Christmas with the Dead (short story)

Christmas with the Dead is a zombie apocalypse short story by author Joe R. Lansdale. It's a story about a man named Calvin who is bound and determined to celebrate Christmas despite being the only human left in a town inhabited by Zombies. This short story is published as a limited edition chapbook[1] and has been adapted to film.[2]

Christmas with the Dead
Artwork by Glen Chadbourne
AuthorJoe R. Lansdale
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreHorror
PublisherPS Publishing
Publication date
1 December 2010
Media typePrint (Chapbook)
Pages25
ISBN978-1-848631-11-3

Plot summary

Calvin (no last name given) is the lone survivor of a zombie apocalypse in the East Texas town of Mud Creek. He has converted his home into a fortress and is lonely and bored since a freak lightning storm turned his wife and daughter and everyone else in town into zombies some two years ago. So he decides to celebrate Christmas and ventures out to gather decorations. That's when things turn ugly.[3]

Film adaptation
Main article: Christmas with the Dead (film)

The short story was adapted into a film in 2012. It was shot in the East Texas area in the summer of 2011. The film starring Brad Maule, Damian Maffei, and Kasey Lansdale is currently showing on the film festival circuit and at private screenings. It has just been released on DVD and is available online.[4][5]


References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2013-03-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.pspublishing.co.uk/ps-chapbooks-6-christmas-with-the-dead-hc-by-joe-r-lansdale-483-p.asp
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1954334/
  5. http://www.slackerwood.com/node/3096
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