Zombie Cupcakes: And Other Scary Tales is just what it sounds like. It is a book of short stories that are a mix of horror frosting spread atop silly, fun tales with sprinkles of shock value on top. This collection of stories is suitable for grade school children and is unlikely to cause nightmares so much as it is to entertain in the way a shocking campfire tale might. It’s scary for a second, and then life moves on and it doesn’t linger. The book keeps in mind its audience, using grade school protagonists in many of the major roles. Each story is only a few pages and can be read in one sitting even by a novice reader. However, the book lacks any substance. The stories are entertaining briefly, but will likely be quickly forgotten in the same way a sweet treat like a cupcake is enjoyable for a moment, but that specific cupcake is unlikely to be remembered…unless of course it’s a zombie cupcake.

Content Review:

Profanity/Language: None

Violence/Gore: A few instances of comic, non-gory violence; a few mildly creepy scenes.

Sex/Nudity: None

Mature Themes:

None

Alcohol/Drug Use:

None