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Summary: On a scale of 1-10, this book was a 13
Review: I thought this book was excellent. It kept the hall light on for months. Cant wait for the #3
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Summary: Don't read before bedtime!!!
Review: I've been reading horror fiction for years, and this is the only book that has given me nightmares. If you're into no holds barred horror, this is the one for you.
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Summary: You Won't Be Able To Put It Down
Review: If you've enjoyed Romero's Living Dead movies, you'll want to read this. Some of the stories are good and the rest are great. I picked this up and went cover to cover in 3 days. Gore and more and you won't be sore.
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Summary: Better than the sequel
Review: Overall, both this book and its sequel, "Still Dead", were terribly disappointing. Far too often the writers tried to be cute and/or stylish, and they completely missed the point: zombie stories fascinate us not only because they're us, but because we are curious about how we'd respond in a world in which everyone around us not only is indifferent, but downright threatening to our continued existence. Too many times the writers take the point of view of the zombies or depict them fascinated by television or the trappings of middle class or (on and on fill in your own cliched examples).Occasionally the stories rise to something close to what probably most of us are looking for. "Like Pavlov's Dogs" or "Choices" are the 2 stories most rewarding in terms of survival horror. The rest, sadly, aren't really worth paying attention to.
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Summary: Better than the sequel
Review: Overall, both this book and its sequel, "Still Dead", were terribly disappointing. Far too often the writers tried to be cute and/or stylish, and they completely missed the point: zombie stories fascinate us not only because they're us, but because we are curious about how we'd respond in a world in which everyone around us not only is indifferent, but downright threatening to our continued existence. Too many times the writers take the point of view of the zombies or depict them fascinated by television or the trappings of middle class or (on and on fill in your own cliched examples). Occasionally the stories rise to something close to what probably most of us are looking for. "Like Pavlov's Dogs" or "Choices" are the 2 stories most rewarding in terms of survival horror. The rest, sadly, aren't really worth paying attention to.
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Summary: Better than the sequel
Review: Overall, both this book and its sequel, "Still Dead", were terribly disappointing. Far too often the writers tried to be cute and/or stylish, and they completely missed the point: zombie stories fascinate us not only because they're us, but because we are curious about how we'd respond in a world in which everyone around us not only is indifferent, but downright threatening to our continued existence. Too many times the writers take the point of view of the zombies or depict them fascinated by television or the trappings of middle class or (on and on fill in your own cliched examples). Occasionally the stories rise to something close to what probably most of us are looking for. "Like Pavlov's Dogs" or "Choices" are the 2 stories most rewarding in terms of survival horror. The rest, sadly, aren't really worth paying attention to.
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Summary: If you can find it, then by all means buy it!
Review: Right now I am a rather heavy fantasy reader, but there is still one horror book that I treasure highly, and that is Book of the Dead. Has all the zombie mayhem that I've enjoyed with George Romero's films. Some stories have great action, some are very chilling, and some even are a bit tragic and insightful. Oh yes, and it has tons of blood and body parts flying about. So, if you can find this book anywhere out there, and are at all interested in the living dead, GET IT!!!
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Summary: A little uneven, but excellent
Review: The stories in this anthology seem to fall into two categories -- okay and divinely (or demonically, take your pick) inspired. When they're good, they're sick, twisted, and demented (like "Jerry's Kids Meet Wormboy", for example). When they're only okay, they're still worth reading. Find it, buy it, read it.
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Summary: Zombies and gore galore!
Review: 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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Summary: Fan of George Romero's "living dead" films? Then read this!
Review: When I first read "The Book of the Dead" in 1992, I realized that while George Romero's film had been great, they hadn't really given us another aspect of what life (un-life?) would be like in a world overrun by the dearly departed.
The short stories found in the book, from authors such as Stephen King, Robert McCammon, Ramsey Campbell, and Steve Rasnic Tem among others, were able to feed the over-active mind of this humble reader. As the book progressed from story to story, one can't help but play what-if scenarios in one's head. What would one do if the dead came back to life? Would one be as brave as the heroine in Stephen King's short story? Or if the undead still kept their wits, would one sell out to them as the character in Brian Hodge's story?
Playing what-if scenarios is great, but just like the parable about the seeds and fertile soil, an active imagination needs a little help every once in a while. "The Book of the Dead" provides the seed needed to get said imagination going. The big question is. . .are you willing to receive such seed and let it grow in your mind? Are you ready to experience un-life beyond that of the "living dead" films?
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