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FOREVER ZOMBIE:
A Collection of
Undead Guy Tales
Due: Fall
2009
Preview: Read one of the zombie tales from
Forever Zombie: A
Collection of Undead Guy Tales right now! Check out
Every
Death You Take, just one of the many tales in this anthology.
"The Crisis" nearly wiped out humanity. Brooks (son of
Mel Brooks and author of The Zombie Survival Guide, 2003) has taken it
upon himself to document the "first hand" experiences and testimonies
of those lucky to survive 10 years after the fictitious zombie war.
Like a horror fan's version of Studs Terkel's The Good War (1984), the
"historical account" format gives Brooks room to explore the zombie
plague from numerous different views and characters. In a deadpan
voice, Brooks exhaustively details zombie incidents from isolated
attacks to full-scale military combat: "what if the enemy can't be
shocked and awed? Not just won't, but biologically can't!" With the
exception of a weak BAT-21 story in the second act, the "interviews"
and personal accounts capture the universal fear of the collapse of
society--a living nightmare in which anyone can become a mindless,
insatiable predator at a moment's notice. Regardless, horror
fans won't be disappointed: like George Romero's Dead trilogy, World
War Z is another milestone in the zombie mythos.
