Zombiefied!

by C.M. Gray

In the tradition of RL Stine's Goosebumps series, comes this hilariously spooky and spookily hilarious new series Ages 8-12 'Nom! Nom! Nom!' Benjamin Roy lives for the undead. He plays zombie video games. He watches zombie movies. He even keeps a zombie comic handy for those emergencies when he's forced to read a book. Ben's pretty sure he'll never get enough of the undead ... Until the day he stumbles across a secret doorway at school. It leads to an underground chamber where strange creatures lurk. They're not alive. But they're not quite dead, either ... Will Ben escape? Or will he finally get too close to the undead to stay alive? Ages 8-12

192 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 2015

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Reviews

[Jake F · Rating 3 out of 5]

not very well written

[Sandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Zombie obsessed Benjamin Roy is convinced he's found a secret door at his school. There is a mysterious door at the back of the janitor's closet. Sophie Slender, his best friend, isn't convinced. Suddenly zombie games, zombie movies, and zombie comics aren't enough. Sneaking, breaking and entering - Benjamin becomes convinced there are two hidden doors in the school. So he prepares to sneak into a classroom, find the second door, and investigate. He is not prepared for what he discovers.
This story mixes humor and horror in order to entertain young people - and adults.

[Pop Bop · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nom! Nom! Nom!

This is a fun super-zombie-boy origin story; the first in a series of at least three books. Benjamin Roy, our hero, is an appealing and funny/deadpan narrator. He is complemented by an equally spirited and resourceful best gal pal, Sophie. The two are obsessed with all things zombie - books, movies, video games, comics, you name it. And of course, they suspect, or pretend to suspect, that real zombies are everywhere. So, when actual suspicious stuff starts to happen they are totally on the case.

The kids are funny and as real as they can be given the zombie theme. Some of the secondary characters are equally engaging. There is a fair amount of suspense and then action as the plot warms up. There are also a surprising number of funny or acute throwaway observations about middle grade life that are unrelated to the zombie angle. Even the kids' families seem authentic in a middle-grade fiction sort of way.

This isn't a gross out fest and it certainly isn't horror. This is fun fast-paced zombie escapism with a good-natured, deadpan heart, and I liked that. The drawings are simple sketches that illustrate the action and they work well. Oh, and there are secret doors, secret passages, hiding by a urinal in the boys room, underground stuff, and notes passed in class, so that's all good too.

(Please note that I received a free advance ecopy of this book in exchange for a candid review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)