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Holiday of the Dead
by
John Russo,
Tony Burgess, Rod Glenn (Goodreads Author), Shaun Jeffrey (Goodreads Author), Remy Porter, Thomas Emson, David Dunwoody (Goodreads Author), Wayne Simmons (Goodreads Author)
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The zombie apocalypse can really put a downer on your holiday…
38 holiday-themed zombie stories from new and established authors including Night of the Living Dead co-writer, John Russo, Tony Burgess, Shaun Jeffrey, Rod Glenn, Iain McKinnon, Matt Hilton, David Dunwoody, Wayne Simmons, Bowie V Ibarra, Joe McKinney, Remy Porter, A P Fuchs, Thomas Emson and Eric S Brown.
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38 holiday-themed zombie stories from new and established authors including Night of the Living Dead co-writer, John Russo, Tony Burgess, Shaun Jeffrey, Rod Glenn, Iain McKinnon, Matt Hilton, David Dunwoody, Wayne Simmons, Bowie V Ibarra, Joe McKinney, Remy Porter, A P Fuchs, Thomas Emson and Eric S Brown.
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Kindle Edition, 536 pages
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(first published April 20th 2011)
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David Dunwoody (ed.), Holiday of the Dead (Wild Wolf Publishing, 2011)
Sometimes themed collections get ridiculous. Holiday of the Dead is exactly what you think it is—zombie stories that focus on people on, well, holiday. It's an amusing conceit, though Dunwoody probably carried it on a bit too long (thirty-eight stories?); this would have worked better at about half the length, as well as cutting out some of the chaff. For this is the other usual problem with anthologies—there's a quality varia...more
Sometimes themed collections get ridiculous. Holiday of the Dead is exactly what you think it is—zombie stories that focus on people on, well, holiday. It's an amusing conceit, though Dunwoody probably carried it on a bit too long (thirty-eight stories?); this would have worked better at about half the length, as well as cutting out some of the chaff. For this is the other usual problem with anthologies—there's a quality varia...more
A great Zombie collection - 40 short horror stories by various authors...there is something here for everyone as this collection covers zombie encounters during holiday periods (calendar and vacations). The stories were fun to read, I especially liked those written by British authors (seems like all of them), their descriptive jargon and use of English slang made me laugh at times and think about the dialog in those Harry Potter movies. One of the stories within had a different slant that I hadn...more
Holiday of the Undead is one of those ebooks that takes perfect
advantage of the ebook revolution: you'd never get to see something
like this from traditional publishing. What is this book? 500 pages
of stories about zombies and various types of holidays. Christmas,
Thanksgiving, US Independence Day, bank holidays, fishing holidays,
you name it. What makes this collection so great? It's perfect pulp.
These are not stories that you need to sit back and enjoy with a
brandy. These stories are not fine wi...more
advantage of the ebook revolution: you'd never get to see something
like this from traditional publishing. What is this book? 500 pages
of stories about zombies and various types of holidays. Christmas,
Thanksgiving, US Independence Day, bank holidays, fishing holidays,
you name it. What makes this collection so great? It's perfect pulp.
These are not stories that you need to sit back and enjoy with a
brandy. These stories are not fine wi...more
This is anthology of 38 zombie stories with holidays as a theme. Be it vacation holidays or public holidays.
I will put my hand up and say I am not a fan of the zombie genre on the whole. I have read a couple of zombie novellas and enjoyed them, and this. This has changed my mind totally. This is the perfect introduction to the genre for people unsure. Bite sized chunks of zombie goodness that are perfect to dip in and out of. There is also a bonus story from 'Night of the Living Dead' co-author,...more
I will put my hand up and say I am not a fan of the zombie genre on the whole. I have read a couple of zombie novellas and enjoyed them, and this. This has changed my mind totally. This is the perfect introduction to the genre for people unsure. Bite sized chunks of zombie goodness that are perfect to dip in and out of. There is also a bonus story from 'Night of the Living Dead' co-author,...more
This is such a fantastic collection of holiday stories. The family gatherings we all dread truly come alive with the twists spun in this fabulous anthology. I laughed, at times I was reading with my eyes popping out of my head (dry eyeball syndrome), and cannot recommend this novel enough. All of them are five out of five reads. The language and metaphors are of a very high standard and the stories *suck you in*. A must have novel!
De uma forma geral foi uma boa aquisição ainda que, mais ou menos, a meio se torne chato continuar a ler sobre a mesma temática. Por essa razão a leitura prolongou-se por algumas semanas e vários livros pelo meio.
De todos os que se destacaram foram Dig, Oatmeal cookies, Zombie world, Undead side of the moon. Estes foram os mais originais de toda a antologia. O Oatmeal Cookies adopta a visão de uma criança num apocalipse zombie contando as últimas horas antes de se deixar seduzir pelas bolachinha...more
De todos os que se destacaram foram Dig, Oatmeal cookies, Zombie world, Undead side of the moon. Estes foram os mais originais de toda a antologia. O Oatmeal Cookies adopta a visão de uma criança num apocalipse zombie contando as últimas horas antes de se deixar seduzir pelas bolachinha...more
I feel like I just watched The Walking Dead over and over and over...
Charming and frequently witty.
This really isn't very holiday themed at all, but it was a good read. Some of the stories are much better written than others- some have a surprising number of grammatical mistakes- and some are wildly more interesting, but it was fun.
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A fantastically varied range of stories by some very talented writers. There's every possible take on the zombie condition imaginable. A great anthology at a great price. A must read for fans of the genre.
A triumph for Wild Wolf. A publisher to look out for.
A triumph for Wild Wolf. A publisher to look out for.
Like most short story collections, there are some good and some bad. Mostly it is that every author has their own take of what a zombie is and some of those I didn't enjoy. But, all in all, a net positive read.
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