The Living Dead

I have tried to read several short story collections. This is the first one I've finished, and read front to back. This book goes far beyond just zombies, with stories that are exciting, disturbing, moving, funny, thought-provoking, and even kind of sexy. I've always had faith that the horror genre had so much more to say than people give it credit for, and this book is a perfect example.

“Horrible” is all I can think of to describe this book. Even the one or two stories that were halfway decent couldn't save this travesty of a collection. Apparently, just thinking about zombies or being dressed up like zombies in the story made it qualify as a zombie tale, and therefore made it eligible for inclusion in this book. I have The Living Dead 2, and here's to hoping that it's better than this (when I can bring myself to read it, that is.)