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World War Z Part 2: Quit Your Bitching

deadaerisJuly 3, 2013

I have been to World War Z, lived to tell the tale…and loved it. For the past 3 years I have read horror (specifically zombies) to the exclusion of almost anything else (barring food box ingredient lists and one accidental slip where […]

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Movies and TV

World War Z Part 1: Why I Saw It

deadaerisJuly 1, 2013

The picture to the left is one of the official posters for the movie World War Z, which I saw this past week with my wonderful husband Chris.  The picture to the right is of the original book, by author Max Brooks.  When this […]

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Literature

Since it’s going to be a movie soon anyway…

deadaerisNovember 20, 2011

I figured now would be a great time to stop whining, suck it up, and read “World War Z” by Max Brooks.  It’s slated for theaters sometime in December, and I despise watching a movie before reading the book.  I’d stayed away […]

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Literature

Adams, John Joseph “The Living Dead 2”

deadaerisDecember 21, 2010

I usually don’t buy a book solely because it received good reviews.  However, based on how much I loved the previous book (The Living Dead), combined with Simon Pegg‘s rave review, I bought the book without a second thought.  Add to this […]

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Literature

Golden, Christoher “The New Dead”

deadaerisDecember 6, 2010

This book is one of many that I read over the summer.  I’m just now getting around to blogging about it. This book was pretty entertaining.  My favorite story was “Twittering from the Circus of the Dead” by Joe Hill.  I think […]

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Literature

Brooks, Max “The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks”

deadaerisDecember 1, 2010

This book is very thin but very well written and illustrated.  The book examines 12 noteworthy incidents in zombie history and brings them to you in gory black and white.  One of my favorites is the explanation for the mummification method in […]

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Literature

Skipp, John “Zombies Encounters with the Hungry Dead”

deadaerisOctober 23, 2010

This is a collection of stories edited and selected by author John Skipp.  Overall it was an enjoyable read.  None of the stories were boring, but more than a few made me squeamish.  Most of the stories are non-traditional and feature literary […]

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Literature

An odd assemblage of zombie stories

deadaerisOctober 23, 2010

This is a collection of stories edited and selected by author John Skipp.  Overall it was an enjoyable read.  None of the stories were boring, but more than a few made me squeamish.  Most of the stories are non-traditional and feature literary […]

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