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Bringing the living dead into stark reality, this anthology reveals the best of un-dead horror and monstrous zombie tales. Culled from the popular "All Flesh Must Be Eaten" zombie anthology series, this broad collection of stories proves that no place in the world is safe when the dead rise again. Their shambling hordes flood cities, scour the countryside, and leave no part of history untouched. Ideal for fans of supernatural terror and apocalyptic fiction, this horrific array includes narratives by Tobias Buckell, Scott Edelman, Charles Coleman Finlay, and Tom Piccirelli.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is actually a VERY good book, if you're fans of zombies, science fiction, horror or just plain weird stories this is definitely for you!
I really can't say which ones are my favourites as they're all gems but one that really sticks out is the one about a zombie outbreak during the American Civil War, there's just something about a supernatural western that just seems to get me, it does remind me of some of the stories in 'Frontier Cthulhu' again set in the wild west and indeed a compilation of weird, supernatural / sci-fi stories set in the 19th century wild west would be really exciting.
Others include Susan and the Last Supper. I can't go into detail about the stories themselves as Susan is rather uneasy reading, quite shocking in its content but a sheer beautiful story that relays the concept of personal salvation, but I will let you decide if you choose to but it which I hope you do.
Yes, this book was an absolute delight to read, shocking, funny, spooky, heart warming you name it, it's got it!
I really can't say which ones are my favourites as they're all gems but one that really sticks out is the one about a zombie outbreak during the American Civil War, there's just something about a supernatural western that just seems to get me, it does remind me of some of the stories in 'Frontier Cthulhu' again set in the wild west and indeed a compilation of weird, supernatural / sci-fi stories set in the 19th century wild west would be really exciting.
Others include Susan and the Last Supper. I can't go into detail about the stories themselves as Susan is rather uneasy reading, quite shocking in its content but a sheer beautiful story that relays the concept of personal salvation, but I will let you decide if you choose to but it which I hope you do.
Yes, this book was an absolute delight to read, shocking, funny, spooky, heart warming you name it, it's got it!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Perfect Reading for Horror Fans
13 Oct 2010
Format:Paperback
Let's get this out of the way first thing; zombies scare me. The mindless violence and relentless, insatiable hunger and lack of pain response of the George Romero-style walking dead creep me the heck out. So when Jim Lowder handed me a copy of The Best of All Flesh at GenCon to review for Flames Rising, I admit I approached it with some trepidation.
The Best of All Flesh is just that; the finest tales collected from Eden Studios' The Book of All Flesh, The Book of More Flesh, and The Book of Final Flesh, all edited by Mr. Lowder. These in turn were inspired by Eden's All Flesh Must Be Eaten tabletop roleplaying game.
Starting off with a bang, the first story - "What Comes After" by Kris Dykeman - spins a yarn about a small-town deputy rounding up survivors into a guarded, fenced, safe zone after a zombie outbreak. One lone holdout, a retired schoolteacher, refuses to come in, so Deputy Reade must try one last time to convince his former teacher to go to safety. As it turns out, she has a plan of her own that will chill readers to their very souls.
Robin Laws' "Susan" is a disturbing tale of a jaded man who seeks new thrills to make him feel alive. He has a friend with connections that can help him find the stimulation he's looking for, but there's danger involved, not to mention the price he'll have to pay for his thrills...
"Familiar Eyes" by Barry Hollander is a heartbreaking tale of a man and the wife he lost. She keeps coming back though, and John keeps hoping that the next time she rises, she'll be herself again. It hasn't happened yet, but John keeps hoping, and keeps reburying her secretly in the back yard.
"Trinkets" harkens back to the original zombie myths from the Caribbean. Written by Tobias Buckell, Trinkets is about George Petros, who is compelled to seek out a particular man to show him an artifact - compelled by a vengeful zombie master who has him under her control.
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The Best of All Flesh is just that; the finest tales collected from Eden Studios' The Book of All Flesh, The Book of More Flesh, and The Book of Final Flesh, all edited by Mr. Lowder. These in turn were inspired by Eden's All Flesh Must Be Eaten tabletop roleplaying game.
Starting off with a bang, the first story - "What Comes After" by Kris Dykeman - spins a yarn about a small-town deputy rounding up survivors into a guarded, fenced, safe zone after a zombie outbreak. One lone holdout, a retired schoolteacher, refuses to come in, so Deputy Reade must try one last time to convince his former teacher to go to safety. As it turns out, she has a plan of her own that will chill readers to their very souls.
Robin Laws' "Susan" is a disturbing tale of a jaded man who seeks new thrills to make him feel alive. He has a friend with connections that can help him find the stimulation he's looking for, but there's danger involved, not to mention the price he'll have to pay for his thrills...
"Familiar Eyes" by Barry Hollander is a heartbreaking tale of a man and the wife he lost. She keeps coming back though, and John keeps hoping that the next time she rises, she'll be herself again. It hasn't happened yet, but John keeps hoping, and keeps reburying her secretly in the back yard.
"Trinkets" harkens back to the original zombie myths from the Caribbean. Written by Tobias Buckell, Trinkets is about George Petros, who is compelled to seek out a particular man to show him an artifact - compelled by a vengeful zombie master who has him under her control.
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
But I'm not biased...
26 April 2010
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I was fortunate enough to be included in the second book in the "All Flesh" series (The Book of More Flesh) and I'm more than fortunate to have my humble little story included in the "Best of" anthology. Speaking as a zombie fan, I have to say that I'd have bought this book even if I wasn't in it...which is saying a lot because I'm very picky with my zombie fiction. If you're into rotting dead flesh and massive amounts of carnage and horror as much as I am, then you'll love this book.
And like I said, I'm TOTES not biased at all.
Rebecca "Brain-eater" Brock
Abominations, The Giving Season, Snuffed -- a short story, Sweeties : a short horror story
And like I said, I'm TOTES not biased at all.
Rebecca "Brain-eater" Brock
Abominations, The Giving Season, Snuffed -- a short story, Sweeties : a short horror story
0 of 7 people found the following review helpful
some good individual stories
23 May 2010
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While there are some very good individual stories it is hard to call this an Anthology as there is no intro for each story and the themes and details do not go with one another. It felt Like I was reading the homework for some writing class there the assignment was to write a short story with the word Zombie in it (not exactly fair as some stories do not call them zombies). The abrupt jump of time/place and theme between each story really threw the rhythm of reading off for me.
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