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Stealing Propeller Hats from the Dead Paperback – August 4, 2015

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A collection of horror fiction that's both a love letter and a middle finger to the zombie saturation of our culture. It's the backlash to the backlash, as zombies are finally unfashionable enough to be cool again. Inside, you will rehearse end-of-the-world scenarios with the staff of a tourist trap, follow an undead love triangle struggling to survive a tipping point of post-modern, pop-culture references, and enjoy one small apocalypse after another as the living continue to adapt to a new world of the dead, where they'll finally discover who is hungrier. Don't let these poor souls dine in vain. Also includes the irresponsible zombie movie drinking game "Send More Paramedics," which you can play while you read, drink, drive, and die, over and over again.

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August 4, 2015
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5 x 0.64 x 8 inches
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1943720002
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978-1943720002
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"The collection's ironic B-movie sensibility taps into the ongoing obsession with zombies and what they represent: the thin line between the human and the monstrous, and our desire to be scared, to 'always keep our radio between stations.' The author's joy in his subject matter is obvious, often expressed with a sly wink and wicked smile. Decay, both existential and physical, has never looked so good." -Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

"Stealing Propeller Hats from the Dead is a work that finds success on multiple levels. A great set of entertaining genre stories that any zombie fan can dive into and enjoy one bite at a time, but also a deep, well-thought-out commentary on the history of the subgenre... a few of the finest zombie tales of recent years. The collection ends with the rules to a zombie movie drinking game that you must absolutely never, ever consider playing." -Hellnotes

"It is impossible to have more fun reading than this. Z-fic that is steeped in the gonzo tradition on pages that flap when you turn em. I dig it." -Tony Burgess, author of Pontypool Changes Everything and People Live Still in Cashtown Corners

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A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the zombie capital of the world, David James Keaton once attempted to open a "Zee Bee & Bee" similar to the tragic tourist trap depicted within these pages. In real life, this get-rich-quick scheme ended in disaster. He currently hides out in Louisville, Kentucky, where movie zombies first shouted "Brains!" Find him a davidjameskeaton[dot]com

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing (August 4, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1943720002
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1943720002
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.9 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.64 x 8 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #6,094,459 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3,866 in Humorous American Literature
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David James Keaton's work has appeared in over 100 publications. His contribution to Plots With Guns #10 was named a Notable Story of 2010 by storySouth's Million Writers Award, and his (totally foolproof) casino scam in Crime Factory #8 won the 2012 Spinetingler Award for the Best Short Story on the Web. His first collection, FISH BITES COP! Stories to Bash Authorities (Comet Press), was named the 2013 Short Story Collection of the Year by This Is Horror and was a finalist for the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award. His second collection of short fiction, STEALING PROPELLER HATS FROM THE DEAD (Perpetual Motion Machine), received a Starred Review from Publishers Weekly, who said, "Decay, both existential and physical, has never looked so good." His first novel, THE LAST PROJECTOR (Broken River), was called "A loopy, appealing mix of popular culture and thoroughly crazy people" by Kirkus Reviews, and his second novel, the western PIG IRON (Burnt Bridge/Blastgun), was optioned for film. He has also been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, was the Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of Flywheel Magazine, and the co-editor of HARD SENTENCES: Crime Fiction Inspired by Alcatraz and TALES FROM THE CRUST: An Anthology of Pizza Horror. His latest novel, HEAD CLEANER (Polis), was called "a nonstop thrill ride blending science fiction, horror, and a lot of humor, for readers who enjoy Chuck Palahniuk and Lauren Beukes" by Library Journal. He's also tinkering with several screenplays, including a prison movie, a thriller, and a western, and will probably adapt them into novels. He realizes this method is probably backwards. He can be contacted at davidjameskeaton[at]gmail[dot]com.

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F. Fischer, IV

" Both of these stories reminded me of something that could easily translate to film in a "Tales from the Crypt" ...

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2016

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This collection is worth the price for "The Ball Pit" alone. Think "Who Can Kill a Child?" but the kiddos did get off the island and go full zombie on the rest of the world. How in the hell would you deal with that kind of mess? Well, David James Keaton knows how to handle such things, so pay attention. He just might save your life.

Equal parts humor and horror, you can't really go wrong with anything printed in this book. And Keaton knows his zombies. There is an encyclopedic knowledge of zombie films, and horror films in general on display in this thing. Just check out "Zee Bee & Bee" and you'll know precisely what I'm talking about.

A few other favorites are "...And I'll Scratch Yours (or the One Who Had None)" and "Greenhorns." Both of these stories reminded me of something that could easily translate to film in a "Tales from the Crypt" kind of anthology. Imagine if we still had a show like that with episodes written by the likes of David James Keaton, and Adam Cesare. Jeez. The possibilities! Oh well, maybe one day. In the meantime, you should check this sucker out. I think you'll like it.

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Liam Sweeny

The Undead World of Opportunities!

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2016

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I'm a fan of David James Keaton, having read all of his previous works, and though at times bewildered, I was never disappointed. Same holds true with this book. What I like about the stories in this collection is that it starts with each zombie apocalypse in its rearview. The stories live in the apocalypse, swim in it, bathe in it. Entrepreneurs selling dismembered undead hands as back-scratchers, a macabre B&B - a cottage industry of putrescence. Keaton has such an ability to find not only the B-side of life, but the C- and D-sides as well. This is definitely worth a pickup.

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Steven Davis

Total irreverence for the Mother that spawned this sick baby of a book....

Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2015

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Sick, Silly, Sideways FUN...
Ready to smash some well worn tropes? Ready to give the genre a bizarre overhaul? Of course you are. DJK never fails to amaze and horrify! He has a particularly odd take on stories that you can't possibly predict. Whatever he is drinking? STAY AWAY FROM THAT WELL WATER!!

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Ryan Sayles

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Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2017

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If it's David James Keaton, it's guaranteed to be good, creative and weird. Excellent zombie book, especially if you don't like zombies. There are no tropes, just fresh takes on things.

Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2017

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Reads like an unhinged Romero. Keaton has to be the most all over the place writer I've come across. I dig this zombie book more than most zombie books.

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Shane .D Keene

If you only read one book of zombie fiction this year, make it this one

Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2015

If someone were to ask me if David James Keaton was normal, I’d have to say, “No. No he’s definitely not.” But when I say that, I mean it in the best of ways. Keaton is extraordinary. His abnormality is his reader’s reward.

In STEALING PROPELLER HATS FROM THE DEAD Keaton is shambling to a whole different tune than all other authors of zombie fiction. In the foreword to the book, David Tallerman says, "Surely it can only be a matter of time before the right editor gets fried with a thousand volts of Keatonesque pulp-literary goodness." Those last four words pretty much sum up the work of David James Keaton. Keaton has an organic, conversational style that grabs you from the first word of the introduction and doesn't let go until the last word of the last story. And the introduction is definitely one you should read. I don't usually read an entire introduction to any book, but I'm really glad I stuck with this one. Not since the early days of Stephen King have I read an introduction so entertaining as to keep me reading to its finish. But this one did. It yanked me in and jettisoned me out the other end with a momentum that didn't let up until the end of the book. And, as an added bonus, at the end of the book Keaton has included a drinking game that you should never, ever, EVER play.

With surgically deft strokes Keaton cuts to the raw beating heart of humanity in this collection in which one man learns what it means to fish or cut bait, a young woman receives the gift of her dreams, and the hilarious plight of toothless zombies somehow manages to break your heart. STEALING PROPELLER HATS FROM THE DEAD--the title inspiring novella "Zee Bee & Bee" in particular--reads like a b-movie cult classic as imagined by David Lynch and penned by Hemingway.

This is the first book I've read by Keaton but it definitely won't be the last. He's a precise and thoughtful wordsmith with a flare for the absurd and an eye for vivid imagery that sticks in the mind long after the last words echo into silence. If you only read one book of zombie fiction this year, make it this one and make it soon. Keaton's book is one of the literary highlights of the year so far.

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Adrian Shotbolt

Good Z-Fiction from DJK.

Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2015

This was a good read from DJK. In a world swamped with books on the living dead it's important to keep your Z-fiction fresh. How does Keaton do this? well, with largely amusing characters, good dialogue and unusual settings. Humour and Zombies is not something I am particularly fond of, however, Keaton kept me engaged. For all you gore hounds out there, there is plenty here to keep you going. Keaton's descriptions are top notch and the violence is graphic. As with most collections and anthologies, some shorts will appeal more than others and this is the case here. A couple of stories went on a little too long but on the whole this is a quality entry into the Z catalogue. It succeeds in doing something a little different with what can sometimes appear to be a tiring genre of fiction. 4 stars.

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