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The Book of the Dead [Mass Market Paperback]

John Skipp (Author), Craig Spector (Editor)

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Publisher: Bantam Books (Mm); Reissue edition (May 1991)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 055327998X
ISBN-13: 978-0553279986
Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 2.5 cm
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 510,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Amazon.com: 4.4 out of 5 stars 17 reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Remarkable Collection. 1 Oct 2005

By Patrick S. Mahaffey - Published on Amazon.com

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This is a highly unusual collection of horror. At least a couple of the stories in the collection: "A Sad Last Love At The Diner Of The Damned" and "Across The Cadillac Desert With Dead People", are cult classics. The rest are at least well written and interesting. This is, however, out of print and somewhat hard to find. Also, beware, it is an extremely graphic and gory collection in terms of horrific, and sometimes sexual, content.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Zombies and gore galore! 23 Nov 2003

By Madelyn Pryor - Published on Amazon.com

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This anthology is based on the work of George R. Romero, the creator of the Night of the Living Dead trilogy. Romero's work is known for being larger than life or death and gory, and this novel can rival it in every way. Many of the stories presented in this anthology are wonderful, new, and original in every way. There are some takes on the `Living Dead' mythos that many of us haven't thought of before, such as love among Zombies, being the last few survivors, etc.

A list of the stories and authors are:
Blossom by Chan McConnell
Mess Hall by Richard Laymon
It Helps if You Sing by Ramsey Campbell
Home Delivery by Steven King
Wet Work by Philip Nutman
A Sad Last Love at the Diner of the Damned by Edward Bryant
Bodies and Heads by Steve Rasnic Tem
Choices by Glen Vasey
The Good Parts by Les Daniels
Less Than Zombie by Douglas E. Winter
Like Pavlov's Dogs by Steven R. Boyett
Saxophone by Nicholas Royle
On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert With Dead Folks by Joe R. Lansdale
Dead Giveaway by Brian Hodge
Jerry's Kids Meet Wormboy by David J. Schow
Eat Me by Robert R. McCammon

I highly recommend this book to all horror fans, fans of George R. Romero, and Zombie flick fans. It is a MUST have for Night of Living Dead fans. The only reason that it gets 4 stars and not 5 is that Choices is unnecessarily long, boring and convoluted. It detracts from the overall anthology, but if you skip it and read the rest you will be very pleased!

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4.0 out of 5 stars In A World Created By George Romero... 15 Sep 2008

By Bradley C. West - Published on Amazon.com

This is a short story collection based on the zombie infested world of George Romero. (If you don't know who he is then this is probably not the book for you.)

While that's the basis for the stories inclusion here, not every story feels like it was written specifically for this collection. Apparently, just being zombie-centric is good enough. It's a loose association and I guess the Romero-thing helps give this street cred. (Although if you're really with the horror crowd; just having the umbrella to hang over these stories and the authors names should be enough to attract you.)

Still it doesn't diminish the enjoyment here. Standouts are "On The Far Side Of The Cadillac Desert With Dead Folks" by Joe R. Lansdale/ "Wet Work" by Phillip Nutman/ "Less Than Zombie" by Douglas E. Winter/ "Jerry's Kids Meet Wormboy" by David J. Schow.

These stories (and to a lesser extent others) deal with some of the topics Romero has actually touched on in his series of films. The most interesting one being how adaptable people are to integrating the zombies somehow into a semblence of everyday life. (Yes, it helps if your funny bone tends towards dark humor.)

There's nothing particularly frightening about these tales. Some manage to conjure up a sense of dread. Again, like Romero, most of what seems horrible is the parable of zombies and their behaviors reflecting what goes on with ourselves on a daily basis. You don't realize how much of a zombie society has made you until you read some of these.

Brad West.

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