Suck that Santa meat and help a kid this Christmas

What's better than a pristine field covered in freshly fallen snow?

That same field with snow stained red with blood ;o)

Ahhhh... nothing brings back those fond memories of Christmas' past like singing those old songs that get sung every year.

I saw Mommy eating Santa's brains
Underneath the mistletoe last night.
She didn't see me reach
for the pistol at my feet;
She was too busy slurping up
delicious Santa meat.

Here's an excellent way to get your zombie fix and feel good about it.

The proceeds from sales of The Undead That Saved Christmas will be donated to Hugs Foster Family Agency (hugsffa.org) so foster kids can have a happy holiday, too. It takes a big heart to open your home to a child that's not yours. Get a great book and help these families out at the same time.

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The Undead That Saved Christmas brings together various talented authors and artists from Great Britain, the United States and Ireland. Stories include The Magic of Christmas, by Rebecca Besser; Santa Claws is Coming to Town, by Calvin A.L. Miller II; Night of the Frozen Elf, by Richard S. Crawford; And to All a Good Fright by Stacey Graham; and many others.

The anthology also includes rich illustrations by David Naughton-Shires, Jason Tudor, Chris Williams and more. Another thing to expect in this anthology is a fun collection of holiday zombie-themed poems and carols. And to wrap things up there is an awesome assortment of original comics, from Mike Schneider, Nate Call, and many others.

Gorgeous and Gory

Who doesn't love a gorgeous woman all covered in blood and made-up to look like a zombie? The creative team at Bad Zombie knows that zombies are all the rage right now, and that no guy can say no a zombie that looks totally hot.

Besides, when it comes to zombie chicks, you know you don't have to worry about them hanging around because of your money or your looks; they're definitely into you for your brain.

Want to start 2011 with a Gorgeous and Gory calendar on your wall? Head over to Bad Zombie and grab one before they're gone.

Zombies in the Bookstore: Apocalypse of the Dead

Author Joe McKinney loves zombies, and he doesn't mind sharing that love when he puts pen to paper... or fingers to keyboard, as is usually the case these days.

McKinney has a new book coming out called Apocalypse of the Dead. Yeah, doesn't that title just send a charge down your spine? That's the kind of title that lets you know there won't be any sparkly vampires within these pages. This book is all about good ol' fashioned zombies looking for some tasty brains to feast on. Well, actually it's about the party-poopers who want to avoid that fate, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they lose.

Apocalypse of the Dead will be out November 2nd, and that gives you plenty of time to get the first book in the series that started the zombie party, Dead City.

Apocalypse of the Dead
Two hellish years. That's how long it's been since the hurricanes flooded the Gulf Coast, and the dead rose up from the ruins. The cities were quarantined; the infected, contained. Any unlucky survivors were left to fend for themselves.

One boatload of refugees manages to make it out alive - but one passenger carries the virus. Within weeks, the zombie epidemic spreads across the globe. Now, retired U.S. Marshal Ed Moore must lead a group of strangers to safety, searching for sanctuary from the dead.

In the North Dakota Grasslands, bands of survivors converge upon a single outpost. Run by a self-appointed preacher of fierce conviction - and frightening beliefs - it may be humanity's only hope. But Ed Moore and the others refuse to enter a suicide pact. They'd rather stand and fight in the final battle against the zombies.

Dead City
Battered by five cataclysmic hurricanes in three weeks, the Texas Gulf Coast and half of the Lone Star State is reeling from the worst devastation in history. Thousands are dead or dying - but the worst is only beginning. Amid the wreckage, something unimaginable is happening: a deadly virus has broken out, returning the dead to life - with an insatiable hunger for human flesh.

The nightmare begins within hours; the plague has spread all over Texas. San Antonio police officer Eddie Hudson finds his city overrun by a voracious army of the living dead. Along with a small group of survivors, Eddie must fight off the savage horde in a race to save his family.

There's no place to run. No place to hide. The zombie horde is growing as the virus runs rampant. Eddie knows he has to find a way to destroy these walking horrors... but he doesn't know the price he will have to pay.