These Words Are Haunted

by Scott Edelman

Zombies spar with humans for dominance of a post-apocalyptic Manhattan in the Stoker-nominated “A Plague on Both Your Houses.” The King returns to prove that rock ’n’ roll will never die in “The Elvis Syndrome.” And a dying boy is the catalyst for a deal with a decidedly different devil in “Making Peace with the Leader.” These and 10 other nightmarish tales form a bizarre baker’s dozen in Scott Edelman’s long-awaited first short story collection.

196 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2001

About the author

Scott Edelman is an American science fiction, fantasy, and horror writer and editor.

Reviews

[David H. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I mainly picked this up because of "Are You Now?" which was a great piece, and one I'd heard Edelman discuss before. However, the collection as a whole is definitely a horror collection, and some may not be for the faint of heart (it's me, I'm the faint of heart). Another fun one, though, was "A Plague on Both Your Houses" is a Shakespearean style play (complete with iambic pentameter and stage directions) about starcrossed lovers in a zombie-overrun New York City.

[Peter Melancon · Rating 5 out of 5]

These series of stories are great! I felt like I was reading episodes of Black Mirror!

[Cory · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good stuff. Not for the faint of heart.