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900 Miles To Go Before I Sleep [Book Review]
900 Miles by S. Jonathan Davis was one of the more entertaining zombie stories that I’ve read so far this year. The story won me over at the very beginning: instead of a long set-up, or several pages without any undead action, Davis gets down to business right away. The main character, John, is attending a meeting in New York [...]
Zombies? Let’s Get Drunk!! [Book Review]
The King of Clayfield by Shane Gregory is told from the POV of a guy who works at a museum, seemingly out of touch with what’s going in the world, thus getting caught off guard by an outbreak in his town of Clayfield, Kentucky. Not really having a life, the main character decides to wait for the government to come to his [...]
Machines Of The Dead Cannot Be Stopped [Book Review]
Machines of the Dead 2 by David Bernstein was a great follow-up to M.O.D., and continued to maintain the mixed theme of sci-fi and horror. Although Jack managed to escape the underground bunker, and reverse the effects of the nanobots that reanimate the dead, he faces a new challenge in the second book, in the form of a psychopath called [...]
The Alaskan Apocalypse Continues… [Book Review]
Containment: Alaskan Undead Apocalypse Book 2 by Sean Schubert was a pretty satisfying sequel to Infection: Alaskan Undead Apocalypse, but I’m not sure if I would go so far as to say that it was “better” than the first installment. There was more character development, but the timeline in this trilogy is moving so slowly that I’m concerned that the [...]
RIP Z.A. Recht: The Ending of The Morningstar Strain
Survivors: The Morningstar Strain is a novel that I have been waiting a very long time for. The first two novels, The Plague of The Dead & Thunder and Ashes, were written by Z.A. Recht, who passed away unexpectedly before the final book was completed. Of course, any time someone passes away, regardless of the circumstances, no one likes having [...]
Mad Swine Spreads Into Winter [Book Review]
Mad Swine: Dead Winter is the second in a zombie series by Steven Pajak, although the status of Pajak’s “crazies” as zombies is still in dispute in some circles. Dead Winter managed to survive my make-or-break rule about book series (if the follow-up doesn’t impress me, I give up), even though it is significantly less brutal than the first story. [...]
The Thinking Zombie Has Evolved [Book Review]
The Reanimation of Edward Schuett by Derek J. Goodman is the most incredible zombie concept that I’ve read since Kim Paffenroth’s Dying To Live Series; Edward shambled through my dreams for several nights, after I finished reading the novel. I just couldn’t stop thinking about the story – I’ve never even heard of Goodman before this, but he has my [...]
Eaters = FUBAR [Book Review]
Eaters by Michelle DePaepe follows the survival of Cheryl, an insurance agent returning from a weekend camping trip with her fiancé, only to discover a deadly virus outbreak that is mutating the afflicted. God help us if this is how the zombie apocalypse goes down…zombies are bad enough – zombies that are capable of coordinated attacks and basic problem-solving are [...]
Zombies Ruining Special Occasions [Book Review]
Holiday of the Dead is not only a great sampling of some of the best authors from the zombie genre, but also an incredible showcase of what the horror sub-genre has to offer. With such a diverse collection, this anthology is sure to appeal to both hardcore zombiephiles, and those who are merely zombie-curious. Holiday of the Dead further proves [...]
