Messiah of the Zombie Apocalypse

By Chad P. Brown

The day after the events told in "Drop Dead Tavern," Kent wakes up to the sound of an old man yelling on the street. The sign he wears reads "THE SEA GAVE UP THE DEAD THAT WERE IN IT!" and he quotes the same line of scripture over and over, a doomsday tirade against the zombies infesting the world. Kent has seen this kind of thing before: a religious fanatic before the outbreak converted into a zealous lunatic after the undead began to rise.

But Kent will soon learn that this old man, Joshua, is more dangerous than the zombies because he proclaims to be a post-apocalyptic messiah, who, with his disciples, will put an end to the wasteland of the undead and usher in the New World. And those that don't accept him as their savior will suffer a cruel and tormenting death.

Now Kent must try to stop Joshua. Along the way, he will have to confront the ghosts of his own haunting past, his brother and the little boy Ben, and find a way to kill Joshua, who has the apparent power to rise from the dead, proving he may indeed be the Messiah of the Zombie Apocalypse.

A 14,300 word novelette - also includes the introductory 3,500 word short story, "Drop Dead Tavern," as a free bonus.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Chad P. Brown
• Release date: Nov 27, 2012
• ISBN: 9781301045297

Chad P. Brown

Chad P. Brown was born in Huntington, WV. Once he outgrew his childhood fears of haunted houses, clowns, and toy monkeys with cymbals (although those still creep him out a little bit), he discovered a dark love for writing and an affinity for macabre and eldritch matters. He holds a Master's in Latin from Marshall University and is an Affiliate member of the Horror Writers Association. In October 2011, he released his first horror novel, The Jack-in-the-box. He has appeared in the anthologies SPIDERS (August 2012 by May December Publications) and Gothic Blue Book Vol. 2 - Revenge Edition (October 2012 by Burial Day Books). His current projects include a recently released zombie novella, Messiah of the Zombie Apocalypse, and various short stories, as well as a dark fiction novella, The Pumpkin House, which is in submission.

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