Zombies are the new vampire right now, riding the wave of popularity. This anthology features a variety of zombie stories, showcasing the many types of zombies. Lazarus is the first story and one of my favorites. Lazarus, raised from the tomb by Jesus, looks at the story from Lazarus' point of view, and is a very dark look at it. The last story is told entirely by Twitter and is funny, original and increasingly creepy as it develops. There are fast zombies, slow zombies, voodoo zombies, government created zombies and everything in between.
I think part of the fascination with zombies is our fascination with death. Zombies are the ultimate death, with everything that was us being gone, but the body remaining. Just as vampires are the avoidance of death, with eternal life, zombies are eternal death.
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