a time where most publishers are putting out anthologies with
little or no background on how they selected the stories I believe
tha Kudos should go out to Mr. Skipp for assembling an excellent
collection of Stories and taking his time to share his views of the
stories with the reader.
repeats aboundReviewed by Joe Gregory, 2010-02-11
So I buy this book and what do I find? repeats? Is this network TV.
What a crock. Oh wait. There is WWZ story that was a reject from
the WWZ book. oh that's better.
There are a lot better anthos out there by better editors, not the
hack, has-been who edited this one. Save your money and buy a
better antho. You wont regret it.
SAVE YOUR MONEYReviewed by Will Readanything, 2010-01-27
This is a collection of stories that have already been published
elsewhere. The only really interesting story is by Stephen
King.
The rest are - how shall I put this - trying to make great
statements about life, politics, etc. And not very well. If they
could actualy write they wouldn't need to use this genre to cover
up lack of talent with blood and gore. That's why you've (okay, me)
never heard of most of these guys.
Read the introduction by the editor. If what he has to say strikes
you as profound you'll probably like this book. If you find
yourself going what is whith this guy, you probably won't.
Whatever happend to plain old scary stories. I want plot too!
Good except for the editor/hack John SkippReviewed by D. Payton, 2009-11-29
Good except for the editor.
This is a decent collection of zombie lit. It runs the gambit on
all the genres and styles of zombie/horror writing. I would say
that about 30-40% is really good and another 30% or so are solidly
entertaining. There is, of course, a solid percentage that is
terrible. Mostly the bad ones use shock, gore, or violence (or all
three)to cover up uninspired bad writing. The good ones do make up
for it with some original and thought provoking work. Lastly, the
reason I have to give this work a three instead of a four stars is
because of the imbecile editor John Skipp. I am unsure why the book
needed this hack telling us what asinine thoughts he had about
every story. His ramblings really took away from the book. I have
not encountered his work before but I think I will pass and try
something more interesting to read like the back of a bottle of
window cleaner. So if you like the genre. Buy the book, just skip
the preambles from the witless editor.
By the way, If you were a WWZ fan there is a story in this work
that did not make it into WWZ but is still great.
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