A BOUT THE A UTHORS
Nick Redfern is the author of 30 books on UFOs, Bigfoot, lake monsters, the Abominable Snowman, and Hollywood scandals, including Monster Files, Monster Diary, Memoirs of a Monster Hunter; Celebrity Secrets; Theres Something in the Woods; Contactees; Final Events; The Real Men in Black; The NASA Conspiracies; Science Fiction Secrets; On the Trail of the Saucer Spies; Strange Secrets; andwith fellow Texas-based researcher and author Ken GerhardMonsters of Texas. He has appeared on more than 70 TV shows, including: Fox News; the BBCs Out of This World; the SyFy Channels Proof Positive; the Space Channels Fields of Fear; the History Channels Monster Quest, Americas Book of Secrets, Ancient Aliens and UFO Hunters; Sciences The Unexplained Files; the National Geographic Channels Paranatural; and MSNBCs Countdown with Keith Olbermann. Originally from the UK, Nick lives on the fringes of Dallas, Texas.
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Award-winning writer Brad Steiger has devoted himself to exploring and examining unusual, hidden, secret, and otherwise strange occurrences. He has written over 2,000 articles and more than 180 titles with inspirational and paranormal themes, including Conspiracies and Secret Societies; Real Aliens, Space Beings, and Creatures from Other Worlds; Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Houses; Real Monsters, Gruesome Critters, and Beasts from the Darkside; Real Vampires, Night Stalkers, and Creatures from the Darkside; and Real Zombies, the Living Dead, and Creatures of the Apocalypse. Brad is a veteran of broadcast news magazines ranging from Nightline to NBC Nightly News. He is also a regular radio guest on Jeff Renses Sightings, The Allan Handelman Show, and Coast to Coast with George Noory. He resides somewhere in Iowa.
ALSO FROM VISIBLE INK PRESS
Alien Mysteries, Conspiracies and Cover-Ups
by Kevin D. Randle
ISBN: 978-1-57859-418-4
Conspiracies and Secret Societies: The Complete Dossier, 2nd edition
by Brad Steiger and Sherry Hansen Steiger
ISBN: 978-1-57859-368-2
The Government UFO Files: The Conspiracy of Cover-Up
by Kevin D. Randle
ISBN: 978-1-57859-477-1
Hidden Realms, Lost Civilizations, and Beings from Other Worlds
by Jerome Clark
ISBN: 978-1-57859-175-6
The Horror Show Guide: The Ultimate Frightfest of Movies
by Mike Mayo
ISBN: 978-1-57859-420-7
Real Aliens, Space Beings, and Creatures from Other Worlds
by Brad Steiger and Sherry Hansen Steiger
ISBN: 978-1-57859-333-0
Real Encounters, Different Dimensions, and Otherworldly Beings
by Brad Steiger and Sherry Hansen Steiger
ISBN: 978-1-57859-455-9
Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Places, 2nd edition
by Brad Steiger
ISBN: 978-1-57859-401-6
Real Miracles, Divine Intervention, and Feats of Incredible Survival
by Brad Steiger and Sherry Hansen Steiger
ISBN: 978-1-57859-214-2
Real Monsters, Gruesome Critters, and Beasts from the Darkside
by Brad Steiger
ISBN: 978-1-57859-220-3
Real Vampires, Night Stalkers, and Creatures from the Darkside
by Brad Steiger
ISBN: 978-1-57859-255-5
Real Zombies, the Living Dead, and Creatures of the Apocalypse
by Brad Steiger
ISBN: 978-1-57859-296-8
Unexplained! Strange Sightings, Incredible Occurrences, and Puzzling Physical Phenomena,
3rd edition
by Jerome Clark
ISBN: 978-1-57859-344-6
The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead, 3rd edition
by J. Gordon Melton, Ph.D.
ISBN: 978-1-57859-281-4
The Werewolf Book: The Encyclopedia of Shape-shifting Beings, 2nd edition
by Brad Steiger
ISBN: 978-1-57859-367-5
The Witch Book: The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, Wicca, and Neo-paganism
by Raymond Buckland
ISBN: 978-1-57859-114-5
Real Nightmares E-Books by Brad Steiger
Book 1: True and Truly Scary Unexplained Phenomenon
Book 2: The Unexplained Phenomena and Tales of the Unknown
Book 3: Things That Go Bump in the Night
Book 4: Things That Prowl and Growl in the Night
Book 5: Fiends That Want Your Blood
Book 6: Unexpected Visitors and Unwanted Guests
Book 7: Dark and Deadly Demons
Book 8: Phantoms, Apparitions, and Ghosts
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Redfern, Nicholas, 1964
The zombie book : the encyclopedia of the living dead / by Nick Redfern and Brad Steiger.
pages cm
ISBN 978-1-57859-504-4 (paperback)
1. ZombiesEncyclopedias. I. Steiger, Brad. II. Title.
GR581.R43 2014
398.21dc23 2014013300
Printed in the United States of America
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C ONTENTS
A CKNOWLEDGMENTS
Nick Redfern: I would like to offer my very sincere thanks to my agent, Lisa Hagan, without whose tireless work you would not be reading this book; my co-author, the near-legendary Brad Steiger; and everyone at Visible Ink Press.
Brad Steiger: Some special folks must be thanked for their esoteric skills and knowledge related to Voodoo, Hoodoo, sorcery, necromancy, and the spectres of New Orleans: Lisa Lee Harp Waugh, Laura Lee Mistycah, Aylne Pustanio, Paul Dale Roberts, and Ricardo Pustanio, who also contributed some brilliantly spooky art pieces, as well as portraits of contemporary Voodoo/Hoodoo priests and priestesses. As in every VIP endeavor which I undertake, the project soon becomes a collaborative effort. A grateful thanks to my co-author, Nick Redfern, a man of great talent, wit, and charm; our always helpful and painstakingly precise editor, Kevin Hile; our insightful publisher, Roger Jnecke; Mary Claire Krzewinski, creative art director; Shoshana Hurwitz for indexing; Dorothy Smith and Aarti Stephens, hardworking proofreaders; and my friend and favorite typesetter in the publishing world, Marco Di Vita. I must also thank the brightest light in my life, Sherry, who is always there to pull me out of the shadows when I stray too far into the darkness.