Review: Zombie Western
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 9, 2013
So, you should know that I received a free copy of this work by the authors in exchange for an honest review."The Lost Party" is a historical western horror short story that's got a lot going on: Native American Indians forshadowing "doom up ahead", a Donner party feel where you just know someone's gonna take a bite out of someone else, a creepy feel that's exaggerated by the discovery of the lost journal of the poor souls who decide to forge ahead into a mountain pass despite the advancing winter and bad weather (and of course against the advice of the creepy Indian dude signalling you not to do so). Yup, recipe for disaster. Or zombies, in this case.My knowledge of western horror is limited to a few old Jonah Hex comic books after he broke out from Weird Western Tales, and a smattering of Joe R. Lansdale, who's pretty damn cool. It also strongly reminded me of the movie Ravenous, which really creeped me out when I saw it.So, yeah, I really enjoyed this story. It could use a good comb-through with an editor - commas and word choice and some elements of style were a little off, in my opinion. The first half of the story - particularly the first few pages of the book, were lovingly and carefully crafted. As the story progressed, however, the writing did not feel as tight as it could have been. But then, the action started, so it was all good.Overall, very enjoyable