Posts tagged zombie apocalypse
The Crossing in McKinney’s Dead World
The Crossing is much shorter than I expected…not unlike zombie flash fiction. It takes place in the setting of the Dead World series, which fans will really enjoy. Samantha is a reporter who snuck into the Zone to expose the government’s lies about the infection and the people who were trapped there. She joins up with a small group right away, [...]
Domain of the Dead: Zombie Duality
Unlike most folks, I read Domain of the Dead by Iain McKinnon after I read Remains of the Dead, and I’m glad that I did. I felt god-like knowing what had happened to the ones that were left behind, while the three who flew off in the helicopter were left to wonder about the fate of their friends. You see, [...]
Meigs Releases The Michaluk Virus
I never heard of Jessica Meigs before The Becoming was released by Permuted Press…I just started hearing people talking about a zombie story that was written entirely on Blackberry. I can’t believe this is Meigs’ first novel! As for the story itself, a handful of survivors form a loose-knit group as a virus spreads out from Atlanta. First people go [...]
Fortunes & Failures in the Dead Series
Dead: Fortunes & Failures is the third installment in the Dead series by TW Brown. He did a great job of recapping prior events through flashback memories of the characters reminiscing about their survival experiences, but I strongly recommend revisiting the first two novels if you have the time. In Dead: Ugly Beginning, the first book in this series, a [...]
Forget The Postman, The Last Mailman Is The Real Badass!
The Last Mailman: Neither Rain, Nor Sleet, Nor Zombies by Kevin J. Burke is not at all what I was expecting from the title. It is not about a man delivering mail between survivor outposts or anything like that. It’s about survivors trying to tie up loose ends, so they can move on with their new lives; sometimes they find [...]
Apocalyptic Asshole in The Undead Situation
I just finished reading The Undead Situation by Eloise J Knapp, and I’m starting to think that the latest trend in zombie novels is to make the protagonist a real asshole. I don’t mean someone unlikeable, I mean someone who keeps you hooked into the story because you want to watch them die a slow and agonizing death. Pretty much [...]
Remains of the Dead: ZOMBIE PLAGUE 1, MANKIND 0
Remains of the Dead by Iain McKinnon is one hell of a sequel to Domain of the Dead, but can easily function as a stand-alone. Technically, the two books are just different perspectives of the same timeline. In both, a helicopter full of soldiers is sent out from a military ship to bring back zombie specimens for the scientists to [...]
Zombie Apocalypse: Chronicles – Raider Recon
This short video is prequel to the recently released Zombie Apocalypse: Redemption, featuring characters from the actual movie. A trio of Raiders (ex-military survivors with a serious attitude) has been dispatched to search for an item at a Raider safe house. The recon party is led by The Executioner, aka Belfour (Ghelan Ismail), who has Lt. Barrett (Wayne Ten II) [...]
Ex-Patriots: Kick-Ass Sequel to Ex-Heroes!!
Several times in the past, I have expressed my opinion that Craig DiLouie and Patrick D’Orazioset the standard for 2011 zombie novels. While I have spent the year reading some fabulous apocalyptic stories about the undead, none of them achieved the caliber of Tooth and Nail and The Dark Trilogy…until now. Ex-Patriots is a brilliant novel by Peter Clines, the [...]
Matt O’Day & Zombies: From Paper to Screen
In the past I’ve interviewed book authors, illustrators, and actors…now I’m adding a script writer to my list. Since Zombie Apocalypse Redemption was released on DVD this month, I thought it would be interesting to sit down & chat with the writer, Matt O’Day, who is behind this thrilling indie film. You and the director Ryan Thompson worked so closely [...]
