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The Zombies of Lake Woebegotten

by Harrison Geillor
Night Shade. 2010. c.304p. ISBN 9781597801966. pap. $14.99. HORROR
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At first, this seems like nothing more than a well-done pastiche of Garrison Keillor's folksy writing style, including obvious parallels to his recurring characters and settings. However, when we learn that former school superintendent Martin Levitt is a serial killer, the story develops its own momentum. The middle 100 pages are made up of a series of vignettes, not in chronological order, that take place during the winter; an intriguing stylistic choice. The final chapters return to the standard time line, and there's a satisfactory denouement and ending. BZG The resident zombie expert isn't a scientist or folklorist, but a college kid who took a class on "The Zombie as Metaphor."
Reviewed by Karl Siewart , Oct 15, 2010
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