by Jay Wilburn When I set out in the stolen car with New Jersey plates toward the frozen tundra of Northern Florida, I did not expect an adventure. What happened next will surprise you more than any clickbait you have read today. First, Chuck Buda brought my family New Jersey bagels. These are easily distinguished …
Tag: horror
“Birth of a Zombie” a bonus story by Thad David & JL Koszarek #WinterZombie
by Thad David and JL Koszarek Sarah Grace looked down at her new born baby, her only baby, sleeping on her chest as she rocked back and forth in the chair her parents had given them. She had always dreamed it would feel this good but never thought she would have this chance. She was …
“TPS Reports and Zombies” a bonus story by Jaime Johnesee #WinterZombie
by Jaime Johnesee She crouched in the corner of her cubicle hoping they wouldn’t see her, praying soundlessly that they couldn’t hear her heart beating over the loud cpu fan at her desk above her. They didn’t seem to be looking at anything in particular but noises and smells seemed to excite them. She’d been …
Summary of Winter of Zombie 2016 Riding off Into The Sunset Destroying the Evidence Leave it All Behind post #WinterZombie
by Jay Wilburn We have reached the end of another tour, but our favorite undead monster keeps finding strength in numbers and keeps shambling on and on and on and … I want to thank Armand Rosamilia for trusting me to take the reins of the tours he worked so hard over so many years …
The Case for Mark Ailes #WinterZombie
by Jay Wilburn We are excited to have Mark Ailes back on the Winter of Zombie tour where he returns from the 2016 Summer of Zombie tour. Here is his previous “case for” from that tour. As the spots for featured authors filled up this year, we got down to the final selections. We had …
The Case for Thad David #WinterZombie
by Jay Wilburn Thad David was in a ship off the coast of west Africa. They were providing security for other ships so they wouldn’t get hijacked. This was during a previous presidential election cycle and David was growing weary of the back and forth hatred he was seeing as he dealt with real dangers …
The Case for Alathia Morgan #WinterZombie
by Jay Wilburn Alathia Morgan is not new to writing, but she has only recently tried her hand at the zombie genre. The Summer and Winter of Zombie tours work hard to balance our veteran writers and classic zombie interpretations with new voices to the genre and unusual takes on the trope. Morgan falls more …
The Case for Brice Chandler #WinterZombie
by Jay Wilburn Brice Chandler has been a fan of the post-apocalyptic ever since he watched his first Mad Max film as a kid. Zombies have always been his biggest fear as a kid though. The country home he grew up in was within sight of a cemetery. It was secluded and exposed – the …
The Case for Jessica Gomez #WinterZombie
by Jay Wilburn Jessica Gomez started a very personal story of characters struggling to survive a deadly zombie apocalypse in what would become her signature series. Fans that have caught onto what Gomez is putting out there in the genre get hooked. Her writing and her take on zombies and her characters does not lose …
The Case For PA Douglas #WinterZombie
by Jay Wilburn PA Douglas has interesting stories to tell just from the life he has led even if he never put a word down on paper. He is quite a prolific writer though I think partly because he has a lot to say. His stories are interesting and engaging because he is still having …