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Nights of the Living Dead

Written by: Jonathan Maberry - editor, George A. Romero - editor, Gabrielle de Cuir - director
Narrated by: full cast
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Publisher's Summary

In 1968 the world experienced a brand-new kind of terror with the debut of George A. Romero's landmark film Night of the Living Dead. This was something new...and terrifying. Since then, zombies have invaded every aspect of popular culture.

But it all started on that dreadful night in a remote farmhouse.

Nights of the Living Dead returns to that night, to the outbreak, to where it all began. New York Times best-selling author Jonathan Maberry teams up with the godfather of the living dead himself, George A. Romero, to present a collection of all-new tales set during the 48 hours of that legendary outbreak.

Nights of the Living Dead includes stories by some of today's most important writers: Brian Keene, Carrie Ryan, Chuck Wendig, Craig Engler, David J. Schow, David Wellington, Isaac Marion, Jay Bonansinga, Joe R. Lansdale, Joe McKinney, John Russo, John Skipp, Keith RA DeCandido, Max Brallier, Mike Carey, Mira Grant, Neal and Brendan Shusterman, and Sandra and Ryan Brown, plus original stories by Romero and Maberry.

Narrators include: Ray Porter, Stefan Rudnicki, Jonathan Maberry, Kasey Lansdale, Kristoffer Tabori, Rex Linn, Gabrielle de Cuir, Adenrele Ojo, Richard Gilliland, and Nicholas Guy Smith.

©2017 Jonathan Maberry and George A. Romero (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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A zombie fan must have!

I was sad for this audiobook to end to say the least! Was a different take on several great zombie story's.

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The night is just full of horrors

Im a big zobie fan.this book is great its full.great scares some great.characters some. Moment all and all just a great book

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All my favorite authors, amazing stories & acting❤

A+ everything. My favorite genre, favorite authors, amazing voice actors AND stories with substance that comment on societies shortcomings. I loved the shock factor of some of the gore, the balance of comedy and seriousness and the wide range of scenarios and settings that occasionally alluded to other authors stories. I also learned a lot about the
authors I wouldn't have known otherwise.

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average works

Most of the works are rather average most likely due to the short length they are constrained by. Some disicions by characters seems idiotic The acting in some chapters was supurb and when sound is present it's well done. Overall chapter 10 was one of the best and the banging was spooky.

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Distinctly Average Compendium

Whether Fairy Tales, Detective Stories, SciFi, or Horror, the Short Story is a great medium to deliver a chronicle - plot-driven, no opportunities for lulls, pure description. The limitations force the author to demonstrate their craft.

Unfortunately, not every author can pull it off.

That's definitely the case with 'Nights Of The Living Dead'. Of the 19 short offerings in this collection, three are excellent, five are hard-to-stomach garbage, and the rest are a mixed bag (mostly "acceptable"). In that respect, this is a strikingly typical anthology. I admit I was hoping for more when I purchased this audiobook.. but once I decided to accept it, I found "typical" is okay.

The narration is a saving grace for this ho-hum recording (the minimum quality of the readings is "decent"). The sound editors at Blackstone Audio Inc. do a remarkable job keeping sound levels comfortable (this book is equally great on headphones or in a car); eliminating high frequency squeaks and hisses effectively (whenever a narrator is sibilant); and selecting professional readers with creditable tone/timbre/cadence (and realistic accents).
Whatever the deficiencies in the writing, the quality standards doubtless render this audiobook better than the text copy.

As a tremendous fan of both the Zombie genre and George Romero, I was thrilled to find this collection. If you are looking for "quality literature", you should likely pass - the bad stories are cringeworthy enough that they will ruin your experience
..but if you appreciate quality audio.. and are willing to set aside some reservations.. this unspectacular but entertaining diversion is worth 5 stars out of 10.

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Great book

Enjoyed all the short stories... Really entertaining and spine tingling. I enjoyed all the stories being narrated and kept me in the edge

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Loved it!

Awesome variety of short stories from great authors for horror & Sci-fi fans- if you love fleshing eating ghouls and zombies, this one’s for you.

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A Fleshy Feast for your Ears

This anthology captures the essence of the zombie(ghoul) apocalypse. Each gruesome tale is wonderfully narrated, and leaves you hungry for more flesh eating stories of the dead returned.

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Excellent anthology for zombie lovers.

Nice variety of narration. There was only one thing I didn’t like. ONE. Otherwise it’s a great listen and I was super happy to find it in the plus catalogue.

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Met every expectation!

Just absolutely loved every minute of this collection. The stories were scary, and fun.

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