The cause of the zombie plague this time was the government mucking with the barriers between dimensions.

This hit the spot like some nice warm brains. However, in recent weeks we've dusted off the Zombies!!! board game and I had the hunger for some zombie fiction. About fifteen years ago, I kind of fell out of zombie fandom since it felt like it had all been done many, many times. I have the Return of the Living Dead soundtrack on vinyl (I can smell your brains!) and Zombies!!! the board game. My favorite movie as a teenager was the 1990 Night of the Living Dead remake. Meanwhile, Jim Thurmond is on a trek from West Virginia to New Jersey to find his son. Rogue military units are on patrol, rounding up survivors. The shit has hit the fan and the dead walk the earth! Survivors wander around, staying one step ahead of the undead hordes and struggling to survive. The father of two sons, Keene lives in rural Pennsylvania. A prolific public speaker, Keene has delivered talks at conventions, college campuses, theaters, and inside Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, VA. (home of the B-2 Stealth Bomber) for his outreach to U.S. He has won numerous awards and honors, including the World Horror 2014 Grand Master Award, two Bram Stoker Awards, and a recognition from Whiteman A.F.B. Keene’s work has been praised in such diverse places as The New York Times, The History Channel, The Howard Stern Show, CNN.com, Publisher’s Weekly, Media Bistro, Fangoria Magazine, and Rue Morgue Magazine. Keene also oversees Maelstrom, his own small press publishing imprint specializing in collectible limited editions, via Thunderstorm Books. Keene also serves as Executive Producer for the independent film studio Drunken Tentacle Productions. Several more are in-development or under option. Several of Keene’s novels have been developed for film, including Ghoul, The Ties That Bind, and Fast Zombies Suck. In addition to his own original work, Keene has written for media properties such as Doctor Who, Hellboy, Masters of the Universe, and Superman. Keene’s novels have been translated into German, Spanish, Polish, Italian, French, Taiwanese, and many more. His 2003 novel, The Rising, is often credited (along with Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead comic and Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later film) with inspiring pop culture’s current interest in zombies. He is the author of over forty books, mostly in the horror, crime, and dark fantasy genres. BRIAN KEENE writes novels, comic books, short fiction, and occasional journalism for money.

The rising keene