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Country United Kingdom Publication date 1 December 2010 Pages 25 Originally published 1 December 2010 Page count 25 Publisher PS Publishing | 3.9/5 Goodreads Language English Media type Print (Chapbook) ISBN 978-1-848631-11-3 Genre Horror fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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's 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 and has been adapted to film.
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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.
Film adaptation
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.