by James D Dean The sound that interrupted me was not human. The screeching roar that suddenly erupted from within the woods belonged to no man or beast I had ever heard. It was as if hell itself had opened up and its herald had sounded its first trumpet. The air stilled as my breath …
Tag: zombies
I Want to Write a New Zombie Novel …
by Chris Philbrook I want to write a new zombie novel. Not a new novel in the Adrian’s Undead Diary series, but something entirely new. A new concept. A new cause. A new perspective. A new plot. Not that there’s anything wrong with the popular trope of “surviving the apocalypse” or “surviving the initial outbreak.” …
Teaser from The Walking Dead: The Official Cookbook and Survival Guide
by Lauren M Wilson Recipe Share: Roasted Garden Vegetable Medley In a post-apocalyptic world where supermarkets no longer exist, if you want fresh veggies you’re gonna have to grow them yourself. The communities in The Walking Dead have found ingenious ways to grow fresh food, planting crops in filing cabinets, truck tires, pots and anywhere …
Whatchamacallit? … Zombie names
by Grivante Who remembers that candy bar from the 80’s? I used to love them, though this post actually has nothing to do with them, it has to do with what we call our favorite dead monsters! One of the most challenging things as an author of zombie fiction is coming up with new things …
The Ebb and Flow of the Zombie Genre
by Jack Wallen Six years ago today, I published I Zombie I. That was my first horror-centric novel (after having written mostly thrillers and the Shero series). I’d held off for years, writing within the horror genre, simply because I wanted to ensure I had chops enough to serve the genre I’d loved for so …
Teaser from “To Walk the Halls” by Rebecca Besser
This story appears in the charity anthology Treasured Chests: Cameron Gather lay on a narrow bed in a little room off the main emergency room ward at Saint Helen’s Hospital, absently rubbing her bulging stomach, waiting for the doctor to examine her. She stared up at the ceiling, breathing slowly like they’d taught her to …
Be Prepared! Why Realism and the Zombie Apocalypse Go Well Together
by Adrienne Lecter Let’s not debate how realistic the central premise of a zombie apocalypse is—options vary greatly from contaminated food to a randomly mutated virus outbreak—but instead revel in the glory that is raw, gory truth. Because let’s face it—if the undead rise and you manage to survive the first, say, week or so, …
The Many-Zombie-Worlds Interpretation
by Ken Stark My dive into the undead pool began with questions. I spent a lot of years studying the sciences, so even though I’ve loved zombies since forever, I’ve had my problems with them too. Why don’t zombies’ eyes dry out? With no peristalsis and no active salivary glands, how do they swallow their …
Teaser from “Fallen” by Jessica Gomez
FALLEN, a Flash prequel, only available in the Undead Worlds anthology! I’ve wanted to get Harold the Anchorman’s story out there for quite some time and I’m excited to present it with 21 other Zombie themed stories! What better way to celebrate than to give something back to my readers! Come on over and sign …
Spotlight On Brent Abell
* The truck sputters to a stop and Jay Wilburn curses as he steps out. He sees the collapsed and abandoned tents from the old army camp. He’s already searched them, but he heads that direction to see if there is anything else he might be able to use. Maybe fuel for the truck. * …