Joey Madia, New Mystics Reviews

  (available from the author, contact@gjstevens.com ). ISBN: 9798714322549 I am not a fan of the zombie sub-genre of horror, although I have committed recently to reading more books featuring these brain-eating, often virus-produced, monsters. I have spent some time in previous reviews of books in this sub-genre examining the tropes and expressing my thoughts on why I think that they are more dangerous than tropes in other genres. It seems that just about anyone who has played some zombie video games and watched some zombie movies thinks they can write zombie novels, often a quickly produced series of them, with lots of body count and little character development or narrative. When the author contacted me about possibly reviewing one of his books, I seized the opportunity to engage more with zombies. I am glad, in this case, that I did. By talking about what I liked about Beginning of the End , I can better explain what I don’t like in most zombie films and novels. Stevens gi...

  (2021). ISBN: 9798677725210 I will be the first to admit, I am not a fan of zombies. I do like Zombieland , got a few laughs out of Return of the Living Dead recently, and enjoyed the third through fifth seasons of The Walking Dead . I was even a lead actor in a remake of White Zombie several years ago, although the Haitian-type zombies are another thing altogether. This is my first review, out of more than 230, to engage with the subject of this unique brand of monster, and I have made a commitment to get to know this subgenre better. I have another zombie book on my to-be-read list, so expect another review on the subject before the end of the year. As to Infection , it is a quick, action-filled read, which operates squarely in the zombie subgenre of horror/adventure, offering plenty of violence, gore, and all the tropes zombie fans love. It lies somewhere between The Walking Dead and Shaun of the Dead , the latter solely because good mates with everyday lives suddenly are...