How would you describe a zombie? Smart…Stupid? Fast…Slow? Romantic…Stinky? You’ll find all of these and more in recent Zombie literature. What’s with the zombie fascination? Maybe they are a metaphor for people’s fears or problems. Maybe zombies are actually coming
How would you describe a zombie? Smart…Stupid? Fast…Slow? Romantic…Stinky? You’ll find all of these and more in recent Zombie literature. What’s with the zombie fascination? Maybe they are a metaphor for people’s fears or problems. Maybe zombies are actually coming to get us. Or maybe they are just plain creepy fun. Whatever your reasons for the zombie attraction, the picks below should whet your undead appetite. Find them at your friendly neighborhood undead library.
Happy spooky reading!
MOVIES
Dawn of the Dead
(2004) Directed by Zack Snyder
Heart-pounding action and bone-chilling thrills power this edgy fright-fest where a handful of human survivors wage a desperate, last-stand battle against flesh-eating zombies.
Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
(2005) Directed by Tim Burton
Victor Van Dort (voiced by Johnny Depp) is bequeathed to wed lovely Victoria, but accidentally marries a Corpse in the forest. Should Victor return above-ground to Victoria, or remain devoted to his corpse bride?
FOR ADULTS
State of Decay
By James Knapp
Adult Fiction Kn
In this futuristic thriller, Revivors – technologically reanimated corpses – do humanity’s dirtiest work. FBI agent Nico Wachalowski stumbles upon murders and conspiracies tied to the truth about the Revivor’s existence.
Battle of the Network Zombies
By Mark Henry
Adult Fiction He
In this third Amanda Feral novel, the snarky, zombie fashionista is trying to stay financially afloat by working on a reality TV show. When the show’s host is murdered, it’s up to Amanda to save the day, and her relationship with sexy, werewolf boyfriend Scott.
Handling the Dead
By John Ajvide Lindqvist
Adult Fiction Li
Lindqvist’s gripping tale follows an isolated outbreak of zombies in the city of Stockholm. Not your typical zombie book, the story examines the philosophical and ethical aspects in dealing with zombies.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Dawn of the Dreadfuls
By Steve Hockensmith
Adult Fiction Ho
Think Jane Austen’s classic novel at least 85% mutated with zombie mayhem and ninjas. It’s a funky treat not to be missed.
The Zombies of Lake Woebegotten
By Harrison Geillor
Adult Fiction Ge
Enjoy the author poking fun at Minnesotans and zombification in this entertaining parody of Garrison Keillor’s Lake Wobegon tales.
FOR TEENS
Brains for Lunch:
A Zombie Novel in Haiku?!
By K.A. Holt
YA Fiction Ho
Loeb’s life at his “mixed” high school of zombies, blood-sucking Chupos, and regular humans is humorously upturned by a poetry contest. Told in over 100 haikus.
How to Be a Zombie:
The Essential Guide for Anyone Who Craves Brains
By Serena Valentino
YA 398.45 Va
This essential reference discusses various aspects of Zombie lore from popular culture, covering how to identify what kind of zombie one might be, how to blend in with the living, and more.
Kiss of Life
By Daniel Waters
YA Fic Wa
In this sequel to Generation Dead, Adam’s return from death has made Abby’s love life even more weird than it already was. Now she has to choose between two zombie boys.
FOR CHILDREN
The Zombie Chasers
By John Kloepfer
JV Fiction Kl
Everyone in seventh-grader Zack Clarke’s neighborhood is turning into zombies except his geeky friend Rice and his eighth-grade sister’s diva friend Madison. With his parents away and no weapons in sight, this unlikely trio must rely on their brains and whatever’s on hand to survive.
My Rotten Life:
Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie
By David Lubar
JV Fiction Lu
Nathan is unpopular, un-athletic, and becoming un-dead inch by inch. All thanks to classmate Abigail and her uncle’s Hurt-Be-Gone potion. Now it’s a race to find Abigail’s fugitive uncle and a cure before Nathan becomes permanently dead!
• Wendy Ikemoto is the temporary Young Adult Librarian at Lihu‘e Public Library. Come in and discover why she loves this library so much. Book annotations are culled from online publishers’ descriptions and published reviews.
