by Jay Wilburn Brent Abell is really coming into his own as an author and is contributing great, original work to the zombie genre. His Southern Devils series is going strong, bringing together alternate history and voodoo, intelligent zombies with a mission before they can rest. This series deserves more attention. Dying Days: Death Sentence …
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The Zombie Blessing
by Brent Abell Zombies are a part of pop culture for better or for worse. Most things within the horror genre run in cycles, but right now it seems like the zombie will keep shambling for years to come. What is it about them that we devour everything we can about them? Do we really …
Someone Else’s Sandbox
by Brent Abell If another writer came up to me and asked about working in either my Southern Devils or White Creek worlds; I’m not sure how’d I’d react. Would I be like an over-protective father and lock my kids up in a tower or would I throw open the doors and let the kids …
Bonus Teaser Early Preview of Dying Days: Death Sentence by Brent Abell
“The Dying Days universe of Armand Rosamilia is extreme and expansive. His short stories and those of invited authors have expanded characters’ experiences and storylines into amazing and interesting corners of the apocalypse. One of those great explorations came in a short story set in the Dying Days canon by Brent Abell. Dying Days: Death …
The Case for Brent Abell #SummerZombie
by Jay Wilburn Brent Abell is a talented and meticulous writer, being careful about every detail in a story. With this process, he produces some very good work and contributes something special to the zombie genre for fans. In addition to a number of great short stories, Abell came into his own with the release …
The Undead in Our Past — Brent Abell #SummerZombie
by Brent Abell We are surrounded by death. We glorify those who kill in mass and those who have gone on before us. We study those who have made their mark in our history. But do we know the truth? Do we know if the things we read in our history classes are really how …
Teaser from Southern Devils: Reconstruction of the Dead by Brent Abell
“Brent Abel has a remarkable sense of how to combine history, alternate timelines, and horror into a coherent, deep and heartfelt story. Reconstruction of the Dead continues the Southern Devils series and really amps up the stakes in this excellent zombie horror alternate history saga. He left me at the end of this one hungry …
Spotlight On Brent Abell #SummerZombie
by Jay Wilburn Jay Wilburn: Thanks for having me over. It was hard to see your house for all the corn and those creepy children. Tell everyone your name. Brent Abell: Brent Abell. Why are you calling my children creepy? Jay: Not the kids in the house. The ones in the corn with the glowing …
The Case for Brent Abell
by Jay Wilburn Brent Abell is the author of Southern Devils and one of four authors of the Hellmouth trilogy. He also has penned a few short stories including one in the acclaimed Middletown Apocalypse anthology. He will be appearing in the second volume of that unique anthology along with a number of other Summer …
The Accidental Zombie Author
by Brent Abell Growing up, I never looked in the mirror or screamed out on Career Day in Elementry School, “I want to be a horror author!” Nor did I finish the statement with, “…and write about zombies!” No, growing up, I honestly wanted to be in financials. I grew up in the ‘80s and …