John Skipp, who guest edited this one (the werewolves and shapeshifters special!) has been incredibly pleasant to work with, and in addition to having written his own stable of best selling horror, is also a pretty excellent anthologist. I'm currently reading Zombies, Encounters with the Hungry Dead, which starts off, if you'll believe it, with a story from 19th century Russian playwright Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev. It's sad and beautiful and a really fabulous spin on undeath. Gaiman's "Bitter Grounds" is another one I've loved to death. There's also some neat deconstruction of zombies of both the enslaved and horde variety. Also, this book is massive enough that in the event of hungry dead, you'll be both well-read and well-armed. I recommend it highly.
Edit: Verified! You can in fact buy this magazine and I believe you should!
Congratulations, Lesli! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm sure I've not read the story in question, and I am definitely buying it. :)