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{{Short description|2010 short story by Joe R. Lansdale}}
{{Infobox book|
|italic title=no
|name       =Christmas with the Dead
|image      =Christmas with the Dead.jpg
|caption    =Artwork by [[Glen Chadbourne]]
|author     =[[Joe R. Lansdale]]
|illustrator=
|cover_artist=
|country    =United Kingdom
|language   =English
|series     =
|genre      =[[Horror fiction|Horror]]
|publisher  =[[PS Publishing]]
|pub_date   =1 December 2010
|media_type =Print ([[Chapbook]])
|pages      =25
|isbn       =978-1-848631-11-3
|preceded_by=
|followed_by=}}
"'''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 book|limited edition]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://subterraneanpress.com/store/product_detail/christmas_with_the_dead |title=Christmas with the Dead by Joe R. Lansdale — Subterranean Press |access-date=2013-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102105817/http://subterraneanpress.com/store/product_detail/christmas_with_the_dead |archive-date=2012-11-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and has been adapted to [[Christmas with the Dead (film)|film]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pspublishing.co.uk/ps-chapbooks-6-christmas-with-the-dead-hc-by-joe-r-lansdale-483-p.asp|title=404 Not Found - UK genre publisher of SF, Horror & Fantasy fiction}}</ref>
==Plot summary==
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 [[zombie]]s. 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allthingshorroronline.net/2012/05/joe-r-lansdales-christmas-with-dead.html |title=ALL THINGS HORROR: Joe R. Lansdale's CHRISTMAS WITH THE DEAD: Deck the Halls with Putrid Zombies |accessdate=2013-10-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192220/http://www.allthingshorroronline.net/2012/05/joe-r-lansdales-christmas-with-dead.html |archivedate=2013-10-29 }}</ref>
==Film adaptation==
{{Main|Christmas with the Dead (film)}}
The short story was adapted into a film in 2012. It was shot in the East Texas area in the summer of 2011. The film starred [[Brad Maule]], [[Damian Maffei]], and [[Kasey Lansdale]] showed on the [[film festival]] circuit and at private screenings. It was released on DVD and online.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1954334/|title = Christmas with the Dead (2012) - IMDb|website = [[IMDb]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.slackerwood.com/node/3096|title=Quick Snaps: A Sneak Peek at 'Christmas with the Dead' &#124; Slackerwood}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://joerlansdale.com Author's official Website]
*[http://www.searchmytrash.com/articles/joerlansdale(9-11).shtml Interview with Joe R. Lansdale]
*[http://www.pspublishing.co.uk/ PS Publishing Website]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbkL3CQSSMw Movie Trailer]
*[http://backwoodshorror.com/tags/christmas-with-the-dead-movie/ Movie info]
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