Reccomend a good zombie or werewolf book?

[TrevorGruen]

Well summer is coming to a close and fall is on its way, and i always get in the mood for good horror stories around this time of year, so can anyone reccomend a good book about zombies or werewolves (they are my favorite subjects =P)? Preferably something set in a more present day setting (reading lovecraftian/poetic stories gets old) I have read the resident evil adaptations though, they were fun!

 

[Nickompoop]

World War Z by Max Brooks is a really, really good zombie book. It's just so entertaining and so gripping that it takes some effort to put down.

I've never read a werewolf book, so I can't recommend one.

 

[TrevorGruen]

World War Z by Max Brooks is a really, really good zombie book. It's just so entertaining and so gripping that it takes some effort to put down.

I've never read a werewolf book, so I can't recommend one.

Il take a look, iv seen the cover before but i never gave it a second thought (the cover design combined with a name like world war z and i thought i guessed it was some pretentious crap about a world war 3. now i got teh pie in my face.

 

[Dalek Caan]

Hunting season is a good werewolf book if there was one. No twilight shit.

 

[Hero in a half shell]

Try reading the original Dracula by Bram Stoker, if you haven't already. It's a facinating read to see where the vampire stories began, and see what powers and intricasies vampires had in the beginning, and what has stayed the same, what has been changed and what has been dropped entirely.

 

[SammiYin]

Try reading the original Dracula by Bram Stoker, if you haven't already. It's a facinating read to see where the vampire stories began, and see what powers and intricasies vampires had in the beginning, and what has stayed the same, what has been changed and what has been dropped entirely.

This

Also I'm not sure if it counts, [I suppose it does, he's technically a zombie] Read the original Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. It's incredible

Oh present day settings? Well...Twilight?
Ohh Good, present day setting book. Nope got nothing.

 

[Stoike]

Feed and it's sequel Deadline for great zombie books the author is Mira Grant

 

[Rylot]

Stephen King's Cell is an interesting take on a modern zombie outbreak. I read all five hundred or so pages in a few days and would recommend it highly.

 

[revenge6000]

You might like the Night Watch series. It's got vampire and werewolves in it, and is pretty dark. I haven't read them in a while, but I remember really enjoying the series.

 

[Trololo Punk]

World War Z and for laughs the zombie survival guide by max brooks.

 

[Hero in a half shell]

Also I'm not sure if it counts, [I suppose it does, he's technically a zombie] Read the original Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. It's incredible

Oh yes, The thing that amazed me about Frankenstein was just how much popular culture has changed about the characters and story. They even get the names wrong in most cases.

Staying on the theme of old horror books, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, it's not vampires or Werewolves, but it's only about 40 pages long, and again is a blooming great read. The old ones are the best.

 

[SammiYin]

Also I'm not sure if it counts, [I suppose it does, he's technically a zombie] Read the original Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. It's incredible

Oh yes, The thing that amazed me about Frankenstein was just how much popular culture has changed about the characters and story. They even get the names wrong in most cases.

I know, I was expecting long monologues on the ethics of creation, in a dark castle somewhere surrounded by angry mobs, but like 10 pages in he basically goes:

Spoiler

"Here's what I made, deal with it" Not even a mention of lightning or body snatching, although both are hinted at.

I was shocked by it, and found it about 100 times better than the modern conception of it.
But I suppose the same is true for Dracula also, modern portrayals of him focus purely on Transylvania, but the book ditches that within 4 chapters.

I would also second the zombie survival guide as said above, it always pays to be prepared.

 

[legendp]

Off topic, and sorry to bother but how do you create a thread on the escapist ??????

 

[Larmo]

Feed and it's sequel Deadline for great zombie books the author is Mira Grant

I second this it is a good Zombie world book, however for a good Vampire book look for Dampire by Barb & J. C. Hendee, its not so much of horror as action horror, but its good cheese vampire fun and i enjoyed it and all its sequels.

Also Abraham Lincoln Vampire hunter is both awesome and scary/funny.

 

[Larmo]

Off topic, and sorry to bother but how do you create a thread on the escapist ??????

Go to the forums pick where the discussion goes (off topic, games, ect) and look in the right hand side there should be a button that says New Topic.

 

[Gir1yG4m3r]

Even though I have a couple problems with the series, I'm inclined to recommend The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. Wizard detective who investigates supernatural crimes that the police cannot handle. Some very fun characters, and of course everything from vampires, ghosts, zombies, fae, magic, angels, and demons.

If you like a sarcastic geek character running around solving supernatural mysteries, you would like this.

* As a side note, they made a television series based off the books. I absolutely hate it but it is out there.

(More info on it, plus pretty pictures)
http://www.nerdblerp.com/story/2010-07-13-why-arent-you-reading-the-dresden-files

 

[legendp]

Also Do you know how to make a Poll?
(I don't know about zombie books but I found the eragon books great)

 

[mysecondlife]

Pride and Prejudice... and Zombies

It's ACTUALLY not that bad. Some parts were comical and and there are more satisfying ending for unlikeable minor characters.

 

[Thrashgrinder]

Well, Its not a book but a graphic novel, you might wanna check out the first trade paperback of "The Astounding Wolf-Man" by Robert Kirkman. its a solid combination of superheroes and supernatural beings

 

[MrFluffy-X]

World War Z by Max Brooks is a really, really good zombie book. It's just so entertaining and so gripping that it takes some effort to put down.

I've never read a werewolf book, so I can't recommend one.

I second World War Z, my mate says its amazing. Meant to nothing like the film they're making, which is currently being film in Glasgow...even though its set in philadelphia, i think (the film i mean).

I should probably go have a look-see at the set =/