Zombie Book Club

Zombie Book Club
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Welcome to Zombie Book Club! We're a Podcast that's also a book club! We talk about Zombie / Apocalyptic horror novels, TV and movies.

  1. 3h ago

    Dan Finished the First Draft of 'The Bad Road' | Zombie Book Club Ep 158

    Dan finally admits what he's been hiding: while everyone assumed he was still deep in his long-gestating zombie apocalypse novel, he secretly drafted an entirely new novella, The Bad Road, in two weeks flat. The origin story is almost stranger than the book itself; it started as a 3D-rendered, fake Instagram book cover of two bikers outrunning a dust-churning zombie horde down a dead-straight highway, an image so convincing that people kept asking where to buy a book that didn't exist. So Dan wrote it. The result follows brothers Ty and Michael, months into the outbreak and out of fuel, fleeing a city-sized horde across the mirror-flat, flood-prone expanse of Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats along I-80. Relevant to this episode's topics: Bonneville Salt Flats: https://www.visitutah.com/articles/bonneville-salt-flats-planning-guideSerial Fiction Success for Indie Authors: https://indieauthormagazine.com/the-intentional-craft-of-successful-serialized-fiction/Publishing Novellas: A Niche Format for Aspiring Authors: https://spines.com/self-publishing-a-novella/ Support the show Zombie Book Club Links Join us on on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ZombieBookClubJoin the Brain Muncher’s Zombie Collective: https://discord.gg/rn3nPDa4CBZBC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zombiebookclubpodcast/ZBC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/710957975263518/Zombie Book Club Voicemail: (614) 699-0006‬Zombie Book Club Email: ZombieBookClubPodcast@gmail.com

    Dan Finished the First Draft of 'The Bad Road' | Zombie Book Club Ep 158

  2. Jul 19

    'The Twelfth House' with special guest Robert de la Chevotière | Zombie Book Club Ep. 157

    We sit down with Robert de la Chevotière ahead of the August 25, 2026 release of his novel The Twelfth House; a literary work steeped in West African folklore and magical realism. At its center is Etta, an ogbanje: a spirit trapped in an endless cycle of death and rebirth, whose desperate will to live pulls her father Bako from the coast of Benin onto a slave ship bound for colonial Dominica. We talk with Robert about writing unflinchingly about slavery while still leaving room for lyricism and beauty; about the mountains, forests, and ancestral ocean that act as living characters in the book, and about villains who are complicated rather than simply "evil." Robert discusses teaching middle school after burnout, and what it meant for Robert to feel like Etta "took the pen" from him mid-draft. Along the way we dig into reincarnation as a metaphor for diaspora, the dedication to Wai'tukubuli (the Kalinago name for Dominica), and the uneasy line between allyship and complicity. It's a conversation about memory, resistance, and what we owe the dead. Guest Contact & Social Media Author website: robdelabooks.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robdelawrites/Preorder 'The Twelfth House' (Before August 25th, 2026): https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-twelfth-house-robert-de-la-chevotiere/1149880270?ean=9781645662037Audible author page: https://www.audible.com/author/Robert-de-la-Chevotiere/B0F1MYKPNPSupport the show Zombie Book Club Links Join us on on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ZombieBookClubJoin the Brain Muncher’s Zombie Collective: https://discord.gg/rn3nPDa4CBZBC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zombiebookclubpodcast/ZBC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/710957975263518/Zombie Book Club Voicemail: (614) 699-0006‬Zombie Book Club Email: ZombieBookClubPodcast@gmail.com

    'The Twelfth House' with special guest Robert de la Chevotière | Zombie Book Club Ep. 157

  3. Jul 12

    We Learn The Hard Way That The Apocalypse Has No Air Conditioning | Zombie Book Club Ep 156

    We record this one crammed into a sweltering camper with the AC off during a heat wave, accidentally running the most honest apocalypse simulator we've ever tried and quickly learn the real survival threat isn't zombies, it's summer. Forgotten bug spray turns the outdoors into a West Nile virus exclusionary zone full of diseased monsters that want to eat us alive. Leah apologizes for everything she said while she was suffering from a mild heat stroke, Dan regrets nothing but the audio quality. Relevant Links / Resources Yonge Street history & "longest street" myth — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonge_StreetYonge Street Guinness World Records entry (background on the claim) — https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/62917-longest-streetSupport the show Zombie Book Club Links Join us on on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ZombieBookClubJoin the Brain Muncher’s Zombie Collective: https://discord.gg/rn3nPDa4CBZBC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zombiebookclubpodcast/ZBC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/710957975263518/Zombie Book Club Voicemail: (614) 699-0006‬Zombie Book Club Email: ZombieBookClubPodcast@gmail.com

    We Learn The Hard Way That The Apocalypse Has No Air Conditioning | Zombie Book Club Ep 156

  4. Jul 5

    Zombie Nightmare - Lick the Snick | Zombie Book Club Ep 155

    This is an unfiltered check-in where the laptops stay closed and we just talk like the two zombie-obsessed humans we are, and discuss an internet video of a man de-veigning a snickers bar to make Jesus happy. We have two big community updates: a new Kickstarter for the Path of the Pale Rider trade paperback (issues 5–8), and our next book club pick, Intercepts by T.J. Payne; a novel that hooked us so hard we couldn't stop reading until it was finished. Then we swing into a full teardown of Zombie Nightmare, calling out what doesn't hold up; racist framing, misogyny, and assault played for plot; before widening into camper life, remote work on the road, and the small joys keeping us upright through a heavy news cycle. We close on the stuff a lot of people are sitting with right now: politics, protest, direct action, and how loaded words like "terrorism" get weaponized. Lick the Snick, everyone! Relevant Links: Path of the Pale Rider Kickstarter Trade Paperback 5-8: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pathofthepalerider/path-of-the-pale-rider-trade-paperback-5-8 Intercepts by T.J. Payne — publisher page: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/833286/intercepts-by-t-j-payne/ T.J. Payne's author site: https://tjpayneauthor.wixsite.com/tjpayne Zombie Nightmare (1986/87) — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_Nightmare MST3k Zombie Nightmare (1994) — Fandom   https://mst3k.fandom.com/wiki/Zombie_Nightmare_(film) Support the show Zombie Book Club Links Join us on on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ZombieBookClubJoin the Brain Muncher’s Zombie Collective: https://discord.gg/rn3nPDa4CBZBC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zombiebookclubpodcast/ZBC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/710957975263518/Zombie Book Club Voicemail: (614) 699-0006‬Zombie Book Club Email: ZombieBookClubPodcast@gmail.com

    Zombie Nightmare - Lick the Snick | Zombie Book Club Ep 155

  5. Jun 28

    "Feed" by Mira Grant - Book Club Discussion | Zombie Book Club Ep 154

    Feed by Mira Grant promised us zombies and delivered a political thriller, and our book club had FEELINGS about that. Dan and Leah bring a full courtroom vibe to Newsflesh Book 1: praising its ambitious post-apocalyptic world where society survives by way of constant biosecurity surveillance, Romero-rules-as-cultural-canon, and bloggers covering a presidential campaign instead of mainstream journalists. The double meaning of "the feed" opens up rich questions about media trust, who gets to claim objectivity, and what we owe each other when the truth is literally life or death. But the jury is hung. Between 608 pages of procedural detail, repeated exposition, and a zombie threat that feels more bureaucratically managed than terrifying, Feed didn't fully land for everyone at the table. We dig into representation (disability, body diversity, race, queerness), why a beloved and foundational book can still frustrate readers, and what feels urgently resonant right now: the way "safety" becomes a justification for checkpoints, surveillance, and the normalization of controlled movement. Links & Contact Info Mira Grant (pen name of Seanan McGuire) Website: miragrant.com | seananmcguire.comBluesky: @seananmcguire.bsky.socialAlice B. Sullivan (zombie author whose love of Newsflesh helped inspire her own fiction) Website: alicebsullivan.comInstagram: @zombieauthor_alicebsullivanSupport the show Zombie Book Club Links Join us on on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ZombieBookClubJoin the Brain Muncher’s Zombie Collective: https://discord.gg/rn3nPDa4CBZBC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zombiebookclubpodcast/ZBC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/710957975263518/Zombie Book Club Voicemail: (614) 699-0006‬Zombie Book Club Email: ZombieBookClubPodcast@gmail.com

    "Feed" by Mira Grant - Book Club Discussion | Zombie Book Club Ep 154

  6. Jun 21

    The Dead Will Walk: Living Dead Weekend 2026 Recap | Zombie Book Club Ep 153

    Dan and Leah survived an eleven-hour drive, a basement "murder bathroom" straight out of Barbarian, and the humbling reality of vending books at a zombie movie convention. Welcome to Living Dead Weekend 2026 at the legendary Monroeville Mall. They break down what indie authors actually face at genre cons: the economics of competing with $5 DVD stacks, the split-second power of cover design, and why one patron-saint reader buying from every table can change the whole vibe of a weekend. The highlights hit hard though; meeting John A. Russo to talk ghouls vs. zombies, coming face-to-face with the iconic Hare Krishna zombie from Dawn of the Dead, and soaking in a fandom that refuses to die. They confess their biggest regret (missing Tina Romero), share lessons to carry into future cons, and lay out what's coming next. Links & Contact Info Living Dead Weekend / Monroeville Mall Official site: thelivingdeadweekend.com — https://www.thelivingdeadweekend.com/ Living Dead Weekend A note for listeners: this may have been the final Living Dead Weekend at Monroeville Mall, which is reportedly set for demolition after being acquired by Walmart. Here's a write-up: https://www.publicsource.org/monroeville-mall-last-living-dead-weekend/ PublicSource Support the show Zombie Book Club Links Join us on on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ZombieBookClubJoin the Brain Muncher’s Zombie Collective: https://discord.gg/rn3nPDa4CBZBC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zombiebookclubpodcast/ZBC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/710957975263518/Zombie Book Club Voicemail: (614) 699-0006‬Zombie Book Club Email: ZombieBookClubPodcast@gmail.com

    The Dead Will Walk: Living Dead Weekend 2026 Recap | Zombie Book Club Ep 153

  7. Jun 14

    Laurie Calcaterra and The Golden City PotPR Issue 8 | Zombie Book Club Ep 152

    Comic creator Laurie Calcaterra joins us to break down the world of Path of the Pale Rider; her genre-bending indie comic where death isn't a virus or magic, it's just broken. The "living impaired" keep rotting, brains decay at different rates, and even animals rise again, turning every meal and moral choice into a survival equation. We dig into what makes this series unlike anything on the shelf: QR code scavenger hunts, hidden videos, riddles, sign language, and layered clues that reward rereaders — plus a frank conversation about why real innovation keeps living in indie comics while big studios recycle the same tired stories. Then we crack open Issue 8 and step inside the Golden City, where Jude St. Clair finally arrives at the place that's haunted the series since page one. Hot showers. A buffet. Showgirls and tuxedos. It sounds like heaven after five years on the road... and that's exactly the problem. We unpack the auditorium sequence, debate the symbolism of the split angel portrait, theorize about who (or what) broke death, and wrestle with the ugliest question the series keeps asking: what are people truly willing to trade for comfort when the world outside is falling apart? Plus, Laurie previews the upcoming trade paperback Kickstarter for Issues 5–8. Guest & Relevant Links Laurie Calcaterra / Path of the Pale Rider Website: pathofthepalerider.comInstagram: @path_of_the_pale_rider  Kickstarter Campaigns Trade Paperback Issues 5–8 Kickstarter (from show notes): kickstarter.com — Path of the Pale Rider Trade Paperback 5–8Issues 1–8 Kickstarter: kickstarter.com — Path of the Pale Rider Issues 1–8 Support the show Zombie Book Club Links Join us on on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ZombieBookClubJoin the Brain Muncher’s Zombie Collective: https://discord.gg/rn3nPDa4CBZBC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zombiebookclubpodcast/ZBC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/710957975263518/Zombie Book Club Voicemail: (614) 699-0006‬Zombie Book Club Email: ZombieBookClubPodcast@gmail.com

    Laurie Calcaterra and The Golden City PotPR Issue 8 | Zombie Book Club Ep 152

  8. Jun 7

    George Romero almost directed Resident Evil | Zombie Book Club Ep 151

    We finally watch George A. Romero's Resident Evil — the 2025 documentary unpacking one of horror's greatest what-ifs, and trace the whole messy story: Romero hired by Constantin Film in 1998, his meticulous approach to studying the game scene-by-scene, the commercial footage that proves he could have nailed the tone, and the moment "creative differences" quietly buried a zombie legend's game-faithful script. Along the way we get into the Biohazard origins, horror ratings pressure, and why studios keep chasing a PG-13 that imagined box office math demands instead of the movie the genre deserves. Then we turn it into something bigger; the social critique running through Romero's entire Living Dead catalog, why zombies became cinema's sharpest tool for talking about race, consumerism, and survival, and why the horror community keeps attracting the most empathetic people in any room. This episode drops right before we head to Living Dead Weekend 2026 at the Monroeville Mall — the last year before the mall closes — and we're going in loaded with books from zombesties Sylvester Barzey, Rebecca Cuthbertson, Dia Van Gunten, and Laurie Calcaterra, bunking with Alice B. Sullivan, and looking forward to seeing Brandon Starocci of Avalon Comic. LINKS & INFO The Documentary George A. Romero's Resident Evil (2025) — Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fiIdvhCLMIIMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21990960/Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_A._Romero%27s_Resident_EvilLiving Dead Weekend 2026 — June 12–14, Monroeville Mall Official Site & Schedule: https://www.thelivingdeadweekend.com/Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/living-dead-weekend-june-2026-the-dead-will-walk-the-mall-tickets-1980534479944Living Dead Museum at Monroeville Mall: https://monroevillemall.com/store/living_dead_museumGreenMan — Pittsburgh Artist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grnnann/Authors Alice B. Sullivan | Tomorrow Never Came + Elementary Undead | https://alicebsullivan.com/Sylvester Barzey | Intense BIPOC-centered zombie horror | https://sylvesterbarzey.com/Rebecca Cuthbertson | Waves of Undead | https://rcuthbertsonwrites.com/Dia VanGunten | Pink Zombie Rose graphic novel series | https://www.diavangunten.com/Laurie Calcaterra | Path of the Pale Rider comic (issues 1–4 trade paperback) | https://pathofthepalerider.wordpress.com/Brandon Starocci | Avalon zombie comic series | https://avaloncomic.com/ Support the show Zombie Book Club Links Join us on on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ZombieBookClubJoin the Brain Muncher’s Zombie Collective: https://discord.gg/rn3nPDa4CBZBC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zombiebookclubpodcast/ZBC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/710957975263518/Zombie Book Club Voicemail: (614) 699-0006‬Zombie Book Club Email: ZombieBookClubPodcast@gmail.com

    George Romero almost directed Resident Evil | Zombie Book Club Ep 151
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Welcome to Zombie Book Club! We're a Podcast that's also a book club! We talk about Zombie / Apocalyptic horror novels, TV and movies.

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  • Creator
    Zombie Book Club
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    161
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