Zombie Holiday Guide

Night of the living dead, 2007
Photo courtesy Brian Castagne

Just in time for Halloween: a short list of books for the living and the living dead, with zombie love from the staff at San Francisco Public Library.  The following list of humor books may be found in the Schmulowitz Collection of Wit & Humor, Book Arts & Special Collections Center. Feast on more zombie books and films (instead of the usual brains) by checking the library's online catalog. 

Teach your zombie toddler to read with Pat the Zombie by Aaron Ximm (2011)

Feeling a little romantic? How about Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith (2009)

Perhaps you're in a literary mood. Try reading this little number to the undead café crowd: Zombie Haiku by Ryan Mecum (2008)

 Be on your best behavior with Zombies for Zombies: Advice and Etiquette for the Living Dead by David P. Murphy (2009)

Want to hang out with the living dead? Learn how to talk with zombies in a jiffy with How to Speak Zombie: A Guide for the Living by Steve Mockus (2010)

Reaching out to old (and undead) classmates? Maybe you'll find them in Zombie High Yearbook '64 by Jeff Busch (2011)

How not to be lunch for a zombie: The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From the Living Dead  by Max Brooks (2003)

And for a real treat, the San Francisco History Center presents Shock It To Me: Featured Creatures of Bay Area TV, Saturday, October 29, 11:30am-1pm, in the Latino-Hispanic Community Meeting Room, Side B, Lower Level, Main Library. Happy Halloween!