[2][3][4] AFMBE is derived from the traditional horror movie depictions of zombies who rise from the dead as mindless monsters that consume the living.

In addition to producing a revised edition and many RPG supplements, there have been many works of fiction published that take place in one of the game's many settings.

[5] AFMBE is one of the first RPGs to focus on zombies as the main aspect of survival horror.

The main rule book details character creation, skills, qualities (positive characteristics), drawbacks (negative characteristics), zombie creation rules, character archetypes and several campaign settings (called "Deadworlds" in the jargon of the game).

The following are not genre or Deadworld books like the above, but adventures, archetypes (and new character and zombie qualities), as well as inspiration for running an All Flesh game: