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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Remarkable Collection.,
By Patrick S. Mahaffey (Castro Valley, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Book of the Dead (Mass Market Paperback)
This is a highly unusual collection of horror. At least a couple of the stories in the collection: "A Sad Last Love At The Diner Of The Damned" and "Across The Cadillac Desert With Dead People", are cult classics. The rest are at least well written and interesting. This is, however, out of print and somewhat hard to find. Also, beware, it is an extremely graphic and gory collection in terms of horrific, and sometimes sexual, content.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Zombies and gore galore!,
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This review is from: Book of the Dead (Mass Market Paperback)
This anthology is based on the work of George R. Romero, the creator of the Night of the Living Dead trilogy. Romero's work is known for being larger than life or death and gory, and this novel can rival it in every way. Many of the stories presented in this anthology are wonderful, new, and original in every way. There are some takes on the `Living Dead' mythos that many of us haven't thought of before, such as love among Zombies, being the last few survivors, etc. A list of the stories and authors are: I highly recommend this book to all horror fans, fans of George R. Romero, and Zombie flick fans. It is a MUST have for Night of Living Dead fans. The only reason that it gets 4 stars and not 5 is that Choices is unnecessarily long, boring and convoluted. It detracts from the overall anthology, but if you skip it and read the rest you will be very pleased!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
In A World Created By George Romero...,
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This review is from: The Book of the Dead (Paperback)
This is a short story collection based on the zombie infested world of George Romero. (If you don't know who he is then this is probably not the book for you.)
While that's the basis for the stories inclusion here, not every story feels like it was written specifically for this collection. Apparently, just being zombie-centric is good enough. It's a loose association and I guess the Romero-thing helps give this street cred. (Although if you're really with the horror crowd; just having the umbrella to hang over these stories and the authors names should be enough to attract you.) Still it doesn't diminish the enjoyment here. Standouts are "On The Far Side Of The Cadillac Desert With Dead Folks" by Joe R. Lansdale/ "Wet Work" by Phillip Nutman/ "Less Than Zombie" by Douglas E. Winter/ "Jerry's Kids Meet Wormboy" by David J. Schow. These stories (and to a lesser extent others) deal with some of the topics Romero has actually touched on in his series of films. The most interesting one being how adaptable people are to integrating the zombies somehow into a semblence of everyday life. (Yes, it helps if your funny bone tends towards dark humor.) There's nothing particularly frightening about these tales. Some manage to conjure up a sense of dread. Again, like Romero, most of what seems horrible is the parable of zombies and their behaviors reflecting what goes on with ourselves on a daily basis. You don't realize how much of a zombie society has made you until you read some of these. Brad West.
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