8 Zombie Books to Feed on for Halloween
Get in the mood from some Halloween brain nomming with these eight indie zombie books. After all, when are the undead more likely to rise from their graves than on All Hallows’ Eve?
Bulletin of ZOMBIE Research by Dr. Christy J. Leppanen (CreateSpace)
It’s like someone opened up a wormhole into another reality where zombies exist and pulled a scientific journal through. This is the most unique zombie book we’ve seen this year, and it is so fabulous.
Zombies of the World by Ross Payton (Slang Design)
The bronze winner for Humor in our 2011 IndieFab awards, this is a scientific and historical guide to twenty species of zombies from around the world. This great book is the same flavor as Bulletin of ZOMBIE Research.
For Those in Peril on the Sea by Colin M. Drysdale (Pictish Beast Publications)
Imagine returning from an ocean voyage to discover that the world has suddenly been overtaken by vicious creatures bent on killing you. Imagine discovering that they had once been your friends, your neighbors, even members of your family. This is the terrifying world that Rob and his seafaring companions come home to in Colin M. Drysdale’s compelling post-apocalyptic thriller, For Those in Peril on the Sea.
The Outbreak by Colin M. Drysdal (Pictish Beast Publications)
With zombie apocalypses occurring across all media at an alarming rate these days, it is difficult to find a new spin on the catastrophe. But Drysdale’s second book about the walking dead, The Outbreak, adds a refreshing new twist to the genre: a small group of Glaswegian survivors finds safety at sea.
The Burning Z by Clive Riddle (HealthQuest Publications)
For The Burning Z, Riddle strikes upon an ingenious idea—an outbreak of zombies at the annual Burning Man music and art festival in the Nevada desert. The isolated setting and anything-is-possible craziness of Burning Man provides a built-in explanation for how an outbreak might go relatively unnoticed. It also creates a perfect setup for moments of humor.
The Birthday Problem by Caren Gussoff (Pink Narcissus Press)
Not your everyday nanobot zombie apocalypse tale, The Birthday Problem has character-driven depth. This time, the threat to humanity is not an illness but rather a misguided attempt to end human illness for good.
Dead Love by Linda Watanabe McFerrin (Stone Bridge Press)
Awakening from death, her body decomposing to a zombie’s corpse, Erin Orison is horribly aware of her new world. Smells, sounds, tastes, the living humans who attract and repulse her—it’s a sumptuous, sensual landscape, painted in lush detail by Linda Watanabe McFerrin in her novel, Dead Love.
Zombies and Calculus by Colin Adams (Princeton University Press)
How can calculus help you survive the zombie apocalypse? Colin Adams, humor columnist for the Mathematical Intelligencer and one of today’s most outlandish and entertaining popular math writers, demonstrates how in this zombie adventure novel. Zombies and Calculus is the account of Craig Williams, a math professor at a small liberal arts college in New England, who, in the middle of a calculus class, finds himself suddenly confronted by a late-arriving student whose hunger is not for knowledge. As the zombie virus spreads and civilization crumbles, Williams uses calculus to help his small band of survivors defeat the hordes of the undead.
Allyce Amidon
