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Handling the Undead

by John Ajvide Lindqvist

What if the dead came back, and grief was the real horror?

Genre and trope pairingsHorrorCreature feature
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About Handling the Undead

When the recently dead begin returning in Stockholm, families and authorities must decide how to respond to loved ones who are no longer quite alive. Lindqvist turns the zombie story into a chilling meditation on loss, love and mortality.

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None
Darkness
Dark
Pacing
Slow
Content warnings
  • animal-cruelty
  • animal-death
  • body-horror
  • child-death
  • death
  • forced-institutionalization
  • gore
  • grief
  • medical-content
  • self-harm
  • suicidal-thoughts
  • violence

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