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Zombies of The Rising

BooksUndeadDemons or evil spirits2000 to 2009

In Brian Keene's novel the dead are not mindless: demons that came through a rift opened by a particle accelerator possess the corpses. A construction worker tries to survive while searching for his son. Critics noted its blunt, vivid treatment of the undead.1

Battle it
First appeared
2003
Released 2003
Source work
The Rising (2003)
Brian Keene
Made in
USA
What causes it
Demons or evil spirits
A particle accelerator experiment opens a rift, and demons from the Void enter and possess the dead.
How you become one
A demon takes over a dead body; dead animals are possessed too.
Intelligence
Clever

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today2003

Released 2003

field notes

What the sources say

1

They think, speak, drive cars, use weapons and set traps1

2

Undead wildlife is part of the threat1

3

A zombie named Ob, one of thirteen beings from the Void, explains what they are1

4

Won the Bram Stoker Award for best first novel1

5

Followed by City of the Dead1

Sources

  1. The Rising (Keene novel) - Wikipedia

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