Posts tagged zombie outbreak
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 [...]
Joe McKinney’s Dead World Series: Texas is Ground Zero
The first time that I read Dead City by Joe McKinney was when the book was first released in November 2006. Back then, my son was only a year old, so the scene with Eddie Hudson struggling to release his son from the car seat – while zombies closed in around them – really scared the shit out of me. [...]
Zombies Invaded My Town!!
I was feeling sorry for myself this week because I couldn’t go to ZomBcon in Seattle this weekend to meet up with all the zombiephiles I worked with this year. I have my fingers crossed that they will hold it in Chicago in 2012 — provided that it’s held before the end of the world, of course. During [...]
Jonathan Maberry’s Dead of Night
Dead of Night is Maberry’s twisted homage to the zombie genre, sacrificing his characters to appease the zombiephiles. When Jonathan Maberry wrote this novel, he created so much more than your usual characters trying to get from Point A to Point B without being killed; reading Maberry’s story was like being trapped in a labyrinth with the undead — you’re [...]
Roads Less Traveled: The Plan [REVIEW]
I have never heard of C. Dulaney before reading this story; I still don’t know squat about the author, but I am huge fan of Permuted Press, and I’ve enjoyed 95% of the books that they have released. When I was offered the chance to review this new novel, I didn’t realize that it was the first in a series. [...]
Sean Page: Waging War Against The Walking Dead [Interview]
If the upcoming apocalypse is caused by anything other than zombies, Sean Page is going to be crushed. The guy spends so much of his time writing about every conceivable zombie scenario, especially concerning his homeland of Great Britain, that it would be crying shame if we weren’t able to put his life’s work to good use. Despite having been [...]
From Pen to Machete: TW Brown & His Body Count [INTERVIEW]
Are you ready for another zombie mash-up? I’m personally getting as tired of mash-ups as much as I am tired of zombie survival guides, but I decided to give TW Brown’s Gruesomely Grimm Zombie Tales a chance. Brown has put a modern spin, as well as infected twists, on the Grimm tales. While this mashup could encourage young minds to [...]
Michael McFarland Kicks Zombie Ass [Interview]
Okay,zombiephiles…remember when I said that D’Orazio and DiLouie set the bar for 2011? Well, Michael McFarland met that challenge with his novel, Wormwood. It reminded me of The Jakarta Pandemic, but with the most wicked reanimating virus I have ever come across in any plot. Wormwood was as emotionally devastating as the ending of Dead Sea by Brian Keene. Divided [...]
Recently Undead: Newbie Author Dane Grannon [INTERVIEW]
Lucky Streak is the story of a thief talking about his life to scientist at a military compound. Lucky explains how he was just going about his usual routines, oblivious to the initial outbreak. Details of the zombie infection are understated, as Lucky struggles to retell his personal account. The scientist is hoping that Lucky’s experience may provide some insight [...]
