My interest in zombies is fairly recent. I’ve never seen any of George A. Romero’s movies although I am aware of them. Still, what I know of zombies is that they are shambling, undead horrors. How in heaven’s name could you create an entire anthology around that premise? As it turns out, that isn’t what Carol Hightshoe did with Zombified. Instead, she twists the zombie mythos to bring a new flavor to the whole thing. Granted, some of the stories do feature traditional zombies, but others have zombie incarnations I’ve never considered. For example, one story features a zombie super-hero. I found myself really enjoying the anthology. The stories are varied, some with the perspective of the victims and others […]
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Review: Zombiefied! An Anthology of All Things Zombie
My interest in zombies is fairly recent. I’ve never seen any of George A. Romero’s movies although I am aware of them. Still, what I know of zombies is that they are shambling, undead horrors. How in heaven’s name could you create an entire anthology around that premise? As it turns out, that isn’t what Carol Hightshoe did with Zombified. Instead, she twists the zombie mythos to bring a new flavor to the whole thing. Granted, some of the stories do feature traditional zombies, but others have zombie incarnations I’ve never considered. For example, one story features a zombie super-hero. I found myself really enjoying the anthology. The stories are varied, some with the perspective of the victims and others […]
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