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    Appalachian Undead

    By Eugene Johnson

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    Almost Heaven...

    Or is it? Is Appalachia as mysterious and wonderful as people say? Or does its enduring beauty hold something dark. Something dreadful. Something very hungry for our flesh. Can the people of the region stand up against the hordes of the Undead and thrive as they have thrived under other worst circumstances?

    Appalachian Undead takes a look at the dark side of Appalachia, where the Undead walk, driven by old magic and worse, their hunger for us. Nestled in the safety of the hills, the inhabitants have thrived and adapted even to the worst of conditions, but can they survive against an army that never tires and never stops feeding? With new intriguing tales of the Undead, this anthology contains work by some of the best names in horror, including Jonathan Maberry, Gary A. Braunbeck, Tim Lebbon, Elizabeth Massie, Lucy Snyder, Bev Vincent, Tim Waggoner and many more.

    Table of Contents:
    When Granny Comes Marchin' Home Again - Elizabeth Massie
    Calling Death - Jonathan Maberry
    Hide and Seek - Tim Waggoner
    Twilight of the Zombie Game Preserve... - S. Clayton Rhodes
    Being in Shadow - Maurice Broaddus
    Sitting up with the Dead- Bev Vincent
    The Girl and the Guardian - Simon McCaffery
    Repent, Jessie Shimmer! -Lucy Snyder
    Almost Heaven -Michael Paul Gonzalez
    On Stagger - G. Cameron Fuller
    We Take Care of Our Own - John Everson
    Sleeper - Tim Lebbon
    Company's Coming - Ronald Kelly
    Black Friday - Karin Fuller
    Spoiled - Paul Moore
    Miranda Jo's Girl - Steve Rasnic Tem
    Times Is Tough in Musky Holler - John Skipp & Dori Miller
    Long Days to Come - K. Allen Wood
    Hell's Hollow - Michael West
    Brother Hollis Gives His Final Sermon from a Rickety Make-Shift Pulpit in the Remains of a Smokehouse that now Serves as His Church - Gary A. Braunbeck

    Preface by editor Eugen Johnson
    Introduction by S.G. Browne (author of Breathers: A Zombie's Lament)

    Special Afterword by Fangoria Magazine editor Rebekah McKendry

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherApex Book Company
    Release dateNov 14, 2012
    ISBN9781301361021
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    • 4/5
      I read this on my Kobo, and I will start off by saying that I won this on a giveaway from LibraryThing - so thanks goes out to Apex Pub and LibraryThing first off.This is a fun and diverse collection of zombie short stories from some of the top notch authors in the horror/dark fiction genre.I will start this brief review with this disclaimer: I am not much of a fan of zombies. So, my star rating does reflect that otherwise add a star!!!The stories in this collection vary in size from very short to more lengthy tales typical of many anthologies. Some of these were fantastic little shorts, others I did not like, but again, zombies is an area I usually shy away from.There were 3 that really stood out, and I enjoyed a lot! They were When Granny Comes Marchin' Home Again - this was a fun read - couldn't stop turning the pages on this one. It had some humour to it, and of course some craziness to it. Company's Coming was also a tale that I really enjoyed as well. I would also like to point out that I was a big fan of Sitting Up with the Dead as well.I don't want to spoil anything for those about to read this, so I won't get into any detail into any of the stories. I will say this - this is a great collection for any fan of zombie fiction ('cuz they are fiction right??? or...?). Each story has it's own unique qualities, characters, and story lines. From wacky zombie chicken parts, to typical zombie gore and shootouts, Appalachian Undead takes the reader deep into the heart of Appalachia, and will have you checking behind every tree, around every mountain, and thinking twice about passing the mines of this region.
    • 5/5
      All the stories draw you in and leave you eanting more.
    • 4/5
      I won this ebook, along with Mountain Dead, in the Early Reviewers program. They were a lot of fun to read. Some are funny (“Black Friday” by Karin Fuller), some are creepy ("Calling Death" by Jonathan Maberry), and some made me cringe ("Times is Tough in Musky Holler" by John Skipp & Dori Miller). "Long Days to Come" by K. Allen Wood and "Spoiled" by Paul Moore were two post-apocalyptic stories that I wished would keep going. "Sleeper" by Tim Lebbon prompted me to buy his "Dark Gods" short story collection. Overall, this is a good selection of writers and stories. It includes some big names in horror, like Tim Lebbon, Steve Rasnic Tem, John Skipp, and more, but also some lesser known authors. I love to find new horror writers to read, and this is a great way to do it. I really enjoyed this book.