The Decline of Morality and Impact of Violent Media on Impressionable Minds in a Post-Zombie Society

By Nathan Allen

School’s out. It’s a hot summer’s day, and a group of suburban teenagers look for new ways to kill time and fight off boredom. While the boys want to test the limits of their invincibility by attempting a dangerous skateboarding stunt, the girls just want to escape the heat and go home.

Then a zombie wanders into the neighborhood.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Nathan Allen
• Release date: Mar 12, 2020
• ISBN: 9780463165577

Nathan Allen

A purveyor of nonsense that occasionally vomits out something profound.

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The Decline of Morality and Impact of Violent Media on Impressionable Minds in a Post-Zombie Society

By Nathan Allen

Copyright 2020 Nathan Allen

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Author’s note

The following is a short prequel to The War On Horror II: Return Of The Undead Menace. It began life as the opening chapter for that novel, however the more drafts I completed the longer it grew, and I was eventually faced with two choices: either edit it down to a reasonable length (i.e. cut it in half) or remove it completely. I settled on the latter option – the events here are only tangentially connected to the rest of the story, and leaving it in meant it would have taken too long for the main narrative to get underway.

If you are yet to read either of the War On Horror novels, hopefully this short will pique your interest and you may feel inclined to check them out. If you have read WOH II, this story explains how the mess from the first job played out.

Consider it a deleted scene, or a previously unreleased bonus track.

Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to read my work over the past few years, and for all the great feedback. Every review posted helps enormously.

Chapter 1

The sound of an approaching engine prompted Nicholas Gustav and Tyson Mueller into action.

School had been out for less than a week. It was one of those blazing hot summer days where the air shimmered and the sun’s intensity doubled by the hour.

The vehicle came into view; a white Mitsubishi Eclipse SUV. A large gas-guzzling road-hogging