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badazz_knitter's review
5.0
I really, really enjoyed this book! If anything could be better than a short story book of zombies, it's a book of short stories about zombies that also includes a Stephen King work!!!! Better yet, there is a subtle reference to Delores Claiborne as well, which tickled me to death. Definitely a good read!
museofpvd's review
4.0
An excellent collection of zombie short stories. A few were pretty mediocre, but most of the book I genuinely enjoyed.
booknooknoggin's review
3.0
Like any book of short stories it had it's ups and downs. Some stories were very good, and others were very dissapointing or down right dumb. I was very dissapointed by the Joe Hill story that technically wasn't about zombies at all, but really about actors who play zombies in a popular film by Romero. There was also a Of Mice and Men" story that was really stupid. They seemed to spread out the crap stories though out the volume, but the really good ones seemed to be in the center. So that's why I rated this 3 out of 5. Not a book for everyone as some of the zombies are not the traditional Romero ghouls, so if you choose to read this keep an open mind.
mikekaz's review
4.0
In the introduction, Jones pretty much admits that he is jumping on the zombie bandwagon. He compares as a publishing trend to vampires in the 1990s and Star Trek tie in books. He provides a bit of a history and then admits to the challenge of trying to reinstate zombies as proper monsters. Regardless of the reasons, I still bought and read the book so could say I'm continuing the trend. Either way this collection is kind of a weird one. It's a mix of old and new; the oldest being "Black Canaan" by Robert E. Howard. Unfortunately I would have to say that the quality was also a mix of good and bad. Some stories were fun to read (or re-read) like "Haeckel;s Tale" by Clive Barker. Others were drudge work to get through. Overall I would have to say that I prefer the Mammoth Books by Jones instead. This collection wasn't bad but it wasn't overly good either. I had some favorite stories from this collection but most of them were reprints that I read elsewhere. And that doesn't count Barker's tale.
"Where There's a Will" by Richard Matheson and Richard Christian Matheson - A man has the will power to return. Unfortunately it loses some punch when put into a zombie collection.
"Bobby Conroy Comes Back From The Dead" by Joe Hill - Two friends from high school reunite while being zombies. A really good story!
"Obsequy" by David J. Schow - A man gets another chance with a past love.
"Call First" by Ramsey Campbell - A man obsesses over a regular phone call. Another story that loses a little being in a zombie collection.
"Granny's Grinning" by Robert Shearman - A young girl ends up helping her grandmother. It took me a while to like the ending.
"Where There's a Will" by Richard Matheson and Richard Christian Matheson - A man has the will power to return. Unfortunately it loses some punch when put into a zombie collection.
"Bobby Conroy Comes Back From The Dead" by Joe Hill - Two friends from high school reunite while being zombies. A really good story!
"Obsequy" by David J. Schow - A man gets another chance with a past love.
"Call First" by Ramsey Campbell - A man obsesses over a regular phone call. Another story that loses a little being in a zombie collection.
"Granny's Grinning" by Robert Shearman - A young girl ends up helping her grandmother. It took me a while to like the ending.
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