Edited by Stephen Jones
Illustrated by Martin McKenna
(a) Robinson Publishing, UK • tp • £5.99
ISBN 1-85487-228-1
(b) Carroll & Graf, USA • tp • $9.95
ISBN 0-7867-0023-8
Cover by Luis Rey
(c) as IL RITORNO DEGLI ZOMBI
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Italy • tp (1994) • Lire 9,000
[Note: "Urania presenta". This edition drops the interior art by Martin McKenna.]
(d) as THE GIANT BOOK OF ZOMBIES
Magpie Books, UK • tp (1995)
ISBN 1-85487-610-4
Cover by Luis Rey
(e) as THE GIANT BOOK OF ZOMBIES
The Book Company International, Australia • tp (1995)
ISBN 1-85487-610-4
Cover by Luis Rey
(f) as THE GIANT BOOK OF ZOMBIES
Parragon Book Service, UK • tp (1995) • £2.99
ISBN 0-75251-030-4
Cover by Ellen Marin
(g) as THE MONSTER BOOK OF ZOMBIES: TALES OF THE WALKING DEAD
Metro Books/Barnes & Noble, USA • hc (2009) • $7.98
ISBN 978-1-4351-2049-5
Cover by Vince Locke/Jo Obarowski
(h) as ZOMBIE
Azbooka, Russia • hc (2010)
ISBN 978-5-9985-1030-4
[Note: Despite being credited, this edition drops the interior art by Martin McKenna.]
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Zombies . . . soulless corpses risen from the grave to do the bidding of their masters. They may
have their factual basis in the voodoo ceremonies of Haiti, but it is in short fiction and the
movies that the walking dead have flourished. The Mammoth Book of Zombies brings
together twenty-six stories which depict a wide range of methods for raising the dead—from
traditional Caribbean rituals to futuristic science. Within this terrifying tome you'll discover
such classic tales of the macabre as Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar'
and J. Sheridan Le Fabu's 'Schalken the Painter', plus memorable stories from the pulp
magazines by H.P. Lovecraft and Robert Bloch. Also collected here for the first time are
stories by such established masters as Clive Barker, Ramsey Campbell, and Brian Lumley, plus
two new novellas and original stories by a host of exciting names.
| INTRODUCTION: THE DEAD THAT WALK |
Stephen Jones
| | SEX, DEATH AND STARSHINE |
Clive Barker |
| RISING GENERATION |
Ramsey Campbell |
| THE SONG OF THE SLAVES |
Manly Wade Wellman |
| THE GHOULS |
R. Chetwynd-Hayes |
| THE FACTS IN THE CASE OF M. VALDEMAR |
Edgar Allan Poe |
| STICKS |
Karl Edward Wagner |
| QUIETLY NOW |
Charles L. Grant |
| THE GREY HOUSE |
Basil Copper |
| A WARNING TO THE CURIOUS |
M.R. James |
| THE CRUCIAN PIT |
Nicholas Royle |
| THE DISAPPROVAL OF JEREMY CLEAVE |
Brian Lumley |
| HERBERT WEST—REANIMATOR |
H.P. Lovecraft |
| TREADING THE MAZE |
Lisa Tuttle |
| OUT OF CORRUPTION |
David Riley |
| THE TAKING OF MR. BILL |
Graham Masterton |
| SCHALKEN THE PAINTER |
J. Sheridan Le Fanu |
| CLINICALLY DEAD |
David Sutton |
| THEY'RE COMING FOR YOU |
Les Daniels |
| MISSION TO MARGAL |
Hugh B. Cave |
| LATER |
Michael Marshall Smith |
| MARBH BHEO |
Peter Tremayne |
| THE BLOOD KISS |
Dennis Etchison |
| NIGHT AFTER NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD |
Christopher Fowler |
| THE DEAD DON'T DIE! |
Robert Bloch |
| PATRICIA'S PROFESSION |
Kim Newman |
| ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE CADILLAC DESERT WITH DEAD FOLKS |
Joe R. Lansdale |
Reviews
"A must for any zombie fan."
—HELLNOTES, November 2009
"Jones knows his horror and, not surprisingly, knows his zombies . . . an excellent and economical selection for anyone interested in an historical overview of the zombie in short fiction up to the early 1990s."
—Jack Skrip
NECROFILE #14, Fall 1994
"Another excellent collection for horror fans."
—Gail E. Roberts
KLIATT, January 1994
"A real Halloween treat. Editor Stephen Jones has great taste, and he's put together an eclectic collection whose variety keeps you reading."
—-Mike Hale
SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, October 31, 1993
"The quality level of the stories is consistently high."
—THE SCREAM FACTORY PRESENTS: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 25TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE, 1993
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