This mind-bending anthology plumbs the history of zombie fiction and folklore to find 35 new and classic stories from both renowned and up-and-coming writers of horror and fantasy, including: Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Theodore Sturgeon, Max Brooks, Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, Dan Simmons, Robert R. McCammon, Leonid Andreyev. The book also features essays by editor John Skipp which detail the history of the living dead in popular culture throughout the world. Resources at the end include the best of the long-form fiction, movies, websites and writers.