Thanks to AMC’s The Walking Dead, interest in zombies has risen once again! In The Zombie Handbook, Curran gives background on zombie lore, ways to identify a zombie, and how to avoid a zombie attack. For example, in Voodoo beliefs, the word “zombie” doesn’t refer to the walking dead at all, but instead a serpent that is the […]
Month: June 2014
Book Review: The Dead by Charlie Higson
June 3, 2014The Dead is the prequel to Higson’s book The Enemy. Unlike books in most series, this book can be read as a stand-alone. As a prequel, there are no references to Higson’s previous work, which is refreshing. The book is once again set in present day London, and follows a small group of survivors from a boarding […]