''The New Dead: A Zombie Anthology'' is an anthology of zombie short stories edited by
Christopher Golden
Christopher Golden (born July 15, 1967) is an American author of horror, fantasy, and suspense novels for adults and teens.
Early life
Golden was born and raised in Massachusetts, where he still lives with his family. He graduated from Tufts ...
. The stories contained in it were written by authors including
Max Brooks
Maximillian Michael Brooks (born May 22, 1972) is an American actor and author. He is the son of comedy filmmaker Mel Brooks and actress Anne Bancroft. Much of Brooks's writing focuses on zombie stories. He is a senior fellow at the Modern War ...
, son of
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks (born Melvin James Kaminsky; June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as a writer and director of a variety of successful broad farces and parodies. He began ...
and author of ''
World War Z
''World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War'' is a 2006 zombie apocalyptic horror novel written by American author Max Brooks. The novel is broken into eight chapters: “Warnings”, “Blame”, “The Great Panic”, “Turning the Ti ...
'' and ''
The Zombie Survival Guide
''The Zombie Survival Guide'' is the first book written by American author Max Brooks, published in 2003. It is a satirical survival manual about zombies, containing information about zombie physiology and behavior, defense strategies and tacti ...
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high ...
* "Lazarus" by John Connolly
* "What Maisie Knew" by
David Liss
David Liss (born March 16, 1966) is an American writer of novels, essays and short fiction; more recently working also in comic books. He was born in New Jersey and grew up in South Florida. Liss received his BA degree from Syracuse University, ...
Tim Lebbon
Tim Lebbon (born 28 July 1969, London) is a British horror and dark fantasy writer.
Life
Lebbon was born in London. He lived in Devon until he was eight and then in Newport until the age of 26. He now lives in Goytre, Monmouthshire with his ...
* "Life Sentence" by
Kelley Armstrong
Kelley Armstrong (born 14 December 1968)Bio for school projectsBrian Keene
* "Family Business" by
Jonathan Maberry
Jonathan Maberry (born May 18, 1958) is an American suspense author, anthology editor, comic book writer, magazine feature writer, playwright, content creator and writing teacher/lecturer. He was named one of the Today's Top Ten Horror Writers.
...
* "The Zombie Who Fell From The Sky" by M.B. Hamler
* "My Dolly" by
Derek Nikitas
Derek Nikitas is the Edgar Award nominated author of ''Pyres'' and ''The Long Division''. His short fiction has appeared in ''Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine'', '' The Ontario Review'', '' Chelsea'' and '' New South''.
Background
Nikitas was rais ...
* "Second Wind" by Mike Carey
* "Closure, Limited" by
Max Brooks
Maximillian Michael Brooks (born May 22, 1972) is an American actor and author. He is the son of comedy filmmaker Mel Brooks and actress Anne Bancroft. Much of Brooks's writing focuses on zombie stories. He is a senior fellow at the Modern War ...
* "Among Us" by
Aimee Bender
Aimee Bender (born June 28, 1969) is an American novelist and short story writer, known for her surreal stories and characters. She is a 2011 recipient of the Alex Awards.
Biography
Born to a Jewish family, Bender received her undergraduate de ...
* "Ghost Trap" by Rick Hautala
* "The Storm Door" by
Tad Williams
Robert Paul "Tad" Williams (born March 14, 1957) is an American fantasy and science fiction writer. He is the author of the multivolume '' Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn'' series, ''Otherland'' series, and '' Shadowmarch'' series as well as the stand ...