Also there is the YA book You Are So Undead to Me by Stacey Jay. My oldest granddaughter is reading it and loves it. She has to loan it to me for me to get her the next one though.

I think the anthology I have is called Land of the Dead. Like 30+ short stories in it. Maybe not that many, but it is huge. There are some great shorts in there.

World War Z is definitely one that tops the list. Probably one of my favorites of all time. My son even read that for history in high school. They had to read one non-fiction and one fiction with historical elements.

Walking Dead is probably the best graphic representation of a zombie movie I can think of. Later in the series Kirkman goes to a very dark and scary place. Seriously, it was uncomfortable for me to even sit through it.

Forest of Hands and Teeth (and the soon to be released Dead Tossed Waves) is/are not only a wonderful example of a zombie book, but a great representation of YA that does not have to pander to the emo. Nothing sparkly about these books, but they are awesome! I am giving DTW a free pass here as I have not read it yet.

The Amanda Feral series by Mark Henry is not your average zombie book. There are Romero style zombies in it, but only when a “full” zombie doesn’t finish their dinner. Those are cleaned up pretty quick. Dark, disturbing, but also very intelligent and funny. Not a series for everyone but if you like dark humor you will love this series. Happy Hour of the Damned, Road Trip of the Living Dead and Battle of the Network Zombies. One of my favorite series ever.

David Wellington’s Monster series (Monster Island, Monster Nation, Monster Planet) is a pretty sharp series where it draws the zombie out and uses them as main characters. Not 100% on the final one, but I really liked the first two. Book three is worth the read, but I felt like it jumped the shark a bit.

That is what I can think of off the top of my head. I know I am missing a couple. I will come back later with more.

The best by far was WORLD WAR Z by Max Brooks. It’s brilliant science fiction (though it was labeled general fiction, which kind of pissed me off, that publishers assume anything with wide appeal couldn’t be sf, but I digress). He shows a worldwide zombie apocalypse from dozens of points of view, in a journalistic interview style. Every angle–medical, military, social, environmental–you could possibly think of is covered.

The WALKING DEAD graphic novel series by Robert Kirkman et al is also wonderful. It shows what happens after the zombie apocalypse, featuring a band of humans trying to survive. Fantastic ensemble cast and stunning art. It’s like LOST with characters you don’t want to strangle.

I also really liked BREATHERS: A ZOMBIE’S LAMENT by S.G. Browne. It was told from the POV of a zombie trying to get by in today’s world–he goes to a support group, falls in love, finds out that eating human flesh makes him look and feel human again. It’s funny and sad.

FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH by Carrie Ryan was also very good. The setting is a medievalesque village rather than a contemporary city, which was a nice change in pace. The sequel, THE DEAD-TOSSED WAVES, is coming out next month, I think.

I haven’t read P&P&Z–it was on my stack, but I’d burned out on zombies by that point.

Hope this helps!