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The Zombie Autopsies: Secret Notebooks from the Apocalypse Hardcover – March 25, 2011

by Steven C. Schlozman (Author), Andrea Sparacio (Illustrator)
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 179 ratings
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As the walking dead rise up throughout the world, a few brave doctors attempt to find a cure by applying forensic techniques to captured zombies.

On a remote island a crack medical team has been sent to explore a radical theory that could uncover a cure for the epidemic. Based on the team's research and the observations of renowned zombie expert Dr. Stanley Blum, The Zombie Autopsies documents for the first time the unique biology of zombie organisms.

Detailed drawings of the internal organs of actual zombies provide an accurate anatomy of these horrifying creatures. Zombie brains, hearts, lungs, skin, and digestive system are shown, while Dr. Blum's notes reveal shocking insights into how they function--even as Blum and his colleagues themselves begin to succumb to the plague.

No one knows the ultimate fate of Dr. Blum or his researchers. But now that his notebook, The Zombie Autopsies, has been made available to the UN, the World Health Organization, and the general public, his scientific discoveries may be the last hope for humans on earth. "Humanity has a new weapon against the living dead and that weapon is Steven Schlozman!" -- New York Times bestselling author Max Brooks

"I've written and made films about zombies for over forty years. In all that time, I've never been able to convince my audience that zombies actually exist. On page one of The Zombie Autopsies, Steven Schlozman takes away any doubt. This fast-moving, entertaining work will have you chuckling...and worrying." -- George A. Romero, director of Night of the Living Dead

"Gruesome and gripping! Steven Schlozman reveals the science behind zombies from the inside out." -- Seth Grahame-Smith, New York Times bestselling author of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

"With The Zombie Autopsies, Steven Schlozman redefines 'weird science' for the 21st Century. Brilliant, bizarre and wonderfully disturbing." -- Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Rot & Ruin and Patient Zero

"Dr. Steve's Zombie Autopsy will charm and excite a new generation into loving science."
--Chuck Palahniuk, New York Times bestselling author of Fight Club
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    Grand Central Publishing
  4. Publication date
    March 25, 2011
  5. Dimensions
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  6. ISBN-10
    9780446564663
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Presented as the journal kept by a neuroscientist investigating the medical causes of zombiism, Schlozman's clever debut shows that there's still life left in the overworked horror theme of the living dead. Dr. Stanley Blum is already infected (as is two-thirds of humankind) with ataxic neurodegenerative satiety deficiency syndrome (ANSD)—the virus that makes flesh-eating zombies lurch and lunch—when he decamps to Bassas da India, an island overseen by the U.N., to vivisect captive zombies in the hope of isolating the pathogen before he succumbs to it. Schlozman makes the science both accessible and plausible. In lieu of a meaty plot, he provides a grim vision of zombie apocalypse and a surprise explanation for the virus's origin. Printed as a handwritten diary and illustrated in gory glory with clinical drawings by Andrea Sparacio, this book is sure to be scarfed up by ravenous zombiephiles. (Apr.)
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With the recent successes of films like Zombieland and the TV series The Walking Dead, zombies have never been trendier. In this fictional "secret notebook" describing a zombie research project, Harvard-trained physician and avowed horror fan Schlozman capitalizes on the undead craze with an inventively framed apocalyptic tale embellished with black humor. Embedded within the recovered journals of zombie expert Dr. Stanley Blum is the story of a viral research team quarantined on a remote island with specimens from a future worldwide plague dubbed Ataxic Neurodegenerative Satiety Deficiency Disorder, otherwise known as zombiism. Alas, the team inevitably succumbs to the illness themselves but not without, apparently, finding the cure. Hence, the World Health Organization's urgent "release" of the notebooks, complete with illustrations of zombie anatomy and graphic descriptions of toothsome mayhem. While medical professionals may reap a few laughs from Schlozman's meticulous faux scientific research, the target audience is comprised of horror fans and zombie enthusiasts. --Carl Hays

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0446564664
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grand Central Publishing; 0 edition (March 25, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780446564663
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0446564663
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 1 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 179 ratings

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Steven Schlozman studied English and Biology in Northern California and taught

high school English and science before starting medical school in New England.

After training in psychiatry and child psychiatry, he joined the faculty at

Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School where he is currently an assistant professor of psychiatry. Long a fan of popular culture and especially a fan of horror movies, he has written about movies, books, pop songs and sports in blogs for the Boston Globe, Psychology Today and in academic journals. Most importantly, he has wanted for a very long time to write a novel. This is Schlozman's first novel.

He lives in suburban Boston with his wife and two daughters, a big and ill-defined dog named Corduroy, a very fat cat named Daisy and a skinny black and white cat named Oreo. In retrospect, the inspiration for this novel most likely derives from the unlikely longevity of his daughters' pet crayfish, who, despite a purported life span of less than two years, continues to live happily and for much longer than predicted in his tepid tank, feeding on lettuce and occasional wisps of sliced turkey. He is the first true zombie that Schlozman has encountered and looks only slightly more healthy than the typical walking dead.

More information on The Zombie Autopsies can be found on his website, thezombieautopsies.com.

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Customers find the book very full of detail and a fast read. They also say it's a worthy addition to the zombie genre. However, some customers find the length too short and the book is over too quickly. Opinions are mixed on enjoyment, with some finding it intriguing and compelling, while others say it’s not compelling. Customers also have mixed feelings about the story, with others finding it great and well written, while other find it hard to read at times.

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Customers find the book very full of detail, with illustrations that look great even on the Kindle. They also say it's a good read, but a little technical.

"...This is super sciency which makes sense since it was written by a real doctor. I like it for that but at times it can be a bit dull...." Read more

"...It was a good read, kind of technical, but plausible and worth the price...." Read more

"...It includes illustrations (which look great even on the Kindle!), and a lot of background information in the appendices...." Read more

"I really liked the detailed medical descriptions and I didn't find it hard to understand...." Read more

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Customers find the book a fast read.

"...That said, the pace moved along well...." Read more

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"...Great quick read (read it in one day) but very full of detail and great storyline. Love it!" Read more

"...It is a fast read - 2-3 hours tops but is enjoyable. The format is of a lost journal that includes graphic detailed drawings of zombie anatomy...." Read more

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Customers find the book original and a worthy addition to the zombie genre.

"...Having said that, I believe that this book is a very worthy addition to the zombie genre and an admirable accomplishment for a first book...." Read more

"One of the most interesting zombie books I've ever read. I love it...." Read more

"The Zombie Autopsies is a great book to add to any zombie collection. It is a fast read - 2-3 hours tops but is enjoyable...." Read more

"A good read with a novel approach to the zombie apocalypse. Somewhat technical / medical but interesting...." Read more

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Customers find the book scientifically accurate, plausible, and worth the price. They also say it makes the science work.

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"...Entertaining but scientifically accurate. This needs to be a movie" Read more

"...It makes the science work, but the rates the zombies change over was off along with the circulatory system working...." Read more

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Customers have mixed opinions about the story. Some find it great, believable, and well-written. They also appreciate the different view and method of writing. However, others say the book is an appendix with almost no narrative at all, and that it doesn't feel like a novel.

"...with Max Brooks "World War Z." Excellent source material, easy to read and understand even if you're not a dedicated fan...." Read more

"If you love zombies, this is a great story...." Read more

"...They gave more depth to the story and were pretty gruesome (one of my friends had to shut the book, she got too scared)...." Read more

"...that these are boring and I will admit that a couple of them make for dry reading that might have striven for more authenticity than was strictly..." Read more

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Customers are mixed about the enjoyment of the book. Some find it intriguing, and a good idea for an actual novel, while others say it's not really compelling and subpar at best.

"Zombie Diaries is a must-have item for any zombie fan. Entertaining but scientifically accurate. This needs to be a movie" Read more

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Kevin B. Cohen
5.0 out of 5 stars An interesting take on what makes zombies tick
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2019
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Most writing by physicians on the topic of zombie anatomy and physiology use the question of what would have to be damaged in a zombie brain to make a zombie act as it does to help us understand how the normal human brain works. This amusing book takes the opposite tack, asking what would have to still WORK in a zombie brain in order to help us understand how the normal human brain works. (Yes, actual MDs do write about zombies! They do it as a didactic exercise.)
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Andrew Comeau
4.0 out of 5 stars A well-written and worthy addition to the genre ...
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2012
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I found this book when browsing at the local store and it caught my interest so I checked out the Kindle edition. I was turned on to zombie fiction by Max Brooks' "World War Z" and I'm always glad to see another semi-serious treatment of the zombie apocalypse.

The author, Steven Schlozman, takes the idea of "World War Z" in another direction. Where Brooks' work was a collection of first-person accounts from a cross-section of society, "Zombie Autopsies" is presented strictly from a medical and scientific point of view. Both books achieve the suspension of disbelief by presenting a fictional account of present day events in an authentic sounding non-fictional narrative style. In this book, the story is told in the form of a United Nations report centered around the salvaged journal of a doctor sent to a U.N. base in the Indian Ocean to perform autopsies on people infected by a zombie virus and hopefully find a treatment or a cure. Throughout the book, the perceptive reader is able to infer and piece together the backstory from occasional references made in the context of either the U.N. report or the doctor's journal entries. In this way, we gradually and effectively get a picture of just how bad the situation in that world is with two-thirds of the population dead and many population centers incinerated and the environment severely damaged from early efforts to control the plague with nuclear and conventional weapons.

The tone of the story is very gritty and frank. Trying to picture it on the screen, I kept seeing the harsh lighting and style of something like "28 Days Later" or "Children of Men" or maybe a mockumentary like "District 9". The author does not pull any punches with the graphic accounts of the virus' effects and while it initially felt a little like Zombie C.S.I., by the middle of the journal I felt like I wanted to wash my hands repeatedly and go for a walk in the sun. The graphic descriptions (with detailed drawings) are not for everyone. This is not a criticism, just a fair warning.

The doctor's journal takes up about half of the book and the rest is a series of appendices to the U.N. report. The author's use of these actually reminded me of the appendices that Frank Herbert used in his first two Dune novels. Other commentators have complained that these are boring and I will admit that a couple of them make for dry reading that might have striven for more authenticity than was strictly necessary. Still, they are worth at least skimming as they include more references that fill out the backstory and flesh out a couple of major characters. There are also some interesting points raised about how easy it remains for us to make convenient decisions that dehumanize groups of people and why we find zombies so intriguing.

The author's bio states that he is a real-life M.D. and psychiatrist. It's understandable that he writes from the perspective that he knows. Because this book is written from such an objective viewpoint, it's not surprising that it doesn't appeal to the same audience as other zombie books will. The bio also states that the author is a fan of popular culture and that this is his first book which might explain some of the influences I mentioned above. Having said that, I believe that this book is a very worthy addition to the zombie genre and an admirable accomplishment for a first book. The prospective reader just needs to be aware that it will be a more challenging read than other zombie stories.
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Dennis Clay
5.0 out of 5 stars A look at an old story through scientific eyes
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2016
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For some time I have viewed the zombie trope with increasing dissatisfaction. Although zombie fiction can be a metaphor describing various societal trends or perspectives, I have found the biological aspects of the stories to be frustrating. Corpses do not reanimate except in supernatural stories. Yet the zombie is science fiction, drawing heavily on the particulars of disease and epidemiology. So corpses reanimating due to disease seemed disappointing in a science fiction setting. The rage virus of 28 Days notwithstanding, I've been waiting on a scientist to tackle the genre and do it justice. This has finally been done in The Zombie Autopsies. I recommend this book as a good read.
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zombie_timelord
3.0 out of 5 stars I didn't like it that much but that might just be me
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2016
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I didn't like it that much but that might just be me. The book reads in first-person journal style which is fine. However, to make it more authentic, the font used is some sort of hand-writing which was a bit hard for me to read at times. This is super sciency which makes sense since it was written by a real doctor. I like it for that but at times it can be a bit dull. Not a lot of action.
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Randall New
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2020
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If you're a serious zombie fan you MUST have this book. Along with Max Brooks "World War Z." Excellent source material, easy to read and understand even if you're not a dedicated fan. If you want just the entertainment, the fights, running and dodging charging zombie stampedes, this is not your book. This is serious(?) science here people. As serious as a zombie can be.
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Kevin
4.0 out of 5 stars A good read with a novel approach to the zombie apocalypse. Somewhat technical / medical but interesting.
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2016
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Overall a good read. Covered a side of the zombie apocalypse in a way not previously done, but in my opinion could have been more. There were some illogical plot points that in my opinion detracted from the story. Without engaging in spoilers, "The Crypt" as the lab was called seemed to be somewhat rudimentary and certainly not the kind of portable BioSafety Level 3+ or 4 facility I would expect the UN to field in the wake of such a cataclysm. I mean this is a UN run operation to save humanity, not Milton in Woodbury strapping zombies to the table. I mean with the facilities and procedures they seemed to utilize it is little doubt that trip to The Crypt would be a one way ticket resulting in infection and death of the researchers. That said, the pace moved along well. The appendix seemed to be one of the more interesting parts of the book in that it filled in the piece so to speak. This could be a really interesting movie adaptation if done right. It was a good read, kind of technical, but plausible and worth the price. I would recommend giving it a read if you want to explore some of the anatomy and physiology of the zombie apocalypse ,,, If doctor Jennings had lived longer in TWD, this might have been his notebook.
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Mena
5.0 out of 5 stars I love it. As a zombie fan and a scientist ...
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2017
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One of the most interesting zombie books I've ever read. I love it. As a zombie fan and a scientist at the same time, this book really satisfied both my zombie and scientific needs. A must read for everyone. Even though it provides medical jargon, anyone can read this book. Besides, it's the 21rst century, whatever you don't get, just google it. lol 10/10
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Doug
5.0 out of 5 stars Zombie Diaries breathes life into the living dead
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2021
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Zombie Diaries is a must-have item for any zombie fan. Entertaining but scientifically accurate. This needs to be a movie
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Cindy Herrick
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on June 26, 2015
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Maud
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 26, 2016
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I really enjoyed this book. The "scientific" explanation of the disease is really interesting. You actually learn a lot from it! Also good if you like mysteries and gore.
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Katell CHABIN
3.0 out of 5 stars Très bon livre ! (en anglais)
Reviewed in France on December 17, 2013
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Une approche très intéressante de l'univers post-apocalyptique / zombie. Le point de vue d'un médecin sous forme d'un journal est bien pensé, et la progression de l'intrigue amenée avec ingéniosité. Le langage est à la portée de chacun, pas de vocabulaire trop complexe et ce choix est entièrement justifié scénaristiquement : un très bon point !
Je n'ai pas mis 5 car les illustrations sont belles mais sans plus, et que la police utilisée pour les pages manuscrites est difficile à lire lorsqu'on a l'intention de dévorer le livre.
Mais l'idée est là, on alterne le récit rapporté et les observations extérieures au témoignage du scientifique.
En bref, très bon livre, qui donne l'impression de mieux comprendre le phénomène, ou du moins d'en avoir une nouvelle approche plus réaliste. Je recommande assurément aux amateurs de zombies !
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Sarah S
4.0 out of 5 stars Für Zombiefans zu empfehlen
Reviewed in Germany on August 2, 2013
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Die Story ist gut erzählt und die wissenschaftlichen Erklärungen sind sehr interessant und schaffen schaffen die Illusion, dass man ein echten wissenschafltichen Bericht über wahrhaftig existierende Zombies in den Händen hält.
Wer jedoch ein Zombiebuch mit viel Action erwartet, ist hier falsch.
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M. J. L. Williams
4.0 out of 5 stars Loaded with jargon, mutilation and a wee bit of tension
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 29, 2013
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It's a fun, quick read for anyone interested in zombies and really getting down & dirty concerning the science behind the condition. The descriptions of the operations on the infected are outlined in cold, precise detail but there is a strong undercurrent of humanity in the tale too. Read with a kindle so you can get quick access to the definitions for all science terminology. Trust me, there's a lot
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