Few monsters in horror generate the primal fear that one experiences from the walking dead. Whether it is a vampire rapping at the window or a horde of hungry corpses shambling through the streets, the undead scare us in ways other monsters do not. Dead Men (and Women) Walking collects two-dozen tales of zombies, vampires, revenants and other undead creatures from writers around the world.
"There is a universal fascination with the living dead," says editor Julie Ann Dawson. "There is more to a zombie story that a bunch of corpses attacking the living. The real power of such a story lies with the undercurrent of hopelessness compounded by a very real instinct to survive."
But not every story in the anthology focuses on such heavy ideas. Some take a more darkly humorous approach, such as Josh Benton's "Waking Finnegan", a tale of what happens after a fight breaks out at a wake for a dead friend. Or Arthur Sanchez's "Old Habit, New Habits", which asks the question "Can zombies be rehabilitated with a twelve-step program?"
Reviews for the original
Dead Men (and Women) Walking
Trade Paperback ISBN 978-1847289063
"...this is the perfect collection for zombiephiles and folks looking for something a bit off center in their horror readings." -- Diverse Books, October 2006
"Anyone who likes the paranormal will enjoy this book." -- Reader Views, October 2006
"...new ways to present zombie tales with a fresh spin, making it an entertaining read for horror fans in general." -- Speculative Fiction Reader, January 2007
"Dead Men (and Women) Walking contains a handful of works that find fresh or amusing new approaches to its subject matter." -- The Harrow, 2006
...this is the perfect collection for zombiephiles and folks looking for something a bit off center in their horror readings. -- Diverse Books, October 2006
"...original takes on the worlds of zombies and vampires." -- Lighthouse Literary Reviews, November 2006
Return of the Dead Men (and Women) Walking
Trade Paperback ISBN 978-1480004764
The undead return with more strange, terrifying, and bizarre tales of the unlife beyond life. Zombies, ghouls, vampires, and other things that should not be shamble through the pages of this anthology. Among the tales told:
An old gunslinger and a horse thief hunt down a rather peculiar prize that does more than haunt them in Bring Me The Head Of Pepe Cortez!
The competition at the Annual Southeastern Necromancer’s Invitational proves to be a real killer in Deadest in Show.
How much of a body can you replace and life still be life? A man desperate to save his wife confronts this question in Fixing Nancy.
