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Just Jack · Jun 26, 2008

Today I finished watching Night of the Living dead, and I realized what a great sort of story it was.

I would love to write a zombie story, but I don't know if others have attempted such a feat.

Are there books written about people trying to survive an outbreak of undead?

If so, then please let me know.

Gillhoughly · Jun 26, 2008

Go to Amazon.

Put zombies in the search engine for BOOKS.

See what happens.

Just Jack · Jun 26, 2008

I never thought of using amazon.......

thanks

Stormhawk · Jun 26, 2008

Just Jack said:
I would love to write a zombie story, but I don't know if others have attempted such a feat.

Everything has been done before.

'Nuff said.

Gynn · Jun 26, 2008

How about a zombie romance that takes place in Victorian times? Grab a steamy novel from the shelf at your local drug store and just change the characters to zombies.

Gillhoughly · Jun 26, 2008

I suggest getting some titles via Interlibrary Loan if possible. Save your money where you can.

It looks like a LOT of the titles are by unknown publishers, which means self-published or from places like PubliSHAMerica. A tip off is a wholly unknown writer with a half-dozen 5-star reviews (check for spelling errors) and a sales rank hovering at the million mark.

I try not to slam PA victims, but it is well known that PA is where the crap goes to die.

alleycat · Jun 26, 2008

I'm not trying to be a smart-aleck, but sometimes it seems like half the people here are writing a novel with either zombies or vampires (or another version of Harry Potter). Of course, that doesn't mean someone else can't write a great one and it become a best-seller.

MelodyO · Jun 26, 2008

OMG read World War Z!!!!!

I think there's always room for one more zombie story.

Joycecwilliams · Jun 26, 2008

You can also explore some of the books via Google.

Zombies

Jenan Mac · Jun 26, 2008

alleycat said:
I'm not trying to be a smart-aleck, but sometimes it seems like half the people here are writing a novel with either zombies or vampires (or another version of Harry Potter). Of course, that doesn't mean someone else can't write a great one and it become a best-seller.

Great. So I suppose you think Mary Sue Potter and the Zombies Who Were Allergic To Garlic is a bad idea.
Now what will I write?

Sunshine13 · Jun 26, 2008

lol! That was too great not to respond my laugh at.

Kalyke · Jun 26, 2008

I always thought that the best zombie story (and this is what sort of realist I am) was "The Serpent and the Rainbow" It is a somewhat true account (big question-mark) of a biochemist who searches for rare substances that can be used as medicine, and goes to Hati during some dictatorship, and finds a drug used by Voodoo priests to turn enemies into Zombies. Actually, that was a pretty good movie, and had some basis in fact. I believe there was some truth to this account and the substance is used in medicine to cause medicinal comas.

ChaosTitan · Jun 26, 2008

Zombies seem to be one of the newer trends in Horror and Urban Fantasy. There are a handful of new-ish authors over on the Fangs, Fur & Fey blog who have zombie novels coming out in the next year or so.

ReneC · Jun 27, 2008

Want a twist to your zombie story? Humans discover that zombie brains are a delicacy.

Wolvel · Jun 27, 2008

You could always put a twist to it , like have one run for president (wait already done- see Hilary Clinton)

Phaeal · Jun 27, 2008

Zombies, like vampires and ghosts and werewolves, are a horror staple. A story as straightforward as Night of the Living Dead (zombies attack for pseudoscientific reason, ewww, gross) could be a hard sell, but give it a good twist, and you could be golden.

James81 · Jun 27, 2008

The only thing written more than Zombie stories is probably Fantasy (which everybody and their little brother writes).

I suppose if you could figure out a new angle or at the very least deliver an interesting story, it'd be fine though.

ChaosTitan · Jun 27, 2008

James81 said:
The only thing written more than Zombie stories is probably Fantasy (which everybody and their little brother writes).

Actually, way more people write Fantasy than zombie stories, because Fantasy umbrellas a large number of sub-genres. And yes, we are a force to be reckoned with. Little brothers and all.

Namatu · Jun 27, 2008

Night of the Comet is cheesy, B-movie fun.

Grrarrgh · Jun 27, 2008

Namatu said:
Night of the Comet is cheesy, B-movie fun.

I love that movie!!!! :Clap:

James81 · Jun 27, 2008

ChaosTitan said:
Actually, way more people write Fantasy than zombie stories,

That's exactly what I said.

ChaosTitan · Jun 27, 2008

James81 said:
That's exactly what I said.

Oops.

For some reason, my brain inverted the sentence and it read differently.

Willowmound · Jun 27, 2008

You may be turning into a zombie.

ChaosTitan · Jun 27, 2008

Oh dear....

*twitch*

Shweta · Jun 27, 2008

ChaosTitan said:
Actually, way more people write Fantasy than zombie stories, because Fantasy umbrellas a large number of sub-genres. And yes, we are a force to be reckoned with. Little brothers and all.

Though Little Brother is neither a fantasy story nor a zombie story

Zombies got mentioned at Wiscon as one of those things evvverybody's doing now.

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