Horror website 28DaysLaterAnalysis.com reviews TOOTH AND NAIL and says: “There is something magical that happens while reading Craig DiLouie’s TOOTH AND NAIL. Worries fall to the wayside, the trigger finger begins to twitch, the heart races, and the imagination focuses on a darker, more exciting, rage-filled world.”
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HANDLING THE UNDEAD by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Just finished John Ajvide Lindqvist’s HANDLING THE UNDEAD. Not your traditional zombie fare in any way, a little slow, and with a somewhat unsatisfying ending (a major story line ends without resolution), but a highly original, entertaining and emotionally charged story about what would happen if our loved ones came back from the dead.
(By the way, I was a bit surprised by the image used for the cover, which had already been used for a cover for another zombie novel by a fairly prominent author. I saw a similar duplication with another two zombie novels recently. Stock photos are open source images but one would think cover designers would want their work to be somewhat original, and not duplicate other works in the field.)
Bowie Ibarra’s DOWN THE ROAD: THE FALL OF AUSTIN
Just finished Bowie Valeriano Ibarra’s THE FALL OF AUSTIN, the third installment in his DOWN THE ROAD series, coming out from Permuted Press in 2011. Probably the best zombie book I read in the past year. The focus is on the outbreak, and it’s entirely believable. The writing is tight, crisp, edgy. The action is non-stop. The setting and characters are richly drawn. The conflict is in your face. Highly recommended.
Short Apocalyptic Film: WHITE
There was nothing, just the cold, and the dog. Welcome to the world of WHITE, a beautiful new post-apocalyptic short.
HOME ALONE … With Zombies
Haven’t had enough of mashups? How about HOME ALONE … with zombies?
Interview With Ian Grieve Sandusky
Fell zombie author Ian Grieve Sandusky invited me back to his blog for an extensive writer to writer interview about writing for the zombie apocalypse genre. The questions were great and I hope you find the answers interesting and insightful.
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