Dead Worlds: Undead Stories

Dead Worlds: Undead Stories #1

by Anthony Giangregorio (Editor), Brendan P. Myers, Karen L. Newman

Welcome to the world of the dead, where the laws of nature have been twisted, reality changed. The Dead Walk! Filled with established and promising new authors for the next generation of corpses, this anthology will leave you gasping for air as you go from one terror-filled story to another. Like the decomposing meat of a freshly rotting carcass, this book will leave you breathless. Don't say we didn't warn you. Table of contents 1. THE CEMETERY JOB by KELLY M. HUDSON, 2. ALL OVER NOW by J.H.HOBSON 3. BELIEVE by SAMUEL J. GUSS,4. DEATH MALL by MEAGAN JEFFREY 5. FLUSH by KAREN L. NEWMAN,6. THE WAY OF THING IN FLY-OVER COUNTRY by AARON POLSON, 7. DEATH AND TAXES by MARC WIGGINS, 8. FOOTNOTES TO A LESSON by SEBRANN CURACH, 9. SAFE HAVEN by CHRISTOPHER H. POTTER, 10. THE TRIAL OF NETTIE AMOS by PASQUALE J. MORRONE, 11. SINS OF THE LIVING, SINS OF THE DEAD by SAMANTHA STERNER 12. DEAD CANNIBAL KILLERS by TOM HAMILTON, 13. CLOSURE OF THE LIVING DEAD by ROBERT CHANSKY, 14. WHAT COMES AROUND... by ANTHONY GIANGREGORIO, 15. REFLECTIONS OF THE LIVING DEAD by A.P.FUCHS, 16. INTERSECTION by MICHAEL SIMON 17. BEING HUMAN by MICHAEL JOSEF, 18. CLEAN SWEEP by ERIC S. BROWN & JOHN GROVER 19. FORTUNATO'S GHOST by BRENDAN P. MYERS

Genres: Zombies, Horror

277 pages

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Anthony Giangregorio is the author and editor of more than 25 novels, almost all of them about zombies. His work has appeared in Dead Science by Coscomentertainment, Dead Worlds: Undead Stories Volumes 1, 2, 3, and 4, and an upcoming anthology (Zombology) by Library of the Living Dead Press and their werewolf anthology titled War Wolves. He also has stories in End of Days: An Apocalyptic Anthology Volumes 1 & 2. Check out his website at www.undeadpress.com.

Reviews

[Tina T. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dead Worlds: Undead Stories is a fierce and imaginative anthology that explores the undead from every disturbing angle. Featuring a strong mix of established and emerging voices, the collection delivers nonstop horror, dark creativity, and unsettling surprises. Each story brings its own twisted vision, making the book feel fresh and relentless throughout. A must read for fans of zombie and apocalyptic horror.

[Patrick D'Orazio · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the only Dead Worlds: Undead Stories anthology that I have picked up, and after reading it, I feel comfortable describing it as providing a customer with exactly what it advertises: action, gore, and buckets and buckets of blood. My guess is that the other volumes offer up more of the same.

Certainly, based on my rating of this antho, the above is not a complaint. If you are looking for an anthology that tests the boundaries of what zombies can be or do, this is probably not the book for you. But if you are a fan of the traditional shambling corpses that tear apart their victims and devour their flesh, while at the same time infecting countless others to do the same thing, than this book delivers. As is the case with good zombie tales, you not only have the chance to get scared, but also to laugh and be touched, because despite the fact that the gruesome ghouls are the main attraction here, the stories that are most compelling in this genre because of the human beings that inhabit the pages.

Certainly, as with every anthology, there are good stories and a few that don't resonate quite as much, but overall, the work here is pretty solid. Again, we are not looking at stories that will expand the zombie genre to something beyond its traditional boundaries, but there is nothing wrong with that, as long as you know what you are getting when you purchase this tome. I personally enjoy stories of zombie mayhem, because my unnerving fear of the rotting buggers probably will never go away.

So check this one out if you enjoy your zombies traditional and ready to chow down. You won't be disappointed.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This AMAZING zombie anthology features, not only blood, guts and gore, ala the best Romero movies, but some really neat, 'thinking' zombie stories.
Sabrann Curach's 'Footnotes to a Lesson' actually made those stories for me - she explains, in a believable way, why the zombie in question can think, gave some stomach turning exposition on the relationship between her and the doctor/her husband and finished explosively, in a twist I didn't see coming, but felt perfect.
A.P Fuch's story was also amazing, the best of the anthology, but I thouroughly enjoyed all of them. I did feel though, that the 'non traditional' zombie story deserved a mention, so kudos to A. Giangregorio (editor) for including them - it was a very bold move.

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Dead Worlds: Undead Stories (A Zombie Anthology) by Anthony Giangregorio (2009)