Today Writing In The Night belongs to the zombies.
If you haven't heard of the new e-publisher Definition House, you're missing out on another revolutionary turn in publishing. Definition House is engaging readers in a whole new way by using crowdfunding to publish books. Their inaugural campaign focuses on Ryan Hill's zombie novel, Dead New World.
Here's the rub:
Zombies aren’t mindless
anymore.
They follow orders. And
if Holt and Ambrose want to kill some undead, they’ll do the same. But when a
routine mission goes horribly wrong, the best friends’ lives are flayed to the
bone.
Now there’s only one
light in the darkness of Holt’s life, and when she’s taken, he’ll do anything
to get her back. Even if that means defying orders and using his best friend as
a weapon. Holt and Ambrose risk all to save her, but what they discover among
the hordes threatens to remake humanity. Again.
In the end, will there be anything left to live for
in this dead new world?
A glimpse into zombie types in print and on the big screen. In these
undead worlds, it’s all about the brains… Whether you’re destroying them or
eating them.
Dawn
of the Dead
Becoming a zombie: Anyone
who dies—no matter how—turns into a zombie. If bitten, the person will die
within a few hours.
Intelligence: Instinct
and some memories. Although, later zombies are able to reason and learn
rudimentarily.
Speed: Rigor mortis
slow…
How to kill a zombie: Must.
Destroy. Brain.
Shaun
of the Dead
Becoming a zombie: A
zombie bite kills after a few hours, and then reanimation sets in.
Intelligence: Instinct
and memories.
Speed: Rigor mortis
slow…
How to kill a zombie: Must.
Destroy. Brain.
28
Days Later
Becoming a zombie: Any
contact with an infected person’s blood and the victim becomes infected within
seconds.
Intelligence: Instinct
(aggressive rage) only.
Speed: Human-like with
a higher endurance.
How to kill a zombie: Anything
that would kill a human.
Autumn
Becoming a zombie: A
world-wide plague killed 99% of the population within days. A third of those
reanimate after a few hours.
Intelligence: Only
animation at first, then instinct, and possibly later some intelligence.
Speed: Rigor mortis
slow…
How to kill a zombie: Must.
Destroy. Brain.
The
Walking Dead
Becoming a zombie: Anyone
who dies, no matter the reason, becomes one. A zombie bite makes the victim die
after only a few hours.
Intelligence: Instinct
only.
Speed: Rigor mortis
slow…
How to kill a zombie: Must.
Destroy. Brain.
Marvel
Zombies
Becoming a zombie: A
zombie bite causes death and reanimation within seconds.
Intelligence: Full
intelligence, skills, memories, and powers (if applicable) from previous life.
Absolute lack of morals. Feeding is the only goal.
Speed: Same as in
previous life.
How to kill a zombie: Must.
Destroy. Brain.
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