When I first heard about the concept of Clay Morgan’s book—zombie nonfiction!—I laughed. What the heck is zombie nonfiction, anyway? Well, now that I’ve read UNDEAD, let me tell you: zombie nonfiction is highly entertaining.

UNDEAD is peppered with whimsical and brilliant pop culture references, from oldies like The Wizard of Oz and Michael’s Jackson’s Thriller (is that old?) to newer references like The Walking Dead and the rescue of 33 Chilean miners in 2010.

The bigger picture, though, that Morgan communicates in a conversational and humorous way, is nothing less than the meaning of life. Specifically, Morgan recounts several occurrences in the Bible where people come back from the dead. Morgan is able to retell stories from the Gospel of Luke with the same easy-to-read quirkiness with which he describes scenes from The Shawshank Redemption.

Ultimately, Clay Morgan challenges readers (and himself) to awake from being spiritual zombies and truly live.

If pop culture, meaning-of-life or Bible stuff doesn’t grab you, there are two other reasons to pick up UNDEAD: (1) to look at the amazing illustrations, which are seductively creepy and mesmerizing; (2) to read Clay Morgan’s hilarious footnotes.

Can’t wait for his next book!