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Both sides of each card features text and/or illustrations!

How cool is this? “The Zombie Survival Guide” Deck: A big sturdy deck of flashcards to help you learn all of the information you’ll need to know in order to survive the (inevitable) rise of the living dead. Each card features illustrations, anecdotes and practical advice straight from the surprise hit book of the same name by Max Brooks.

I’m  a huge fan of Brooks’ zombie books. I loved the deadpan (pun most definitely intended) humor of “The Zombie Survival Guide,” and thought that “World War Z” was probably one of the most original horror novels I ever read.

If you haven’t figured it out by now, I was one of those kids who grew up making plans with my friends of what we would do if “the zombies came.” We had some extremely elaborate plans in those days: who had weapons, where we would get food, who would be responsible for rescuing our less-prepared friends and loved-ones (the fools! Didn’t they see the writing on the wall?) and where our most fortified location could be found. These cards would have been enough to send me into a full-on zombie conniption fit had I found them as a child! Of course, I’m an adult now, so I’ll just be bringing them to work to educate my coworkers instead.