by Anne Rice
First published 2013
The dead walk again in these contemporary visions of zombie mythology. Anne Rice crafts a disturbing portrait of a woman caught between life and death, her existence more corpse than human. Chelsea Quinn Yarbro imagines a future world where death becomes temporary, nobody staying buried forever. Nina Kiriki Hoffman tells of the deceased who return driven by love's power, while Gene Wolfe explores corpses animated by computer technology. From Kevin J. Anderson to Robert Silverberg, acclaimed authors of speculative fiction transform ancient legends of the undead into modern nightmares. Each story examines what happens when the boundary between living and dead dissolves, when the grave cannot hold its residents. These tales probe the heart of zombie folklore while pushing the myth into new territory.
Genres: science-fiction, fantasy, horror
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: boundary-between-life-and-death, found-family
390 pages · Hardcover · iBooks
Content warnings: body-horror, graphic-violence