First published 2013
Christopher Golden assembles stories that explore our attraction to tales of the walking dead. This anthology features contributions from creators across multiple genres and media. Kurt Sutter makes his fiction debut here after creating Sons of Anarchy. Daniel H. Wilson contributes a story set within his Robopocalypse universe. Orson Scott Card delivers a narrative about love, family, and bringing back the dead. Other contributors include Simon R. Green, Chelsea Cain, Jonathan Maberry, Duane Swierczynski, Caitlin Kittredge, Brian Keene, Amber Benson, John Skipp, S.G. Browne, Thomas E. Sniegoski, screenwriter Stephen Susco, National Book Award nominee Dan Chaon, and additional writers. Golden previously won the Stoker Award for editing the anthology Zombie. The collection draws from award winners and New York Times bestselling authors who approach the undead from different angles and storytelling traditions.
Genres: fiction, science-fiction, anthologies, horror, 21st-century
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family
338 pages · Paperback · St. Martin's Griffin
Content warnings: death, gore, graphic-violence