An Escape From Hell: Hunter Shorts

By Jacob Hunter

Zombies overrun Danny Frances's world. And he and his wife, Angela, are on the run, killing as many undead blocking their path to safety. 

 

Except for one. The zombie Danny can never face. Danny's own brother turned undead. Julian. 

 

Can Danny kill Julian for a second time?

 

A thrilling zombie short story for post-apocalyptic fans. A short read featuring gut-wrenching emotion, sizzling action, and a man's perilous plight to save his family amidst a horrifying zombie apocalypse. 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jacob Hunter
• Release date: Sep 20, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201074845

Jacob Hunter

Jacob Hunter is a writer from London, UK with a keen eye for deadly scenarios and riveting characters. He loves throwing characters into the worst situations and exploring how they cope. His stories often include internal struggles coupled with a fierce determination and grit to change. Characters undergo huge transformations to save loved ones and themselves. When he's not writing, Jacob reads death-defying stories from the safety of his bed. Working out at the gym and playing football helps keep the belly away when he's spent too much time writing. For info on new releases and a FREE novella for the Life of Terror Series, sign up to his mailing list here: https://www.subscribepage.com/lotnovella Alternatively, follow Jacob's Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Jacob-Hunter-Author-105483888494077

Book preview

Danny

Danny Frances had first seen his brother’s zombie corpse a few days before.

He’d known it was supposed to happen. He’d freaking seen it happen, for crying out loud. His brother’s hand clutching his, tight and clammy, but then slipping. And the other undead gorged on Julian’s body, and Danny remembered his screams as he was eaten alive.

Danny could do nothing to remove such images form his mind. They flashed before him constantly, a reminder of his failure to save Julian, his younger brother.

He walked through the forest, feeling the large oak trees tower over him like dark skyscrapers. A chill sifted through the air, the wintery cold settling into Danny’s skin and making his teeth chatter.

But there was some warmth. Coming from Angela’s hand, which Danny held tight. Angela, his wife, was the only loved one he had left now. His only hope in the world, his only family.

Ever since Julian had turned.

He recalled being frozen for a second, watching as Julian’s body spurted blood, sprayed the brown trunks red. And the howls coming from the zombies as they excitedly tore Julian to shreds, red saliva dripping from their open mouths.

What had the world turned into? How had this all happened? How had Danny let Julian die like that, in the worst way imaginable?

Danny walked through the next clearing, stopping next to a large tree with his wife. They sat together, got some food from their bags. A few sandwiches they’d nicked from a Tesco back at their town, as well as water from a stream they’d seen.

Whether the water was clean or not, they had no clue. But the quenching of their thirst was welcome.

And then he stepped into the clearing.

The zombie, the lifeless