{"id":18196,"date":"2023-08-16T07:00:44","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T11:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=18196"},"modified":"2023-08-13T23:20:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T03:20:30","slug":"review-the-dead-shall-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-the-dead-shall-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Dead Shall Rise by Jay Wilburn, Armand Rosamilia and Erin Louis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18197\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-the-dead-shall-rise\/dead_shall_rise\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dead_shall_rise.jpg?fit=658%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"658,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dead_shall_rise\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dead_shall_rise.jpg?fit=658%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-18197\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dead_shall_rise.jpg?resize=225%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"cover of The Dead Shall Rise\" width=\"225\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dead_shall_rise.jpg?resize=225%2C350&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dead_shall_rise.jpg?w=658&amp;ssl=1 658w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 85vw, 225px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0CCQ89QP8\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2RO1UDBUPRNY2&amp;keywords=The+Dead+Shall+Rise%2C+by+Jay+Wilburn%2C+Armand+Rosamilia%2C+and+Erin+Louis&amp;qid=1690255289&amp;sprefix=the+dead+shall+rise%2C+by+jay+wilburn%2C+armand+rosamilia%2C+and+erin+louis%2Caps%2C264&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>The Dead Shall Rise<\/em> by Jay Wilburn, Armand Rosamilia and Erin Louis<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Crystal Lake Publishing (August 25, 2023)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>202 pages; $4.99 e-book<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Reviewed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slasher.tv\/Henry_Allison_Zombies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Henry Allison<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zombie fiction is just like its namesake &#8212; it never really dies. Just when you think you\u2019ve seen the last zombie story or movie, when you think the trope isn\u2019t popular anymore, it shambles back to life, ready for another go around. The zombies are shambling in Crystal Lake\u2019s latest Dark Tide collection, and it\u2019s definitely one you\u2019re going to want to check out.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>The Dead Shall Rise<\/em> offers three different kind zombie tales, which is a big plus. Zombie fiction &#8212; like vampire fiction or werewolf fiction &#8212; is one of those tropes that could get repetitive in the wrong hands. It was nice to read three very different types of the zombie trope.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Prepare Because Death is Coming&#8221; by the late Jay Wilburn provides a slow-burn story which depicts a vaguely feudal society which has never regained its modernity after the zombie outbreak. Though I found it to be a little slow for my tastes, it\u2019s lyrical, poetic, and feels a little like <em>Dune<\/em> by way of zombies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Zombie Diner&#8221; by Armand Rosamilia is a good old-fashioned zombie romp, the classic kind of zombie apocalypse story, but told very well. It invoked tones of <em>The Rising<\/em> by Brian Keene and <em>The Compound<\/em>\u00a0by Robert Ford, which I recently re-read.<\/p>\n<p>My favorite was the final story, &#8220;Dance With the Dead&#8221; by Erin Louis. Told from the perspective of a college-drop-out stripper who\u2019s been bitten, and the entire story is framed from that beginning. Think the movie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P87qhk6KSe4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Peelers<\/em><\/a>, but told by a first person voice-over.<\/p>\n<p>This is definitely worth the price of admission. Check it out today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dead Shall Rise by Jay Wilburn, Armand Rosamilia and Erin Louis Crystal Lake Publishing (August 25, 2023) 202 pages; $4.99 e-book Reviewed by Henry Allison Zombie fiction is just like its namesake &#8212; it never really dies. 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