Christmas with the Dead
by Joe R. Lansdaleliterary work· published 2010
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"Christmas with the Dead" is a short story about a zombie apocalypse by author Joe R. Lansdale. It was published as a chapbook in a limited edition and has been adapted to film. The story is about a man named Calvin who is determined to celebrate Christmas despite being the only human left in a town inhabited by zombies. Calvin 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. The short story was adapted into a film in 2012. It was shot in the East Texas area in the summer of 2011.
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Christmas with the Dead was adapted into a 2012 film.
Christmas with the Dead2012 · film · 88 min · dir. T.L. Lankford · IMDb ↗IMDb5.9In his quest to fulfill a promise made to his wife, Calvin sets out to right his wrongs and make it the best Christmas ever for his family. If only it weren't June and the majority of the population, including his wife and daughter, hadn't been turned into flesh-eating snappers by a mysterious atmospheric phenomenon, he'd be in pretty good shape. Driven by guilt in a race against the apocalyptic clock, Calving teams up with G.M., a wily ex-garbage man turned undead slayer, as together they attempt to deck the halls during the most magical time of the year. It's Christmas in June. And snappers be damned. . . The lights and decorations are going up.
