ZOMBIES Paperback – 19 September 2009

I admit to being a little strange because of my wide and varied interest in different types of literature. I enjoy reading detective stories, adult westerns, military texts, martial arts books, all of William Shakespeare's works, Zombie tales and horror stories. This book (Zombies: Enclounters with the hungry dead edited with commentary by John Skipp) is one of the best volumes I have read this year. This huge 700 page volume has stories from some of the best writers in the Zombie genre. Of course, one of my favorite T. V. programs is "The Walking Dead."This book is organized into two parts. Part one are stories of Zombies of the old school. Some of the stories in this section include Lazarus by Leonid Andreyeu, The return of Timmy Baterman by Stephen King, The Emmisary by Ray Bradbury, A case of the Stubborns by Robert Bloch, and It by Theodore Sturgeon. Part two are stories of the Post Emancipation. Some of the stories in this section include The Dead gather on the bridge to Seattle, The Good Parts by Les Daniels, Eat Me by Robert R. McCammon, Great Wall: A story from the Zombie War by Max Books, and many other interesting Zombie tales.In conclusion, if you are a crazy Zombie genre fan, you are sure to enjoy many of the stories in this excellent volume.Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Predator Hunter: A warrior's memoir)

This book contains dozens of zombie/undead stories from the mundane to truly insane. The topics in the book, though, are not for the light-hearted or children. These are mature situations that are not appropriate for younger readers. Each story is prefaced by a note from the editor and explains a little about the author, why the story was chosen and often a reference to other stories by the author and is a valuable addition to the book. Most stories are a few pages but a few are quite long. It is difficult to put the anthology down, the stories grip the reader and don't let go.The anthology contains many different perspectives on zombies and the relationship between them and man. Some stories have you feeling bad for the zombies, others are typical "chain-sawin', shotgun shootin' romps". Some delve deep into the psyche of both zombie and victim.This is a must have for any zombie enthusiast. But again, the topics covered are adult in nature and may not be appropriate for all.

High quality fiction.

This is a big book with multiple stories.from multiple well known horror authors and they are all about zombies including stories from stephen king and max brooks the author of world war z. This book is definitely worth the price it is a great buy if you r looking for a good zombie book this gives you a little bit of everything in each authors own unique take on zombies and storywriting in general and is about 1000 pages. Don't forget to aim for the head....

This book is amazing with is grouping of stories. The book starts off with a smash of simply amazing zombie stories, none of that horde, i wanna eat your brains business....but the book DOES have that for those of us who LOVE IT. The book breaks it all down into two sections, the dead that come back, and the dead or not so dead that just wanna EAT YOU. Great read and a good variety of stories.