Josh Benton / Michael Kechula / Donna Taylor Burgess

Zombies. Vampires. Undead things that should not be. Now the dead share their tales, with over two dozen tales of brain-feasting, blood-drinking, revenge-seeking horror. Follow the walking dead through playgrounds, shopping centers, deserted towns, and corporate complexes as they continue their relentless quests.

"...this book actually does find a few new ways to present zombie tales with a fresh spin, making it an entertaining read for horror fans in general." SFReader.com 

Few monsters in horror generate the primal fear that one experiences from the walking dead. Whether it is a vampire rapping at the window or a horde of hungry corpses shambling through the streets, the undead scare us in ways other monsters do not. "Dead Men (and Women) Walking" collects two-dozen tales of zombies, vampires, revenants and other undead creatures from writers around the world.

"There is a universal fascination with the living dead," says editor Julie Ann Dawson. "There is more to a zombie story that a bunch of corpses attacking the living. The real power of such a story lies with the undercurrent of hopelessness compounded by a very real instinct to survive."

But not every story in the anthology focuses on such heavy ideas. Some take a more darkly humorous approach, such as Josh Benton's "Waking Finnegan", a tale of what happens after a fight breaks out at a wake for a dead friend. Or Arthur Sanchez's "Old Habit, New Habits", which asks the question "Can zombies be rehabilitated with a twelve-step program?"