I have just heard that Isaac Marion's book Warm Bodies is being turned into a film. Even with my usual book-film sceptism, I am excited. I really enjoyed the book and thought it was pretty original. It's usually categorised as a zombie romance, which admittedly sounds horrendous. But it's not. It is set in a post-apocalyptic world where most of the population has transformed into zombies, and the last surviving humans run and hide from these monsters. Although I am a fan of pst-apocalyptic stories, the interesting thing about this one is the main charcter, known only as R. Throughout the book, he slowly retains his consciousness and with it, his humanity. Its a classic case of a monster in search of redemption, and he certainly makes you care about him. It is so much more than a horror story with more gore than substance, which is what you may expect from the premise. Warm Bodies makes you think about life, and meaning and what matters most. Zombies are apparently the new vampires, and if this is the kind of offering we can expect, all the better.
Have you read any good supernatural stories lately?
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