"When the zombies come for your town, this helpful guide will protect your delicious brain. The book's DIY projects—like creating a generator using a car alternator and a bike—may come in handy in less-apocalyptic times, too."

—Keith Blanchard, The Wall Street Journal

Survive the zombie apocalypse the DIY way. The Maker's Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse is featured on CNET!

"I devoured this book (metaphorically speaking) from cover to cover, and it's 100% recommended for readers ranging from teenagers to grizzled old engineers."

—Max Maxfield, EE Times

Watch Simon Monk's interview on This Week in Tech with Leo Laporte!

Where will you be when the zombie apocalypse hits? Trapping yourself in the basement? Roasting the family pet? Beheading reanimated neighbors?

No way. You’ll be building fortresses, setting traps, and hoarding supplies, because you, savvy survivor, have snatched up your copy of The Maker's Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse before it’s too late. This indispensable guide to survival after Z-day, written by hardware hacker and zombie anthropologist Simon Monk, will teach you how to generate your own electricity, salvage parts, craft essential electronics, and out-survive the undead.

Take charge of your environment:

Monitor zombie movement with trip wires and motion sensors

Keep vigilant watch over your compound with Arduino and Raspberry Pi surveillance systems

Power zombie defense devices with car batteries, bicycle generators, and solar power

Escape imminent danger:

Repurpose old disposable cameras for zombie-distracting flashbangs

Open doors remotely for a successful sprint home

Forestall subplot disasters with fire and smoke detectors

Communicate with other survivors:

Hail nearby humans using Morse code

Pass silent messages with two-way vibration walkie-talkies

Fervently scan the airwaves with a frequency hopper

For anyone from the budding maker to the keen hobbyist, The Maker’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse is an essential survival tool.

Uses the Arduino Uno board and Raspberry Pi Model B+ or Model 2