Zombies: A Hunters Guide by Joseph A McCullough

I’m often asked in interviews about how I would act/survive the zombie apocalypse if it should chance to occur.  Fans of the genre all have their individual plans and ideas.  Stories abound and the zombie bookshelf is filling with all types.  Now, let’s say that it has all kicked off and we need somebody to provide a documentary about the undead menace.  After reading Zombies: A Hunters Guide by Joseph A. McCullough, I believe we have our man.

Zombies: A Hunters Guide speaks with such conviction and authority that I defy you to read it and not scour the internet to check the “facts” McCullough presents.  This book assumes our nightmares have come true, perhaps not on the global scale that we’re used to, but rather in fits and starts throughout history.  This is a conspiracy theorist’s dream.  Zombies are real and have been occurring in a variety of forms since ancient times.  If you doubt this, then simply investigate the research laid out before you in this clever tome.

Tips of the hat are found in subtle and clever ways in what can best be described as a written documentary of the zombie menace.  Everything from Romero to Barry Sadler’s Casca are somehow tied into a very real and convincingly written piece.  I heartily recommend this book to the dedicated zombie fan, and is there any other kind?

While the price may cause some to balk ($17.95 for seventy-five pages of content), I will say that some of the art—including a magnificent cover—make this book worthy.  Also, it reads much heftier than its page content.  There is a plethora of information here.  Also, so much of what you will find is likely to have you Binging and Googling your little brains out.

As a self-professed lover of almost all things British, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that this offering comes across the pond from Dark Osprey Publishing.  This entry alone will have me watching for further releases by not only Joseph A McCullough, but from Dark Osprey as well.  Additionally, if Mariusz Kozik is the artist responsible for the cover and the full-page artwork…I’ll be adding signed prints of his work to my birthday and Christmas wish lists.  Zombies: A Hunters Guide is exactly what it claims to be, “…a must for anyone on the frontlines of the zombie wars.”