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A Decade of Zombies III: Order amidst Chaos

A Decade of Zombies III: Order amidst Chaos

This is Part III of a series titled ‘A Decade of Zombies.’ Part II is here. Perhaps the canon of modern day zombie subculture would be two works of literature by Max Brooks (Mel Brooks’ son). In 2003 he released the Zombie Survival Guide (a copy of which I keep in the glove compartment of my car) and later on, a more epic World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (2006 // big screen in 2010). In World War Z, Brooks takes on the role of a post-apocalyptic UN agent trying to piece together the memorials of key players in the third world war. This was a Read more »