Halloween is the perfect time to read scary stories, and what could be scarier than...Zombies? Zombies, those fictional undead creatures regularly encountered in fantasy and horror stories, are usually depicted as mindless, re-animated corpses with a hunger for human flesh, (often with a penchant for human brains). They are everywhere. They have invaded comics, gaming, movies, T.V series, books, even classic literature! A good example is the
Pride and Prejudice Zombies series. The definitive Zombie story to read is
World War Z, (watch out for the movie, due for release in Australia, June 2013). The author, Max Brooks has also written a scary graphic novel,
The Zombie survival guide: Recorded attacks. If you prefer short scary stories, or are uneducated about the undead, try the
Zombie: An anthology of the undead which offers a range of perspectives how different authors perceive zombies.
Other stories about Zombies to devour this Halloween include:
Autumn (Book One) by David Moody
The forest of hands and teeth by Carrie Ryan
Cell by Stephen King.
The first days: As the world dies (Book One, As the world dies) by Rhiannon Frater
Alice in Zombieland by Lewis Carroll and Nickolas Cook
Chasers, Book One, Alone series by James Phelan. The undead are called chasers, but the way they are described makes them sound awfully like zombies...
Marvel Zombies Supreme for graphic novel fans.
Married with Zombies (Book one of Living with the dead) by Jesse Petersen
Zombies vs Unicorns, Justine Larbalestier, Holly Black (editors). Which reigns supreme, the Unicorn or the Zombie?
Underground(Zom B 2) by Darren Shan
Generation Dead by Daniel Waters
Do you have a favourite Zombie book? Tell us about it in the comments!
