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The Stand (The Complete and Uncut Edition)The Stand (The Complete and Uncut Edition) by Stephen King
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Stephen King's finest book - a sweeping epic chronicalling the aftermath of a devastating plague that wipes out 99.9% of the population. An American 'Survivors'! Make sure you read the uncut version.
Stephen King's The Stand [1994]Stephen King's The Stand [1994]
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The film of the book - very long and a very good adaptation. Watch for Stephen King's cameo role.
The Death of Grass (Sphere Popular Classics)The Death of Grass (Sphere Popular Classics) by John Christopher
Anything by John Christopher - he wrote a prolific number of post-apocalypse books most of which are now out of print
Survivors - Series 1 - Complete [1975]Survivors - Series 1 - Complete [1975]
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Terry Nation's brilliant series set in England following a devastating plague. A sort of English version of 'The Stand'.
Survivors - Series 2 - CompleteSurvivors - Series 2 - Complete
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The second series, after Terry Nation left, went in a different direction but was still thought provoking.
Survivors - Series 3 - CompleteSurvivors - Series 3 - Complete by Survivors
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The third and final series (although there is talk of a remake following the recent success of Dr Who). By the 3rd series, the story has diverted a long way from Terry Nation's original vision.
28 Days Later ... [2002]28 Days Later ... [2002]
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What a great film - fusion of classic Romeros and classic British post apocalypse. The scenes of London at the start are superb - and the opening strongly references Day of the Triffids.
Oryx and CrakeOryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
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A grown up and respectable sci fi book!
Night Of The Living Dead - Special Collector's Edition [1968]Night Of The Living Dead - Special Collector's Edition [1968]
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The original and classic George Romeros film that initiated the timeless trilogy (including Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead)
Quatermass : The Complete TV Series (3 Disc Box Set) [1979]Quatermass : The Complete TV Series (3 Disc Box Set) [1979]
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Quatermass - classic stuff. The effects are a little dated now, but they still work. A brilliant picture of a future UK society which is still recognisably ours, yet deteriorating very realistically.
The Changes: A TrilogyThe Changes: A Trilogy by Peter Dickinson
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The Changes - a childrens trilogy set in an England in which the population have suddenly risen up against modern machines and smashed them all to pieces - a very gentle post-apocalypse
Day of the TriffidsDay of the Triffids by John Wyndam
An absolute classic - if you haven't read it you must do so at once!
The Day Of The Triffids [1981]The Day Of The Triffids [1981]
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FINALLY the superb BBC adaptation of this classic has come to DVD
Resident Evil [2002]Resident Evil [2002]
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Suprisingly good - many references to George Romeros again, and even Day of the Triffids. Throw in some Alien, and it seems to work.
Dawn of the Dead [2004]Dawn of the Dead [2004]
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Not a bad remake of the classic George Romero zombie flick. Fast zombies are much scarier!!
The Drowned WorldThe Drowned World by J. G. Ballard
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Anything by J.G. Ballad - his works are classics.
I Am Legend (S.F. Masterworks)I Am Legend (S.F. Masterworks) by Richard Matheson
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One of the best scifi/horror books. It is delicious in its exploration of loneliness, and in questioning our idea of what can be defined as abnormal when the world has been turned upside down.
The Quiet Earth [1984]The Quiet Earth [1984]
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Classic sci fi, in which a man wakes up to find he is alone on Earth. His descent into madness is thought provoking. The scene when, armed with a shotgun, he tries to confront God in church is superb.